HRWiki:Changing username

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The user name users choose for themselves is no longer set in stone. On request, bureaucrats can change user account settings and article histories such that all previous edits of a given user are attributed to the new name using Special:Renameuser. Note: You must make the request from the account you want renamed; anonymous requests (except users whose usernames begin with a lowercase letter and therefore cannot log in) are ignored for security reasons.

Requesting a change

To change your user name, please make your request on this page. Please follow the procedure carefully or your request will not be fulfilled.

Instructions

1. Check if the new name you want does not exist (Special:Listusers). Do not create an account under the new name. (If you already created the new account, don't worry. We can do some stuff and fix it, but it's still recommended that you don't.)
2. Sign in with the account that you want renamed.

   Of course, this is not possible if your account has a lowercase first letter. If you can't log in, then skip this step.

3. Add your request in the section below.
4. If you are a sysop, please note this fact with your request so that the necessary changes can be made.
5. Once your request is dealt with, all edits from your old account will be reattributed to your new account.
6. You should check that the old account has been recreated and blocked to prevent someone else creating the account and impersonating you.

   This cannot be done in the case of usernames with a lowercase first letter, but they can no longer be registered so this isn't a problem.

7. Move and redirect your user page and talk page to the new name if it has not already been done.

Current requests

The Cheat

I realize I probably shouldn't have this username.... Lol. Soo... I don't exactly want to change, but if you need me to, you have my permission to change me to "Cheataholic" Thanks. --Meh Meh!

Traveling Ham

Can I get my username deleted? When I type in the main character of my website into AOL search, I get Homestar Wiki stuff.

You're bound to show up through HRWiki; it's not like we're remote. And no, your username can not be deleted. — Lapper (talk) 22:50, 10 March 2006 (UTC)

Asked and answered. See HRWiki talk:FAQ#Can I delete myself from H*R Wiki?. -- Tom 23:05, 10 March 2006 (UTC)

Can my username be changed to "Business Inquiries" if it can't be deleted?

Why exactly "Business Inquiries"? -- Tom 20:52, 14 March 2006 (UTC)

I couldn't think of anything else...- Traveling Ham

If you aren't tied to that one for any reason, would you mind trying to think of something else? Also, what are your intentions for this account? Do you intend to never use it again, or do you plan on continue contributing with it? -- Tom 18:51, 17 March 2006 (UTC)

DJ Teh C.

some ppls stole my name. or vice versa. and now they tell me 2 change it. so do i request a new 1? or do u pick it?

You request it. --TheThingé

ok DJ Teh C. -> AIK_74

You need to be logged in as DJ Teh C. to make the request. We just need to confirm that it is actually is you that wants it changed to AIK_74. — User:ACupOfCoffee@ 20:06, 22 April 2006 (UTC)

try now DJ Teh C. -> AIK_74 - DJ Teh C. 4:45 pm Eastern. April 23 2006 NY.

Done. — It's dot com 00:35, 28 April 2006 (UTC)

kronosoldone

kronosoldone -> Kronosoldone. Please.

Well, I would be happy to, except the name Kronosoldone already exists. In fact, I myself welcomed that name (on my birthday, if you're wondering). Are you that user? — It's dot com 03:08, 11 March 2006 (UTC)

stringbodhunier

stringbodhunier --> Stringbodhunier bleas?

I can't find that username. Not only that, I can't find anything remotely close to that. — It's dot com 20:42, 14 March 2006 (UTC)

k then can u change it 2 Jaxkaloop5? and can i be on da hrwiki staff?

I think he meant that he can't find the name stringbodhunier. TaylorR 09:36, 23 March 2006 (UTC)

but,but,but that is my username! Until mediawiki 1.5

I dunno what to tell ya. It's not in the knowledge base database. To test this, try creating it. — It's dot com 16:12, 25 March 2006 (UTC)

Svelt young princess of town

I'd like my name to be changed to Lady Fan if that's possible. Thanks. - Svelt young princess of town 04:29, 20 March 2006

Svelt young princess of town → Lady Fan. Done. — It's dot com 01:10, 21 March 2006 (UTC)

sijapu17

sijapu17-->Sijapu17 please.

I don't see a "sikapu17" in the User list... are you sure that's your name? If you just want to create an account, go to Create an account or log in. phlip ^T_C 08:40, 1 April 2006 (UTC)

Phlip is right, the user "sijapu17" does not exist. See [1]. -- Tom 08:42, 1 April 2006 (UTC)

That account was already changed. - Super Sam 03:50, 2 April 2006 (UTC)

nkobland54

nkobland54--> Nkobland54 please.

