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Line 1: {{Short description\|Request board for simple changes of username}} {{/Front matter}} {{NOINDEX}} === <span id="~~Frakkam~~Jaldridge86">~~Frakkam~~Jaldridge86</span> → Just11886 === ~~{{renameuser2\| 1=Frakkam \| 2= }}~~ * Datestamp: 12:34, 2 December 2015 (UTC)▼ * Reason: [[User:Frakkam\|Frakkam]] ([[User talk:Frakkam\|talk]]) 12:34, 2 December 2015 (UTC)I Kabuye Frank here by request for the change of my user name to Kigongo Frank. this is because am not comfortable with the original user name. :[[Image:Symbol comment vote.svg\|17px]] '''Robot clerk note:''' The requested username is already registered; see <span class="plainlinks">[https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:ListUsers&username=&limit=1&offset=0 Special:Listusers]</span>. However, as this requested account has made no edits, it meets the criteria for being usurped; if you wish to usurp it, please read and follow the process at [[Wikipedia:Changing username/Usurpations]]. If you do '''not''' wish to usurp the username, please choose another name to be renamed to. —[[User:Cyberbot I\|<sup style="color:green;font-family:Courier">cyberbot I]]<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]]:Online</sub></small> 12:40, 2 December 2015 (UTC) :[[Image:Symbol comment vote.svg\|17px]] '''Renamer note:'''Dear Frakkam, please log in as "Kabuye Frank" and reply here so we know you own that account. Sincerely, [[User:Taketa\|Taketa]] ([[User talk:Taketa\|talk]]) 17:32, 2 December 2015 (UTC) ::{{not done}} No response. —[[User:K6ka\|'''<span style="color:#0040FF">k6ka</span>''']] <span title="Canadian!" style="color:red">🍁</span> ([[User talk:K6ka\|<span style="color:#0080FF">Talk</span>]] · [[Special:Contributions/K6ka\|<span style="color:#0B4C5F">Contributions</span>]]) 03:39, 9 December 2015 (UTC) ~~=== <span id="Pamela Jagne">Pamela Jagne</span> → P Jagne ===~~ ~~{{renameuser2\| 1=Pamela Jagne \| 2=P Jagne }}~~ * Datestamp: 07:50, 4 December 2015 (UTC)▼ * Reason: By mistakenly written [[User:Pamela Jagne\|Pamela Jagne]] ([[User talk:Pamela Jagne\|talk]]) 07:50, 4 December 2015 (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]]<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]]:Online</sub></small> 08:00, 4 December 2015 (UTC) ::{{renamer note}} Judging by your userpage, you may have misunderstood what Wikipedia is about. It is [[WP:NOTSOCIALNETWORK\|not a place to write about yourself]] (like Facebook or LinkedIn) but [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia is an encyclopedia\|is an online encyclopedia where people write about other topics]]. We have strict rules about [[WP:COI\|conflicts of interest]] which preclude writing about yourself. Are you aware of these policies? —[[User:K6ka\|'''<span style="color:#0040FF">k6ka</span>''']] <span title="Canadian!" style="color:red">🍁</span> ([[User talk:K6ka\|<span style="color:#0080FF">Talk</span>]] · [[Special:Contributions/K6ka\|<span style="color:#0B4C5F">Contributions</span>]]) 12:34, 4 December 2015 (UTC) {{rename links\| 1=Jaldridge86 \| 2=Just11886 }} ~~=== <span id="Neil Breen">Neil Breen</span> → Spooderman ===~~ ▲* Datestamp: 1202:3449, 224 ~~December~~August ~~2015~~2025 (UTC) * Reason: Want to remove my surname from my username for privacy. [[User:Jaldridge86\|Jaldridge86]] ([[User talk:Jaldridge86\|talk]]) 02:49, 24 August 2025 (UTC) : ~~{{renameuser2\| 1=Neil Breen \| 2=Spooderman }}~~ * Datestamp: 16:21, 4 December 2015 (UTC) * Reason: Old username was a celebratity name [[User:Neil Breen\|Neil Breen]] ([[User talk:Neil Breen\|talk]]) 16:21, 4 December 2015 (UTC) ~~:[[Image:Symbol comment vote.svg\|17px]] '''Robot clerk note:''' I have detected the following problems:~~ * The requested username is already registered; see <span class="plainlinks">[https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:ListUsers&username=Spooderman&limit=1&offset=0 Special:Listusers]</span>. Please choose another name that does not appear on that list. * There is already a [[WP:SUL\|global account]] registered for [[sulutil:Spooderman\|Spooderman]].