Wikipedia talk:Changing username/Archive 4

Is there any leeway afforded in usurping accounts with edits? (I'm looking at a name with 4 edits from 8 years ago). -- John Reaves 06:01, 10 January 2014 (UTC)

I've definitely seen it happen at bureaucrat discretion; in fact, to an account with almost exactly the same specification (although I forget who or when it was). — Scott • talk 16:25, 10 January 2014 (UTC)

Yes, just go ahead and file and we will look. –xeno^talk 18:04, 20 January 2014 (UTC)

I've occasionally noticed that a few users have redirects in place to link to RfAs under previous username(s), and find this to be both helpful and transparent. The redirects have been created by various (sometimes apparently unrelated) users, and I've even created a handful myself. Whether the RfA was successful or not, and whether the user remains an administrator seems to me to be irrelevant to transparency. Additionally, for active admins, such redirects are arguably desirable, per WP:ADMINACCT. This has been previously touched on at Wikipedia talk:Changing username/Usurpations/Archive 4#Username changes for admins.

Not to create such redirects seems to me to potentially create unnecessary issues such as not having access to an obvious record of unsuccessful RfA(s), e.g. when a renamed user may several years later be the subject of a new RfA (perhaps even genuinely forgetting about the existence of a previous RfA).

1. User:NoSeptember/admin username changes seems to be not maintained, so would a requirement to create such redirects as part of the renaming process be an appropriate way to address this?
2. Are checks performed, and/or questions asked regarding RfA pages as part of the renaming process?
3. Should such checks be undertaken?
4. If such RfA pages exist, should redirects be created as a matter of course during the renaming process?

At risk of stating the obvious, by extension the same argument holds for RfBs (and RfArs, RfCs, RfCUs, SPIs, etc. although there is perhaps less likelihood of CHU requests in such cases).

What do people think? Thanks. -- Trevj (talk · contribs) 13:38, 30 January 2014 (UTC)

• Hi Trev, I had some similar thoughts back in September - see Wikipedia:Village pump (policy)/Archive 109#Improved transparency for admins that have changed user name. My suggestion was to have a policy that WP:RFA/<Admin's current name> should always link to WP:RFA/<Admin's successful RFA>. The idea seemed to go down quite well, and I meant to take it forward; however some things got in the way and I totally forgot. Now that you've reminded me, I think proposing to add it to the policy on administrators would be timely and appropriate. — Scott • talk 13:57, 30 January 2014 (UTC)

Hi. That's a useful link which had evaded my search of the archives. There seems to broadly be consensus but I'm proposing that any unsuccessful RfAs are redirected while retaining the same chronological suffixes. This is to avoid any potential confusion. I've placed that {{Pls}} note now. -- Trevj (talk · contribs) 16:47, 30 January 2014 (UTC)

Also a good idea; I think the whole area of adminship and changes of name needs to be encompassed by policy. — Scott • talk 20:19, 30 January 2014 (UTC)

It sounds as if an RfC may be needed. How about the following proposed draft wording as a starting point?

RfC: Changing of usernames should require associated RfAs, RfBs, RfCUs etc. to be linked to via redirects
Propose to append the following text to the end of the first paragraph at WP:UNC (Wikipedia:Username policy#Changing your username):
"A user requesting a change of username should expect redirects to be created to any pre-existing pages discussing the user. Such redirects could include, but are not limited to, RfAs, RfBs, RfCUs, etc. The presence of such redirects reflects civility in the editing environment, and may be created by any editor. In some unusual cases, such redirects may be considered unnecessary in accordance with the Privacy policy."

Amendments and other suggestions welcome. In particular, the general process for the creation of such redirects should also be addressed, e.g. Wikipedia:Bureaucrats#Renames could make reference to it, although perhaps the onus should be on the requesting user to create their own redirects. -- Trevj (talk · contribs) 15:28, 5 February 2014 (UTC)

•  Bureaucrat note: I'm in general agreement that especially RfX'en should be redirected from the new name, but think that the onus should be on the renamed user to create them. –xeno^talk 06:56, 19 March 2014 (UTC)
  • It seems in 2010, I felt that bureaucrats should create them [1]. –xeno^talk 00:14, 9 April 2014 (UTC)
    • Tweaked. –xeno^talk 18:47, 10 April 2014 (UTC)
  • @Trevj: Sorry for not getting back to you sooner on this, it fell off my radar. I agree with xeno in that users should be expected to maintain RfX linkages. Here's my proposed modification to your text:

