Steward requests/Username changes
This page hosts requests to stewards and global renamers for a username change across the entire Wikimedia network. Please read the instructions before posting a request.
This is also the page where the usurpation of inactive accounts can be requested.
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Meta-Wiki requests |
Instructions[edit]
SUL finalization[edit]
If you are requesting a merge of a global account with one or more unconnected local accounts as part of finalizing your single unified login (SUL) username, please specify which wikis and accounts you want to merge into your global account. These accounts were typically named "account name~wikiname". Please note that we can only merge a local account into a global account when the global account has no edits on the same wiki as the local account.
How to add an entry here[edit]
To add an entry, please copy and paste the text below into the appropriate section.
=== Oldname ===
{{SRUC
|status = <!--don't change this line-->
|domain = global
|Oldname =
|Newname =
|reason = (your remarks here)
--~~~~
}}
Example |
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For global rename requests: === Example === {{SRUC |status = <!--don't change this line--> |domain = global |Oldname = Example |Newname = Foo |reason = your remarks here --~~~~ }} |
Making a request for your own account[edit]
For changing your username on one wiki:
Please include the following information in your request:
- the old username,
- the new username,
- please sign
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request with your account for a simple move (first section), or sign this request with both the originating and the target accounts if you are requesting a merge (second section).
If anything is missing from your request, a steward will request more information. This helps ensure that you are requesting a rename for your own account. Please check before posting your request that the username you want is available. You can test that by going to the (new) user page and looking into the sidebar. If there is a link to user contributions, the account already exists, or check via Special:CentralAuth.
Private requests[edit]
Account renames are not private, once renamed many links from the old username to the new username will be permanently made. The reason submitted on the rename form (Special:GlobalRenameRequest) is private, and only visible by the renamers. Additional information that needs to be made in private may be sent using this direct wiki-email interface while logged-in.
Simple rename requests[edit]
If your rename request is simple and does not involve usurpation of an existing account or other SUL issues, you have two options:
- Use the request form at Special:GlobalRenameRequest; or
- Submit the request below in this section.
Please use this tool to check if the username is taken before filing a request.
Oldname[edit]
- Wiki: meta.wikimedia.org (stewardry • list 'crats)
- Old Username: ースト・ミッドランズ・レールウェイ (talk • edits • logs • cross-wiki-contribs • userpages • CentralAuth • GlobalRenameUser)
- New Username: イースト・ミッドランズ・レールウェイ (talk • edits • logs • cross-wiki-contribs • userpages • similar names • UV • CentralAuth)
- Previous renames: current user, target user. Queue: open req, closed req
- Stewards/Global renamers: usurp user, rename user
- Reason: "イースト・ミッドランズ・レールウェイ" is the Japanese notation for "East Midlands Railway", but "ースト・ミッドランズ・レールウェイ" does not make any sense in Japanese. I overlooked it when checking the user name.
Requests involving merges, usurps or other complications[edit]
Please add new requests at the end of the section. Sections should be titled your username and requests should be signed by the requesting user.
Please note: Per standard procedure, accounts with valid edits are not usurped, and the target account must be notified by renamer at least one month before usurpation.
We are sorry to announce that Global User Account Merges are not possible as the UserMerge extension is incompatible with CentralAuth. As such, we will not accept any request to merge user accounts as it is technically impossible at this moment to do so. |
New QBA bot[edit]
- Wiki: meta.wikimedia.org (stewardry • list 'crats)
- Old Username: New QBA bot (talk • edits • logs • cross-wiki-contribs • userpages • CentralAuth • GlobalRenameUser)
- New Username: EyeBot (talk • edits • logs • cross-wiki-contribs • userpages • similar names • UV • CentralAuth)
- Previous renames: current user, target user. Queue: open req, closed req
- Stewards/Global renamers: usurp user, rename user
- Reason: Hello! I would like to usurp the name "EyeBot", which is quite fitting for my new antivandal bot. An account with this name was registered in 2008, but has zero edits. Thanks in advance! P.S.: Please note that this request is for my bot account (User:New QBA bot) and not for my main account.
- On hold until 30 April 2024. --❄️Mykola❄️ 18:16, 30 March 2024 (UTC)
Sejanko[edit]
- Wiki: meta.wikimedia.org (stewardry • list 'crats)
- Old Username: Sejanko (talk • edits • logs • cross-wiki-contribs • userpages • CentralAuth • GlobalRenameUser)
- New Username: Yanchii (talk • edits • logs • cross-wiki-contribs • userpages • similar names • UV • CentralAuth)
- Previous renames: current user, target user. Queue: open req, closed req
- Stewards/Global renamers: usurp user, rename user
- Reason: Username did 0 changes and is inactive for long time. I did many contributions, most of them on Slovak Wikipedia since 2012. My old username was created when I was 11 years old and used on multiple sites, but in Slovak language it may sound childish. Because of this I am changing it everywhere where it is possible to Yanchii. If you will agree with changing it, I thank you in advance.
