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* Reason: I have been told by an admin that my current user name is provocative and a NPOV violation (). I would prefer a more neutral, less provocative username. ] (]) 07:02, 29 March 2010 (UTC) * Reason: I have been told by an admin that my current user name is provocative and a NPOV violation (). I would prefer a more neutral, less provocative username. ] (]) 07:02, 29 March 2010 (UTC)
*{{User:SoxBot/CHU|noerrorbeta}} ] (]) 07:03, 29 March 2010 (UTC) *{{User:SoxBot/CHU|noerrorbeta}} ] (]) 07:03, 29 March 2010 (UTC)
*{{done}}, though I'm not sure how your old username was "Pro-Palestinian". ···]<sup>]</sup> · <small><font color="blue">]</font> · ]</small> 08:37, 29 March 2010 (UTC)

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Changing username/Simple
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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.
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Current requests

Is3-stopzilla → Jim Kirkpatrick

Rashad bolden → Emporia Arts Council

 Bureaucrat note: Fixed malformed request. Original post here. Required items still missing, please re-submit request. Useight (talk) 19:18, 25 March 2010 (UTC)
 Clerk note: i saw this some hours ago... i wasn't convinced that it was meant to be a rename. See Emporia Arts Council and the user's talk page. There isn't a notice about the removal of grossly malformed requests so i left it to those with more experience since i can't see the now twice deleted article. delirious & lost ☯ 01:28, 26 March 2010 (UTC)

SpArC123 → SpArC

Oydy → @oydy

Jeffrey Lebowski → Jeff Lebowski

LDEJRuff → NickeloonDisney

~~LDEJRuff~~ 17:07, 27 March 2010 (EDT)

  • SoxBot Beta has evaluated this request, and renaming appears to be possible. SoxBot (talk) 21:09, 27 March 2010 (UTC)
  •  Bureaucrat note: I think this choice may run afoul of the "don't use company names" part. Also, it could be seen as promoting your YouTube account, which is also disallowed. Anyone else have any thoughts? ···日本穣 · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe 18:54, 28 March 2010 (UTC)
    •  Clerk note: Joe, I'm going to have to agree with you on this one. To me the proposed name crosses the line from "fan of ..." to probably being mistaken as an official representation of Nickelodeon and Disney. Use of your WP account to promote yourself or your (forthcoming) YouTube channel are reasons that i have seen users blocked or their rename requests declined. Also being in Canada i try to remember US copyright laws and something about the logo on this user's user page just is not sitting well with me. The mouse ears appear to be redrawn but the addition of a space between the "D" and "i" in Disney along with the use of parts of trademarked text logos for Nickelodeon and Cartoon Network... at minimum i would consider it nice, but a derivative of copyrighted or/and trademarked logos and inappropriate for user space. Overall i would say the name and the logo are misleading and promotional in the use of company names. delirious & lost ☯ 03:43, 29 March 2010 (UTC)
Yes, and I've deleted that logo as a blatant copyright and trademark violation. The last thing we need is Disney knocking on our doors for allowing such a blatant violation to remain. I've warned the editor as well. ···日本穣 · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe 05:26, 29 March 2010 (UTC)
 Not done I agree with the comments above; this would not be an appropriate username. EVula // talk // ☯ // 04:07, 29 March 2010 (UTC)

AMITZORBA → VARANWAL

 Bureaucrat note: Do you want your username to be all caps, or was that just because your caps lock was on.? Useight (talk) 15:23, 28 March 2010 (UTC)

Thutahacker → MagicHealr

 Done, but only since the request involved privacy. Useight (talk) 21:38, 28 March 2010 (UTC)

Etashetash → Royalmeadowrd

2714st → Joy Bangla

Factsontheground → Factomancer

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