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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.
• We do not ordinarily change usernames because editors wish to retire from editing Wikipedia. We have {{retired}} for that. However, you may wish to read our Right to Vanish information.

[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 "STATE A REASON HERE" with the reason 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 NWSMG → NINER320 3.2 Jolo Buki Original → August Dominus 3.3 TiMike → Rottina 3.4 Bitemyshinymetalass78 → Rx79gez8gundam 3.5 Smritee.bhargav → Roody2 3.6 Taylorswift14 → TSwiftfan88 3.7 Repolles18 → Mastermind 3.8 Schizombie → Шизомби 3.9 CGDC → RoxieMM 3.10 Cipher 2009 → Cipher '10 3.11 Thepointer → Bradley.ayers 3.12 Rgentertainment → Rg movies 3.13 Rgentertainment → RG Movies 3.14 Leca67 → Exclay67 3.15 Michael Baic → Anthony Stewart 3.16 Shiafishman → -- -- -- 3.17 MFry8 → Lot2010 3.18 Wasdell → DiscipleOfKnowledge 3.19 Seb0910 → Jackalt

Archives: See: Wikipedia:Changing username/Archives

[edit] Current requests

[edit] NWSMG → NINER320

• Current name: NWSMG (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
• Requested name: NINER320 (SUL reports: old & new) (rename user)
• Reason: I was blocked because current user name not ok. Just want to set up a valid username. NWSMG (talk) 22:44, 24 December 2009 (UTC)
• SoxBot Beta has evaluated this request, and renaming appears to be possible. SoxBot (talk) 22:45, 24 December 2009 (UTC)

Bureaucrat note: Is that in all caps or not? You've indicated lowercase on your talk page. —Anonymous Dissident^Talk 13:37, 25 December 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Jolo Buki Original → August Dominus

• Current name: Jolo Buki Original (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
• Requested name: August Dominus (SUL reports: old & new) (rename user)
• Reason: STATE A REASON HERE --Jolo Buki Original (talk) 13:29, 26 December 2009 (UTC)
• SoxBot Beta has evaluated this request, and renaming appears to be possible. SoxBot (talk) 13:30, 26 December 2009 (UTC)

• Clerk note: Could you please state a reason? –Juliancolton | ^Talk 14:45, 26 December 2009 (UTC)

August Dominus is better: barely amount, new, no more difficult words, atractive, easy to remembering, an Croatian Wikipedia I change name, I will and in this...

--Jolo Buki Original (talk) 19:43, 26 December 2009 (UTC)

Bureaucrat note: Your account has been blocked on two other Wikpedias. Is this rename an attempt to avoid scrutiny? The Rambling Man (talk) 20:07, 26 December 2009 (UTC)

No, I am on only two Wikipedias: Croatian and English, I abjure of other Wikipedias (German, French, Serbian, Serbo-Croatian). I had more names an Serbian Wikipedia, no advantage any.

--Jolo Buki Original (talk) 20:45, 26 December 2009 (UTC)

And new name no have any relation with my personal name (current have).

--Jolo Buki Original (talk) 20:48, 26 December 2009 (UTC)

...

--Jolo Buki Original (talk) 18:36, 27 December 2009 (UTC)

...

--Jolo Buki Original (talk) 21:27, 27 December 2009 (UTC)

What are you doing? –Juliancolton | ^Talk 22:53, 27 December 2009 (UTC)

I think he's commenting on how it's not done yet. Crats: This could probably go through. (X! · talk)  · @716  ·  16:10, 28 December 2009 (UTC)

• Bureaucrat note: I can't yet approve this request. The hr: account has first call on the SUL. If this user has control of hr:, they should make a note there (in English) while logged in that they agree to this and then come back here and post the diff. --Dweller (talk) 17:01, 30 December 2009 (UTC)

[edit] TiMike → Rottina

• Current name: TiMike (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
• Requested name: Rottina (SUL reports: old & new) (rename user)
• Reason: changing from an old generic name to my last name TiMike (talk) 20:50, 26 December 2009 (UTC)
• SoxBot Beta has evaluated this request, and renaming appears to be possible. SoxBot (talk) 20:51, 26 December 2009 (UTC)

