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| section = <br />(''only'' for Meta-Wiki; for other projects see [[Index of pages where renaming can be requested|here]]) |
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| notes = This page was used for requesting ''username changes on Meta-Wiki'' from [[Meta:Bureaucrats|bureaucrats]] until 15 September 2014, when bureaucrats lost the rights to rename users. Requests for renaming are nowadays handled by stewards and global renamers on the request page '''[[Special:GlobalRenameRequest]]''' (also at [[Steward requests/Username changes]]). The archives of this page are preserved. |
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[[Category:Meta-Wiki requests]] |
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== Instructions == |
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Please follow these instructions carefully to ensure the correct processing of your request. |
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* Check that the username you are requesting does not yet exist, or has no edits. This may be done via the search function at [[Special:ListUsers]]; if the name appears in the list, even if the link is red, the name is taken. Be sure to capitalize the first letter of the username, as the software does not permit usernames that begin with a lowercase letter. '''Do not create an account under the new name.''' |
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*To have your username changed, [{{fullurl:Meta:Changing_username|action=edit§ion=new&preload=Meta%3AChanging+username%2Fpreload}} add] a request and follow the instructions. |
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'''Effects of a username change:''' |
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* When the rename has been completed, your account will have been renamed, and any contributions you have made (including deleted contributions) will be reattributed to your new account as a background process. Your account preferences, watchlist contents, password, etc. will all be preserved, and your user and user talk pages will have been moved to the new name (unless specifically asked not to). |
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* The change will appear in the [[Special:Log/renameuser|user rename log]]. '''There is no way to rename accounts without logging the change.''' |
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'''Warning!''' |
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* Please note only accounts with '''less than 50,000 edits''' can be renamed for now. See [//wikitech.wikimedia.org/index.php?title=Server_admin_log&diff=32840&oldid=32839&diffonly=1 server administration log] for details. |
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== Notes == |
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* <big>'''This page is for requests about Meta-Wiki accounts only'''</big>. Very likely, you want your account to be renamed on ''all Wikimedia wikis'' – this will most like be the case if you have a [[SUL|unified account]], as most people have nowadays. Please request that on [[Steward requests/Username changes]]. If you have already been renamed on another Wikimedia wiki, or don't have a SUL account, you still need to make requests for renaming the remaining accounts to local bureaucrats; so on this page for Meta. |
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* It is not possible for bureaucrats to merge two accounts, or to reattribute edits from IP addresses. Only registered accounts can be renamed. |
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* As an alternative, you may consider changing your signature. This will change your "public appearance" on talk pages and other places where you sign your username with <tt><nowiki>~~~~</nowiki></tt>. |
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* It may be easier for you simply to create a new account (although due to technical restrictions, requests to change only the capitalisation or punctuation should be made here). You can then discontinue use of the old one. It does not need to be deleted; disused accounts are harmless and may be safely ignored. |
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* Account names requested here are regarded as being "reserved" until the request is accepted or rejected. If someone else registers the account while the request is here, it will be renamed if necessary to allow for the requested move. |
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* ''Be aware'': This change will not affect signatures you have already left on talk pages, or other places where you signed your username with <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>. Those pages will continue to display your signature (including the link to your old username) unless edited manually. |
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* Once you have been renamed, your old account will no longer exist. In general the bureaucrat who deals with the name change should re-create the old account and block it indefinitely. To guard against impersonation, you may wish to check this. |
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* Of possible interest: the [[wmf:Privacy policy|Wikimedia Foundation Privacy Policy]], [[wmf:Terms of Use|Wikimedia Foundation Terms of Use]] and the so called "[[Right to vanish]]". |
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== Requests == |
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=== Ashokvigneshk → Ashok Vignesh K === |
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{{status}} |
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{{Renameuser2| 1=Ashokvigneshk | 2=Ashok Vignesh K }} |
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* Datestamp: 16:02, 14 April 2014 (UTC) |
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*Confirmation link: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Ashokvigneshk here] |
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* Reason: change username |
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[[Special:Contributions/117.213.143.226|117.213.143.226]] 16:02, 14 April 2014 (UTC) |
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*Neither the current or the target username is registered on Meta. Can you login from your current username and confirm the spelling? [[User:Courcelles|Courcelles]] 16:13, 14 April 2014 (UTC) |