- On hold until 1 May 2024. – DreamRimmer (talk) 11:16, 1 April 2024 (UTC)
OrcaLord[edit]
- Wiki: meta.wikimedia.org (stewardry • list 'crats)
- Old Username: OrcaLord (talk • edits • logs • cross-wiki-contribs • userpages • CentralAuth • GlobalRenameUser)
- New Username: Orca (talk • edits • logs • cross-wiki-contribs • userpages • similar names • UV • CentralAuth)
- Previous renames: current user, target user. Queue: open req, closed req
- Stewards/Global renamers: usurp user, rename user
- Reason: The current user Orca was registered like 9 years ago with 8 total edits (half of which are their own user page and all of which are from 2004-2005), completely inactive. I want this username because it sounds simpler and having "lord" in my name sounds kinda cringe.
- On hold until 2 May 2024. – DreamRimmer (talk) 03:34, 2 April 2024 (UTC)
Toramaru[edit]
- Wiki: meta.wikimedia.org (stewardry • list 'crats)
- Old Username: Toramaru (talk • edits • logs • cross-wiki-contribs • userpages • CentralAuth • GlobalRenameUser)
- New Username: Tagiru (talk • edits • logs • cross-wiki-contribs • userpages • similar names • UV • CentralAuth)
- Previous renames: current user, target user. Queue: open req, closed req
- Stewards/Global renamers: usurp user, rename user
- Reason: Personal preference and I want a (slightly) shorter username.
- On hold until 6 May 2024. --TenWhile6 (talk | SWMT) 13:52, 6 April 2024 (UTC)
Contributers2020[edit]
- Wiki: meta.wikimedia.org (stewardry • list 'crats)
- Old Username: Contributers2020 (talk • edits • logs • cross-wiki-contribs • userpages • CentralAuth • GlobalRenameUser)
- New Username: Contributor2020 (talk • edits • logs • cross-wiki-contribs • userpages • similar names • UV • CentralAuth)
- Previous renames: current user, target user. Queue: open req, closed req
- Stewards/Global renamers: usurp user, rename user
- Reason: On 9th January of this year, a user had notified me about my username not adhering to the username policy since I had an "s" after "Contributer". Plus, I always wanted to correct my spelling mistake which I did when signing up. The target user has 1 edit on [en.wiktionary.org] on 25th March 2020, and have not edited any other projects thereafter.
--Contributers2020Talk to me here 02:24, 13 April 2024 (UTC)
- On hold until 13 May, 2024. ~ Yahya (talk • contribs) 05:25, 13 April 2024 (UTC)
Ilyas Marwat[edit]
- Wiki: meta.wikimedia.org (stewardry • list 'crats)
- Old Username: Ilyas Marwat (talk • edits • logs • cross-wiki-contribs • userpages • CentralAuth • GlobalRenameUser)
- New Username: Ilyas (talk • edits • logs • cross-wiki-contribs • userpages • similar names • UV • CentralAuth)
- Previous renames: current user, target user. Queue: open req, closed req
- Stewards/Global renamers: usurp user, rename user
- Reason: I eagerly want my original name and my internet handle on many popular platforms "Ilyas" as my username. The current Wikipedian holding this name is inactive since 2008 and have made a very few minor edits then; so here I kindly request that please my username be changed to "Ilyas" globally in all wiki projects.
Thanks 😊 Ilyas Marwat (talk) 15:09, 19 April 2024 (UTC)
- On hold until 19 May 2024. – DreamRimmer (talk) 15:36, 19 April 2024 (UTC)
Anpang01[edit]
- Wiki: meta.wikimedia.org (stewardry • list 'crats)
- Old Username: Anpang01 (talk • edits • logs • cross-wiki-contribs • userpages • CentralAuth • GlobalRenameUser)
- New Username: Anpang (talk • edits • logs • cross-wiki-contribs • userpages • similar names • UV • CentralAuth)
- Previous renames: current user, target user. Queue: open req, closed req
- Stewards/Global renamers: usurp user, rename user
- Reason: I use "Anpang" on many other wikis/wikifarms like Miraheze. The account is probably me and did only 1 edit on English Wikipedia.
- On hold until 22 May 2024. – DreamRimmer (talk) 11:58, 22 April 2024 (UTC)
- Probably me? This makes not enough sense. --Deepfriedokra (talk) 13:19, 22 April 2024 (UTC)
- @Anpang01: Are Anpang and VoidUBX your accounts? – DreamRimmer (talk) 14:01, 22 April 2024 (UTC)
- Yes, but I might be wrong though. I don't have the password to either of them. Anpang01 (talk) 10:39, 23 April 2024 (UTC)
- @Anpang01: Please disclose all the accounts you have used in the past and are currently using. – DreamRimmer (talk) 09:07, 24 April 2024 (UTC)
- I don't remember all of them. Anpang01 (talk) 12:19, 27 April 2024 (UTC)
- @Anpang01: Please disclose all the accounts you have used in the past and are currently using. – DreamRimmer (talk) 09:07, 24 April 2024 (UTC)
- Yes, but I might be wrong though. I don't have the password to either of them. Anpang01 (talk) 10:39, 23 April 2024 (UTC)
See also[edit]
Archives:
- for this page: Category:Steward requests archive/Username changes
- for the former "Steward requests/SUL requests" page:
- 2008: 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12.
- 2009: 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12.
- 2010: 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12.
- 2011: 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12.
- 2012: 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12.
- 2013: 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12.
- 2014: 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07.
- for username changes
- 2014: 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12.
- 2015: 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12
- 2016: 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12
- 2017: 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12
- 2018: 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12
- 2019: 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12
- 2020: 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12
- 2021: 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12
- 2022: 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12
- 2023: 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12
- 2024: 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12
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