Bureaucrat note: Are you aware of (and comfortable with) the potential implications associated with using a real name? —Preceding unsigned comment added by The Rambling Man (talk • contribs) 20:55, December 26, 2009

[edit] Bitemyshinymetalass78 → Rx79gez8gundam

• Current name: Bitemyshinymetalass78 (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
• Requested name: Rx79gez8gundam (SUL reports: old & new) (rename user)
• Reason: someone in an edit war with me decided complaining about my username was an easy way to have me blocked Bitemyshinymetalass78 (talk) 23:53, 27 December 2009 (UTC)
• SoxBot Beta has evaluated this request, and renaming appears to be possible. SoxBot (talk) 23:54, 27 December 2009 (UTC)

• Clerk note: User has been blocked. –Juliancolton | ^Talk 19:27, 30 December 2009 (UTC)

N Not done — Dan | talk 03:16, 1 January 2010 (UTC)

I'd dispute this closure. The user was reblocked for editing after he made this request. It's not his fault that this request was ignored for 3 days. He stated on his talk page that he did not know he was supposed to not edit. I would recommend that this request be done, and the user unblocked. (X! · talk)  · @288  ·  05:54, 1 January 2010 (UTC)

N Not done — first username is offensive, new one is random characters, and he was blocked not only for the name issue, but disruption, move along. — Rlevse • Talk • 01:43, 2 January 2010 (UTC)

[edit] Smritee.bhargav → Roody2

• Current name: Smritee.bhargav (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
• Requested name: Roody2 (SUL reports: old & new) (rename user)
• Reason: Personal reason 221.135.190.94 (talk) 06:32, 28 December 2009 (UTC)
• SoxBot Beta has evaluated this request, and a problem(s) was found. Request was made by ip 221.135.190.94, instead of the original account. SoxBot (talk) 06:33, 28 December 2009 (UTC)

• As such, please log into your account and confirm this request. –Juliancolton | ^Talk 16:13, 28 December 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Taylorswift14 → TSwiftfan88

• Current name: Taylorswift14 (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
• Requested name: TSwiftfan88 (SUL reports: old & new) (rename user)

• Reason: may be mistaken for Taylor Swift herself, as on my other accounts with the same name, so i am requesting to change it to something else.

TaylorSwift 14 (talk) 13:11, 2 January 2010 (UTC)

• SoxBot Beta has evaluated this request, and renaming appears to be possible. SoxBot (talk) 03:54, 29 December 2009 (UTC)

• Clerk note: Could you explain what you mean in mentioning your "other accounts with the same name"? –Juliancolton | ^Talk 04:24, 29 December 2009 (UTC)

• Clerk note: I don't see how she could have accounts with the same name on this project. This account does have an SUL and would need to be renamed on each of the respective other projects. I believe this user is referring to things like Facebook and Twitter when speaking of "other accounts with the same name". delirious & lost ☯ ^~hugs~ 09:28, 30 December 2009 (UTC)

• Juliancolton, delirious & lost is correct, my "other accounts" mean Facebook, Twitter etc. TaylorSwift 14 (talk) 13:11, 2 January 2010 (UTC)

Y Done. WJBscribe (talk) 14:10, 2 January 2010 (UTC)

[edit] Repolles18 → Mastermind

• Current name: Repolles18 (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
• Requested name: Mastermind (SUL reports: old & new) (rename user)
• Reason: too personal Repolles18 (talk) 00:54, 30 December 2009 (UTC)

• Malformed request fixed. Intelligentsium 03:37, 30 December 2009 (UTC)

• Clerk note: The requested username is already registered; see Special:Listusers. Please choose another name that does not appear on that list. Intelligentsium 03:37, 30 December 2009 (UTC)

N Not done. WJBscribe (talk) 14:12, 2 January 2010 (UTC)