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* I logged my account but nothing to modify. Not confirmed the spelling yet. I need to get space i.e., "Ashok Vignesh K" instead of "Ashokvigneshk". Is it possible to change my username if not then delete my username. I will create the new account. Let me know the problem. {{unsigned2| 09:08, 16 April 2014|117.221.64.221}} |
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* Did you resolve my changing username? {{unsigned2|17:16, 20 April 2014|117.200.14.133}} |
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=== ElectronDynamics → AndyHinks === |
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{{status}} |
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{{Renameuser2| 1=ElectronDynamics | 2=AndyHinks }} |
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* Datestamp: 08:51, 16 July 2014 (UTC) |
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* Reason: Want to create a page about Electron Dynamics |
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[[User:ElectronDynamics|ElectronDynamics]] ([[User talk:ElectronDynamics|talk]]) 08:51, 16 July 2014 (UTC) |
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=== Tigi Dx3 → ChairLeader820142E === |
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{{status|not done}} |
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{{Renameuser2| 1=Tigi Dx3 | 2=ChairLeader820142E }} |
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* Datestamp: 16:52, 16 July 2014 (UTC) |
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* Reason: dislike current name |
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[[User:Tigi Dx3|Tigi Dx3]] ([[User talk:Tigi Dx3|talk]]) 16:52, 16 July 2014 (UTC) |
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:*{{Not done}} - You only have one edit under your current username, meaning there is no need to rename your account. Please just simply create a new account. Thanks, [[User:Tiptoety|<span style="color:#4E562C;font-weight:bold">Tiptoety</span>]] <sup>[[User talk:Tiptoety|<span style="color:#FFDB58">talk</span>]]</sup> 17:13, 16 July 2014 (UTC) |
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=== Abbasiriz → AbbasiRiz === |
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{{status}} |
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{{Renameuser2| 1=Abbasiriz | 2=AbbasiRiz }} |
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* Datestamp: 09:56, 31 July 2014 (UTC) |
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* Reason: For better reading |
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[[Special:Contributions/139.190.207.30|139.190.207.30]] 09:56, 31 July 2014 (UTC) |
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:# Please log in before making a rename request. |
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:# Since you only made 2 edits on Commons and 1 on enwiki, please simply abandon the old account. If not, the right place to request is [[SRUC]]. --<small>[[User:MF-Warburg|MF-W]]</small> 21:30, 4 August 2014 (UTC) |
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=== এফ_রহমান → Ferdous === |
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{{status|done}} |
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{{Renameuser2| 1=এফ_রহমান| 2=ferdous}} |
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* Datestamp: 16:18, 3 August 2014 (UTC) |
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* Reason: I face trouble to unify some of my wiki accounts. Help me.[[User:এফ রহমান|এফ রহমান]] ([[User talk:এফ রহমান|talk]]) 13:05, 3 August 2014 (UTC) |
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:Moved from [[Special:Diff/9396806|SRUC]]. Requires usurpation of the Ferdous account. With kind regards, [[User:Savh|'''S'''a]][[User talk:Savh#header|vh]][[:es:User:Savh|<sup>ñ</sup>]] 16:18, 3 August 2014 (UTC) |
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::Please confirm, dear [[User:এফ রহমান]] that you own the global account Ferdous. --<small>[[User:MF-Warburg|MF-W]]</small> 21:26, 4 August 2014 (UTC) |
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::: Don't know how to confirm global account. Dear [[User:MF-Warburg|MF-W]] how i confirm global account? [[User:এফ রহমান|এফ রহমান]] ([[User talk:এফ রহমান|talk]]) 02:35, 5 August 2014 (UTC) |
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::::Please make an edit, while logged-in as Ferdous (e.g. on bnwiki), that says "I am [[:meta:User:এফ রহমান]]", and link to the edit here. --<small>[[User:MF-Warburg|MF-W]]</small> 17:57, 5 August 2014 (UTC) |
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:::::Done, [https://bn.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=ব্যবহারকারী:Ferdous&diff=1671904&oldid=1669372 here it is]. --[[User:এফ রহমান|এফ রহমান]] ([[User talk:এফ রহমান|talk]]) 17:17, 7 August 2014 (UTC) |
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::::::{{done}} Please visit [[Special:MergeAccount]] now. --<small>[[User:MF-Warburg|MF-W]]</small> 20:28, 8 August 2014 (UTC) |
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=== ערן בוט → EranBot === |
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{{status|done}} |
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{{Renameuser2| 1=ערן בוט | 2=EranBot }} |
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* Datestamp: 14:24, 10 August 2014 (UTC) |
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* Reason: I would like to have latin username for my bot account, as I'm going to run it in other wikis except hewiki. |
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Thanks, [[User:ערן בוט|ערן בוט]] ([[User talk:ערן בוט|talk]]) 14:24, 10 August 2014 (UTC) |
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:{{Done}}. -- [[User:Mentifisto|<font color="#800080" face="courier new">Menti</font>]][[User talk:Mentifisto|<font color="#000000" face="courier new">fisto</font>]] 05:40, 12 August 2014 (UTC) |
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Latest revision as of 12:53, 27 August 2025
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This page was used for requesting username changes on Meta-Wiki from bureaucrats until 15 September 2014, when bureaucrats lost the rights to rename users. Requests for renaming are nowadays handled by stewards and global renamers on the request page Special:GlobalRenameRequest (also at Steward requests/Username changes). The archives of this page are preserved.
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