"A user requesting a change of username should expect that redirects may be created to pre-existing pages that discuss them. Such redirects may be created by any editor, and their presence reflects civility in the editing environment. In rare cases, such redirects may be considered unnecessary in accordance with the WMF privacy policy.
Users changing username following having been granted additional privileges, such as in RfAs, RfBs, and other similar processes, need to remain accountable to the community. Following such a change, they must ensure that the discussions in which they successfully applied for those privileges are accessible through their current username. For example, Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/New name must redirect to Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Old name (or /Old name 2, and so on, as appropriate)."

What do you think? — Scott • talk 10:38, 19 March 2014 (UTC)

Thanks. That makes sense, except for cases where users have requested user rights and not been granted them, e.g. unsuccessful RfAs. There could be the case where a user registers, edits, submits an RfA, withdraws it (or similar), has a rest from editing for a while, picks up again, submits a request for change of username, submits a further RfA after a period of years... they might either have forgotten about the previous RfA, or otherwise fail to mention it. In any case, it ought to be clear that such pages relate to the current user. Therefore, how about something like:

"A user requesting a change of username should expect that redirects may be created to pre-existing pages that discuss them. Such redirects may be created by any editor, and their presence reflects civility in the editing environment. In rare cases, such redirects may be considered unnecessary in accordance with the WMF privacy policy.
Users changing username following having taken part in requests for additional privileges, such as in RfAs, RfBs, and other similar processes, need to remain accountable to the community. Following such a change, they must ensure that the discussions in which they applied for those privileges are accessible through their current username. For example, Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/New name must redirect to Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Old name (or /Old name 2, and so on, as appropriate)."

-- Trevj (talk · contribs) 08:01, 24 March 2014 (UTC)

It should be noted that there are a number of problems with malfunctioning bots at present. One effect seems to be that requests are being deleted without being added to the archive. --David Biddulph (talk) 08:56, 6 March 2014 (UTC)

@David Biddulph: has this been resolved? If not could you provide some examples? Is it happening at CHUS or USURP? –xeno^talk 06:51, 19 March 2014 (UTC)

The problem was with a number of requests which were deleted from CHUS on 5 and 6 Mar by a variety of IPs, but not added to an archive. This was one arbitrarily-chosen example. --David Biddulph (talk) 09:09, 19 March 2014 (UTC)

Thanks... I believe there was some issue with the Labs those days (@Legoktm:). If it's no longer happening, (and the customers got what they needed), I'm inclined to just leave it, unless someone else is willing to manually rebuild the lost half-archived requests. –xeno^talk 12:09, 19 March 2014 (UTC)

I am looking for a method to merge two accounts, specifically two that I own, and to have all the edits consolidated into the one account. I understand that this would be done via MediaWiki's UserMerge extension, however, its stated that it has not been enabled. Can I ask why it has not been enabled? AcidBat (talk) 22:10, 19 April 2014 (UTC)

It has not been enabled because the community has not requested that it be enabled, probably for attribution and coherency purposes. –xeno^talk 14:05, 30 May 2014 (UTC)

Hello can u please resister "Shoutbox sidebar"P☮ace-♥-33756 20:34, 28 April 2014 (UTC) thank you.

Sorry, I don't know what you're asking. See WP:TEAHOUSE for further questions. –xeno^talk 14:05, 30 May 2014 (UTC)

The link to the Global Account Browser at https://www.search.com.vn/wiki/en/Wikipedia:Changing_username/Guidelines#Handling_SUL_conflicts leads to a "user account expired" page on toolserver.org, and the tool is not available. Geoffrey Spear (talk) 11:14, 9 May 2014 (UTC)

Thank you @Geoffspear:, I have updated it. –xeno^talk 14:00, 30 May 2014 (UTC)

Where to go to request that a changed name be made consistent? A year ago I changed from Truthkeeper88 to Victoriaearle and since then have been unable to log in to Commons (or anywhere else). The new media viewer crashed my computer and I'd like to get into Commons to have access to preferences there. Thanks. Victoria (tk) 21:54, 16 May 2014 (UTC)

@Victoriaearle: You need to rename your other accounts (e.g. commons:COM:CHU) and then use special:MergeAccount. –xeno^talk 14:01, 30 May 2014 (UTC)

