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This page should not be confused with requests for checkuser or documentation about the renaming of articles.

This page hosts requests for username changes, which are carried out if deemed appropriate by bureaucrats. It is usually only possible to rename an account to a name which is not yet taken. Renaming is carried out in accordance with the username policy.

• Requests to "usurp" an existing username should be made at Wikipedia:Changing username/Usurpations, not here.
• If your request has to do with unified login, it probably belongs at Wikipedia:Changing username/SUL, not here.

Please read the following notes and instructions carefully before making your request.

Bureaucrats will make the name changes, but other users (including Bots) help by "clerking" the mechanics of this process. If you wish to help as a clerk, please read the linked page carefully.

[edit] General notes

• This page is for requests on the English Wikipedia only. To change your username on another Wikimedia project, please ask a bureaucrat on that project or make a request on Meta.
• It is not possible for bureaucrats to merge two accounts, or to reattribute edits from IP addresses. Only registered accounts can be renamed.
• As an alternative, please consider changing your signature. This will change your "public appearance" on talk pages and other places where you sign your username with ~~~~.
• If you have not made very many edits, it might be more efficient to simply create a new username and discard the old one; disused accounts are harmless and may be safely ignored. This will also save you the trouble of submitting a request and waiting for it to be fulfilled. You can copy your old watchlist to your new account. In such a case, your edits from the old account will not be reattributed to the new account.
• If you want your edits from your old account to be reattributed to your new account, do NOT create the new account first. Rather, request a name change here.
• Account names requested here are regarded as being "reserved" until the request is accepted or rejected. If someone else registers the account while the request is here, it will be renamed if necessary to allow for the requested move.
• Please do not request a name change because you plan to retire from editing Wikipedia. We have {{retired}} for that.

[edit] Effects of a username change

• When the request has been completed, your account will have been renamed. Your account preferences, watchlist contents, password, etc. will all be preserved, and your user and user talk pages will have been moved to the new name.
• The process responsible for reallocating your old contributions may take some time. This is perfectly normal. Updates should take at most a day to complete, although it may take longer if you have a lot of edits and/or the "job queue" mechanism is very busy.
• The change will appear in the user rename log and the request will be moved to the archives in the interest of transparency. It is not possible to rename accounts without an entry being created in the log.
• This change will not affect signatures you have already left on talk pages, or other places where you signed your username with ~~~~. Those pages will continue to display your signature (including the link to your old username) unless edited manually.
• Be aware: Once you have been renamed, your old account will no longer exist and may potentially be recreated by a third party. This is true even if your old account pages have been redirected towards your new account. To guard against impersonation, you may wish to recreate the old account yourself.
• Note that username changes on the English Wikipedia do not affect your other accounts in your SUL. To reunify, each username you own must be renamed to the new name on their respective wikis, and then remerged with Special:MergeAccount.

[edit] Choosing an appropriate new name

• First, take a look at the username policy to make sure the username you are requesting is appropriate.
• Using your real name as a username may put you at risk for harassment. Your request to use your real name will be delayed unless you state explicitly that you are aware of the implications of using your real name.
• Please note that for technical reasons, your username cannot begin with a lowercase letter, nor can it contain any underscores. However, you can change your signature to say whatever you like, within reason of course. You can also place a {{lowercase}} on your userpage, talk page, and subpages to make them display an initial lowercase letter.

[edit] Instructions

Once you have decided on the name you would like:

1. Check to make sure this username is not already in use. Do this by searching for the name in this list. If the name appears in the list, even if the link is red, it is taken.
2. Do not create an account under the new name or move your userpages. We'll do that for you.
3. Log in with your present username in order to place your request. Renames will not be approved if the requester is not logged in.
4. Click here to place a request.
   • Replace the text "CURRENT" with your present username.
   • Replace "NEW" with the username to which you wish to be renamed.
   • Replace "Reason for requested renaming." with the reason why you are requesting a change.
   • *Do not add anything in the "subject/headline" box.
   • If that doesn't work, simply copy the following text to your computer's clipboard:

    {{subst:Renameuser|CURRENT|NEW|3=Reason for requested renaming.}} ~~~~ 

   Go to the "Requests" section of this page, click the "edit" link, and paste the text at the very bottom. Modify it as indicated above.

5. Make sure that you have spelled both names correctly. Save the page.
6. Check back periodically to answer any questions that may arise regarding your request. Please be patient. It may take a few days for your request to be completed.

Do not be surprised if you suddenly cannot log in to your old account; this merely indicates that you should log in under your new user name as the request has been fulfilled.

