Steward requests/Username changes
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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. |
Cross-wiki requests |
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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 be 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]
Requests that need to be made in private should 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.
ஆனந்த் ராம்[edit]
- Wiki: meta.wikimedia.org (stewardry • list 'crats)
- Old Username: ஆனந்த் ராம் (talk • edits • logs • cross-wiki-contribs • userpages • CentralAuth • GlobalRenameUser)
- New Username: Wiki_mama (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: Would prefer to use a name in global language so that everyone can understand — The preceding unsigned comment was added by ஆனந்த் ராம் (talk)
- On hold @ஆனந்த் ராம்: As advised on English wiki, you need a different name as Wiki_mama is too similar to others. It looks like you have chosen Wikichiyaan, do you want me to proceed with that? ‐‐1997kB (talk) 02:37, 22 May 2022 (UTC)
- Given that they was renamed to Wikimama1209, this request should be declined as not done. NguoiDungKhongDinhDanh 08:34, 28 May 2022 (UTC)
ShiriEdits[edit]
- Wiki: meta.wikimedia.org (stewardry • list 'crats)
- Old Username: ShiriEdits (talk • edits • logs • cross-wiki-contribs • userpages • CentralAuth • GlobalRenameUser)
- New Username: Spodle (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 want my username to be easier to pronounce and I want to remove the 'Edits' in my username. I attempted to change my username to 'Shiri', but the account had valid edits so it wouldn't be possible to transfer to that username. And I prefer the username to my current username. Thank you in advance.
--ShiriEdits (talk) 01:59, 4 June 2022 (UTC)
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 such, we will not accept any request to merge user accounts as it is technically impossible at this moment to do so. |
SD hehua[edit]
- Wiki: meta.wikimedia.org (stewardry • list 'crats)
- Old Username: SD hehua (talk • edits • logs • cross-wiki-contribs • userpages • CentralAuth • GlobalRenameUser)
- New Username: Hehua (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 want to remove the redundant "SD" in my username, and the new name has 0 edit and only in zhwiktionary. Another request, I am afraid I won't have time to deal with the necessary things after changing my username per preparing for the College Entrance Exam on June 7 and 8. So can you put my request on hold to June 9?Thank you!
- On hold until 9 June --Superpes15 (talk) 09:26, 21 April 2022 (UTC)
- (non-global renamer comment) One talkpage on Chinese Wikipedia is a Flow page - please check if this page is moved successfully once rename is done. If you have trouble moving this page, please contact a steward. Stang 16:03, 11 May 2022 (UTC)
Dai[edit]
- Wiki: meta.wikimedia.org (stewardry • list 'crats)
- Old Username: Dai~elwiki (talk • edits • logs • cross-wiki-contribs • userpages • CentralAuth • GlobalRenameUser)
- New Username: Dai (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 request the merger of Dai~elwiki into User:Dai as part of finalizing my single unified login (SUL) username. I haven't been active on wikipedia for over ten years. I would like to become active again and use my old accounts as one united account, if it is possible. In the past I was mainly active in el-wikipedia (Dai~elwiki), where I was an admin for some time in the 2000s. Unfortunately, after all these years, I can't remember the login details of the Dai~elwiki-account, but I was able to log into the Dai-account (my former de-wiki account). Both accounts belong to me. For this reason, the user pages look similar. By the way, I'm not sure if I filled out this template correctly so please bear with me in this case.😉 Thanks in advance.
- Evidence that he is the same user is the image that exists in both de:User:Dai's userpage and el:User:Dai~elwiki's userpage. AlPaD (talk) 18:56, 5 May 2022 (UTC)
- @Dai If you don't remember login details of Dai~elwiki then unfortunately it will not be possible to complete this process as you will require password of that account in order to merge. ‐‐1997kB (talk) 04:32, 8 May 2022 (UTC)
FoolPiasar[edit]
- Wiki: meta.wikimedia.org (stewardry • list 'crats)
- Old Username: FoolPiasar (talk • edits • logs • cross-wiki-contribs • userpages • CentralAuth • GlobalRenameUser)
- New Username: Ib (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: My original username is associated with accounts on other platforms.
--FoolPiasar ※ 👉talk👈 03:15, 11 May 2022 (UTC)
- On hold until 11 June 2022 --Superpes15 (talk) 15:31, 11 May 2022 (UTC)
Abotsal[edit]
- Wiki: meta.wikimedia.org (stewardry • list 'crats)
- Old Username: Abotsal (talk • edits • logs • cross-wiki-contribs • userpages • CentralAuth • GlobalRenameUser)
- New Username: Botsal (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 to be used for the bot to be developed by Abecesel. The account with the username Botsal registered on April 9, 2021 and has 0 changes.
- @Abotsal: this is a bot operated by @Abecesel: isn't it? Can you sign here for confirmation Abecesel? Because "usurpation is only available for users who made significant changes in Wikis". Vincent Vega msg? 19:10, 11 May 2022 (UTC)
- Yep! :) abc 19:17, 11 May 2022 (UTC)
- On hold until June, 11 2022. Notified via main wiki talk page. Vincent Vega msg? 19:21, 11 May 2022 (UTC)
Lorenzo Longo[edit]
- Wiki: meta.wikimedia.org (stewardry • list 'crats)
- Old Username: Lorenzo Longo (talk • edits • logs • cross-wiki-contribs • userpages • CentralAuth • GlobalRenameUser)
- New Username: Lollo98 (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 want to change my name for privacy reasons. The new name already exist but it's valid (zero edits).
