Project:Requests

Requests for permissions

 * Archives: Administrator &bull; Bureaucrat &bull; Editor &bull; Other user rights


 * Please create a subpage under Project:Requests/User rights/ with your user name as the page title and then transclude it to the bottom of this section.

Requests for renames

 * Information on how renames work is available on Wikipedia., Archives: 2011 (Previous years).

Example request:

Oldname -> Newname
I'd like to change my username to "Newname" because that's the username I use on other projects. Thanks! - ~

Tectec -> Itsnotvalid
The CentralAuth system screwed me up, when I was attempting to change my usernames and then created a bunch of "auto-created" accounts for me. Please help me change the name. (Another mistake is by creating the target account, which I am the owner, if anyone could help me to move or unmerge or do whatever that could help me to move that SUL, it would be a great help. )Thanks! - Tectec 14:50, 16 February 2011 (UTC)

Diaoha -> Melberg
Global unification of the username, to make it closer to the real name. Thank you beforehand!--Diaoha 10:27, 18 September 2011 (UTC)
 * ✅ —Emufarmers(T 04:23, 1 October 2011 (UTC)

The spesh man -> Spesh531
I'd like to change my username to "Spesh531" because that's the username I use on other projects. Thanks! - Spesh531 21:08, 23 September 2011 (UTC)


 * Your account was already renamed in February: —Emufarmers(T 04:24, 1 October 2011 (UTC)

Quadir -> Olivier Beaton
I'd like to change my username to "Olivier Beaton" because I am "Olivier Beaton" on wikipedia and my irc nic 'Finlay' was taken and "Quadir" is an old nic I'm not known for anymore. This would clear up confusion with my extensions, bugzilla and somewhat irc as well. I have editor rights if that needs to be transfered as well. Thanks! --Quadir 23:39, 23 September 2011 (UTC)
 * ✅ —Emufarmers(T 04:23, 1 October 2011 (UTC)
 * thanks! --Olivier Beaton 04:58, 1 October 2011 (UTC)

WlaKom -> Vladek Komorek
I'd like to change my username to "Vladek Komorek" because I would like to use my own, full name. Thanks! - --WlaKom 20:31, 19 October 2011 (UTC)
 * ✅ —Emufarmers(T 03:34, 23 October 2011 (UTC)

None (SUL request) -> Armando
I'd like to usurp "'Armando". I own the SUL target username (Me, on Wikimedia projects) and have more than 4000 edits mainly on enwiki and itwiki. Confirmation Diff-Link --78.13.57.148 18:39, 23 October 2011 (UTC)
 * ✅ -- Skiz zerz  02:35, 10 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Thanks! --Armando 13:55, 10 November 2011 (UTC)

&#42;Sebi* -> -sebi-
I'd like to change my username to "-sebi-" because that's the username I try to rename all other projects to. &#42;Sebi* causes templates to break, as they replace the first character by a dot, then no longer recognize the username. - &#42;Sebi* 18:09, 4 November 2011 (UTC)
 * ❌, -sebi- is already a unified account, just log in here with that account (it does not exist locally, so there is no need to usurp it). The *sebi* account has only one edit, which is this request, so there is no need to migrate edit histories. To recap, simply log in with the -sebi- account and you'll be fine. -- Skiz zerz  02:23, 10 November 2011 (UTC)

Other requests and requests for comments

 * Archives: Other requests and Requests for Comments

Requests for protection

 * Template:MW_stable_mysql_requirement, Template:MW_stable_php_requirement --Quadir 21:50, 20 September 2011 (UTC)
 * We tend to avoid protecting content here unless it becomes high traffic or vandalised a lot so probably going to side on not doing it but I will let someone else decide. Peachey88 22:24, 22 September 2011 (UTC)
 * ✅ both semiprotected indefinitely by User:Reach Out to the Truth - TBloemink 08:46, 18 October 2011 (UTC)

Requests for deletion

 * $wgGroupPermissions has something funny going on. The current page is non-existant cotent, the history rev is a redirect. searching for it does not go to the Manual Manual:$wgGroupPermissions since this page exists. --Quadir 15:10, 22 September 2011 (UTC)
 * , $wgGroupPermissions is a redirect to Manual:$wgGroupPermissions so that it goes to it when you search it, Although I don't overly like these redirects (we should just fix the search) it isn't doing any harm. Peachey88 22:24, 22 September 2011 (UTC)

User deletion? iantresman
username: iantresman I want to unify my MediaWiki account with my accounts on the other projects, but I have lost my password, and stupidly did not add my email address. No contributions were made under my account. What do I need to do to get the password reset, or the MediaWiki account deleted, so that I can start again? I believe it is possible to match my IP address with my contributions on Wikipedia. --93.97.21.214 15:42, 18 October 2011 (UTC)
 * ✅ by renaming the local user account so that you can merge the name in with your SUL account. -- Skiz zerz  06:36, 19 October 2011 (UTC)