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===Count Wiki to Hyper Mushroom===
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I trying again to renaming my account [[User:Count Wiki|Count Wiki]] ([[User talk:Count Wiki|Talk with me]])}} 15:32 (GMT+1)
I trying again to renaming my account [[User:Count Wiki|Count Wiki]] ([[User talk:Count Wiki|Talk with me]]) 15:32 (GMT+1)

Revision as of 13:36, June 23, 2015

The wiki software allows bureaucrats to change any user account to a new name, as long as it's not already in-use by someone else.

All edits made by the user will be changed in the edit history to reflect the change. However, this feature has been somewhat abused in the past, so there are some limits:

  • Users must be registered for at least three months to be eligible for a rename. Exceptions may be granted for minor tweaks to correct registration errors.
  • Each user must wait one year between renames (user rename log). However, changing and then reversing the change is allowed once. For example, going from Alpha to Beta and back to Alpha is allowed, but you would need to wait a year if you want to change to something else.
  • We will not consider requests for names which include symbols, accented letters, foreign alphabets, or other specialized characters which could be an inconvenience to type on a standard QWERTY keyboard.
  • If the name you want is already being used by a short-lived account that has been completely inactive for years, and provided you have a good reason for wanting the name (e.g. it's your established nickname on the forums), you may directly contact a bureaucrat to see if the original account can be renamed, making the name available for you instead. However, if the account in question has made any legitimate mainspace edits (i.e. non-vandalism contributions), it will not be considered.
  • Note that once a rename is completed, your old username is released back into the pool of available usernames and will be obtainable by others (by way of both new user registration and rename). Abandoned usernames which are of major significance to the wiki community may be reserved at the discretion of the wiki staff.
  • All requests go at the bottom of this page, not on the user talk pages of bureaucrats.

Previous renames are archived: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12.

Instructions

  1. Create a new subsection at the bottom of the page using this syntax: === CurrentName to NewName ===
  2. Below this, use {{rename user}} and put both your current and desired names (both case-sensitive), using this format: {{rename user|CurrentName|NewName}}
  3. Leave a comment as to why you want the change after the template and then save the page.
  4. Bureaucrats will check this page regularly and if accepted can use the "Rename" link on the top-right corner of each section to directly change the username and move all userspace pages.
  5. The bureaucrat will say whether the name change is accepted or rejected in each section, and if rejected, why (such as already being given a name change over the preceding 12 months).

Requests

Not Bugsy to Yosh Strider

Template:Renameuser "Yosh Strider" is the name I now use on the internet. Toad's sprite in Excitebike: Bun Bun Mario Battle wow it's Kiryu (TC)

Glitchy Bowser Jr. to Superfiremario

Template:Renameuser

I've decided I like this name more. --Glitchy Missingno.jpeg SuperfiremarioGlitchy Missingno.jpeg 18:35, 19 April 2015 (EDT)

Done. This was your second rename in a year, so you can't get another rename until October 27, 2015. - Walkazo 19:10, 19 April 2015 (EDT)

Thank you! --Glitchy Missingno.jpeg SuperfiremarioGlitchy Missingno.jpeg 17:01, 20 April 2015 (EDT)

Mariao to Roy

Template:Renameuser I don't really use the name "Mariao" anymore.

R O Y
Done. Your next rename can't be until July 26, 2015. - Walkazo 23:00, 25 April 2015 (EDT)

Mario7 to Nerdy Arianator

Template:Renameuser I use this username now and I feel that it more accurately represents me. Artwork of Bowser in Fortune Street (also used in Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games)M a r i oArtwork of the Lucky Seven symbol.redgoldred 09:09, 26 April 2015 (EDT)

Floette to Lemon Meringue

Template:Renameuser My actual name is Anthony, and I pick Floette as my username because Floette is my favorite Fairy type Pokémon and Kalos Pokémon. However, Floette is not one of my favorite characters of all time. So I decided to use my second favorite character of all time. Lemon Meringue.pngLemon MeringueLemon Meringue.png 20:55, 8 May 2015 (EDT)

Jacob Lott to ShyGuy8

Template:Renameuser I really don't want to use my real name as a username anymore. Shy Guy is my favorite character and 8 is my favorite number so I think this will be a better username for me. PowerKamek's Signature(talk|contribs) 21:07, 8 May 2015 (EDT)

AmazingGamer 91 to The Gamer 91

Template:Renameuser I would like to change my username to match my Facebook's and Twitter's name in profiles. -The Gamer 91 2:18 AM (EDT)

Pokemon Trainer Ruby to DLC Dude

Template:Renameuser I was going to use "Gator Gamer" but I will use the most updated one I can have. I was told to come here to change my username. And I haven't made talk pages for my accounts quite yet. And, be aware, this is my first time doing this, so, I really hope this is right! And hopefully this username is not taken! I made a new account, this one, but someone said to go back to my old account and simply ask for a name change.
The preceding unsigned comment was added by Gator Gamer (talk).

Done. I also blocked the duplicate Gator Gamer account, so you can only edit from "DLC Dude" from now on. - Walkazo 20:51, 2 June 2015 (EDT)

Kl193212 to GrodusK

Template:Renameuser My old username was a mess of letters and numbers. The new username matches my Nintendo Network ID. User:Kl193212/sig

Mario to Bazooka Mario

Template:Renameuser As awesome "Mario" is for my username, I think "Bazooka Mario" sounds stupidly cool too, so I'd like to stick with that for a while. It also sounds less generic. Icon showing how many lives Mario has left. From Super Mario 64 DS. It's me, Mario! (Talk / Stalk) 00:17, 8 June 2015 (EDT)

ShyGuy8 to PowerKamek

Template:Renameuser This is the last name change that I will do until next summer. I like this name! ShyGuy8 (talk|contribs) File:Shyguy MP9.png 00:58, 8 June 2015 (EDT)

Done. You can't have another rename until May 9, 2016. - Walkazo 06:56, 8 June 2015 (EDT)

Deactivate account NicoHood

Template:Renameuser Please deactivate this account so I can no longer login. Please rename my account to something useless before. I am aware that you wont delete it as stated in the Privacy_Policy, just deactivate it (as if I'd be a spammer) please so noone else can hijack and abuse this account. Please don't force me to act as spammer, just disable my account like that. Thanks! :)

We don't do that either. Just scramble your password if you don't want to be able to log in again. Or just leave and don't come back... - Walkazo 12:07, 8 June 2015 (EDT)

Diancie to Wingo

Template:Renameuser I don't like Pokemon anymore, and it makes me bored. I love Wingo from Cars, and I think I should have it here. Heauxfinity (talk)

Done. Since this is your second rename within a year, you can;t get another until February 16, 2016. - Walkazo 13:22, 9 June 2015 (EDT)

Torey to Deletion

Template:Renameuser I actually want to delete my account, and I sure which I could because it's bothersome, but I can't. I also don't know how to use the wiki and I'm unfamiliar with it, and also, people don't listen. No, just change it. Torey (talk) 18:34, 19 June 2015 (EDT)Torey

You can't delete your account. The only way to stop going here is to log out and never log back in. BabyLuigiFire.pngRay Trace(T|C) 18:44, 19 June 2015 (EDT)
Yeah, if you wanna leave, just leave. - Walkazo 19:20, 19 June 2015 (EDT)

Count Wiki to Hyper Mushroom

Template:Renameuser I trying again to renaming my account Count Wiki (Talk with me) 15:32 (GMT+1)