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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.

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.
• 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.
• Please do not request a name change because you plan to retire from editing Wikipedia. We have {{retired}} for that.

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.

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.

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 "Reason for requested renaming." with the reason why 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 Durham Herald Sun → BullCity Writer 3.2 ZOOMcatalog → BeeZeeEdit 3.3 Windinmysails → WindInMySails 3.4 T*85 → Xcess 3.5 Cocoabeachfood → Walter Kissinger 3.6 Paolo → DonPaolo 3.7 Murderbox → Kepihan 3.8 JCentauri → Jaraics

Archives: See: Wikipedia:Changing username/Archives

Current requests

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Durham Herald Sun → BullCity Writer

• Current name: Durham Herald Sun (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
• Requested name: BullCity Writer (SUL reports: old & new) (rename user)
• Reason: Reason for requested renaming. Durham Herald Sun (talk) 02:54, 25 May 2009 (UTC) It was requested by wikipedia that i change my username
• SoxBot has evaluated this request, and renaming appears to be possible. SoxBot (talk) 02:57, 25 May 2009 (UTC)
  • Bureaucrat note: You understand that the guidelines of WP:COI apply regardless of username? -- Avi (talk) 03:05, 25 May 2009 (UTC)

ZOOMcatalog → BeeZeeEdit

• Current name: ZOOMcatalog (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
• Requested name: BeeZeeEdit (SUL reports: old & new) (rename user)
• Reason: Username contains company name. ZOOMcatalog (talk) 22:53, 26 May 2009 (UTC)
• SoxBot has evaluated this request, and a problem(s) was found. Requesting user has 1 edit, to this page only. SoxBot (talk) 22:54, 26 May 2009 (UTC)

• Clerk note: You could probably just go ahead and create the desired account. –Juliancolton | ^Talk 23:35, 26 May 2009 (UTC)

• Clerk note: Name was registered in response to this request by a vandal; see this AN/I thread. -Jeremy ^{(v^_^v Cardmaker)} 03:43, 27 May 2009 (UTC)

• Bureaucrat note:Checking to see if this was another name-hijack 9as per those already on this page), I see that the only edits by User:BeeZeeEdit were made from the same IP as User:ZOOMcatalog. Did you create the name already? -- Avi (talk) 18:43, 27 May 2009 (UTC)

Windinmysails → WindInMySails

• Current name: Windinmysails (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
• Requested name: WindInMySails (SUL reports: old & new) (rename user)
• Reason: For aesthetic purposes, I would've liked my user-name to consist entirely of lower-case letters, but since that's not possible, I would like to make the first letter of every word in my user-name upper-case. "Men and women are more similar than a lot of people would have you believe." (talk) 03:19, 27 May 2009 (UTC)
• SoxBot has evaluated this request, and renaming appears to be possible. SoxBot (talk) 03:21, 27 May 2009 (UTC)
  • Bureaucrat note:If you are willing to live with the log-in having the first 'W' capitalized, adding {{lowercase title}} to your page should show it as lowercase. Your signature can be adjusted in preferences. Are you still certain you would like the change to CamelCase? -- Avi (talk) 04:40, 27 May 2009 (UTC)

T*85 → Xcess

• Current name: T*85 (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
• Requested name: Xcess (SUL reports: old & new) (rename user)
• Reason: like this name better, did not put much effort into original name. Xcess was used by another user in March 2007 with 4 edits all on the same day, has not been used since. T*85 (talk) 02:44, 28 May 2009 (UTC)
• SoxBot has evaluated this request, and a problem(s) was found. Target username exists, and it has edits, deleted edits, and/or log edits. SoxBot (talk) 02:45, 28 May 2009 (UTC)
• Bureaucrat note: This is awkward, but may get easier. Currently, we'd be slightly loathe to allow a usurp (you'd have to repost your request at WP:CHU/U by the way) but I'm looking into the contribs of that user: if they're all deleted, as I suspect they may be, the usurp is easier, but it still takes time. Would you prefer to choose an available name? We can do that very speedily. NB it'll be hard to unify Xcess, as there are about half a dozen accounts (click the "new" button, above) of that name around Wikimedia. But that may not bother you. Either way, please let us know what you'd like to do. --Dweller (talk) 11:11, 28 May 2009 (UTC)
• What about 661kts? Thanks--T*85 (talk) 22:25, 28 May 2009 (UTC)

Cocoabeachfood → Walter Kissinger

• Current name: Cocoabeachfood (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
• Requested name: Walter Kissinger (SUL reports: old & new) (rename user)
• Reason: Reason for requested renaming. Cocoabeachfood (talk) 05:17, 28 May 2009 (UTC)
• SoxBot has evaluated this request, and renaming appears to be possible. SoxBot (talk) 05:18, 28 May 2009 (UTC)
• Bureaucrat note: Please provide a reason for renaming. Please also confirm 1) You have read WP:COI and WP:SPAMMER 2) You understand those policies apply regardless of username 3) Is the new name your real name? If so, please confirm you've read WP:REALNAME. Thanks. --Dweller (talk) 11:15, 28 May 2009 (UTC)

Paolo → DonPaolo

• Current name: Paolo (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
• Requested name: DonPaolo (SUL reports: old & new) (rename user)
• Reason: I'm the person who registered the account DonPaolo, which I own in it.wiki too. I registered it without filling a password, and I can't remember the password I used. Paolo (talk) 14:19, 28 May 2009 (UTC)
• SoxBot has evaluated this request, and a problem(s) was found. Target username exists, and while it has no edits, the user requesting it is too new to usurp an account. SoxBot (talk) 14:21, 28 May 2009 (UTC)
• N Not done Please take this request to WP:CHU/SUL. --Dweller (talk) 14:31, 28 May 2009 (UTC)

Murderbox → Kepihan

• Current name: Murderbox (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
• Requested name: Kepihan (SUL reports: old & new) (rename user)
• Reason: Recieved a complaint from an editor on my talk page. Murderbox (talk) 19:08, 28 May 2009 (UTC)

• SoxBot has evaluated this request, and a problem(s) was found. Target username exists, and while it has no edits, the user requesting it is too new to usurp an account. SoxBot (talk) 19:42, 28 May 2009 (UTC)

JCentauri → Jaraics

• Current name: JCentauri (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
• Requested name: Jaraics (SUL reports: old & new) (rename user)
• Reason: i'm using this username in other forums JCentauri (talk) 19:21, 28 May 2009 (UTC)
• SoxBot has evaluated this request, and renaming appears to be possible. SoxBot (talk) 19:42, 28 May 2009 (UTC)

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