MediaWiki talk:Centralauth-admin-intro

Protected edit request on 28 October 2015

Please change the default text:

This interface can be used for administration of global accounts.

To:

This page is used for the administration of [[m:SUL|global accounts]]. Please enter a username in the field below to check the global account status of the specified username.

'''If you are requesting a [[WP:CHU|username change]]''', please use this page to check the availability of your desired username by typing it into the field below. If it appears in the list below, it is considered to be taken. If this is the case, please try a different username.

The page in question, Special:CentralAuth, is frequently referred to users who are seeking a username change in order to check for username availability (Special:ListUsers should not be used, as it does not report usernames that have been taken on another Wikimedia project. Renames are now done globally, so if a username is taken on another Wikimedia project, it is considered taken on all projects, even if it isn't registered locally). The current message seems a bit vague in the fact that CentralAuth checks for username availability across all of Wikimedia.

Feel free to tweak the above message if necessary. --I am k6ka ^{Talk to me!} _{See what I have done} 18:34, 28 October 2015 (UTC)

Done — Mr. Stradivarius ^{♪ talk ♪} 23:25, 28 October 2015 (UTC)

Edit request

Please change If you are requesting a [[WP:CHU|username change]] to If you are requesting a [[Wikipedia:Changing username|username change]]. This link is not likely to change in the foreseeable future and doesn't need to go through a redirect. thanx, - Mlpearc (open channel) 20:33, 12 February 2017 (UTC)

WP:NOTBROKEN? — Martin (MSGJ · talk) 10:29, 13 February 2017 (UTC)

Seconded (Even though I was the one who originally wrote it) —k6ka 🍁 (Talk · Contributions) 12:59, 13 February 2017 (UTC)