Wikipedia:Changing username/Simple

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Changing username/Simple
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This page is a forum in which users can request, and global renamers (including stewards) can consider and carry out, requests to rename accounts to usernames that are not yet taken on any Wikimedia project. While global renamers carry out renames, 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.
Instructions
For help 'vanishing' from Wikipedia,
please see courtesy vanishing.

Once you have decided on the name you would like:

  1. Read this page first. You must be aware of, and understand, all of that information before requesting a username change
  2. Check to make sure this username is not already in use. Do this by searching for the name here. If the name appears in the results, even if on another Wikimedia project, it is taken.
  3. Do not create an account under the new name or move/redirect your userpages. We'll do that for you.
  4. Log in with your present username in order to place your request. Renames will not be approved if the requester is not logged in.
  5. Click here to place your request.
    • Add your desired username after NEW=
    • Add a reason for the change after REASON=
    • Do not change anything after CURRENT=
  6. Make sure that you have spelt your desired name correctly, including capitalization and spacing. Save the page. If your request is submitted malformed, please remedy it according to this page.
  7. Check back on this page 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. If you do not answer any questions, your request may be declined due to no response.
  8. Once your request has been completed, please do not remove or change your request. It will be archived automatically by a bot.
  • Requests that do not adhere to these instructions or that are grossly malformed are subject to removal.


Important Notes After you are renamed...
  • Due to technical limitations, usernames may not start with a lowercase letter. However, you may use the template {{lowercase title}} on your user and user talk pages, and change your signature to reflect your preference.
  • Underscores and spaces are considered identical by the MediaWiki software.
  • Use of a company, organization, group, website, or product name as a username is prohibited by the username policy.
  • Please understand the implications of using your real name before requesting a name change to it.
  • ... your name will be changed to the new one in the page history of every page you've edited.
  • ... your userpage and any subpages will be moved to the new name automatically. Please do not attempt to move them yourself.
  • ... links left by your previous signatures will still point to the old userpage; however, a redirect will be left behind to your new userpage.
  • ... your request will be automatically moved to the archives in the interest of transparency.


EmmaSRC → Mark G Contreras

Robot clerk note: No problems found—cyberbot ITalk to my owner:Online 14:20, 7 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]
@EmmaSRC:  Renamer note: This username may classify as an inappropriate username under the username policy because it implies you are someone you are not, and also indicates a potential conflict of interest. Your username should represent you, individually, not the individual subject about which you are writing. Please see WP:NAMEGUIDE for more information. Please choose another name. ···日本穣 · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe · Join WP Japan! 19:12, 7 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I've already been through this with someone else. I have been authorised by Mark G Contreras to write his Wikipedia (employed as a freelnacer). So it should pose no issue at all. I am not writing about me I am writing about a client who has requested that I write his Wikipedia. EmmaSRC (talk) 19:23, 7 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]
@EmmaSRC: I'm sorry for any confusion. You don't need to be authorized by anyone to write (or contribute to) an article about that person. Additionally, your username is not (and should not be) a reflection of any specific individual article you're working on. Your username should represent you, not your clients or your company. Since it looks like you were talking to Cabayi on your userpage, I'll tag them into the conversation as well. As it is, I'm disinclined to approve this request. Perhaps they can offer additional insight. ···日本穣 · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe · Join WP Japan! 19:47, 7 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Can I politely ask then that you tell me how to make sure that the page reflects my client? So far all I'm getting is you can do this, you can't do this, which doesn't really help me. All I want to do is make sure the article is about him and not me, it can't be that hard to do! Originally it was my own account writing about him which seems fair enough. All of these comments aren't very constructive really. Is there any way that I can bypass these comments and when my draft is ready just submit it and take any changes required from there?! I don't want a load of commentary, unless I want to ask a question. Thank you. EmmaSRC (talk) 19:58, 7 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]
@EmmaSRC: The confusion seems to be conflating your user account with the article you are currently working on. If you want the article to be reflective of your client, your username has nothing to do with that. You can find tips on making a good article here: Help:Your first article. That page has a lot of useful information on making sure the article you write is the best it can be. Regarding Articles for Creation, that's an entirely voluntary process designed to help those who are unfamiliar with creating an article here. If you read through the help page I linked, you will find all the information you need to make the article acceptable under Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. ···日本穣 · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe · Join WP Japan! 20:11, 7 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Nihonjoe, that's what I told EmmaSRC on their global request, with a note that we won't allow them to WP:IMPERSONATE Contreras.
Emma, User:EmmaSRC is your page as an editor, Draft:Mark G. Contreras is your draft article (which I split out from your user page).
 Not done Cabayi (talk) 09:46, 8 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]
OK but to be clear I am not impersonating him and I think I will continue getting the draft ready and send in for approval. Will take it from there thanks but I don't need further commentary at this moment, it's just confusing me. EmmaSRC (talk) 12:34, 8 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Noteim 2 → nottimeeew00

Robot clerk note: No problems found—cyberbot ITalk to my owner:Online 03:30, 9 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]
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