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[edit] Older archives, mid-2004

Hi,

A user just approached me, that he has forgotten his password, but the system is not sending him a new password.

I guess, that there is a typing error in his email-address. Can a developer check this, or what has he to do to get access again to his account?

The user requesting this: de:Benutzer:Caliga

His email address (as he wrote on my talk-page on de): pw@caligamedia.de

Thanks for help :-) Fantasy 08:58, 28 May 2004 (UTC)

just an addition: i might have used my other domain, stiefelweb.de ;) --Caliga
Yes, it was set to stiefelweb.de. I reset it to caligamedia.de for you. -- Tim Starling 01:42, Jun 25, 2004 (UTC)
Thanks for your help, but i am sorry, it didn't solve my problem. The system (repeatedly) told me it sent a message to my address, but i received none. I have a catchall on both domains, so I receive every mail to these domains. Also, there is no SPAM filter on the server, i receive up to 100 a day... (Just a virus filter). As Danimilkasahne had the same problem, i wondered if there is a general problem with "private" (or uncommon) domains?!? Of course you can send me a new password directly (that would be nice ;) ), but somehow i have the feeling there is a general problem. --Caliga
If I may intervene on the technical side: there is absolutely no difference between "uncommon" and "common" domains. Mostly faults are either directly at the software of the sending or receiving end; the way in between is next to irrelevant. Next to no errors happen there. -- towo
Well, i know there is no technical difference, but i thought it might be possible, that only "trusted" domains (e.g. big players) are allowed. of course that does not fit the wikipedia spirit :) anyway... i think i can handle that "send new password" button and also i never had the feeling, that emails that i should receive got lost. also i tried it repeatedly, but i never received a new password. (forgotten signature: --Caliga)

Servus, I have the same Problem de:Benutzer:Danimilkasahne : wik@danimilkasahne.de. Thanks for Help - Daniel

Your email address was set correctly. Perhaps our message is being filtered as spam. I will try to send it to you by forwarding it from my own email account. -- Tim Starling 01:42, Jun 25, 2004 (UTC)

I have come back to Wikipedia after a long absence and have found that my password to my User Account (Scot stevenson) does not work anymore and the system does not send me my a new password. The new password should go to scot@possum.in-berlin.de . Failing this, I would be grateful if this page could be deleted so I can sign in all over again. Thanks, Scot