--Lorenzo Longo (talk) 17:51, 16 May 2022 (UTC)
- On hold until 16 June --Superpes15 (talk) 17:56, 16 May 2022 (UTC)
Jelican9[edit]
- Wiki: meta.wikimedia.org (stewardry • list 'crats)
- Old Username: Jelican9 (talk • edits • logs • cross-wiki-contribs • userpages • CentralAuth • GlobalRenameUser)
- New Username: Kurmanbek (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: To make my username easier to understand and generic. The Kurmanbek username exists, but it was last edited in 2005. (just 2 edits)
- On hold until 20 June. ‐‐1997kB (talk) 06:16, 20 May 2022 (UTC)
- i will miss jelican9 Modern primat (talk) 13:07, 20 May 2022 (UTC)
Majavah[edit]
- Wiki: meta.wikimedia.org (stewardry • list 'crats)
- Old Username: Majavah (talk • edits • logs • cross-wiki-contribs • userpages • CentralAuth • GlobalRenameUser)
- New Username: Taavi (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: Would prefer to use real name instead of a pseudonym.
- On hold until 2022-06-20 — TNT (talk • she/her) 11:14, 20 May 2022 (UTC)
- Note: Made a local request for transparency, notified local user — TNT (talk • she/her) 11:32, 20 May 2022 (UTC)
- @TheresNoTime: Since the request is published on enwiki, can we reduce the waiting time to 7 days, as per local practice? --Superpes15 (talk) 20:04, 21 May 2022 (UTC)
- Also either we should handle it here or on enwiki, since user is notified with enwiki template which links to en:WP:CHUU, it's probably better to handle it on enwiki. ‐‐1997kB (talk) 02:39, 22 May 2022 (UTC)
- Note: Made a local request for transparency, notified local user — TNT (talk • she/her) 11:32, 20 May 2022 (UTC)
DarkGlow[edit]
- Wiki: meta.wikimedia.org (stewardry • list 'crats)
- Old Username: DarkGlow (talk • edits • logs • cross-wiki-contribs • userpages • CentralAuth • GlobalRenameUser)
- New Username: Meena (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: My taste in username has changed since making this account, as well as my editing habits, and this new username represents my online identity nowadays. The user exists on DE wiki but last edited in 2006, with a grand total of 12 edits.
- On hold until 30 June --Superpes15 (talk) 07:34, 31 May 2022 (UTC)
SrCerberus[edit]
- Wiki: meta.wikimedia.org (stewardry • list 'crats)
- Old Username: SrCerberus (talk • edits • logs • cross-wiki-contribs • userpages • CentralAuth • GlobalRenameUser)
- New Username: Centauro (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 think my current username is a bit difficult to read and understand, plus I don't feel comfortable with it anymore. I would like to change it to one that is easier to understand and spell, plus it is this new name that I use on IRC. On the other hand, the user with that name only made 9 edits in 2008 and has been inactive since then. Thanks in advance.
--𝘇𝘂 𝗜𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗻 𝗗𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻♈︎Háblame! 11:12, 31 May 2022 (UTC)
Not done I'm sorry, but Centauro has valid edits (2 page creations in ns0), so it isn't eligible for usurpation. In case you want to be renamed, please choose another username, thanks for understanding. --Superpes15 (talk) 23:13, 4 June 2022 (UTC)
Speatle[edit]
- Wiki: meta.wikimedia.org (stewardry • list 'crats)
- Old Username: Speatle (talk • edits • logs • cross-wiki-contribs • userpages • CentralAuth • GlobalRenameUser)
- New Username: 1979 (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 don’t really like the name Speatle anymore, and 1979 looks and sounds better. The user who originally took this name only made a few edits on the German wiki in early 2006, and has been inactive ever since then.
Not done I'm sorry, but 1979 has valid edits (28 edits - including 1 page creations in ns0), so it isn't eligible for usurpation. In case you want to be renamed, please choose another username, thanks for understanding. --Superpes15 (talk) 23:13, 4 June 2022 (UTC)
EthanLam01[edit]
- Wiki: meta.wikimedia.org (stewardry • list 'crats)
- Old Username: EthanLam01 (talk • edits • logs • cross-wiki-contribs • userpages • CentralAuth • GlobalRenameUser)
- New Username: Omicron Omega (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: Because My name have personal profile. I want to change it but Omicron Omega name has taken(OmicronOmega). Luckly, It didn't have any Edit record so I would like to usurps it.
--EthanLam01 (talk) 14:18, 4 June 2022 (UTC)
- Hi @EthanLam01:. Can you please confirm if you want to be renamed to "Omicron Omega" or if you want to usurp "OmicronOmega"? Regards. --Superpes15 (talk) 23:13, 4 June 2022 (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
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