Thanks zeno. Thing is, how is that done? I can't log in anywhere except en.wp. Can someone get it started for me? Thanks for the reply btw. Victoria (tk) 15:48, 31 May 2014 (UTC)

@Victoriaearle: sorry for the late reply (you spelled my name wrong =). Can you not log in to commons under truthkeeper anymore? –xeno^talk 03:12, 2 July 2014 (UTC)

Hi xeno, sorry for the misspelling and the late response. Somehow this has changed - when I just logged in today I got a message that I'm globally logged in, and sure enough, the Truthkeeper88 acct on Commons has been changed. So it's all taken care of! For some reason I hadn't been able to get into that acct for a few months now - or I couldn't get in if I was logged in here. I hadn't really taken the time to figure it out - but I'd either get logged off there or here. Anyway, just wanted to report that it's fixed - magically! Thanks. Victoria (tk) 18:37, 13 July 2014 (UTC)

Good to hear! –xeno^talk 19:05, 13 July 2014 (UTC)

Yeah, I'm happy to have the global login back! Ironically all I wanted to do was disable the mediaviewer there in preferences while I was working on article that had a lot of images and I was really having difficulty when the MV came on-line. But I guess that situation has kind of blown up too! Anyway, thanks. And sorry for not responding earlier - I got busy. Victoria (tk) 19:41, 13 July 2014 (UTC)

The account User:Mark M has made only two edits which were in 2007. Since my signature is (and has been since I created this account) "Mark M", I've redirected that user's user page to mine, and it's been suggested on my talk page that maybe I shouldn't have done this? I thought of it as a friendly takeover, to prevent confusion of anyone trying to type in my signature into the search bar. I don't want to change my user name, which is User:Mark L MacDonald, but I'd also like to keep my signature. Any suggestions for what I should do now, if anything? Thanks, Mark M (talk) 20:58, 9 June 2014 (UTC)

• @Mark L MacDonald: create an alternate account and file a usurp request. –xeno^talk 03:14, 2 July 2014 (UTC)

Please see m:SN (last section as of writing). πr² (t • c) 13:57, 15 June 2014 (UTC)

I wish to have my username changed. (I'll give my reasons if necessary but I figured that was irrelevant to my question here on the Talk page and would just make this post even longer for no real purpose.) The username (I'll just it call it "Name2" for now) I wish to have is taken, but it's my account. Here's how that came to be:
I created the account on MediaWiki (I thought I was on the Wikimedia "main" site meta.wikimedia.org, got confused as I wasn't familiar with either at the time), with no intention of using it to edit any of the same projects I edited under this name. However, at some point after I created the account, it automatically created, without my permission and zero input from me, an account under that name on the English Wikipedia and, to my complete shock and confusion, established a Global account. Name2 has 1 edit, which was a test edit I made, and there are no unattached accounts after checking via the Global account manager tool.

I understand it's not possible to merge accounts, so I wish to have this one renamed using the name of that one i.e. I wish to have Paranoid Android 2600! renamed to "Name2." [again, this is not the other name I actually want to have, it's just a placeholder for this discussion] My understanding is that since it cannot be deleted, "Name2" will first be changed to something else, e.g. "Name2 Old" so that would free up the name, so Paranoid Android 2600! could become "Name2". (I am aware the edits and such cannot be merged and the history of the "Name2" account cannot be combined in any way with the history of this account - I have no desire for this and there was only a single edit made as I mentioned. This account, Paranoid Android 2600!, was created several years prior to Name2 and established a history with several hundred edits. The only thing I am requesting is for this account to essentially stay exactly the same - same contribution history, same userpage content, same creation date, same logs, etc - but now have the username "Name2" instead of Paranoid Android 2600!)

I am not sure where to post my request. There are only 2 options given.
Simple = If the username you want is not already taken. (the username I want IS already registered.)
Usurpations = If the username you want is already registered and was registered by somebody else, and you want to attempt to lay claim to that username. (Both accounts are mine. Neither belongs to another human being.)