The user "nkobland54" does not exist. -- Tom 18:45, 8 April 2006 (UTC)

shaeffer

shaeffer --> Shaeffer

thanks. =D

Done. — Joey (talk·edits) 20:16, 25 April 2006 (UTC)

Lopp3

I'm tired of having lopp3 for EVERYTHING! Lopp3-->Ten Ten · · T²|_Things

Please? · · T²|_Things 12:37, 27 April 2006 (UTC)

Done. In the future, please keep your pants on. For real. — It's dot com 00:35, 28 April 2006 (UTC)

Rob

Can you please change my username from "Rainer" to "Rob", and if possible, change my username on the fanstuff wiki and the forum. Thanks in advance! «Rob» 11:06, 6 May 2006 (UTC)

Oh, also, if "Rob" is already taken on the forum (I haven't checked), "Rob123" is fine for there. «Rob» 11:08, 6 May 2006 (UTC)

"Rainer" --> "Rob". Done on the knowledge base, fanstuff, and the forum. -- Tom 05:27, 18 May 2006 (UTC)

AIK_74

AIK_74 -> thecolorofinsanity

please. i wrould rrly appreceate it! — AIK 74 (Talk | contribs) 20:12, 11 May 2006 (UTC) (left unsigned)

"thecolorofinsanity" is not a valid username. -- Tom 20:16, 11 May 2006 (UTC)

And I just realized you just had your name changed once already, less than two weeks ago. No, you can't change it again. -- Tom 21:37, 11 May 2006 (UTC)

well, how about telling me as to WHY IT ISN'T VALID. vulgar? profane? obscene? too long? needs more pudding? you just hate me? stinkoman the god said so? this is all a big ripoff to destroy my entire social lead in life? *whew* - AIK 74

It isn't valid because the first letter is lowercase. Please read the instructions at the top of the page for more information. But it doesn't matter, because as I said, I'm not going to change your name again. -- Tom 22:04, 11 May 2006 (UTC)

well, then, can i get a second account if i want said specified user name? and made it according to the user name making rules? - AIK 74

No, creating a known sockpuppet will cause the sockpuppet to be blocked from editing. -- Tom 21:16, 12 May 2006 (UTC)

noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo - AIK 74

Tampo -->Irnakk

Can I have my name changed to Irnakk? Tampo (^T/C) 21:30, 11 May 2006 (UTC)

No. -- Tom 21:37, 11 May 2006 (UTC)

WHY?!?!  Tampo (^T/C) 21:43, 11 May 2006 (UTC)

You've established such a legacy for yourself as Tampo, I can't justify such a name change. -- Tom 21:49, 11 May 2006 (UTC)

But why can't you change my name to Irnakk? Tampo (^T/C) 22:10, 11 May 2006 (UTC)

It's not that I can't, it's that I won't. -- Tom 22:12, 11 May 2006 (UTC)

WELL WHY WON'T YOU?!?! Tampo (^T/C) 22:13, 11 May 2006 (UTC)

Because you've established such a legacy for yourself as Tampo. Also, the next time you shout at me or any other person, I'm going to restrict your editing privileges indefinitely. -- Tom 22:17, 11 May 2006 (UTC)

Is it because I made too many edits? Also, I won't yell at you ever again. Tampo (^T/C) 22:19, 11 May 2006 (UTC)

It is because you've established such a legacy for yourself as Tampo. -- Tom 22:21, 11 May 2006 (UTC)

Does that mean I've been using my username for a long time? Tampo (^T/C) 22:24, 11 May 2006 (UTC)

No. -- Tom 22:26, 11 May 2006 (UTC)

Mind if I field this one? It means that when you say "User:Tampo", most people familiar with the wiki know who you're talking about. That's your legacy. --DorianGray

Well, Rainer had a huge legacy. He was almost a bureaucrat at the fanstuff wiki. But he changed his username to Rob. That said, people thinking of him as Tampo doesn't seem like a valid reason. — Seriously ^(Talk) 22:35, 11 May 2006 (UTC)

Almost a bureaucrat? There's no such thing. Seriously, these matters are decided on a case by case basis. You do not have the standing here to question my decision in this way. As such, please mind your own business. -- Tom 22:41, 11 May 2006 (UTC)

Count X --> «Âpðçã£ýpX» or Âpðçã£ýpX

I wouldn't prefer the latter, but it's the (PEOPLE WHO CHANGE NAMES)'s decision. Count X ^Talk _Email

I would call this a very complicaded and hard to read and pronounce name. --Dacheatbot · Communicate 22:05, 14 May 2006 (UTC)

I think it would be pronounced "Ahp-thsa-pound-ipcks", but I'm not quite sure how ã is supposed to be pronounced (it's a Portuguese letter with no equivalent phoneme in English), and the "th" of ð is supposed to be the voiced th, like in "them", which is hard to pronounce when followed by the "s" of ç. And no, I don't think this name change is going to happen – we prefer names that you can actually read, none of this neo-1337 buisness. If you ask for "ApocalypX" you have a better chance – I'm not going to say it will, as it's the admin's decision, but it's certainly more likely than your gibberish. How do you propose to type that into Special:Userlogin, anyway? phlip ^T_C 04:17, 15 May 2006 (UTC)

