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 |
InstructionsEdit
SUL finalizationEdit
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 hereEdit
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 accountEdit
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 requestsEdit
Requests that need to be made in private should be sent using this direct wiki-email interface while logged-in.
Simple rename requestsEdit
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.
Requests involving merges, usurps or other complicationsEdit
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. |
Sh nassauEdit
- Wiki: meta.wikimedia.org (stewardry • list 'crats)
- Old Username: Sh nassau (talk • edits • logs • cross-wiki-contribs • userpages • CentralAuth • GlobalRenameUser)
- New Username: Shakes (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 am using the "Shakes" username everywhere ever since I became a point on FidoNet in 1992. I was an early bird on the internet and had the opportunity to register this username everywhere back then, f.ex. as email on one of the first free email providers as shakes@usa.net. I remember registering it to WP in the early days to try it, then I lost interrest and access, and as I see someone did the same in 2003 from China. I returned to Wikipedia in 2008, but my username was taken, so I used "Sh nassau" as subtitute and simply changed my signature so people know me can recognise me. Now I see "Shakes" has never been used since 2003 with only 2 edits on the userpage on the day of the registration, so it may be considered as unused now. I would like to take it myself if possible. Thanks in advance. Shakes Chat w/me 10:54, 21 March 2021 (UTC)
- On hold until 21 April --Superpes15 (talk) 12:05, 21 March 2021 (UTC)
- Done Superpes15 (talk) 00:35, 21 April 2021 (UTC)
VlyalcinEdit
- Wiki: meta.wikimedia.org (stewardry • list 'crats)
- Old Username: Vlyalcin (talk • edits • logs • cross-wiki-contribs • userpages • CentralAuth • GlobalRenameUser)
- New Username: Karakalem (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 be more anonymous. Currently, I am very reachable.
- On hold until 22 April --Superpes15 (talk) 01:16, 22 March 2021 (UTC)
- Done Superpes15 (talk) 00:44, 22 April 2021 (UTC)
Ragef33Edit
- Wiki: meta.wikimedia.org (stewardry • list 'crats)
- Old Username: Ragef33 (talk • edits • logs • cross-wiki-contribs • userpages • CentralAuth • GlobalRenameUser)
- New Username: TUSF (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: More commonly use this username in online contexts, and would rather have a more consistent identity across sites. Ragef33 (talk) 06:57, 28 March 2021 (UTC)
Tahmid02016Edit
- Wiki: meta.wikimedia.org (stewardry • list 'crats)
- Old Username: Tahmid02016 (talk • edits • logs • cross-wiki-contribs • userpages • CentralAuth • GlobalRenameUser)
- New Username: Tahmid (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: Shortening username –– Switching to nickname.
--T@hmid02016 (talk) 15:19, 28 March 2021 (UTC)
Beach.sandEdit
- Wiki: meta.wikimedia.org (stewardry • list 'crats)
- Old Username: beach.sand (talk • edits • logs • cross-wiki-contribs • userpages • CentralAuth • GlobalRenameUser)
- New Username: ribesnero (talk • edits • logs • cross-wiki-contribs • userpages • similar names • UV • CentralAuth)
- Warning: A username cannot begin with a lower-case letter: ribesnero → Ribesnero
- Previous renames: current user, target user, Queue: open req, closed req
- Stewards/Global renamers: usurp user, rename user
- Reason: Ribesnero's global account has 0 edits and was created in 2013. I have tried to found ways to reach out to them but have failed. Ribesnero is my online pseudonym across various websites; I'd like to have a more unified digital presence.