—[[User:Cyberbot I\|<sup style="color:green;font-family:Courier">cyberbot I]]<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]]:Online</sub></small> 16:30, 4 December 2015 (UTC) ::{{renamer note}} The requested username is already registered, see [[Special:CentralAuth/Spooderman]]. Please pick a new name. —[[User:K6ka\|'''<span style="color:#0040FF">k6ka</span>''']] <span title="Canadian!" style="color:red">🍁</span> ([[User talk:K6ka\|<span style="color:#0080FF">Talk</span>]] · [[Special:Contributions/K6ka\|<span style="color:#0B4C5F">Contributions</span>]]) 17:36, 4 December 2015 (UTC) :{{nd}} there is an existing account at the desired new name, please kindly go through [[:m:SRUC]]. '''[[User:A09\|<span style="color:#004d99">A09</span>]]'''<nowiki>\|</nowiki>[[User talk:A09\|<span style="color:#004d99">(talk)</span>]] 18:56, 24 August 2025 (UTC) ~~=== <span id="WhiteStag">WhiteStag</span> → Archdrake ===~~ === <span id="AniruddhaArko123">AniruddhaArko123</span> → The_Mysterious_Man_1248 === ~~{{renameuser2\| 1=WhiteStag \| 2=Archdrake }}~~ * Datestamp: 09:50, 8 December 2015 (UTC) * Reason: The Archdrake is a trademark of my pseudonym and almost used every where, although it refers to Dark Souls video game franchise. [[User:WhiteStag\|WhiteStag]] ([[User talk:WhiteStag\|talk]]) 09:50, 8 December 2015 (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]]<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]]:Online</sub></small> 10:00, 8 December 2015 (UTC) ::{{renamer note}} The requested username is too similar to an existing username: [[Special:CentralAuth/ArchDrake\|ArchDrake]]. Please pick another name. —[[User:K6ka\|'''<span style="color:#0040FF">k6ka</span>''']] <span title="Canadian!" style="color:red">🍁</span> ([[User talk:K6ka\|<span style="color:#0080FF">Talk</span>]] · [[Special:Contributions/K6ka\|<span style="color:#0B4C5F">Contributions</span>]]) 11:48, 8 December 2015 (UTC) {{rename links\| 1=AniruddhaArko123 \| 2=The_Mysterious_Man_1248 }} ~~=== <span id="Pcairic">Pcairic</span> → pcairic ===~~ ▲* Datestamp: 0703:5058, 426 ~~December~~August ~~2015~~2025 (UTC) * Reason: ~~current~~I ~~name~~do not wish to use ismy real name. [[User:~~Ianagutierrez~~AniruddhaArko123\|~~Ianagutierrez~~AniruddhaArko123]] ([[User talk:~~Ianagutierrez~~AniruddhaArko123\|talk]]) 2303:1458, 926 ~~December~~August ~~2015~~2025 (UTC)▼ : {{Renamer note}} {{u\|AniruddhaArko123}} As your request may be related to a desire for anonymity/privacy, please note that a permanent log record will be created connecting your previous name to the new one. As such, you may prefer to simply create a new account, and either just abandon your old account or have it renamed to something random and abandon it. If you still want a rename then post here again saying so. [[User:JBW\|JBW]] ([[User talk:JBW\|talk]]) 21:06, 27 August 2025 (UTC) ~~{{renameuser2\| 1=Pcairic \| 2=pcairic }}~~ * Datestamp: 23:49, 8 December 2015 (UTC) * Reason: lower case please [[User:Pcairic\|pcairic]] ([[User talk:Pcairic\|talk]]) 23:49, 8 December 2015 (UTC) :{{CHUR\|lowercase}} —[[User:K6ka\|'''<span style="color:#0040FF">k6ka</span>''']] <span title="Canadian!" style="color:red">🍁</span> ([[User talk:K6ka\|<span style="color:#0080FF">Talk</span>]] · [[Special:Contributions/K6ka\|<span style="color:#0B4C5F">Contributions</span>]]) 03:36, 9 December 2015 (UTC) === <span id="~~Blainegarrett~enwiki~~Zalmayali">~~Blainegarrett~enwiki~~Zalmayali</span> → ~~blainegarrett~~Goldfish12 === {{~~renameuser2~~rename links\| 1=~~Blainegarrett~enwiki~~Zalmayali \| 2=~~blainegarrett~~Goldfish12 }} * Datestamp: 0121:00, 931 ~~December~~August ~~2015~~2025 (UTC) ▲* Reason: Byused ~~mistakenly~~my ~~written~~real name [[User:~~Pamela Jagne~~Zalmayali\|~~Pamela Jagne~~Zalmayali]] ([[User talk:~~Pamela Jagne~~Zalmayali\|talk]]) 0721:5000, 431 ~~December~~August ~~2015~~2025 (UTC) * Reason: https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/User:Blainegarrett is my wikibooks profile that I assume caused the name collision, but I am unable to login into wikipedia as that user now with the blainegarrett~enwiki is my re-aassigned name. Is it possible to combine these accounts? If not, can my wikipedia user simply be renamed to blainegarrett to preserve external links and history? Thank you. [[User:Blainegarrett~enwiki\|Blainegarrett~enwiki]] ([[User