[edit] Schizombie → Шизомби

• Current name: Schizombie (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
• Requested name: Шизомби (SUL reports: old & new) (rename user)
• Reason: I've been using Шизомби as my sig for three years; in all that time I only recall two accounts, curiously both recently, ever suggesting a problem with it. (Wikipedia:Username#Non-English_usernames and Wikipedia:Signatures#Non-Latin encourage but don't require a partial Latin name/signature; non-Latin names weren't mentioned when I started doing it (username policy historical revision signatures historical revision. Perhaps I would create a redirect from User:Schizombie. I'd be happy with User:Шизомби as as username as submitted here (which is what it is on the German WP and maybe elsewhere) and use Шизомби (Sz) as a sig or even User:Шизомби (Sz) as a name, so talk page replies could use just Sz to abbreviate if they wished. There was a User:SZ, but only active for one day on one article five years ago Special:Contributions/SZ, so that shouldn't foster any confusion. I could create a redirect at User:Sz too (or are disambigs acceptable for username pages not in use?), if that would help. Шизомби (talk) 19:10, 30 December 2009 (UTC)
• SoxBot Beta has evaluated this request, and renaming appears to be possible. SoxBot (talk) 19:13, 30 December 2009 (UTC)
• Bureaucrat note: Please make an edit while logged in at de:, showing you're happy with this request, come back here and paste the diff. Thanks. --Dweller (talk) 13:07, 31 December 2009 (UTC)

• Fair enough, though hopefully the e-mail I registered there is one I'm still using! I'd created the account de March 31, 2006 and had posted there in the context of a discussion about en March 30, 2006 and edits to en April 1, 2006 Andreas von Bülow and von Bülow's book The CIA and September 11 (book) de April 1, 2006 de April 7, 2006 and about Illuminatus! reaching FA de April 1, 2006 and added a userpage link here to my page there along with noting contributions to the FA of Illuminatus! en April 6, 2006 I hadn't otherwise used it since then:. (Anyway, I'm now waiting for the password to be sent from de.WP, if it will be.) Шизомби (talk) 17:35, 31 December 2009 (UTC)

[edit] CGDC → RoxieMM

• Current name: CGDC (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
• Requested name: RoxieMM (SUL reports: old & new) (rename user)
• Reason: requested by CGDC due to username/COI vio. tedder (talk) 19:28, 30 December 2009 (UTC)

Clerk note: Moved from WP:CHU/U. –Juliancolton | ^Talk 19:33, 30 December 2009 (UTC)

Comment user has already created a new account User:Roxiethedalles. Katr67 (talk) 23:04, 30 December 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Cipher 2009 → Cipher '10

• Current name: Cipher 2009 (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
• Requested name: Cipher '10 (SUL reports: old & new) (rename user)
• Reason: Hoping to be a lot more active on Wikipedia this year and so would like an 'up-to-date' username, if possible. Cipher ^(Talk) 23:32, 30 December 2009 (UTC)
• SoxBot Beta has evaluated this request, and renaming appears to be possible. SoxBot (talk) 23:33, 30 December 2009 (UTC)
  • Clerk note: Do you plan to change your username every year then? If so, how about using a username that can stay the same? SoWhy 23:45, 30 December 2009 (UTC)
    • I see what you mean, yeah. Is there any way I could 'take over' the User:Cipher account since it's unused, or have my name changed to that, then? I generally go by Cipher all over the place these days. Cipher ^(Talk) 00:25, 31 December 2009 (UTC)
      • Probably. 'Cipher' exists on frwiki and ruwiki, but it hasn't edited in years at either of those. –Juliancolton | ^Talk 00:36, 31 December 2009 (UTC)
        • Okay, cool, how do I go about taking over that account then? Do I just change my username request? Cipher ^(Talk) 00:53, 31 December 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Thepointer → Bradley.ayers

• Current name: Thepointer (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
• Requested name: Bradley.ayers (SUL reports: old & new) (rename user)
• Reason: i want to no longer be anonymous. Thepointer (talk) 03:25, 31 December 2009 (UTC)
• SoxBot Beta has evaluated this request, and renaming appears to be possible. SoxBot (talk) 03:27, 31 December 2009 (UTC)
• Bureaucrat note: Are you aware of (and comfortable with) the potential implications associated with using a real name? ···日本穣^? · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe 05:41, 31 December 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Rgentertainment → Rg movies

• Current name: Rgentertainment (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
• Requested name: Rg movies (SUL reports: old & new) (rename user)
• Reason: my username is the same as a company Rgentertainment (talk) 04:29, 31 December 2009 (UTC)
• SoxBot Beta has evaluated this request, and renaming appears to be possible. SoxBot (talk) 04:30, 31 December 2009 (UTC)
• Bureaucrat note: The username appears to be promotional. Use of a company name as a username is prohibited by the username policy. Please choose another name. ···日本穣^? · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe 05:42, 31 December 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Rgentertainment → RG Movies