This is possibly because you set it to scot@possum.NOSPAM.in-berlin.de . This is definitely not the best way to avoid spam. Wikipedia users avoid spam by specifying their actual email address, then any email is sent via the web interface which does not reveal the true email address to the user. Wikipedia has never bulk-emailled its users, and we do not intend to start. I've set it to the correct address. -- Tim Starling 01:42, Jun 25, 2004 (UTC)
  • User:Throbbing Monster Cock to User:TMC
    • Change forced under offensive username policy
  • User:Tokerboy to User:TUF-KAT
    • Voluntarily changed in the interests of community harmony. TUF-KAT felt that the old name may have been offensive to some people.
  • User:Jlk7e to User:John Kenney
    • Objections to this user's unpronounceable name were raised when he applied for sysopship. John decided to take the plunge and reveal his real name to the world. Sysop status was given immediately.
  • Changed to User:H.J.
    • H.J. complained that a google search for her real name mostly returned discussions on this site regarding her previous disruptive behaviour. H.J. has since left the site, and requested all instances of her name be removed.
  • Changed to User:JHK
    • This user requested that their real name not be associated with Wikipedia after they left.
  • User:M123 to User:Maximus Rex
    • Hi, my username is currently User:M123, could it please be changed to "Maximus Rex". My current username was hastily chosen for the purpose of uploading an image. I think that a letter followed by 3 random numbers is more difficult to recognize. Thanks, M123 00:24, 18 Oct 2003 (UTC)
    • Done -- Tim Starling 01:13, Oct 18, 2003 (UTC)
  • Chris mahan to Christopher Mahan
    • Christopher had been going under the name "Christopher Mahan" for some time, with a redirected user page. After comments by Ed Poor on WP:RFA, Christopher requested a proper name change. -- Tim Starling 23:41, Nov 11, 2003 (UTC)
  • User:Jesus_blows_goats to User:pagan (if available -- not sure how to tell)
    • Requesting change due to non-inflammatory policy Jesus Blows Goats 08:08, 27 Dec 2003 (UTC)
    • Done -- Tim Starling 11:25, Dec 27, 2003 (UTC)
    • Request to change again, because I chanced upon a negative comment on my choice of nickname elsewhere; they didn't tell me, but lets pretend they did, and proceed to change mine anyway (FearÉIREANN: "User:Pagan's nickname is a classic example of a stupid nickname that reeks of presumed bias."). Please may it be changed to "kyk" ?
  • I would like to change my user name to Mark. According to Angela, the account user:Mark exists, but has never made any edits and there is nothing on its user or user talk pages. I don't feel all that comfortable having my full name on display on the internet. - Mark Ryan
  • I'd like to be something less acronymic. Could I buy a couple of vowels and become User:Hajor instead? –Hjr 01:48, 22 Dec 2003 (UTC)
  • (I have deleted a previous request for a formatting change. Sorry if I caused you any inconvenience.) I would like to change my username from my full name to an acronym for my name: joshays. As always, your assistance is appreciated. jshanesmith 17:43, 6 Jan 2004 (UTC)
  • I would like to change my username from AdrianNicolaiev to Adrian Nicolaiev - I didn't know this wiki implementation allowed spaces between names. Thanks. Adrian Nicolaiev 11:35, 7 Jan 2004 (UTC)
  • I have a similar request. I registered some time ago as Rlowry, not realising that a space was possible between initial and surname. It's irritated me ever since, and it's a fair bet that if I dislike seeing it myself then others will too. I think changing it to R Lowry would make it more readable, if it's possible. Thanks for your time, R Lowry 03:39, 9 Jan 2004 (UTC)
    • Done -- Tim Starling 12:24, Jan 26, 2004 (UTC)
      • Thanks again for your time. It's much appreciated. R Lowry 22:26, 26 Jan 2004 (UTC)
  • I'd like to have my username changed to Fredrik. Doesn't appear to be used. Fredrik 01:44, 14 Feb 2004 (UTC)
  • I request to change my username from StarOfDavid to MathKnight. Thanks in advance. MathKnight 18:34, 5 Feb 2004 (UTC)
  • Please change User:ssnoyes to User:Scott Noyes (assuming that's unique) so I'm not confused with User:snoyes Ssnoyes 18:34, 20 Feb 2004 (UTC)
  • I made my account as ϼ«ï¼©ï¼ºï¼µ: I believed I put simply my name with latin alphabet, but then I invoked other language input-method. Now I would like to change my acount into KIZU which I use basically i

in otherwiki (Cf. KIZU) KIZU 01:26, 9 Feb 2004 (UTC)