Where should I post my request? Thank you!Paranoid Android 2600! (talk) 03:59, 20 June 2014 (UTC)

@Paranoid Android 2600!: Post it at WP:USURP but instead of notifying yourself just make an edit with 'name2' account certifying the request. –xeno^talk 03:17, 2 July 2014 (UTC)

Hi. I own the global (SUL) account Cousteau; however there is already a Cousteau account on the English Wikipedia. That account is inactive. Should I usurp that account anonymously (without being logged in on the English Wikipedia), so that it becomes available for me to login, or should I use another account and usurp the name from there? For the latter, I have created this account (Cousteau2) because I understood (probably wrong) that I needed it in order to usurp a username; but if it's not the case then I'll abandon it, or do whatever you suggest me to do. --Cousteau2 (talk) 16:25, 1 July 2014 (UTC)

@Cousteau2: go ahead and file the wp:usurp request from that account. No need to expose your IP.. –xeno^talk 03:18, 2 July 2014 (UTC)

(edit conflict) I'm no expert, but I doubt that an account would be usurped for an IP. (I could be wrong!) Cousteau (talk · contribs) seems to have been registered, but made no edits, so it certainly appears available. If you need to ask an admin try Template {{admin help}} or even {{Help me}}. You could also ask at the Help desk or Teahouse perhaps? (It seems a bit quiet around here.) Spoke too soon didn't I! ;-) If you are allowed to usurp then any edits you make as 'Cousteau2' should be , 'transferred' to 'Cousteau'. --220 of ^Borg 04:14, 2 July 2014 (UTC)

When an IP user files a usurp request we usually ask them to make an edit from their home wiki certifying they own the SUL. Then we just move the local account out of the way. –xeno^talk 10:40, 2 July 2014 (UTC)

On 20 June 2014 Jeevan naidu (talk · contribs) has moved their User and Talkpages to User:Jeevan King and User talk:Jeevan King (my italics). See here. I have advised them that moving and redirecting like this does not rename their account.

I have told them about WP:Changing username and they 'thanked' me so I know they saw my message. Is there any other action that should be taken, a venue to mention it at? (WP:ANI?) Maybe there's a talkpage template for these cases? --220 of ^Borg 02:04, 2 July 2014 (UTC)

I left them a note. If they still don't reply perhaps we should just move the pages back. –xeno^talk 03:22, 2 July 2014 (UTC)

Read it now, I was going to say "And make the name change they want", but I suppose a formal request should be made and processed as usual. Concur that if no reply, moving back would be appropriate. It could be very confusing as it is now, as per my comments there, trying to check their contributions at Jeevan King tells you they aren't even registered! :-o 220 of ^Borg 04:32, 2 July 2014 (UTC)

I'm fine fulfilling their request as is on their talk page, and have done so. Thanks for bringing this here :) –xeno^talk 10:38, 2 July 2014 (UTC)

I filed a request ten days ago here as advised by Xeno, but I never received a response. How can I usurp that username? Dustin (talk) 03:55, 13 July 2014 (UTC)

You could try m:SR/SUL –xeno^talk 19:04, 13 July 2014 (UTC)

Stewards generally cannot rename accounts on large wikis, if it's not a global rename. I've advised the user to try contacting one of the local bureaucrats. --Rschen7754 20:29, 13 July 2014 (UTC)

The earliest archive of completed renames - Wikipedia:Changing username/Usurpations/Completed/1 - is corrupt, having been completely overwritten in 2008 by a misconfigured archiving bot. Could a 'crat please determine whether the new revisions are also contained in a later, correctly-numbered archive and thus the archive can be rolled back to its correct state, or whether those revisions need to be pulled out into an archive of their own and inserted into the numbering sequence - thanks. Usually I would do that sort of thing without asking, but I don't have the time right now.  — Scott • talk 18:28, 27 July 2014 (UTC)

@Scott: Per "what links here", they weren't archived anywhere else. I've fixed the relevant damage wrought by the bot, which necessitated edits to Wikipedia:Changing username/Usurpations/Completed/1, Wikipedia:Changing username/Usurpations/Completed/16, and Wikipedia:Changing username/Usurpations/Completed/18. Graham87 09:17, 18 September 2014 (UTC)

A user Sharad.chaurasia put the username template on their user page. Should someone move it here on their behalf, or should we wait for them to do it themselves? Oiyarbepsy (talk) 05:29, 8 August 2014 (UTC)

@Oiyarbepsy:, The user has to place the request at the proper page, the request is assigned to the user placing the request, you can however, leave a message on their talk explaining how and where to make the request (just going to WP:CHU/S and create a new request would be easier than moving the old one). Cheers, Mlpearc (open channel) 05:38, 8 August 2014 (UTC)

i want to change name sumit kumar sid to sumit kumar (nobita)Sumit kumar sid (talk) 07:42, 8 August 2014 (UTC)

 Not done as it says at the top of this page:-

This page is not the correct place to request a name change.

