Reason: My current user name contains Personally Identifiable Information (PII) --- which definitely goes against Information Security recommendations; hence the reason. (I've already checked for this name's availability on the prescribed page, & make use of it with another account of mine elsewhere, so there shouldn't be any complications.) Shannon 07:59, 14 March 2021 (UTC)
Reason: Name is a public name for a public profile and should not have been used for creating this account, PeripheralIncision gives privacy
TheHourr (
talk) 05:54, 12 March 2021 (UTC)reply
Reason: current username 'iamnotawikibot' was reported to have violated the user name policy WP:UAA (-bot suffix is reserved for actual bots)
Iamnotawikibot (
talk) 14:41, 14 March 2021 (UTC)reply
Reason: Original username was inspired by a real person that is not me and has caused some confusion.
JamesBellArt (
talk) 23:15, 7 March 2021 (UTC)reply
Reason: represents my heritage and Xbox Live gamertag, the latter based on my interest in New York.
Metric Supporter 89 (
talk) 13:11, 8 March 2021 (UTC)
Metric Supporter 89 (
talk) 13:11, 8 March 2021 (UTC)reply
Reason: The Current Username that I use was too visible due to the usage on many diffrent websites, so i choose to Request a new one.
chnnnnnnnnndourunrun📨 00:29, 9 March 2021 (UTC)reply
Reason: I would like my username changed to this due to me not using "AestheticAllison" as my username on any platforms anymore.
AestheticAllison2841 00:55, 12 March 2021 (UTC)reply
Reason: Because Meko is my real name and 86 is my born year. For this reason I want you help me to change my user name from "Meko86" to "Zeryaw"
Meko86 (
talk) 13:08, 13 March 2021 (UTC)reply
Reason: My current username indicates a name of city. There are times that I do edit the Wikipedia page with the same name and that may cause inappropriate promotion of the article since a user named LipaCityPH is editing an article named Lipa, Batangas which is a city from the Philippines.
LipaCityPH (
talk) 13:59, 15 March 2021 (UTC)reply
Done There is a user by the name
Brendon Carvalho that has a similar username to the one you have been renamed to. They are currently inactive, so they should not cause any issues. However, if they do return and confusion arises, you may need to request another
username change. —
k6ka🍁 (
Talk ·
Contributions) 21:23, 18 March 2021 (UTC)reply
Done There is a user by the name
Rk2021 that has a similar username to the one you have been renamed to. They are currently inactive, so they should not cause any issues. However, if they do return and confusion arises, you may need to request another
username change. —
k6ka🍁 (
Talk ·
Contributions) 21:24, 18 March 2021 (UTC)reply
Reason: Using capitals and two words, in addition to being inclusive beyond the LGBT acronym.
Globallgbthistory (
talk) 05:40, 19 March 2021 (UTC)reply
Reason: My username is still my real name. I would like to request a username change because it directly resembles my actual name and I don't want to disclose further who I am. Kammill ⟨
talk⟩ 16:17, 20 March 2021 (UTC)reply
@
Kammill: As this is your second rename in very short period of time, it's very likely to be your final rename for few years. Do you want to continue with the rename? --
CptViraj (
talk) 17:26, 20 March 2021 (UTC)reply
Reason: All the usernames I have across all the platforms are as per new requested one. I would like my Wikipedia username to reflect the same. Some platforms had a maximum length limit less than the current username. therefore changing my username to the current Wikipedia username was not possible. Kindly allow me to change to the NEW requested username so that I can comfortably contribute and use the platform of Wikipedia with my preferred alias.
udistructor (
talk) 09:21, 20 March 2021 (UTC)reply
Reason: I would like change my Wikipedia name to ElenaCyclone as ElenaCyclone has no currently edits
EllaCyclone (
talk) 12:16, 25 March 2021 (UTC)reply
Reason: I am new here. I use this user name on every social platform. To keep my identify secret, I request a user name change. Thank you
Moul chusy (
talk) 19:26, 25 March 2021 (UTC)reply
Renamer note: Please note that there is a famous person by the name of
Tom Ellis. If you would like to be renamed to "Tom Ellis", it is best to leave a note on your
user page stating that you are not related to that person (see
Wikipedia:Username policy § Real names). Do you still wish to proceed? —
k6ka🍁 (
Talk ·
Contributions) 02:29, 26 March 2021 (UTC)reply
K6ka, Yes I will write on my userpage that I'm not any famous Tom Ellis.