Most people who use a standard English-language keyboard (which includes the vast majority of HRWiki users) prefer that other users' names be easy to read and, especially, easy to type. Therefore, the best names use only letters (and, occasionally, numbers and symbols) from the standard ASCII character set. Non-Latin or Unicode-only characters are really frowned upon, and even characters in the extended Latin 1 character set can be a hassle. (We overlook it in cases like Heimstern Läufer because (1) his name actually means something and (2) it would be grammatically incorrect otherwise.) All that to say, sorry, we're not gonna change your name to that mess. — It's dot com 04:52, 15 May 2006 (UTC)

Aww. It's would be pronounced "ApocalypX". Drat. Count X ^Talk _Email 05:55, 15 May 2006 (UTC)

Count X --> ApocalypX

Alright, fine. Here. ApocalypX. Teh endzors. Just ApocalypX. Please? Count X ^Talk _Email 05:56, 15 May 2006 (UTC)

I don't think being belligerent is going to get you anywhere here. — Bassbone (^{TALK CONT}) 05:58, 15 May 2006 (UTC)

Done. — It's dot com 15:51, 19 May 2006 (UTC)

j0hnnyb

Other lowercase problem.

j0hnnyb --> J0hnnyB

Done. — It's dot com 15:51, 19 May 2006 (UTC)

Total Spaceship Guy3

I prefer no spaces.

Total Spaceship Guy3 --> TotalSpaceshipGuy3 --TotalSpaceshipGirl3 19:20, 23 May 2006 (UTC)

Done. — It's dot com 19:24, 23 May 2006 (UTC)

Thnikkaguy

Could I get my name(fanstuff name too) changed:
Thnikkaguy --> Eh! Van
My name is Evan, so..."Eh! Van"..."Evan"...I think you get it.
--Thnikkaguy 05:32, 29 May 2006

Erm...I don't know how long it takes to respond to these, but...has anyone read this? -- Thnikkaguy 06:18, 2 June 2006

Done. Sometimes it only takes five minutes for us to respond. Sometimes it's longer. It just depends on what else is going on, I suppose. — It's dot com 04:13, 3 June 2006 (UTC)

Homestar is wicked!

Can I change mine too Homestar101 please? If it hasn't already been used. I'm from the HRWiki Fanstuff site, so it may not work.

I will be happy to make the change, but you have to request it while you're logged in. If you don't have an account on the knowledge base, then edit your fanstuff user page or talk page with something like "I want to change my name to Homestar101." — It's dot com 17:24, 3 June 2006 (UTC)

Done. — It's dot com 18:09, 5 June 2006 (UTC)

H*bad

I would like to change my user name to, H*Bad. I would like it changed on the fanstuff and here. Can you do that?--H*bad 15:21, 5 June 2006 (UTC)

Done. — It's dot com 18:09, 5 June 2006 (UTC)

Super Cheat!-->Titan Dweevil

I would also like to change mine to Titan dweevil on here and fanstuff too. Super Cheat!

Done. — It's dot com 05:34, 12 June 2006 (UTC)

Sam Goldfish

Can anyone change my name back to "Trogga"? --Sam Goldfish 18:09, 8 June 2006 (UTC)

You're kidding, right? — It's dot com 05:30, 12 June 2006 (UTC)

Uhhhh... no. --Sam Goldfish 21:19, 12 June 2006 (UTC)

Well, you see, normally we don't have a problem renaming a person once, say from User:A to User:B. If, however, you want to go from B to C (or back to A), then you need to provide some kind of good reason for all the switching. — It's dot com 20:43, 13 June 2006 (UTC)

Just about everywhere else, I'm still known as "Trogga". --Sam Goldfish 17:00, 14 June 2006 (UTC)

So, are you going to do it? --Sam Goldfish 02:31, 30 July 2006 (UTC)

Unblocked, deleted, renamed, pages deleted, moved, and restored. I.e., done. — It's dot com 01:42, 31 July 2006 (UTC)

bantam-boy

Can you change my name to Bantam-Boy, i cant log in due to the lower case first letter

Thats impossible. Because Bantam-Boy has just edited.--H*Bad 13:22, 2 July 2006 (UTC)

There is no bantam-boy (lowercase) in the userlist... Bantam-Boy (capitals), and, as H*Bad mentioned, Bantam-Boy (capitals) is still editing now... Is it you, and you just forgot your password for a bit or something? phlip ^T_C 14:10, 2 July 2006 (UTC)

dakotastarrunner

Can I get my name changed to DakotastarRunner please i cant log in /_\

What is your current name? — Elcool ^(talk)_(contribs) 13:36, 8 July 2006 (UTC)

"dakotastarrunner" does not exist as a username: [2] — User:ACupOfCoffee@ 03:38, 11 July 2006 (UTC)

kentyman->Kentyman

Please rename account "kentyman" to "Kentyman".