For on just a presentation my problem is fixed? Thank you for your cooperation, someone I don't your name.
No problem. -- Tim Starling 01:25, Feb 22, 2004 (UTC)
  • User:JackLynch to User:Sam Spade.
    • I request to have my name changed to User:Sam Spade. I will also change the email by which I connect to the mailing list. I assume there is no problem with this? My reasons for doing so are pretty simple, I had no idea how hateful people here could become, and I no longer want my name connected to such unpleasentness. Also, I am not amused w jokes made about my name resulting from having created a mailing list account. Do I need to request a seperate name change on the meta-wikipedia? Jack 03:13, 28 Jan 2004 (UTC)
  • I would like to change my username from gboy to yacht. Thanks! --Yacht 08:41, Feb 29, 2004 (UTC)
    • Done (attribution change) -- Tim Starling 06:21, Mar 20, 2004 (UTC)
  • I'm not sure whether this is the correct place to ask for this, because I'm asking for an account to be merged with an already existing account instead of a simple renaming. Can you merge all my edits done under Renamer with that of Dissident)? To be absolutely clear about this: account Dissident is the one that should remain and account Renamer is the one that should be deleted. -- Dissident 17:42, 2 Mar 2004 (UTC)
    • Confirming. -- Renamer 17:43, 2 Mar 2004 (UTC)
      • Done (attribution change)-- Tim Starling 06:21, Mar 20, 2004 (UTC)
  • I would like to change my username (in the german wikipedia) from Christoph Mussenbrock to Shannon. Kurt Jansson told me I should put my wish here. I have already registered in the german wikipedia under the new name. Please inform me if this makes trouble. christoph(dot)mussenbrock(at)gmx.de Thanks.
    • Done (attribution change) -- Tim Starling 07:59, Mar 20, 2004 (UTC)
  • BloodyLoony is my FPS nick name, which isn't appropriate here. I would like it changed to Lenton. I would like the same change on the danish (da) Wikipedia if that is possible. Thank you. --BloodyLoony 22:12, Mar 8, 2004 (UTC)
  • I would like to request a user name change to Jor if possible. I am signing with "Jor" anyway and found people found my using of two different names confusing. I have already claimed the "Jor" account. — Jor (Darkelf) 02:08, 14 Mar 2004 (UTC)
    • Confirming Jor is the same person. Jor 02:09, 14 Mar 2004 (UTC)
  • I would like my Wikipedia username to be changed from Juxo to User:Juxho for it provides for better pronunciation and similarity to my nick change on Consumerium. To prove both identities are mine the password hashes are equal. I request this to retain my watchlist and (for vanity) user-contributions. --Juxo 22:00, 18 Mar 2004 (UTC)
  • Oh, you can have spaces in Wikipedia usernames? Can I have one, please? -- KarlNaylor 07:23, 7 Mar 2004 (UTC)
    • Done (attribution change) -- Tim Starling 07:59, Mar 20, 2004 (UTC)
  • If there is a way to change my username to be all-lowercase (no first caps), please change it. Otherwise change it to my realname, Matthias Bauer. TIA. --Moeffju 04:44, 22 Mar 2004 (UTC)
    • Done. -- JeLuF 21:51, Jul 4, 2004 (UTC)
  • Could my name be changed to 47b please. I'm told I'm confusing people. Thanks in advance. --257.47b.9½.-19 16:19, 22 Mar 2004 (UTC)
    • Done. -- JeLuF 21:51, Jul 4, 2004 (UTC)
  • Please change my user name to Andrew Levine, with the uppercase L and the space. I did not realize when I created my user name that I could have a space and an internal capital letter. Thanks. Andrewlevine 08:10, 24 Mar 2004 (UTC)
    • Done. -- JeLuF 21:51, Jul 4, 2004 (UTC)
  • Could I change my name from User:Tristanb to just T (if one letter logins are allowed) i would have chosen tb, but that's taken. My primary reason just so casual users looking up a subject (say a small town) won't instantly recognise my name and have a big snoop. :-) Thanks. T 04:55, 25 Mar 2004 (UTC)
    • Rejected. Sorry, T is already in use. -- JeLuF 21:51, Jul 4, 2004 (UTC)
  • When I created my username yesterday, I didn't realize that it could include spaces. Would you please change it from Patberry to Pat Berry? Thanks. - Pat Berry 18:20, 23 Apr 2004 (UTC)
    • Done. -- JeLuF 21:51, Jul 4, 2004 (UTC)
  • Could you change my name from JHeijmans to Jeronimo? Thanks, Jeronimo 06:11, 27 Apr 2004 (UTC)
    • Done. -- JeLuF 21:51, Jul 4, 2004 (UTC)
  • Would you please change my name from 999 to SamH? Thanks. 999 11:49, 28 Apr 2004 (UTC)
    • Done. -- JeLuF 21:51, Jul 4, 2004 (UTC)
  • I have created an account in the French Wikipedia with the Username "Amazone". Could "Amazone" be changed for "Athena"? Would the name change impact my contributions in the French Wikipedia: I would very much like to see them once the name change is effective. Thanks.Amazone - 00:00 1 May 2004 (UTC)
    • Done. -- JeLuF 21:51, Jul 4, 2004 (UTC)
  • I would like to change my username (in the german wikipedia) from Nikola to Nikola Herweg. Thanks! -- Nikola. 00:00 1 May 2004 (UTC)
    • Done. -- JeLuF 21:51, Jul 4, 2004 (UTC)

