Wikipedia:Changing username/Simple
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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. |
RCCD Johor Corporation → Group Corporate Communications Department
- Current name: RCCD Johor Corporation (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
- Requested name: Group Corporate Communications Department (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
- For global renamer: rename user
- Datestamp: 09:12, 26 December 2022 (UTC)
- Reason: Received a message that my username does not comply with Wikipedia guideline because it carries my company name RCCD Johor Corporation (talk) 09:12, 26 December 2022 (UTC)
- Robot clerk note: No problems found—cyberbot ITalk to my owner:Online 09:20, 26 December 2022 (UTC)
- Renamer note: This username may classify as an inappropriate username under the username policy Names that suggest group or shared use are not permitted; user accounts are strictly for individual use. Your username must represent you as an individual; it does not have to be a real name.. Please choose another name. Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 09:24, 26 December 2022 (UTC)
- Renamer note: Notified requesting user. —k6ka 🍁 (Talk · Contributions) 02:00, 3 January 2023 (UTC)
DeveloperWOW64 → Andrex
- Current name: DeveloperWOW64 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
- Requested name: Andrex (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
- For global renamer: rename user
- Datestamp: 17:45, 29 December 2022 (UTC)
- Reason: DeveloperWOW64 is no longer used. By using the name 'Andrex' I do not represent Andrex as owned by the American company Kimberly-Clark. DeveloperWOW64 (talk) 17:45, 29 December 2022 (UTC)
- Robot clerk note: No problems found—cyberbot ITalk to my owner:Online 17:50, 29 December 2022 (UTC)
- @Cabayi: Just looking for a quick second opinion... I noticed that "Andrex" is the former name of a vanished user. I don't know if we have any conventions about users being renamed to the former usernames of vanished users. What do you think? —k6ka 🍁 (Talk · Contributions) 01:50, 3 January 2023 (UTC)
- K6ka, I declined the previous request for this username. I was hoping someone else would give an opinion rather than me impose mine :-) In respect of the vanished account I think the situation is similar to a usurpation. The requested username has been vacated... Cabayi (talk) 09:55, 3 January 2023 (UTC)
- Comment: I think that as long as the person requesting the username is aware there may be some baggage attached to it, it should be fine. Once a username has been abandoned, unless it's someone who was indefinitely blocked, a spammer, or other abusive account, there shouldn't be any problem with someone else picking up the username as long as they remember it might come with baggage. ···日本穣 · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe · Join WP Japan! 18:09, 3 January 2023 (UTC)
- @K6ka, @Cabayi, @Nihonjoe I don't think we should ever rename people to someone else's former username except in cases of usurpation. This is a security issue. Since users could have custom js pages and other people might be importing them and after the rename we just set redirect on those pages. So if rename someone else to such name, we are basically giving them access to those old js pages which can be used to excecute bad js on account importing those pages. This once has happened and we had discussion about it on Mailing List but I am not able to find the link to that discussion. I remember @Ladsgroup was one who handled that particular security issue, so might point us to that. ‐‐1997kB (talk) 12:35, 6 January 2023 (UTC)
- Found it. I remember that was the reason that AntiSpoof was added on user's old usernames. ‐‐1997kB (talk) 12:40, 6 January 2023 (UTC)
- .js spoofing doesn't appear to be an issue here - Special:PrefixIndex/User:Andrex. Though the well-known product still argues against the change imo. Cabayi (talk) 15:34, 6 January 2023 (UTC)
- Based on the above additional information, I agree this isn't a good thing to allow. @DeveloperWOW64: please select another target username, one that hasn't previously been used. Thanks for your patience! ···日本穣 · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe · Join WP Japan! 16:51, 6 January 2023 (UTC)
- .js spoofing doesn't appear to be an issue here - Special:PrefixIndex/User:Andrex. Though the well-known product still argues against the change imo. Cabayi (talk) 15:34, 6 January 2023 (UTC)
- @Cabayi: Just looking for a quick second opinion... I noticed that "Andrex" is the former name of a vanished user. I don't know if we have any conventions about users being renamed to the former usernames of vanished users. What do you think? —k6ka 🍁 (Talk · Contributions) 01:50, 3 January 2023 (UTC)
Aegas → Erne
- Current name: Aegas (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
- Requested name: Erne (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
- For global renamer: rename user
- Datestamp: 11:05, 2 January 2023 (UTC)
- Reason: I'm sorry for requesting a new new change, I decided to get rid of this name because I don't want to be mistaken for Greek. Aegas (talk) 11:05, 2 January 2023 (UTC)
- Renamer note: The requested username is already registered; see Special:CentralAuth. Please choose another name which is not already in use. —k6ka 🍁 (Talk · Contributions) 01:57, 3 January 2023 (UTC)
Izan Mehdi. → Stark101
- Current name: Izan Mehdi. (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
- Requested name: Stark101 (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
- For global renamer: rename user
- Datestamp: 14:56, 2 January 2023 (UTC)
- Reason: A nickname seems more safer. Izan Mehdi. (talk) 14:56, 2 January 2023 (UTC)
- 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.
- There is already a global account registered for Stark101 (primary wiki: enwiki).—cyberbot ITalk to my owner:Online 15:00, 2 January 2023 (UTC)
- Renamer note: Please pick a new username, as suggested above. —k6ka 🍁 (Talk · Contributions) 01:58, 3 January 2023 (UTC)
Im Following The Username Policy → I followed The Username Policy
- Current name: Im Following The Username Policy (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
- Requested name: I followed The Username Policy (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
- For global renamer: rename user
- Datestamp: 20:35, 6 January 2023 (UTC)
- Reason: I feel as this should be written in past tense, also Im is grammatically incorrect. I'm Following The Username Policy (talk) 20:35, 6 January 2023 (UTC)
- Robot clerk note: No problems found—cyberbot ITalk to my owner:Online 20:40, 6 January 2023 (UTC)
Elinasnow → Elina9k
- Current name: Elinasnow (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
- Requested name: Elina9k (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
- For global renamer: rename user
- Datestamp: 11:15, 7 January 2023 (UTC)
- Reason: upon second thoughts and reading WP:NAMEGUIDE I no longer want to edit using my last name on my wikipedia account Elinasnow (talk) 11:15, 7 January 2023 (UTC)
- Robot clerk note: No problems found—cyberbot ITalk to my owner:Online 11:20, 7 January 2023 (UTC)