Moul chusy (
talk) 08:52, 26 March 2021 (UTC)reply
Reason: My previous name got judged with my article on PMSSS scholarship, as I was new to Wikipedia and created my account only for writing that article but was having no intention of doing advert. Please help.
Wikipmsss (
talk) 13:32, 2 April 2021 (UTC)reply
Wikipmsss, Renamer note: Are you aware of (and comfortable with) the potential implications associated with
using a real name? --
CptViraj (
talk) 04:32, 3 April 2021 (UTC)reply
Reason: I noticed that people were addressing me with just "Orlando", and I hated it. I want an unique name, not one that is abbreviated to a lot of other people's names. Besides, I don't realy like to have numbers in my name, as they will invariably become outdated (e.g. the "2021" will be outdated in 2022).
Orlando 2006-2021 (
talk) 10:34, 4 April 2021 (UTC)reply
@
Jyazumah: Please select another name, JYSA is too similar to an existing user: JySa.
SilkTork (
talk) 09:12, 8 April 2021 (UTC)reply
Hey
SilkTork, welcome to the team! This one we can process, since there is very small change of confusion between the two users, also there is a priority privatization aspect. –
xenotalk 14:30, 8 April 2021 (UTC)reply
Done. @
JYSA:, you can now log in and edit under your new name.
SilkTork (
talk) 14:53, 8 April 2021 (UTC)reply
@
Xeno:, I worked out which box to tick to over-ride the software!
SilkTork (
talk) 14:53, 8 April 2021 (UTC)reply
. @
RedPatchBoy:, unfortunately the name is close to an existing user
User:Red Patch. Considering best way forward and will come back to you.
SilkTork (
talk) 10:22, 8 April 2021 (UTC)reply
Hi @
SilkTork:, given Red Patch made one now-deleted edit back in 2009 according to
this link and then nothing else, would the Usurpation username process work?
RedPatchBoy (
talk) 11:26, 8 April 2021 (UTC)reply
@
RedPatchBoy:. I'm looking into if I can over-ride the software restriction that is preventing the rename to RedPatch. I have asked the other global renamers, and I'm just waiting on a response. I've only recently become a renamer, so I am still learning what is possible.
SilkTork (
talk) 14:15, 8 April 2021 (UTC)reply
Done. @
RedPatch: I worked out which box to tick to over-ride the system, you are now free to log in and edit on the RedPatch account.
SilkTork (
talk) 14:56, 8 April 2021 (UTC)reply
Reason: My real name is Sulis, William - I want to secure my privacy. When I started as an occasional editor, I didn't know that I could use a less obvious name.
Sulisw (
talk) 05:02, 5 April 2021 (UTC)reply
Reason: I feel that my former username does not fit my personality and I want to change it to my current likings.
A Singaporean Tryceratop (
talk) 13:29, 7 April 2021 (UTC)reply
Renamer note:@
IkeuchiSan: The chosen username is too similar to existing usernames or it used to be username of someone else that got renamed: Nina M, Nina m, Nina.M, Nina.m and NinaM. Please choose another name. ‐‐
1997kB (
talk) 03:36, 2 April 2021 (UTC)reply
Done user had modified request, still similar to some names but low chance of confusion. –
xenotalk 16:12, 8 April 2021 (UTC)reply
Renamer note:@
IkeuchiSan: Did you intend to put a full stop at the end of your proposed name? Can you clarify if the name you want is
User:NinaMon. or
User:NinaMonSilkTork (
talk) 15:35, 8 April 2021 (UTC)reply
Reason: removal of numbers now used for a combination lock, changing name to be similar as on other websitesCyberghoul 0961 (
talk) 10:59, 24 March 2021 (UTC)reply
Reason: I feel that my formal username does not fit my personality and I want to change it to my current likings.
A Singaporean Tryceratop (
talk) 09:31, 5 April 2021 (UTC)reply
A Singaporean Tryceratop - semi-colons in usernames are really problematic. They break things unexpectedly. I know this because I used to edit as
User:For (;;). I strongly advise you to choose a different username.
Cabayi (
talk) 12:31, 6 April 2021 (UTC)reply
Renamer note:. @
A Singaporean Tryceratop:Cabayi suggests from experience that using ";" in your name will cause problems. Please select a different name.