Contents 1 General notes 1.1 Effects of a username change 1.2 Choosing an appropriate new name 2 Instructions 3 Current requests 3.1 Rashack → Rashack.sv 3.2 Austin.mp → Michael Patrick Austin 3.3 Jobey → Colonel_Sanders 3.4 IRAL0001 → Alex Johns 3.5 OverReactiveMuffin → Venom Is The New Antidote 3.6 LCReference2 → LibrarySaga 3.7 LOReference2 → LibrarySaga 3.8 Akira Tomosuke → 9738686d790b272274e224602a8e1ccf 3.9 Soilassociation → Jack Hunter 3.10 Nethzah → Benson David 3.11 Amberitm → Ambervaid 3.12 Mitch Dettloff → M.Dett65 3.13 Shadyaftrmathgunit → WikiEn2009 3.14 d1c24uz → dmb_cd_4uz4 3.15 LennLin → LLTimes 3.16 Sici → Faith. 3.17 Lesliesisson → Lesnosis 3.18 Endeavor global → Jd123 3.19 Endeavor global → Jd1234 3.20 Bahador shirazian → Bahador Shiraizan 3.21 Ysleairam → K3k0r2d2 3.22 ABC101090 → 101090ABC 3.23 JConstandinou → W50CY 3.24 Theleike → Hmm...

Archives: See: Wikipedia:Changing username/Archives

[edit] Current requests

[edit] Rashack → Rashack.sv

• Current name: Rashack (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
• Requested name: Rashack.sv (SUL reports: old & new) (rename user)
• Reason: Do not seem to be able to log in to english Wikipedia with my username. Want to create an english version of me.

80.217.195.198 (talk) 17:18, 1 November 2009 (UTC)

Bureaucrat note: Rashack does not seem to have an SUL open for the name. If you're the cs.wiki and the sv.wiki user, I would recommend you create an SUL as the best course of action. bibliomaniac15 21:31, 1 November 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Austin.mp → Michael Patrick Austin

• Current name: Austin.mp (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
• Requested name: Michael Patrick Austin (SUL reports: old & new) (rename user)
• Reason: unblocking as per instructions on my talk page by administrator. Austin.mp (talk) 01:20, 2 November 2009 (UTC)
  • Bureaucrat note: Are you aware of (and comfortable with) the potential implications associated with using a real name? -- Avi (talk) 05:59, 4 November 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Jobey → Colonel_Sanders

• Current name: Jobey (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
• Requested name: Colonel_Sanders (SUL reports: old & new) (rename user)
• Reason: Do not want to use my real name 122.107.141.196 (talk) 02:31, 2 November 2009 (UTC)
• Clerk note: Login to request a name change. Pmlineditor ∞ 12:23, 2 November 2009 (UTC)
  • Clerk note: The requested name is still closely associated with the company KFC. delirious & lost ☯ ^TALK 13:01, 2 November 2009 (UTC)
  • Bureaucrat note: Yep, any chance of a non-KFC-based choice? The Rambling Man (talk) 19:13, 3 November 2009 (UTC)

N Not done. WJBscribe (talk) 21:56, 8 November 2009 (UTC)

[edit] IRAL0001 → Alex Johns

• Current name: IRAL0001 (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
• Requested name: Alex Johns (SUL reports: old & new) (rename user)
• Reason: 3 change from a generic name to my own name (I will be the only user) IRAL0001 (talk) 12:23, 2 November 2009 (UTC)
• Clerk note: Are you aware of (and comfortable with) the potential implications associated with using a real name? Pmlineditor ∞ 12:24, 2 November 2009 (UTC)

Clerk note: Me too. I would like other thoughts from other 'crats and clerks.----_{Boeing7107isdelicious|Sprich mit meine Piloten} 03:34, 3 November 2009 (UTC)

Thank you, I am aware of this. Perhaps it can be AJ or Ajohns instead?

Make up your mind please. Are you withdrawing this request, requesting for a new one below?----_{Boeing7107isdelicious|Sprich mit meine Piloten} 13:45, 6 November 2009 (UTC)

[edit] OverReactiveMuffin → Venom Is The New Antidote

• Current name: OverReactiveMuffin (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
• Requested name: Venom Is The New Antidote (SUL reports: old & new) (rename user)
• Reason: Preferable username, apologies if this request's inappropriate. Thanks, Demon Magnetism^{Talk page} 18:38, 2 November 2009 (UTC)

[edit] LCReference2 → LibrarySaga

• Current name: LCReference2 (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
• Requested name: LibrarySaga (SUL reports: old & new) (rename user)
• Reason: Currently looks like I'm representing a group 140.147.236.194 (talk) 22:05, 2 November 2009 (UTC)

• Clerk note: Please log in as LCReference 2 and confirm this request. -Jeremy ^{(v^_^v Stop... at a WHAMMY!!)} 22:07, 2 November 2009 (UTC)