--Beach.sand (talk) 21:54, 1 April 2021 (UTC)beach.sand
Omarbernal2800Edit
- Wiki: meta.wikimedia.org (stewardry • list 'crats)
- Old Username: Omarbernal2800 (talk • edits • logs • cross-wiki-contribs • userpages • CentralAuth • GlobalRenameUser)
- New Username: Omar Bernal (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: Posting on behalf of es:User:Omarbernal2800. He'd like to usurp Omar Bernal. See es:Special:Permalink/134493729#Omarbernal2800_→_OmarBernal. —MarcoAurelio (talk) 18:09, 3 April 2021 (UTC)
- On hold until May 4, 2021. Usurpation notification posted to es.wikipedia talk page. —MarcoAurelio (talk) 18:09, 3 April 2021 (UTC)
এস. এম. জহিরুল ইসলাম সুজনEdit
- Wiki: meta.wikimedia.org (stewardry • list 'crats)
- Old Username: এস. এম. জহিরুল ইসলাম সুজন (talk • edits • logs • cross-wiki-contribs • userpages • CentralAuth • GlobalRenameUser)
- New Username: Md. Rabbani (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 am a Bangla Wikipedia, I have a total of 200+ edits across various wikimedia projects. I want to change my current username and get my real name. But it is not possible to name of Md. Rabbani here in the English Wikipedia. Md. Rabbani join 4 years ago in the English Wikipedia, but he not edited hear, after which he was no longer active. I am writing an active user and regular wiki. My current user name changed to the original name Md. Rabbani would be a lot of benefit to me.
--এস. এম. জহিরুল ইসলাম সুজন (talk) 10:44, 13 April 2021 (UTC)
Hello @এস. এম. জহিরুল ইসলাম সুজন:, do you want to usurp Md Rabbani or do you want a rename to Md. Rabbani? They are two different usernames and Md. rabbani (with the dot) is not a registered user. Also, I see that you are blocked on enwiki for having used multiple users so the request will have to be carefully evaluated. Blocked users are generally not allowed to be renamed --Superpes15 (talk) 10:50, 13 April 2021 (UTC)
aeschyIusEdit
- Wiki: meta.wikimedia.org (stewardry • list 'crats)
- Old Username: AeschyIus (talk • edits • logs • cross-wiki-contribs • userpages • CentralAuth • GlobalRenameUser)
- New Username: Aeschylus (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 want my username to have a capital I, as that is not how the name is spelled. I am not impersonating anyone, as the user in question has 14 edits in 2007 at jawiki, while I signed up in 2021 for enwiki.
AeschyIus (talk) 17:26, 14 April 2021 (UTC)
- On hold until 17 May. We normally wait at least 5-6 months from registration before granting usurp, but since your account is simply a new account of an existing user and already has a lot of edits, I don't think there are any problems. For me it can be considered consolidated! --Superpes15 (talk) 11:03, 17 April 2021 (UTC)
NumeriloEdit
- Wiki: meta.wikimedia.org (stewardry • list 'crats)
- Old Username: Numerilo (talk • edits • logs • cross-wiki-contribs • userpages • CentralAuth • GlobalRenameUser)
- New Username: Nebula (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: As a trans person, I first came to wiki project with a username based on my dead name. Now that I legally changed my name on my ID and other documents, I wish, as well, to change it in here. However, I tried the Global user account rename request form, but it showed a message saying that "nebula" is already registered, but i really cant find it. Even the steinsplitter (https://steinsplitter.toolforge.org/uv/index.php?username=Nebula) shows that it's in use. So... I'm here to try it with someone that can help me with this (since "numerilo" is a reference to my old dead name).
- On hold until 17 May. All target's edits are deleted and date back to several years ago. Target also notified via mail --Superpes15 (talk) 11:11, 17 April 2021 (UTC)
Blablubbs (alt)Edit
- Wiki: meta.wikimedia.org (stewardry • list 'crats)
- Old Username: Blablubbs (alt) (talk • edits • logs • cross-wiki-contribs • userpages • CentralAuth • GlobalRenameUser)
- New Username: Blablubber (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: This is my (Blablubbs) alt account – "Blablubber" is the nickname I use on IRC and Discord (mostly to avoid getting pinged by recent changes bots), so I'd like to usurp the account with that name so I can redirect it to my userpage so that people who stumble across me via those venues (e.g. in -en-help) can find me more easily. The account was registered on dewiki in 2008 and has never made any edits or other publicly logged actions. Thanks and best, --Blablubbs (alt) (talk) 10:38, 17 April 2021 (UTC)
- Confirming that this is actually my alt, in case that's needed. --Blablubbs (talk) 10:39, 17 April 2021 (UTC)
- On hold until 17 May. User also notified via mail. --Superpes15 (talk) 11:16, 17 April 2021 (UTC)
See alsoEdit
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
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