SilkTork (
talk) 15:23, 8 April 2021 (UTC)reply
Reason: I made my current account name an incredibly long time ago, and I don't really want to be associated with it anymore. It's rather childish in hindsight to have a name like this, so I would like to go by the current name I've been associated with for a couple of years.
PokeLegendALFE (
talk) 01:06, 6 April 2021 (UTC)reply
Renamer note:@
PokeLegendALFE: As you have never used the account, other than to make this request here, it would be better for you to create a new account. You can do that at:
CreateAccount.
SilkTork (
talk) 09:02, 8 April 2021 (UTC)reply
Done@
Plozible: We've updated the renaming advice to no longer discourage new accounts from seeking a rename, so I have completed your request. You may now log in and edit from the Plozible account.
SilkTork (
talk) 10:02, 9 April 2021 (UTC)reply
Renamer note: The username appears to be promotional. Use of a company, organization, group, website, or product name as a username is prohibited by
the username policy. Please choose another name. @
Best Loven:, according to your user page: "Best Ambrose Better known with his stage name Best loven. His a Nigeria born Singer, songwriter,record producer ." We do not allow promotional names. Please select a new name.
SilkTork (
talk) 09:31, 8 April 2021 (UTC)reply
Done per
Wikipedia:Username_policy#Stage_names. @
Bestloven: I have changed your account name as requested, so you may now log in and edit as Bestloven. Though please note that you must not use Wikipedia to promote yourself.
SilkTork (
talk) 10:27, 9 April 2021 (UTC)reply
Why did you delete my request before reviewing it? (old reason was because I like the username I want to change to, and it's simpler.)
ItssTej (
talk) 12:27, 9 April 2021 (UTC)reply
(requests merged) My apologies! It looks like another user had improperly edited the requests page and removed some requests by mistake. I've fixed the issues. —
k6ka🍁 (
Talk ·
Contributions) 14:43, 9 April 2021 (UTC)reply
DoneZai is a similar username, but they have not edited since 2008, so I think we can go ahead with this request. —
k6ka🍁 (
Talk ·
Contributions) 14:55, 9 April 2021 (UTC)reply
Reason: My current user name contains Personally Identifiable Information (PII) --- which definitely goes against Information Security recommendations; hence the reason. (I've already checked for this name's availability on the prescribed page, & make use of it with another account of mine elsewhere, so there shouldn't be any complications.) Shannon 07:59, 14 March 2021 (UTC)
Reason: Name is a public name for a public profile and should not have been used for creating this account, PeripheralIncision gives privacy
TheHourr (
talk) 05:54, 12 March 2021 (UTC)reply
Reason: current username 'iamnotawikibot' was reported to have violated the user name policy WP:UAA (-bot suffix is reserved for actual bots)
Iamnotawikibot (
talk) 14:41, 14 March 2021 (UTC)reply
Reason: Original username was inspired by a real person that is not me and has caused some confusion.
JamesBellArt (
talk) 23:15, 7 March 2021 (UTC)reply
Reason: represents my heritage and Xbox Live gamertag, the latter based on my interest in New York.
Metric Supporter 89 (
talk) 13:11, 8 March 2021 (UTC)
Metric Supporter 89 (
talk) 13:11, 8 March 2021 (UTC)reply
Reason: The Current Username that I use was too visible due to the usage on many diffrent websites, so i choose to Request a new one.
chnnnnnnnnndourunrun📨 00:29, 9 March 2021 (UTC)reply
Reason: I would like my username changed to this due to me not using "AestheticAllison" as my username on any platforms anymore.
AestheticAllison2841 00:55, 12 March 2021 (UTC)reply
Reason: Because Meko is my real name and 86 is my born year. For this reason I want you help me to change my user name from "Meko86" to "Zeryaw"
Meko86 (
talk) 13:08, 13 March 2021 (UTC)reply
Reason: My current username indicates a name of city. There are times that I do edit the Wikipedia page with the same name and that may cause inappropriate promotion of the article since a user named LipaCityPH is editing an article named Lipa, Batangas which is a city from the Philippines.
