Wikipedia talk:Changing username/Assistance/Archive 2

Would i be able to help out in being a Wikipedia:Changing username/Assistance, i use to be Dust Rider but recently got renaimed to Terra if i'm able to i'll read the instructions and place myself on the Active user's but as (semi-active). Terra Talk  13:28, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
 * There are no restrictions on who can become a clerk. It is requested that you know what you are doing, and what comments are helpful and need to be made. I suggest reading this page, and the CHU and CHU/U pages themselves to see what kinds of comments need to be made, and then go right ahead. seresin | wasn't he just...? 14:39, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

New Box addition to new requests
Hi there, I have added a new link when requesting a username change.

This shows my edit to the main page link, as I have created Changing_username/editintro and when you click on the link to request a username change, Changing_username/editintro will show up at the top of the page.

I hope nobody minds!

-- The  Helpful   One  12:49, 10 February 2008 (UTC)


 * Comment
 * SVG is not exactly universally accessible for conveying text;
 * We don't seem to need SVG &mdash; bullet points suffice;
 * The SVG thumbnailer misrenders slightly causing a bad crop at the right;
 * Edit-protecting the page sort of makes the "nobody minds" part a tautology (thank you User:Caulde).
 * ~ Jafet•work•play•watch 08:07, 29 December 2008 (UTC)

doppelganger usurpation request
I would like to create a doppleganger account at User:Piotr Konieczny (my real name) to prevent possible future usurpation. I cannot create that account as I am getting 'account exists' error, yet this account has no edits (see . Could it be deleted, so I could register it? --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus 21:53, 25 May 2008 (UTC)
 * You're going to need to file a request for account usurpation for that. There are full instructions on that page, as well as links to the guidelines and criterion for usurpation. If you have any queries regarding filing the request, please feel free to let a clerk or bureaucrat know.


 * Anthøny 21:58, 25 May 2008 (UTC)


 * It is my understanding that usurpation is for name changes. I don't want to change the name of my current account, but to create a doppleganger sock. I just wanted to make sure that by filling a request my current account name (Piotrus) will not be affected.--Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus 22:18, 25 May 2008 (UTC)

Small query
I recently unified my account name on a dozen or so wikis as User:Pippu d'Angelo, the only trouble is that because of a quirk of history I edited in en.wiki as User:Pippu d'angelo (I'm a bureaucrat on scn.wiki, but my 2nd highest edit count is in en.wiki). It would have been easy to do the name change, the only trouble is that I had already created the other one in en.wiki to save it. Is there any way I can transfer all of my User:Pippu d'angelo edit history to User:Pippu d'Angelo? If it's too complicated let me know, and I will simply keep going with my new one, and basically forsake my previous 4,000 edits. Cheers. πιππίνυ δ - (dica)  06:02, 10 June 2008 (UTC)
 * I've taken care of this for you. In order to do it I had to delete your global SUL account, so please merge all your accounts again as soon as possible. &mdash; Dan | talk 17:05, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

A question
I want to ask you a question and hope you can help to solve this problem. Several days ago, I changed my account name into a new one. However, the old name still appears in the edit history as the following edit summary entry:

Reverted edits by BigFatBigCa(talk) to last version by Jiacklsd.

Here BigFatBigCa(talk) is my old name. How Can I change this name to my new name ?

Thanks very much. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.46.92.19 (talk) 17:11, 27 February 2009 (UTC)

Too many clerknotes
Guys, I'm very grateful to everyone who helps out here, but the average number of clerknotes is ballooning out of proportion. Too many clerknotes creates problems - it must be confusing for those checking on the status of the request, and frankly its pretty unhelpful for the bureaucrat dealing with the request to have to look through an entire debate. Can I please ask: Sorry this message has rather a negative tone. It is great that you're all helping out, I just wanted to nip what seems to be a growing problem in the bud. WjBscribe 15:04, 9 February 2008 (UTC)
 * 1) Try and make your comments comprehensive - think about all the issues with the request. That saves other clerks overlaying there own comments.
 * There have been a couple of occasions when I have had notes discussing the lack of a reason, the fact that request has been reformated but no one seemed to have noticed the target account was taken anyway...
 * 1) It really doesn't need a debate - I don't need the clerks to agree. Just flag up what might be issues with a request and make a decision. At some point, your discussion needs to move to your talkpage to stop cluttering the page.
 * 2) Only leave notes if you have to. I'm grateful to those who fix the formatting, but it doesn't need yet another note to say you have done so. Trust me, your work won't go unnoticed.

Add new assistance request here
Greetings, There seems to be a backlog building up on Changing username/Usurpations. Is this normal? -Arb. (talk) 22:04, 21 February 2010 (UTC)

Changing username/Simple/Assistance
I don't think anyone would have a problem with clerks marking "not done" exceedingly obvious cases - such as a user who requests to be renamed to the same name but with a lowercase first letter (like this one). – xeno talk 13:39, 20 September 2010 (UTC)
 * I think this should be noted in the section, maybe after a short discussion, but it would definitley make the crats' job easier. d  m  z  07:24, 26 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Also, cases where the requester withdraws explicitly or implicitly by posting another request should be fine, especially if the bureaucrats are all seemingly busy. It should still be noted in the section that exceedingly obvious cases like these clerks should be able to close with not done - I'd add it myself, but I'm just a clerk :p demize  (t · c) 02:32, 15 January 2011 (UTC)

Usurpation emails
If the target user does have an email set, what are the guidelines for when to send one, and should a note be left on the request if one is sent? The bullet about it is very non-descriptive, only saying to send one, while the guidelines for requesting say that a clerk or bureaucrat will send one if it becomes necessary. d m  z  07:28, 26 December 2010 (UTC)
 * There's not really any guidelines set as far as I know. I suppose if they have an email set, you could send an email and note that at the request. I believe we used to email all the time, now I think we don't do it as much. – xeno talk 22:46, 8 February 2011 (UTC)

Rough guidelines on SUL conflicts
In order to determine if a user on another project would preclude an otherwise valid request to usurp an en.wiki user (where no SUL exists yet), I usually look at a few things:


 * Is the other-project user active in the last year?
 * Has the other-project user made more than 25 edits per year of inactivity?
 * Does the other-project user appear to have worked on multiple wikiae?
 * Does the other-project user have regular gaps in their editing that might suggest they will be back eventually?

If the answer to one or more of the above is "yes", the request will probably be declined with a suggestion to gain consent of the other-project user (keeping in mind these are rough metrics and renames are a matter of bureaucrat discretion). – xeno talk 14:03, 10 February 2011 (UTC)


 * I've codified this, and also explained SUL conflicts here: Changing username/Guidelines (WP:SUL/C/WP:SUL conflict). This should help explain the problem to users who are requesting renames that would create SUL conflicts. – xeno talk 15:36, 10 February 2011 (UTC)