Please go to Wikipedia:Changing username, review the information there, and then follow the directions to make your request on the appropriate page. Thanks!
- Arjayay (talk) 08:40, 8 August 2014 (UTC)

User IHaveBecauseOfLocks (talk · contribs) made a small grammar mistake while signing up which he recently corrected via a name change. But yesterday, 13 August, the old account name IHasBecauseOfLocks (talk · contribs) seems to have been re-actived. Can you help him so he gets to edit under a correct name again ? Regards, Iselilja (talk) 13:12, 14 August 2014 (UTC)

[2] sometimes the old account gets inadvertently recreated. Thank you Iselilja for your help on this. –xeno^talk 13:21, 14 August 2014 (UTC)

A software change means global renames can now be requested at meta:Steward requests/Username changes. Wikipedia:Changing username has obsolete information saying all renames are local. Will somebody update it? PrimeHunter (talk) 20:45, 25 August 2014 (UTC)

Thank you for pointing this out, User:PrimeHunter, I have updated it. –xeno^talk 22:14, 5 September 2014 (UTC)

 Note: Due to the local rename facility being removed from the bureaucrat usergroup, the ability for bureaucrats to execute a "WP:USURP" of a local unattached account will be going away 15 September 2014.

Perhaps stewards will still process requests if it meets local criteria in the interim until accounts are fully globalized. It is presently unclear what the global usurpation policy will look like post-SUL finalization.

If you had been considering usurping a local username, you must file a request immediately in order to be given consideration before requests can no longer be processed locally. –xeno^talk 21:56, 5 September 2014 (UTC)

I was thinking of usurping "Greyfell" as a doppelganger account. This account does have one edit from Jan 2012, but it's to the sandbox, and I didn't find any global edits. This isn't entirely about impersonation, rather, my current username is very commonly misspelled, and I thought this would make it easier to track me down. Is this appropriate/possible/worth the hassle? If so, I would be grateful if someone could point me to the right MediaWiki page if it's not local anymore. Kindly ping me if it's been a while. Thanks. Grayfell (talk) 23:00, 18 September 2014 (UTC)

Yes, you could usurp it if you want. Go to WP:USURP and follow that process. Do you have an existing alt account to be renamed to Greyfell? –xeno^talk 23:22, 18 September 2014 (UTC)

No, this is my only account, would that make it easier? Grayfell (talk) 00:11, 19 September 2014 (UTC)

Never mind, that's a silly question. I'll just make an obvious dummy account and go from there. Thanks! Grayfell (talk) 00:17, 19 September 2014 (UTC)

As of right now it seems that Quentinv57's SUL info tool is not working, so robot and human clerks can't check for unattached accounts/SUL accounts, which might mean that renames won't proceed until the tool is fixed. --k6ka (talk | contribs) 00:08, 21 September 2014 (UTC)

I don't think Legobot relies on that tool, but yes; I'm hoping it comes back soon. I left Quentinv57 a message at meta. –xeno^talk 12:51, 21 September 2014 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Changing username/Assistance originally states that only a bureaucrat may accept or decline requests and use the {{Done}} and {{Not done}} templates. However with the introduction of global renamers and the removal of the renme ability for local crats, this should mean that global renamers will be able to accept or decline requests too. I have updated the Assistance page here, hope everyone's cool with it. --I am k6ka ^{Talk to me!} _{See what I have done} 18:31, 29 September 2014 (UTC)

Regarding the edit summary in the diff I linked above, looks like the bot does recognize global renamers. --I am k6ka ^{Talk to me!} _{See what I have done} 18:38, 29 September 2014 (UTC)

(edit conflict) Legobot is processing global re-namers actions. Mlpearc (open channel) 18:41, 29 September 2014 (UTC)

Please see Wikipedia:Bureaucrats' noticeboard#Should we transition the rename process to m:SRUC? and discuss. –xeno^talk 18:42, 29 September 2014 (UTC)