LipaCityPH (
talk) 13:59, 15 March 2021 (UTC)reply
Done There is a user by the name
Brendon Carvalho that has a similar username to the one you have been renamed to. They are currently inactive, so they should not cause any issues. However, if they do return and confusion arises, you may need to request another
username change. —
k6ka🍁 (
Talk ·
Contributions) 21:23, 18 March 2021 (UTC)reply
Done There is a user by the name
Rk2021 that has a similar username to the one you have been renamed to. They are currently inactive, so they should not cause any issues. However, if they do return and confusion arises, you may need to request another
username change. —
k6ka🍁 (
Talk ·
Contributions) 21:24, 18 March 2021 (UTC)reply
Reason: Using capitals and two words, in addition to being inclusive beyond the LGBT acronym.
Globallgbthistory (
talk) 05:40, 19 March 2021 (UTC)reply
Reason: My username is still my real name. I would like to request a username change because it directly resembles my actual name and I don't want to disclose further who I am. Kammill ⟨
talk⟩ 16:17, 20 March 2021 (UTC)reply
@
Kammill: As this is your second rename in very short period of time, it's very likely to be your final rename for few years. Do you want to continue with the rename? --
CptViraj (
talk) 17:26, 20 March 2021 (UTC)reply
Reason: All the usernames I have across all the platforms are as per new requested one. I would like my Wikipedia username to reflect the same. Some platforms had a maximum length limit less than the current username. therefore changing my username to the current Wikipedia username was not possible. Kindly allow me to change to the NEW requested username so that I can comfortably contribute and use the platform of Wikipedia with my preferred alias.
udistructor (
talk) 09:21, 20 March 2021 (UTC)reply
Reason: I would like change my Wikipedia name to ElenaCyclone as ElenaCyclone has no currently edits
EllaCyclone (
talk) 12:16, 25 March 2021 (UTC)reply
Reason: I am new here. I use this user name on every social platform. To keep my identify secret, I request a user name change. Thank you
Moul chusy (
talk) 19:26, 25 March 2021 (UTC)reply
Renamer note: Please note that there is a famous person by the name of
Tom Ellis. If you would like to be renamed to "Tom Ellis", it is best to leave a note on your
user page stating that you are not related to that person (see
Wikipedia:Username policy § Real names). Do you still wish to proceed? —
k6ka🍁 (
Talk ·
Contributions) 02:29, 26 March 2021 (UTC)reply
K6ka, Yes I will write on my userpage that I'm not any famous Tom Ellis.
Moul chusy (
talk) 08:52, 26 March 2021 (UTC)reply
Reason: My previous name got judged with my article on PMSSS scholarship, as I was new to Wikipedia and created my account only for writing that article but was having no intention of doing advert. Please help.
Wikipmsss (
talk) 13:32, 2 April 2021 (UTC)reply
Wikipmsss, Renamer note: Are you aware of (and comfortable with) the potential implications associated with
using a real name? --
CptViraj (
talk) 04:32, 3 April 2021 (UTC)reply
Reason: I noticed that people were addressing me with just "Orlando", and I hated it. I want an unique name, not one that is abbreviated to a lot of other people's names. Besides, I don't realy like to have numbers in my name, as they will invariably become outdated (e.g. the "2021" will be outdated in 2022).
Orlando 2006-2021 (
talk) 10:34, 4 April 2021 (UTC)reply
@
Jyazumah: Please select another name, JYSA is too similar to an existing user: JySa.
SilkTork (
talk) 09:12, 8 April 2021 (UTC)reply
Hey
SilkTork, welcome to the team! This one we can process, since there is very small change of confusion between the two users, also there is a priority privatization aspect. –
xenotalk 14:30, 8 April 2021 (UTC)reply
Done. @
JYSA:, you can now log in and edit under your new name.
SilkTork (
talk) 14:53, 8 April 2021 (UTC)reply
@
Xeno:, I worked out which box to tick to over-ride the software!
SilkTork (
talk) 14:53, 8 April 2021 (UTC)reply
. @
RedPatchBoy:, unfortunately the name is close to an existing user
User:Red Patch. Considering best way forward and will come back to you.
SilkTork (
talk) 10:22, 8 April 2021 (UTC)reply
Hi @
SilkTork:, given Red Patch made one now-deleted edit back in 2009 according to
this link and then nothing else, would the Usurpation username process work?
RedPatchBoy (
talk) 11:26, 8 April 2021 (UTC)reply
@
RedPatchBoy:. I'm looking into if I can over-ride the software restriction that is preventing the rename to RedPatch. I have asked the other global renamers, and I'm just waiting on a response. I've only recently become a renamer, so I am still learning what is possible.
