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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

Once you have decided on the name you would like:

Read this page first. You must be aware of, and understand, all of that information before requesting a username change
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.
Do not create an account under the new name or move/redirect your userpages. We'll do that for you.
Log in with your present username in order to place your request. Renames will not be approved if the requester is not logged in.
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=
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.
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.
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.

For help 'vanishing' from Wikipedia, please see courtesy vanishing.

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.

FizzFire → Vanished user 1562269158461

Current name: FizzFire (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Requested name: Vanished user 1562269158461 (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
AntiSpoof: antispoof check
For global renamer: rename user
Datestamp: 03:23, 22 June 2019 (UTC)
Reason: I'm vanishing from Wikipedia and Wikimedia. FizzFire (talk) 03:23, 22 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Robot clerk note: No problems found—^{cyberbot I}_{Talk to my owner:Online} 03:30, 22 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

On hold Looking at your block log on ptwiki, there's a possibility you may not be eligible for a courtesy vanishing. Pending input from someone who can speak the language and interpret what happened. —k6ka 🍁 (Talk · Contributions) 23:03, 22 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@K6ka: any updates? — regards, Revi 09:46, 26 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

PeakDill → BrandonPride

Current name: PeakDill (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Requested name: BrandonPride (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
AntiSpoof: antispoof check
For global renamer: rename user
Datestamp: 00:10, 19 July 2019 (UTC)
Reason: I want my name to be consistent across all of my accounts PeakDill (talk) 00:10, 19 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Robot clerk note: No problems found—^{cyberbot I}_{Talk to my owner:Online} 00:20, 19 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Renamer note: The chosen username is too similar to existing usernames: Brandonpride. Please choose another one. ‐‐1997kB (talk) 07:52, 19 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Not done No response for a week. — regards, Revi 09:44, 26 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Neerob Ghosh Joy 3 → gsjhgsagsbhsjhnsztfszdvgsbhsb

Current name: Neerob Ghosh Joy 3 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Requested name: Gsjhgsagsbhsjhnsztfszdvgsbhsb (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
AntiSpoof: antispoof check
For global renamer: rename user
Datestamp: 12:18, 26 July 2019 (UTC)
Reason: delete my account changing my device Neerob Ghosh Joy 3 (talk) 12:18, 26 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Robot clerk note: Neerob Ghosh Joy 3 has already made a request here.—^{cyberbot I}_{Talk to my owner:Online} 12:20, 26 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Renamed to Vanished user Gsjhgsagsbhsjhnsztfszdvgsbhsb. — regards, Revi 11:59, 27 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Hungryroark → circuitusmaximus

Current name: Hungryroark (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Requested name: Circuitusmaximus (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
AntiSpoof: antispoof check
For global renamer: rename user
Datestamp: 13:48, 26 July 2019 (UTC)
Reason: truthseeker01 13:48, 26 July 2019 (UTC)

Robot clerk note: No problems found—^{cyberbot I}_{Talk to my owner:Online} 13:50, 26 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Done. — regards, Revi 12:01, 27 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Done by -revi—^{cyberbot I}_{Talk to my owner:Online} 12:20, 27 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

NightShadow23 → UnnamedMan

Current name: NightShadow23 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Requested name: UnnamedMan (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
AntiSpoof: antispoof check
For global renamer: rename user
Datestamp: 10:55, 27 July 2019 (UTC)
Reason: delete my account. NightShadow (talk) 10:55, 27 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Robot clerk note: No problems found—^{cyberbot I}_{Talk to my owner:Online} 11:00, 27 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

{{safesubst:Renameuser

|CURRENT=Jay Ackland 
|NEW=Jay Wordsworth
|REASON=I had registered as Jay Ackland.  This I now know was a mistake, as I am editing the article on the poet Valentine Ackland.  I am no relation to her, and simply admire her as an artist.  I would rather register as something resembling a normal name and I'm sure I will never edit the article on the poet Wm Wordsworth.  Thank you.

@@ Line 43: / Line 43: @@
 * Reason: delete my account. [[User:NightShadow23|NightShadow]] ([[User talk:NightShadow23|talk]]) 10:55, 27 July 2019 (UTC)
 :[[Image:Symbol comment vote.svg|17px]] '''Robot clerk note:''' No problems found—[[User:Cyberbot I|<sup style="color:green;font-family:Courier">cyberbot I</sup>]]<small><sub style="margin-left:-13.5ex;color:green;font-family:Comic Sans MS">[[User talk:Cyberbot I|<span style="color:green">Talk to my owner</span>]]:Online</sub></small> 11:00, 27 July 2019 (UTC)
+{{safesubst:Renameuser
+ |CURRENT=Jay Ackland <!-- The "{{subst:REVISIONUSER}}" will automatically fill in your username -- please do not touch it! -->
+ |NEW=Jay Wordsworth
+ |REASON=I had registered as Jay Ackland.  This I now know was a mistake, as I am editing the article on the poet Valentine Ackland.  I am no relation to her, and simply admire her as an artist.  I would rather register as something resembling a normal name and I'm sure I will never edit the article on the poet Wm Wordsworth.  Thank you.