• Current name: Rgentertainment (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
• Requested name: RG Movies (SUL reports: old & new) (rename user)
• Reason: User name was my company Rgentertainment (talk) 04:31, 31 December 2009 (UTC)
• SoxBot Beta has evaluated this request, and renaming appears to be possible. SoxBot (talk) 04:36, 31 December 2009 (UTC)
• Bureaucrat note: This is a duplicate of the request above (other than capitalization). Also, the requested username (under either capitalization) appears to be promotional, as indicated above. Please choose another name. ···日本穣^? · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe 05:43, 31 December 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Leca67 → Exclay67

• Current name: Leca67 (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
• Requested name: Exclay67 (SUL reports: old & new) (rename user)
• Reason: I was asked by wikipedia to change the name. Leca67 (talk) 08:48, 31 December 2009 (UTC)
• SoxBot Beta has evaluated this request, and renaming appears to be possible. SoxBot (talk) 08:51, 31 December 2009 (UTC)
• Bureaucrat note: Please confirm you have read WP:COI. Please also confirm you understand COI applies regardless of your username. --Dweller (talk) 13:00, 31 December 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Michael Baic → Anthony Stewart

• Current name: Michael Baic (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
• Requested name: Anthony Stewart (SUL reports: old & new) (rename user)
• Reason: Harassment and causing considerable distress. Advised by experts to contact yourselves to change. Anthony Stewart 15:28, 31 December 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Michael Baic (talk • contribs)
• SoxBot Beta has evaluated this request, and renaming appears to be possible. SoxBot (talk) 15:37, 31 December 2009 (UTC)

Bureaucrat note: Hmm. I feel the need to ask you to expound. Is the harassment to which you refer online or not? If it is online, is there any chance that you're misconstruing the warnings ([1],[2],[3],[4]) which were dispensed to you for your editorial conduct (or what appears to be more an editorial misunderstanding)? —Anonymous Dissident^Talk 19:37, 31 December 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Shiafishman → -- -- --

• Current name: Shiafishman (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
• Requested name: -- -- -- (SUL reports: old & new) (rename user)
• Reason: I don't want others to be able to identify me Shiafishman (talk) 00:34, 1 January 2010 (UTC)
• SoxBot Beta has evaluated this request, and renaming appears to be possible. SoxBot (talk) 00:36, 1 January 2010 (UTC)

• Just to clarify, is this an WP:RTV? –Juliancolton | ^Talk 03:14, 1 January 2010 (UTC)

[edit] MFry8 → Lot2010

• Current name: Mfry8 (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
• Requested name: Lot2010 (SUL reports: old & new) (rename user)
• Reason: Name too similar to real name, worried about anonymity. Mfry8 (talk) 05:40, 2 January 2010 (UTC)

Y Done —Anonymous Dissident^Talk 14:18, 2 January 2010 (UTC)

[edit] Wasdell → DiscipleOfKnowledge

• Current name: Wasdell (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
• Requested name: DiscipleOfKnowledge (SUL reports: old & new) (rename user)
• Reason: As the current pseudonym contains my surname I wish to have it changed to a more anonymous one to protect my identity, as I have already suffered exposure from people who have identified my contributions and edits on Wikipedia Articles. If my requested pseudonym is unavailable any variant of my suggestion may be selected at your discretion. Wasdell 17:52, 31 December 2009 (UTC)

• Clerk note: Request moved from WP:CHU/U. Regards SoWhy 13:24, 2 January 2010 (UTC)

Y Done —Anonymous Dissident^Talk 14:11, 2 January 2010 (UTC)

[edit] Seb0910 → Jackalt

• Current name: Seb0910 (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
• Requested name: Jackalt (SUL reports: old & new) (rename user)
• Reason: Anonymity Seb0910 (talk) 18:35, 2 January 2010 (UTC)
• SoxBot Beta has evaluated this request, and renaming appears to be possible. SoxBot (talk) 18:36, 2 January 2010 (UTC)

Y Done EVula // talk // ☯ // 18:37, 2 January 2010 (UTC)