Wikipedia:Changing username/Simple: Difference between revisions

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=== Echyrrhus → Wolferr ===

* Datestamp: 14:36, 17 October 2025 (UTC)

* Reason: If possible, I would prefer this username to have fewer links to any accounts unrelated to the primary purpose of the username. 🙂 [[User:Echyrrhus|Echyrrhus]] ([[User talk:Echyrrhus|talk]]) 14:36, 17 October 2025 (UTC)

:{{User:FlightTime/Renamer_note|{{ping|Echyrrhus}} Having a hard time understanding, you have only one edit (this one), what “”’links”'” are you referring to?}} – [[User:FlightTime|”’FlightTime”']] ([[User talk:FlightTime|”’open channel”']]) 22:17, 18 October 2025 (UTC)

=== SpamCauldron → tarushv ===

Request board for simple changes of username

This page hosts simple requests for a username change across the Wikimedia network. Requests are processed by stewards and global renamers.

Instructions

Read Wikipedia:Changing username carefully. You must be aware of and understand all the implications of changing your username. Specifically:
- Your name will be changed to the new one in the page history of every page you’ve edited, and in all log entries.
- Your user pages, account preferences, and edits will be moved to the new name. Please do not create a new account or attempt to move them yourself.
- Links left by your previous signatures will still point to the old userpage; however, a redirect will be created pointing to your new userpage.
- Understand that using your real name as your username may put you at risk of harassment.
Read the username policy and ensure your new name does not violate it. Usernames must not:
Check that your new username is not already in use by searching for it on Special:CentralAuth. If the name is registered, even on another Wikimedia project, it is taken.
If the target name hasn’t made any edits to any Wikimedia project, you may request usurpation at meta:Steward requests/Username changes.
Log in with your current username. Requests will not be approved if the requester is not logged in.
Place your request here.
- Add your desired username after NEW=.
- Add a reason for the change after REASON=. Requests without a valid reason will not be approved.
- Do not change anything else.
Select Publish changes.
Check back on this page periodically to answer any inquiries regarding your request. Consider watching the page so you can monitor updates. Requests may be closed if there are unresolved queries.

Requests that do not follow these instructions or that are grossly malformed are subject to removal.

For stewards, global renamers, and clerks
Only stewards and global renamers have the authority to approve or decline requests. Requests are automatically clerked by a bot, but occasionally human intervention is required, particularly for malformed requests. If you would like to help out with clerking, please see Wikipedia:Changing username/Assistance.

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.