Could you please change my username into ChildOfDarkness666 ?-Capernaum1995

Note: After a second request on their talkpage, I have checked and renamed the account as requested. - Taketa (talk) 09:07, 6 November 2014 (UTC)

I am User:Ham on en.wikipedia.org, cy.wikipedia.org, commons.wikimedia.org, meta.mediawiki.org, en.wikiquote.org and en.wikisource.org and (because the username Ham had already been taken) User:Artifex on wikidata.org and mediawiki.org. Would it be possible to merge all of these as User:Ham II? (SUL for User:Ham has also been taken by a user on other projects.) WP:CHU says that "accounts cannot be merged" but it's not clear to me whether that's referring to merging more than one account on a single project. Ham (talk) 08:44, 8 November 2014 (UTC)

Hi Ham, yes the merging problem is only on the same projects and for global accounts. A steward should be able to give all the local accounts the same name, and you can unite them with your passwords. It would be a bit tricky and I am uncertain of guidelines or procedures about it, but you can ask the stewards at meta:Steward requests/Username changes. - Sincerely, Taketa (talk) 08:57, 8 November 2014 (UTC)

Can you please Change my username to DeadButNotYet .

@General Tarik: This is not the page for making requests, please follow the instructions here. Mlpearc (open channel) 17:36, 22 November 2014 (UTC)

Number 7 in the list of instructions says: "Users with many edits should log out of their accounts to ensure the rename is carried out properly." How many are "many edits" and exactly when should users with many edits log out of their accounts? Usual lack of clarity in WP instructions/help. Nearly always end up on Help Desk for clarification. ~ P123ct1 (talk) 14:21, 6 December 2014 (UTC)

I am not familiar with logging out for renames on other projects, but I have only been renaming people for 4 years, and only since a few months on enwiki. I know 10 years ago there were problems in renaming accounts with more then several thousand edits, used to be 5.000 but this number slowly increased. I would expect any warning would be meant for such accounts. In the current practise accounts with more then 50.000 edits should not be renamed without system administrator supervision, see Global rename policy. I expect this number is meant. But I am open to other suggestions. All the best, Taketa (talk) 17:08, 6 December 2014 (UTC)

Addylpjr (talk) 09:10, 23 December 2014 (UTC)

Not done: as you have not requested a change, but I suspect you are in the wrong place, as this page is only to discuss improvements to Wikipedia:Changing username XXXX.
If you want to suggest a change, please request this in the form "Please replace XXX with YYY" or "Please add ZZZ between PPP and QQQ".
Given the nature of this page, you will also need to reach consensus before any significant changes are implemented. - Arjayay (talk) 10:58, 23 December 2014 (UTC)

I would like the Wikipedia:Changing username/Archives link to be replaced with proper archive links so it's easier to navigate to a specific archive. Replace that link with:

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--I am k6ka ^{Talk to me!} _{See what I have done} 15:33, 7 February 2015 (UTC)

I have no problem with this change but, wouldn't it be better to have the display links increment automatically ? this style has to be done manually, unless I'm missing something. Mlpearc (open channel) 15:49, 7 February 2015 (UTC)

@Mlpearc: WP:USURP uses this method as well, and yes it does need to be updated manually. However, it doesn't need to be updated nearly as frequently as WP:Changing username/Archives. --I am k6ka ^{Talk to me!} _{See what I have done} 23:22, 9 February 2015 (UTC)

We should just write a module to update both of those pages automatically. With a module, the page might need to be purged for the links to update, but that's probably better than the current situation. I'll see if I can work something up later on. — Mr. Stradivarius ^{♪ talk ♪} 01:47, 10 February 2015 (UTC)

I've just actually tested K6ka's code out, and it doesn't work very well on Wikipedia:Changing username/Simple. Because the box floats to the right, it appears underneath the TOC, outside the "Archive" section. I've made a mockup in my sandbox. I'm disabling the edit request until we can come up with something that displays better on that page. Perhaps a box spanning the whole width of the page? — Mr. Stradivarius ^{♪ talk ♪} 00:32, 12 February 2015 (UTC)

That would be kinda overwhelming. Considering the archive box on Wikipedia:Changing username, and on pages like WP:ANI, etc., isn't a gigantic page-spanning box but a small one tucked away to the right. Using the __TOC__ magic word to manually move the table of contents seems like a much better option. --I am k6ka ^{Talk to me!} _{See what I have done} 12:25, 14 February 2015 (UTC)

