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.


A Singaporean Tryceratop → An SG A.R.M.Y. (BTS' fandom)

Robot clerk note: No problems found—cyberbot ITalk to my owner:Online 04:10, 14 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]
 Clerk note: This account was renamed once in the past, in May. Sam-2727 (talk) 01:24, 7 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Jle1198 → J1nx9

Robot clerk note: No problems found—cyberbot ITalk to my owner:Online 12:30, 28 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]
@Jle1198: The chosen username is too similar to an existing username: Jinx9. Please choose another name. ‐‐1997kB (talk) 05:49, 5 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Rahul.mittal1499 → Rahul Mittal

Robot clerk note: No problems found—cyberbot ITalk to my owner:Online 12:10, 29 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]
 Renamer note: Please pick a new name; the username you have requested has already been taken. ‐‐1997kB (talk) 05:56, 5 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Qurmancê Anatolî → Klk737dldj636do377eki3737

Robot clerk note: No problems found—cyberbot ITalk to my owner:Online 12:20, 29 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]
 Renamer note: Is this a request for courtesy vanishing—meaning you intend never to edit the English Wikipedia again—or are you just wanting to abandon this account? Please note that returning after exercising courtesy vanishing may be met with automatic relinking of the new account with the old one. If you are just interested in retiring, an extended vacation, or are considering a clean start in the future, placing {{retired}} on your user and/or talk page(s) and abandoning the account is the better option. --Martin Urbanec (talk) 22:40, 29 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]
I dont want to edit anymore and also dont want to remember my username. That's why I want to change it to Klk737dldj636do377eki3737. ‐‐Qurmancê Anatolî (talk) 3 August 2020 —Preceding undated comment added 13:14, 3 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Zs 138 → Beast eater

Robot clerk note: The username Zs 138 does not exist.—cyberbot ITalk to my owner:Online 17:00, 1 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Arghya1999 → arghyabiswas216

Robot clerk note: No problems found—cyberbot ITalk to my owner:Online 14:00, 5 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
 Clerk note: Are you aware of (and comfortable with) the potential implications associated with using a real name? Sam-2727 (talk) 01:42, 7 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Lanaupton78 → SwiftWiki

Robot clerk note: No problems found—cyberbot ITalk to my owner:Online 15:30, 5 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
 Clerk note: the account SwiftWiki is similar to the registered account Swift Wiki (which has no edits on the English Wikipedia but one edit on the Vietnamese Wikipedia in 2009). This doesn't conflict with the username policy, however. Sam-2727 (talk) 01:07, 7 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

GrammarFascist → GrammarEnthusiast

Robot clerk note: No problems found—cyberbot ITalk to my owner:Online 17:30, 5 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
 Clerk note:: The similar name Grammarenthusiast exists on enwiki, with one edit from 2019. Sam-2727 (talk) 01:16, 7 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Micah Kennedy → Philosophical Panda

Robot clerk note: No problems found—cyberbot ITalk to my owner:Online 17:50, 5 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

20thDigital → Elizmeralda

Robot clerk note: No problems found—cyberbot ITalk to my owner:Online 19:40, 5 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Aaaaaa3231 → 453Brax

Robot clerk note: No problems found—cyberbot ITalk to my owner:Online 03:50, 6 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Myhrair → Trdfly

Robot clerk note: No problems found—cyberbot ITalk to my owner:Online 01:30, 7 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Anmolagarwal922 → BugsBunny

Robot clerk note: I have detected the following problems:
 Clerk note: The username Anmolagarwal922 (talk · contribs) has made no contributions to the project aside from this edit, or has only a few minor contributions.

Anmolagarwal922 → excitedstateofmatter

Robot clerk note: No problems found—cyberbot ITalk to my owner:Online 04:50, 7 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
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