Wikipedia:Changing username/Simple

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Simple username changes

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This page hosts simple requests for a username change across the Wikimedia network. Requests are processed by stewards and global renamers.

Instructions

Read Wikipedia:Changing username carefully. You must be aware of and understand all the implications of changing your username. Specifically:
- Your name will be changed to the new one in the page history of every page you've edited, and in all log entries.
- Your user pages, account preferences, and edits will be moved to the new name. Please do not create a new account or attempt to move them yourself.
- Links left by your previous signatures will still point to the old userpage; however, a redirect will be created pointing to your new userpage.
- Understand that using your real name as your username may put you at risk of harassment.
Read the username policy and ensure your new name does not violate it. Usernames must not:
- be inappropriate, profane, or offensive
- contain libelous, contentious, or non-public information
- be misleading by impersonating other users or implying that you have authority
- be the name of a company, organization, group; or imply that the account is shared with multiple people
- contain emoji, emoticons, or non-language symbols
- contain the # < > [ ] | { } / @ : = characters, among other restrictions
Check that your new username is not already in use by searching for it on Special:CentralAuth. If the name is registered, even on another Wikimedia project, it is taken.
If the target name hasn't made any edits to any Wikimedia project, you may request usurpation at meta:Steward requests/Username changes.
Log in with your current username. Requests will not be approved if the requester is not logged in.
Place your request here.
- Add your desired username after NEW=.
- Add a reason for the change after REASON=. Requests without a valid reason will not be approved.
- Do not change anything else.
Select Publish changes.
Check back on this page periodically to answer any inquiries regarding your request. Consider watching the page so you can monitor updates. Requests may be closed if there are unresolved queries.

Requests that do not follow these instructions or that are grossly malformed are subject to removal.

For help 'vanishing' from Wikipedia, please see courtesy vanishing.

Evropariver → IllusIon

Current name: Evropariver (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Requested name: IllusIon (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google)
Previous renames: current user, target user, Queue: open req, closed req
AntiSpoof: antispoof check
For global renamer: rename user
Datestamp: 05:31, 31 July 2015 (UTC)
Reason: This is simply the name I want. If it is too similar to other names I want to be not "IllusIon" but "IIIusIon". I won't like any other options with numbers and so on, please don't rename me if these two are not possible.

Evropariver (talk) 05:31, 31 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Robot clerk note: No problems found—^{cyberbot I}_{Talk to my owner:Online} 05:40, 31 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Renamer note: The requested username is too similar to the username ILLUSION. Please pick a new name. --I am k6ka ^{Talk to me!} _{See what I have done} 15:51, 31 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Can I use IIIusIon(with four i) or illusIon?Evropariver (talk) 15:56, 31 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

It would still likely be considered "too similar", although if another global renamer would like to drop in their two cents on this, that'll be fine since there is (currently) no official policy about being renamed to similar usernames. --I am k6ka ^{Talk to me!} _{See what I have done} 02:21, 1 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Doesn't seem like a big deal to me; if you hadn't commented I would have performed the rename. Acalamari 09:30, 15 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Penny Twilight → Rock-O-Jello

Current name: Penny Twilight (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Requested name: Rock-O-Jello (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google)
Previous renames: current user, target user, Queue: open req, closed req
AntiSpoof: antispoof check
For global renamer: rename user
Datestamp: 02:29, 18 August 2015 (UTC)
Reason: My official wiki name. PENNY TWILIGHT | TALK | EDITS 02:29, 18 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Robot clerk note: No problems found—^{cyberbot I}_{Talk to my owner:Online} 02:30, 18 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Done --Steinsplitter (talk) 11:07, 18 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]