Please remove the "Add your current username after CURRENT=" part. With this edit, the "CURRENT" field will automatically be filled in when the user saves the page, so they do not need to manually add in their current username (this was a pain as users were constantly mistyping their username).--I am k6ka ^{Talk to me!} _{See what I have done} 12:05, 6 March 2015 (UTC)

Done with this edit, but actually the page wasn't protected. — Mr. Stradivarius ^{♪ talk ♪} 14:30, 6 March 2015 (UTC)

Current name: Iranian Cinematographers, Requested name: The Cinematographer. Wikipedia 15:18, 3 April 2015 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Iranian Cinematographers (talk • contribs)

@Iranian Cinematographers: This is not the page to request a name change, that is done here: Wikipedia:Changing username/Simple Mlpearc (open channel) 15:53, 3 April 2015 (UTC)

Current name: Iranian Cinematographers, Requested name: The Cinematographer. Wikipedia 18:16, 3 April 2015 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Iranian Cinematographers (talk • contribs)

 Not done wrong place, requests go here Wikipedia:Changing username/Simple Mlpearc (open channel) 18:19, 3 April 2015 (UTC)

{{renameuser2}} contains markup to link to a local rename option. Local renames are no longer an option. It seems to me this can be deprecated but in the process of being bold and removing this I'll likely break the template. Posting here because it's more visible than the template talk page. Keegan (talk) 05:39, 15 April 2015 (UTC)

@Keegan: I've removed the local rename part. The global rename part could probably do with rewording too, but I wasn't sure what was best. — Mr. Stradivarius ^{♪ talk ♪} 05:45, 15 April 2015 (UTC)

Excellent. Keegan (talk) 06:15, 15 April 2015 (UTC)

Thanks, both. –xeno^talk 14:55, 15 April 2015 (UTC)

Comments invited as to whether we should begin directing users to the Special:GlobalRenameRequest interface for straightforward renames. –xeno^talk 16:53, 26 April 2015 (UTC)

• This has been implemented; feel free to discuss any unintended consequences, etc. below. –xeno^talk 17:19, 10 May 2015 (UTC)

Ondo state football agency (talk) 07:20, 13 May 2015 (UTC)

{{db-user}} Fahimsarwer (talk) 15:48, 14 May 2015 (UTC)

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format. Jamietw (talk) 16:05, 14 May 2015 (UTC)

There is a recent case that I'm finding puzzling. User:Sammanhumagain recently changed his account to User:NextGenSam619 but I can't find any record of the name change here in the archives and it appears that regular editors simply moved the user and user talk page to new username. Sammanhumagain appears to be unregistered now so the name change was done but there is usually some record of the circumstances of a username change and I can't find any which seems unusual to me. Does anyone have any explanation of what actually happened here? Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 12:08, 6 July 2015 (UTC)

This was done through the GlobalRenameQueue [3]; those users are meta:global renamers. –xeno^talk 14:06, 10 July 2015 (UTC)

I think it's time we drew the line between usernames that trip the AntiSpoof extension but can be safely renamed to, and usernames that trip the AntiSpoof extension and should not be renamed to.

The request an account process uses a method to determine whether an account should be created or not when the requested username hits the AntiSpoof extension. A flowchart is used to assist in the process as well. I think this may be a good place to start off for now, since the policy around AntiSpoof is very vague, from what I can see after searching. --I am k6ka ^{Talk to me!} _{See what I have done} 13:55, 10 July 2015 (UTC)

I agree we should harmonize the handling of 'similar username' requests, but this should probably be a global conversation. Perhaps you could try to draft some guidelines drawn from those sources and post it to meta:Talk:Global renamers or m:talk:Steward requests/Username changes for consideration. –xeno^talk 14:02, 10 July 2015 (UTC)

Opened a thread at meta:Talk:Steward_requests/Username_changes#Accounts_with_similar_usernames. --I am k6ka ^{Talk to me!} _{See what I have done} 19:22, 12 July 2015 (UTC)

There is an edit on WP:USERNAME that appears to ask for a username change by Swapnilpathre.in. —George8211 / T 18:58, 11 July 2015 (UTC)

Account has been blocked. —George8211 / T 19:25, 12 July 2015 (UTC)