talk:Blainegarrett~enwiki\|talk]]) 01:00, 9 December 2015 (UTC) ::{{Not done}} {{u\|Zalmayali}}. The chosen username is too similar to an existing username or it used to be username of someone else that got renamed: Goldfish12. Please choose another username. [[User:Cabayi\|Cabayi]] ([[User talk:Cabayi\|talk]]) 06:26, 1 September 2025 (UTC) :{{renamer note}} Sorry, it is not possible to merge user accounts at this time. You may try asking at [[m:SRUC]] to see what they can do, although I can't guarantee anything. —[[User:K6ka\|'''<span style="color:#0040FF">k6ka</span>''']] <span title="Canadian!" style="color:red">🍁</span> ([[User talk:K6ka\|<span style="color:#0080FF">Talk</span>]] · [[Special:Contributions/K6ka\|<span style="color:#0B4C5F">Contributions</span>]]) 03:38, 9 December 2015 (UTC) === <span id="~~Sdiwakar~~Shlg2">~~Sdiwakar~~Shlg2</span> → ~~shaond~~AlexEdu === Alternative options if unavailable: Alex_Edu, AlexEdu1, Alex_Education, Aedu, AlexResearch, EduAlex. {{~~renameuser2~~rename links\| 1=~~Sdiwakar~~Shlg2 \| 2=~~shaond~~AlexEdu }} * Datestamp: 0521:1819, 931 ~~December~~August ~~2015~~2025 (UTC) * Reason: ~~Consolidation~~I ofwould ~~usernames~~like ~~for~~a shorter, professional username that reflects my ~~identity~~academic interest in education, while remaining neutral and consistent with Wikipedia’s username policy. [[User:~~Sdiwakar~~Shlg2\|~~shaond~~Shlg2]] ([[User talk:~~Sdiwakar~~Shlg2\|talk]]) 0521:1819, 931 ~~December~~August ~~2015~~2025 (UTC) ::{{Not done}} --{{u\|Shlg2}}. The chosen username is too similar to existing usernames or it used to be username of someone else that got renamed: AlexEdu and Alexedu. [[User:~~Steinsplitter~~Cabayi\|~~Steinsplitter~~Cabayi]] ([[User talk:~~Steinsplitter~~Cabayi\|talk]]) 1106:3829, 91 ~~December~~September ~~2015~~2025 (UTC) === <span id="~~Rdpapapid~~Mr. Roy 2001">~~Rdpapapid~~Mr. Roy 2001</span> → ~~2015-08033~~Moly Roy === {{~~renameuser2~~rename links\| 1=~~Rdpapapid~~Mr. Roy 2001 \| 2=~~2015-08033~~Moly Roy }} * Datestamp: 14:2422, 91 ~~December~~September ~~2015~~2025 (UTC) * Reason: ~~The current username~~ I ~~have is too close to~~want my ~~real~~ name~~. However, I have already made a contribution and for privacy reasons I'd very much prefer~~ to ~~use~~be ~~the~~in ~~new~~my username ~~I listed above and not the one I made the msitake of starting with~~. [[User:~~Rdpapapid~~Mr. Roy 2001\|~~Rdpapapid~~Mr. Roy 2001]] ([[User talk:~~Rdpapapid~~Mr. Roy 2001\|talk]]) 14:2422, 91 ~~December~~September ~~2015~~2025 (UTC) :{{Done}} —[[User:K6ka\|'''<span style="color:#0040FF">k6ka</span>''']] <span title="Canadian!" style="color:red">🍁</span> ([[User talk:K6ka\|<span style="color:#0080FF">Talk</span>]] · [[Special:Contributions/K6ka\|<span style="color:#0B4C5F">Contributions</span>]]) 17:47, 9 December 2015 (UTC) : ~~=== <span id="Ianagutierrez">Ianagutierrez</span> → statecraft76 ===~~ :@[[User:Mr. Roy 2001\|Mr. Roy 2001]], are you aware of the risks of using your real name as username? Take a look around [[WP:REALNAME]] and confirm if you are okay using real name despite the risks associated. <small><sub><span style="color:SteelBlue;">Regards, </span></sub></small>[[User:Aafi\|<span style="font-family:sans-serif; color:#4682B4; text-shadow:.2em .2em .4em #AfAfB1;">'''Aafi'''</span>]] [[User talk:Aafi\|<sup> '' (talk)''</sup>]] 16:21, 1 September 2025 (UTC) ~~{{renameuser2\| 1=Ianagutierrez \| 2=statecraft76 }}~~ ::@[[User:Aafi\|Aafi]], I know this.This is my nickname. Please change my username as per my request. [[User:Mr. Roy 2001\|Mr. Roy 2001]] ([[User talk:Mr. Roy 2001\|talk]]) 16:39, 1 September 2025 (UTC) * Datestamp: 23:14, 9 December 2015 (UTC) :::Alright {{done}}. Happy editing {{u\|Moly Roy}}. <small><sub><span style="color:SteelBlue;">Regards, </span></sub></small>[[User:Aafi\|<span style="font-family:sans-serif; color:#4682B4; text-shadow:.2em .2em .4em #AfAfB1;">'''Aafi'''</span>]] [[User talk:Aafi\|<sup> '' (talk)''</sup>]] 17:33, 1 September 2025 (UTC) ▲* Reason: current name is real name [[User:Ianagutierrez\|Ianagutierrez]] ([[User talk:Ianagutierrez\|talk]]) 23:14, 9 December 2015 (UTC)

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