[edit] LOReference2 → LibrarySaga

• Current name: LOReference2 (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
• Requested name: LibrarySaga (SUL reports: old & new) (rename user)
• Reason: Looks like I'm representing a group. LCReference2 (talk) 22:10, 2 November 2009 (UTC)

• Clerk note: LOReference2 does not exist. If you meant "LCReference2" please sign on the request above to confirm it. -Jeremy ^{(v^_^v Stop... at a WHAMMY!!)} 22:14, 2 November 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Akira Tomosuke → 9738686d790b272274e224602a8e1ccf

• Current name: Akira Tomosuke (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
• Requested name: 9738686d790b272274e224602a8e1ccf (SUL reports: old & new) (rename user)
• Reason: Reason for requested renaming. Akira T. 00:33, 3 November 2009 (UTC)

Clerk note: I presume your reason is that you wish to vanish? Intelligentsium 01:47, 3 November 2009 (UTC)

Your username is confusing. Please provide an appropriate and proper username.----_{Boeing7107isdelicious|Sprich mit meine Piloten} 13:46, 6 November 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Soilassociation → Jack Hunter

• Current name: Soilassociation (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
• Requested name: Jack Hunter (SUL reports: old & new) (rename user)
• Reason: Reason for requested renaming. Told off for using company name! No worries.

Cheers! Soilassociation (talk) 11:27, 3 November 2009 (UTC)

Clerk note: The requested username is already registered; see Special:Listusers. Please choose another name that does not appear on that list. --AJCham 12:31, 3 November 2009 (UTC)

N Not done, requesting user blocked. (Does the bot listen to non-crat {{notdone}}'s?) –Juliancolton | ^Talk 23:36, 5 November 2009 (UTC)

It doesn't differentiate, but I think it's usually best form to wait for a bureaucrat to use the template. Waiting a bit longer is no trouble and people might question a result if a non-bureaucrat is dispensing it. In this case, it's clear that it's a notdone, but form is form. —Anonymous Dissident^Talk 23:53, 5 November 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Nethzah → Benson David

• Current name: Nethzah (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
• Requested name: Benson David (SUL reports: old & new) (rename user)
• Reason: Used the Company name as user. Peter 06:03, 6 November 2009 (UTC)
• Clerk note: Are you aware of (and comfortable with) the potential implications associated with using a real name? Pmlineditor ∞ 17:26, 7 November 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Amberitm → Ambervaid

• Current name: Amberitm (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
• Requested name: Ambervaid (SUL reports: old & new) (rename user)
• Reason: i m not associated with ITM now. Amberitm (talk) 13:23, 6 November 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Mitch Dettloff → M.Dett65

• Current name: Mitch Dettloff (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
• Requested name: M.Dett65 (SUL reports: old & new) (rename user)

M Dettloff 17:46, 5 November 2009 (UTC)

Clerk note: Requesting user has only one edit, to this page only. Abandoning the account and registering a new one would be possible as well. Regards SoWhy 14:38, 7 November 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Shadyaftrmathgunit → WikiEn2009

• Current name: Shadyaftrmathgunit (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
• Requested name: WikiEn2009 (SUL reports: old & new) (rename user)
• Reason: Privacy concern. Shadyaftrmathgunit (talk) 00:51, 8 November 2009 (UTC)

[edit] d1c24uz → dmb_cd_4uz4

• Current name: D1c24uz (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
• Requested name: Dmb_cd_4uz4 (SUL reports: old & new) (rename user)
• Reason: Reason for requested renaming. Blue dave2005 (talk) 11:38, 8 November 2009 (UTC)easier 2 remember! trx. d,c

Clerk note: Fixed malformed request — but requestor isn't the account seeking a rename. -Jeremy ^{(v^_^v Stop... at a WHAMMY!!)} 12:06, 8 November 2009 (UTC)

N Not done - requests should be made by the account that is to be renamed. WJBscribe (talk) 21:46, 8 November 2009 (UTC)

[edit] LennLin → LLTimes

• Current name: Lennlin (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
• Requested name: LLTimes (SUL reports: old & new) (rename user)
• Reason: I'm very novice at this :( I made this account long time ago for purpose of uploading images onto Wiki commons while registering another account in wiki main page with the same name to edit articles. However because Lennlin is a private name i change it to LLTimes on my wiki editing account and not on this Wiki common Account. Few days ago i accidentally click on Global Account on this account which cause this account to be able to make edits on the wiki articles. I don't want two accounts since i discover I can do the global account with LLTimes. Please rename my common account to LLTimes too while deleting Lennlin? Lennlin (talk) 20:35, 8 November 2009 (UTC)

N Not done - we can't merge accounts, if you want LLTimes to be your global account you need to sign in with that name and go to Special:MergeAccount. If you want your account in Commons renamed from Lennlin to LLTimes, you will need to ask on Commons at Commons:Changing username. Don't worry about having two accounts, just stop using Lennlin if you don't want it. WJBscribe (talk) 21:54, 8 November 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Sici → Faith.