Please use at least some short edit summary (following the automated edit summary for the section) like "done" "d" "notdone" "nd" "cmt", etc. to describe your action. Thanks –xeno^talk 14:09, 10 July 2015 (UTC)

@Steinsplitter: please and thank you =) –xeno^talk 11:17, 13 July 2015 (UTC)

I should know that. Sorry. --Steinsplitter (talk) 17:01, 13 July 2015 (UTC)

When globally renaming users and a user or user talk page under the new name already exists, MediaWiki:Delete and move reason should be used. Thus the deletion log for the existing page should say "G6: Deleted to make way for move". See also T89051. GeoffreyT2000 (talk) 04:11, 10 September 2015 (UTC)

I've not done a global usurp, but I suspect that we're not prompted to enter a delete reason. Bear in mind that deletions might need to happen on a number of projects, where different deletion summaries would be appropriate. I suspect this an issue better raised at the technical level on phabricator than with the renamers themselves. WJBscribe (talk) 09:53, 10 September 2015 (UTC)

Is there any conceivable way for a user to usurp a username with a significant edit log (10,000+ edits) that has been inactive for five/six years? I've read the username usurpation page, but I want a more conclusive and thorough answer. Has such a usurpation taken place before? If this is even remotely conceivable, I will join Wikipedia, help out on the wiki as much as I can, and then file for usurpation at some point in the future. If, for whatever reason(s), this scenario is well-nigh impossible, however, please inform me. Thanks in advance. 184.6.43.225 (talk) 22:44, 3 February 2016 (UTC)

Possibly, If the user were to consent. –xeno^talk 01:34, 4 February 2016 (UTC)

What if the username in question has definitively been abandoned, due to having been changed to something else? i.e., What if the username is only being used as a redirect to another username, due to the previous owner having received a rename? Can I acquire such usernames as well? Is consent still necessary? 184.6.43.225 (talk) 18:34, 6 February 2016 (UTC)

Probably yes, because the redirect is sending people from their old comments to their new username. There would need to be some distinguishing and the user would need to give affirmative consent. –xeno^talk 03:50, 16 March 2016 (UTC)

special:CentralAuth/Master of Time

Last year, I attempted to follow the proper processes in order to usurp the username "Master of Time". I was kept from quickly taking on the name because of an issue which arose regarding a single edit the user had made in May 2010 to its userpage on the Russian Wikipedia and as such, I had to make a request at ru.wikipedia. Long story short, it didn't work out due to an issue involving the SUL. I'm not all-knowing when it comes to this, so I've just got to ask, is there a means by which a user can request a global usurpation? The user named Master of Time clearly is not using and will probably never use that account (and if it makes any difference, there was never a response here). Advice? Dustin (talk) 01:02, 21 September 2015 (UTC)

You would have to file the requesf at m:SRUC. –xeno^talk 02:28, 21 September 2015 (UTC)

Thanks for letting me know. Dustin (talk) 04:38, 21 September 2015 (UTC)

sir, by mistake i puted my wrong name in id so want's to changech my name. Himanahu mudma (talk) 15:15, 7 April 2016 (UTC)

sir, by mistake i puted my wrong name in id so want's to changech my name. Himanahu mudma (talk) 15:15, 7 April 2016 (UTC)

commons:User:ishwar~commonswiki on commons was previously commons:User:ishwar, yall moved it to commons:User:ishwar~commonswiki in 2015, I think. Since yall have global username system now, how can I move everything to commons:User:Ish ishwar on commons?

Yall did this with other accounts, too. ja:利用者:Ish_ishwar~jawiki on Japanese wiki used to be ja:利用者:Ish_ishwar, etc. – ishwar  (speak) 17:49, 2 May 2016 (UTC)

That was done as a result of SUL finalisation. Unfortunately, what I believe you're requesting is the Global Merge Tool, which is not going to be available anytime soon. —k6ka 🍁 (Talk · Contributions) 01:10, 4 May 2016 (UTC)

There is currently an issue on mediawiki.org that prevents renames from completing on that wiki. This has resulted in a backlog of indefinitely-halted rename jobs as seen on m:Special:GlobalRenameProgress. See phab:T135656 for more details on the issue. In the meantime, please do not process any requests. You may join #wikimedia-rename ^connect for more details. —k6ka 🍁 (Talk · Contributions) 22:05, 18 May 2016 (UTC)