SilkTork (
talk) 14:15, 8 April 2021 (UTC)reply
Done. @
RedPatch: I worked out which box to tick to over-ride the system, you are now free to log in and edit on the RedPatch account.
SilkTork (
talk) 14:56, 8 April 2021 (UTC)reply
Reason: My real name is Sulis, William - I want to secure my privacy. When I started as an occasional editor, I didn't know that I could use a less obvious name.
Sulisw (
talk) 05:02, 5 April 2021 (UTC)reply
Reason: I feel that my former username does not fit my personality and I want to change it to my current likings.
A Singaporean Tryceratop (
talk) 13:29, 7 April 2021 (UTC)reply
Renamer note:@
IkeuchiSan: The chosen username is too similar to existing usernames or it used to be username of someone else that got renamed: Nina M, Nina m, Nina.M, Nina.m and NinaM. Please choose another name. ‐‐
1997kB (
talk) 03:36, 2 April 2021 (UTC)reply
Done user had modified request, still similar to some names but low chance of confusion. –
xenotalk 16:12, 8 April 2021 (UTC)reply
Renamer note:@
IkeuchiSan: Did you intend to put a full stop at the end of your proposed name? Can you clarify if the name you want is
User:NinaMon. or
User:NinaMonSilkTork (
talk) 15:35, 8 April 2021 (UTC)reply
Reason: removal of numbers now used for a combination lock, changing name to be similar as on other websitesCyberghoul 0961 (
talk) 10:59, 24 March 2021 (UTC)reply
Reason: I feel that my formal username does not fit my personality and I want to change it to my current likings.
A Singaporean Tryceratop (
talk) 09:31, 5 April 2021 (UTC)reply
A Singaporean Tryceratop - semi-colons in usernames are really problematic. They break things unexpectedly. I know this because I used to edit as
User:For (;;). I strongly advise you to choose a different username.
Cabayi (
talk) 12:31, 6 April 2021 (UTC)reply
Renamer note:. @
A Singaporean Tryceratop:Cabayi suggests from experience that using ";" in your name will cause problems. Please select a different name.
SilkTork (
talk) 15:23, 8 April 2021 (UTC)reply
Reason: I made my current account name an incredibly long time ago, and I don't really want to be associated with it anymore. It's rather childish in hindsight to have a name like this, so I would like to go by the current name I've been associated with for a couple of years.
PokeLegendALFE (
talk) 01:06, 6 April 2021 (UTC)reply
Renamer note:@
PokeLegendALFE: As you have never used the account, other than to make this request here, it would be better for you to create a new account. You can do that at:
CreateAccount.
SilkTork (
talk) 09:02, 8 April 2021 (UTC)reply
Done@
Plozible: We've updated the renaming advice to no longer discourage new accounts from seeking a rename, so I have completed your request. You may now log in and edit from the Plozible account.
SilkTork (
talk) 10:02, 9 April 2021 (UTC)reply
Renamer note: The username appears to be promotional. Use of a company, organization, group, website, or product name as a username is prohibited by
the username policy. Please choose another name. @
Best Loven:, according to your user page: "Best Ambrose Better known with his stage name Best loven. His a Nigeria born Singer, songwriter,record producer ." We do not allow promotional names. Please select a new name.
SilkTork (
talk) 09:31, 8 April 2021 (UTC)reply
Done per
Wikipedia:Username_policy#Stage_names. @
Bestloven: I have changed your account name as requested, so you may now log in and edit as Bestloven. Though please note that you must not use Wikipedia to promote yourself.
SilkTork (
talk) 10:27, 9 April 2021 (UTC)reply
Why did you delete my request before reviewing it? (old reason was because I like the username I want to change to, and it's simpler.)
ItssTej (
talk) 12:27, 9 April 2021 (UTC)reply
(requests merged) My apologies! It looks like another user had improperly edited the requests page and removed some requests by mistake. I've fixed the issues. —
k6ka🍁 (
Talk ·
Contributions) 14:43, 9 April 2021 (UTC)reply
DoneZai is a similar username, but they have not edited since 2008, so I think we can go ahead with this request. —
k6ka🍁 (
Talk ·
Contributions) 14:55, 9 April 2021 (UTC)reply