• Current name: Sici (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
• Requested name: Faith. (SUL reports: old & new) (rename user)
• Reason: Signed up with incorrect name. Sici (talk) 06:11, 9 November 2009 (UTC)
• Clerk note: Do you mean to include the dot (.) in the name? If you do not, you would have to usurp the account Faith (it has no contributions). Don't worry, usurping is a reasonably painless process. — This, that, and the other [talk] 06:50, 9 November 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Lesliesisson → Lesnosis

• Current name: Lesliesisson (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
• Requested name: Lesnosis (SUL reports: old & new) (rename user)
• Reason: to avoid any harassment from using my real name. lesnosis 09:23, 9 November 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Lesliesisson (talk • contribs)
  • Clerk note: Requested username does not exist on any project, renaming appears to be possible. Regards SoWhy 10:19, 9 November 2009 (UTC)
• Bureaucrat note: Do you understand that changing your username does not get you out of complying with WP:COI and that you should therefore not edit articles such as The Wooden Birds? --Dweller (talk) 11:47, 9 November 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Endeavor global → Jd123

• Current name: Endeavor global (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
• Requested name: Jd123 (SUL reports: old & new) (rename user)
• Reason: I have already gained permission to change this username, to reflect an individual user instead of a group. Please let me know if anything else needs to be done. Endeavor global (talk) 15:22, 9 November 2009 (UTC)
• Clerk note: The requested username is already registered; see Special:Listusers. However, as this requested account has made no edits, it meets the criteria for being usurped; if you wish to usurp it, please read and follow the process at Wikipedia:Changing username/Usurpations. If you do not wish to usurp the username, please choose another name to be renamed to. Pmlineditor ∞ 15:27, 9 November 2009 (UTC)

Clerk note: On the contrary, the requested account has made 134 edits, and therefore usurpation is likely inappropriate. Please choose an alternative name.

As a suggestion, I note that JD123, with an upper case 'D', is currently unregistered. AJCham 18:35, 9 November 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Endeavor global → Jd1234

• Current name: Endeavor global (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
• Requested name: Jd1234 (SUL reports: old & new) (rename user)
• Reason: Other handle already in use. Endeavor global (talk) 19:11, 9 November 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Bahador shirazian → Bahador Shiraizan

• Current name: Bahador shirazian (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
• Requested name: Bahador Shiraizan (SUL reports: old & new) (rename user)
• Reason: the second part of my current username starts with lower case "s", while the first part starts with uppercase "B", I want my username to start with uppername "B" and "S" in both parts. Bahador shirazian (talk) 18:07, 9 November 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Ysleairam → K3k0r2d2

• Current name: Ysleairam (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
• Requested name: K3k0r2d2 (SUL reports: old & new) (rename user)
• Reason: Reason for requested renaming. Ysleairam (talk) 19:20, 9 November 2009 (UTC)

[edit] ABC101090 → 101090ABC

• Current name: ABC101090 (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
• Requested name: 101090ABC (SUL reports: old & new) (rename user)
• Reason: I would like to unify my accounts. My requested username is the one I use on my native Finnish Wikipedia. ABC101090 (talk) 19:23, 9 November 2009 (UTC)

The username 101090ABC in use was created as part of me unifying my accounts. I have already redirect my old page to my new page. 101090ABC (talk) 20:54, 9 November 2009 (UTC)

Robot clerk note: I have detected the following problems:

• The requested username is already registered; see Special:Listusers. Please choose another name that does not appear on that list.
• There is already a global account registered for [http://toolserver.org/~vvv/sulutil.php?user=101090ABC.

--Chris G Bot 3 (talk) 21:05, 9 November 2009 (UTC)

As I verified above, "The username 101090ABC in use was created as part of me unifying my accounts. I have already redirect my old page to my new page". 101090ABC (talk) 21:09, 9 November 2009 (UTC)

[edit] JConstandinou → W50CY

• Current name: JConstandinou (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
• Requested name: W50CY (SUL reports: old & new) (rename user)
• Reason: Current username is my real name, used on email and other accounts. JConstandinou (talk) 20:32, 9 November 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Theleike → Hmm...

• Current name: Theleike (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
• Requested name: Hmm... (SUL reports: old & new) (rename user)
• Reason: Current username is my real name, used on email and other accounts. I have also been identified in real life as the editor of a specific Wikipedia page. My Wikipedia Commons username is also Hmm...[1]Theleike (talk) 23:50, 9 November 2009 (UTC)