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

Instructions
  1. 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.
  2. Read the username policy and ensure your new name does not violate it. Usernames must not:
  3. 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.
  4. Log in with your current username. Requests will not be approved if the requester is not logged in.
  5. .
    • 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.
  6. Select Publish changes.
  7. 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 help 'vanishing' from Wikipedia,
please see courtesy vanishing.



Sub2NWYT → TOTFMK

Robot clerk note: I have detected the following problems:
 Not done per clerk. --Wüstenspringmaus talk 19:58, 15 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Indrakumay → indra kumar vgv

Robot clerk note: No problems found—cyberbot ITalk to my owner:Online 17:00, 16 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
 Renamer note: The username Indrakumay (talk · contribs) has made no contributions to the project aside from this edit, or has only a few minor contributions. - FlightTime (open channel) 17:36, 16 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done Since you have made no edits at all other than this rename request you may as well just abandon this account & create a new one. JBW (talk) 12:26, 18 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Mabezzz → Laurie2605

Robot clerk note: No problems found—cyberbot ITalk to my owner:Online 21:50, 16 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
 Renamer note: Please provide a reason for renaming. - FlightTime (open channel) 22:49, 16 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done Since you have made no edits at all other than this rename request you may as well just abandon this account & create a new one. JBW (talk) 18:17, 18 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Rhyscharlton → RhysCharlton

Robot clerk note: No problems found—cyberbot ITalk to my owner:Online 18:30, 21 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
 Renamer note: The username username (talk · contribs) has made no contributions to the project aside from this edit, or has only a few minor contributions. - FlightTime (open channel) 01:53, 23 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
 Not done Since you have made no or minor edits at all other than this rename request you may as well just abandon this account & create a new one. - FlightTime (open channel) 01:53, 23 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

CBartsocas → caesium7

Robot clerk note: No problems found—cyberbot ITalk to my owner:Online 17:10, 24 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
 Done_Caesium7 - FlightTime (open channel) 19:28, 24 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Florian COLLIN → The Florian

Robot clerk note: No problems found—cyberbot ITalk to my owner:Online 01:10, 25 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]