The user "kentyman" does not exist. -- Tom 02:12, 11 July 2006 (UTC)

Something must be wrong with the search function. See [3] — offset is approximate. —BazookaJoe 03:26, 11 July 2006 (UTC)

"kentyman" --> "Kentyman". Done. -- Tom 04:40, 11 July 2006 (UTC)

bombcar->Bombcar

Please rename so I can login.

The user "bombcar" does not exist. -- Tom 02:12, 11 July 2006 (UTC)

Something must be wrong with the search function. See [4] — offset is approximate. —BazookaJoe 03:26, 11 July 2006 (UTC)

"bombcar" --> "Bombcar". Done. -- Tom 04:43, 11 July 2006 (UTC)

Regarding the search problem here and with the one above, it appears that the system is "helpfully" automatically capitalizing the first letter for us, making it impossible to directly search for a name that begins with a lowercase character. To see what I mean, click those links again and you will get a result. — It's dot com 04:54, 11 July 2006 (UTC)

The snitch 2 to Super Martyo Brother?

please? I like my new nickname better than my old one. --User:The snitch 2/sig 23:17, 15 July 2006 (UTC)

Done. — It's dot com 23:40, 15 July 2006 (UTC)

Seriously to Will

I've thought a long time, and I've found the best way to change my username is that of Rob's. If this doesn't work out for some reason, you know where to find me via email. Thanks for not saying I'm grasping for attention like last time. — seriously talk 00:35, 27 July 2006 (UTC)

Thanks a fairly massive bunch. Oh, can you also change it at the fanstuff wiki? Sorry, I sound like a selfish jerk...Will

Done. Forum? — It's dot com 01:00, 27 July 2006 (UTC)

Sorry for the late reply. Nah, I don't really go on it anymore, so it'd be unnecessary. Again, thanks a fairly massive bunch. Will

X-Spider2->Y2K

I'm already Y2K on the fanstuff, so... --Y2K () 08:38, 28 July 2006 (UTC)

Done. — It's dot com 01:46, 31 July 2006 (UTC)

frogz

frogz > Frogz please :) havnt been able to post until now because the capacha has been broken for a long time

Done. — It's dot com 01:47, 31 July 2006 (UTC)

ripberger894

Change to Ripberger894?

I'm not seeing a "ripberger894" in the user list... are you sure that's your name? phlip ^T_C 06:08, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

Ah, there is a ripberger894 on the forum... The user lists for the wiki and the forum are seperate - registering for one doesn't register you for the other. You have to create an account on the wiki if you want to log in here. phlip ^T_C 06:13, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

killer vane

(what were they thinking when they did that!?) anyway, i need my account deletedrenamed ovibously,i have a lowercase starting letter.

The user "killer vane" does not exist. — It's dot com 20:45, 15 September 2006 (UTC)

*sigh* yes i do exist. now help,dangnabbit!

Are you sure that you registered an account with the Wiki, and not the Fanstuff Wiki or the forum? --ENUSY 22:04, 15 September 2006 (UTC)

There is no "killer vane" in the userlist on the wiki, the fanstuff, or the forum. There isn't a "Killer vane" (with a capital) either. Are you certain you registered here with that name? You could always simply register a new account... as I said, "Killer vane" is avaliable. phlip ^T_C 00:37, 16 September 2006 (UTC)

mancusoinaccounting

change to Mancusoinaccounting please? thanx

There is no "mancusoinaccounting" in the userlist on the wiki or the fanstuff. There is, however, one on the forum, which I assume you just created. There isn't a "Mancusoinaccounting" (with a capital) either. Are you certain you registered here with that name? You could always simply register a new account... as I said, "Mancusoinaccounting" is avaliable. phlip ^T_C 00:37, 16 September 2006 (UTC)

jtickle

Mind capitalizing me? thanks :-D

Done. — It's dot com 15:05, 28 September 2006 (UTC)

makatota

Could you capitalize me? thanks.

Um, there's no such account — here or at the fanstuff — named either "makatota" or "Makatota". Are you sure you spelled that right? — User:ACupOfCoffee@ 21:17, 22 October 2006 (UTC)

edrobot

I need it in a capital letter please, from edrobot to Edrobot

There's no user on the knowledge-base wiki with that name. There is a user on the fanstuff wiki with that name, but it's already capitalized. — It's dot com 15:52, 7 November 2006 (UTC)

oh, I thought they were the same

TheValentineBros

I need to change it. My name should be without spaces & puncuation.

Older requests

• See HRWiki:Changing username/Archive