Requests to "usurp" an existing username should be made at Wikipedia:Changing username/Usurpations.

This page is a forum in which users can request, and global renamers (including stewards) can consider and carry out, requests to rename accounts to usernames that are not yet taken on any Wikimedia project.

While global renamers carry out renames, other users (including bots) help by "clerking" the mechanics of this process. If you wish to help as a clerk, please read the linked page carefully.

Once you have decided on the name you would like:

1. Read this page first. You must be aware of, and understand, all of that information before requesting a username change
2. Check to make sure this username is not already in use. Do this by searching for the name here. If the name appears in the results, even if on another Wikimedia project, it is taken.
3. Do not create an account under the new name or move/redirect your userpages. We'll do that for you.
4. Log in with your present username in order to place your request. Renames will not be approved if the requester is not logged in.
5. Click here to place your request.
   • Add your desired username after NEW=
   • Add a reason for the change after REASON=
   • Do not add anything in the "subject/headline" box
6. Make sure that you have spelled both names correctly, including capitalization and spacing. Save the page.
7. Users with many edits should log out of their accounts to ensure the rename is carried out properly.
8. Check back on this page periodically to answer any questions that may arise regarding your request. Please be patient. It may take a few days for your request to be completed. If you do not answer any questions, your request may be declined due to no response.

• Wikipedia:Changing username/Archives

Ucentralmgr → BlueHornedNut[edit]

• Current name: Ucentralmgr (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
• Requested name: BlueHornedNut (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google)
• For global rename: rename user
• Datestamp: 20:44, 18 April 2015 (UTC)
• Reason: My old username includes the name of a company/group and my real initials and could be construed as Conflict of Interest or Self Promotion, which was not my intent. Ucentralmgr (talk) 20:44, 18 April 2015 (UTC)

Robot clerk note: No problems found --Legobot (talk) 20:50, 18 April 2015 (UTC)

Done Jianhui67 ^T★C 05:04, 19 April 2015 (UTC)

Westonmr → WestonRuter[edit]

• Current name: Westonmr (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
• Requested name: WestonRuter (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google)
• For global rename: rename user
• Datestamp: 00:19, 19 April 2015 (UTC)
• Reason: Normalization of user handles. westonmr is what I used a decade ago, and I've since used only westonruter Westonmr (talk) 00:19, 19 April 2015 (UTC)

Robot clerk note: No problems found --Legobot (talk) 00:20, 19 April 2015 (UTC)

Done Jianhui67 ^T★C 05:05, 19 April 2015 (UTC)

Adamwilcox → Gg78wpqa[edit]

• Current name: Adamwilcox (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
• Requested name: Gg78wpqa (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google)
• For global rename: rename user
• Datestamp: 02:52, 19 April 2015 (UTC)
• Reason: Privacy Adamwilcox (talk) 02:52, 19 April 2015 (UTC)

Robot clerk note: No problems found --Legobot (talk) 03:00, 19 April 2015 (UTC)

Done Jianhui67 ^T★C 05:06, 19 April 2015 (UTC)

Taru~fiwiki → Sur937qe[edit]

• Current name: Taru~fiwiki (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
• Requested name: Sur937qe (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google)
• For global rename: rename user
• Datestamp: 07:48, 19 April 2015 (UTC)
• Reason: Privacy. Taru~fiwiki (talk) 07:48, 19 April 2015 (UTC)

Robot clerk note: No problems found --Legobot (talk) 07:50, 19 April 2015 (UTC)

• Done --Steinsplitter (talk) 07:53, 19 April 2015 (UTC)

John21Allen → Pregabalin Nights[edit]

• Current name: John21Allen (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
• Requested name: Pregabalin Nights (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google)
• For global rename: rename user
• Datestamp: 12:18, 19 April 2015 (UTC)
• Reason: Prefer to use pseudonym over real name. → Privacy. John Allen (talk) 12:18, 19 April 2015 (UTC)

Robot clerk note: No problems found --Legobot (talk) 12:20, 19 April 2015 (UTC)