German Administrators: Please change my user name in the german Wikipedia from "Triebtäter" to "Täter™". -Triebtäter 02:36, 6 May 2004 (UTC)

    • Rejected, usernames on de: have to be in latin-1 -- JeLuF 21:51, Jul 4, 2004 (UTC)
    • Done. -- JeLuF 21:51, Jul 4, 2004 (UTC)
  • German Administrators: Please change my user name in the german Wikipedia from "Sebastianwallroth" to "Sebastian Wallroth". -Sebastian Wallroth 08:26, 6 May 2004 (UTC)
    • Done. -- JeLuF 21:51, Jul 4, 2004 (UTC)
  • Please change my username from "Callidus" to "Austin Hair"—I created my account under my Freenode IRC nick, unaware that the format would accomodate my full name. Callidus 02:51, May 23, 2004 (UTC)
    • Done. -- JeLuF 21:51, Jul 4, 2004 (UTC)
  • Could you change my username from "ContiE" to "Conti"? thanks :-) --Conti 16:35, 23 May 2004 (UTC)
    • Rejected. Sorry, Conti is already in use -- JeLuF 21:51, Jul 4, 2004 (UTC)
  • Is it possible to have an initial lowercase letter for a username? If so, please make my username "mlei". Otherwise, please change it to "Paradoxian". Thanks, --Mlei 04:19, 25 May 2004 (UTC)
    • Done. -- JeLuF 21:51, Jul 4, 2004 (UTC)
  • I would like to change my username (in the english, german and japanese wikipedia) from "Appius" to "Kipferl". Thanks. Appius 22:05, 1 Jun 2004 (UTC)
    • Done. -- JeLuF 21:51, Jul 4, 2004 (UTC)
  • Could you please change my username to "Déjà Vu" in the English and Turkish Wikipedias? Thanks in advance... =) Cbguder 17:14, Jun 2, 2004 (UTC)
    • Done. -- JeLuF 21:51, Jul 4, 2004 (UTC)
  • I changed my username in all boards. Can you please switch my name from Roaster to Sandstorm? Many thanx! --roaster 14:02, 4 Jun 2004 (UTC)
    • Done. -- JeLuF 21:51, Jul 4, 2004 (UTC)
  • I created an account in the idea of it actually preserving my caps [all low] and thinking that I could set a real name; don't know why I thought it, but I can't. I'd like it if my user name were changed from towo to "Tobias Wolter". Thanks in advance. :) -- towo 12:46, 6 Jun 2004 (UTC)
    • Done. -- JeLuF 21:51, Jul 4, 2004 (UTC)
  • I'd like to change my username "Beu" (sounds strange in French) to "Let Pato" in the French Wikipedia. Thanks Beu 15:28, 10 Jun 2004 (UTC)
    • Done. -- JeLuF 21:51, Jul 4, 2004 (UTC)
  • Can I have the name Billy? My current name might look like I'm not logged in. 867.53.09 08:20, 15 Jun 2004 (UTC)
    • No, sorry, Billy is already taken. -- JeLuF 21:12, Jul 4, 2004 (UTC)
  • I have created an account in the English Wikipedia with the Usersame "EmRick". Could "EmRick" be changed to "wpZurp" (and have my User_Contributions transferred over also)? (Or change to "WpZurp" if the first letter has to be capitalized.) I want to change my name because I want something unique (for when I do google searches). However, I discovered that "Emrick" is a fairly common surname. I should be safe with "wpZurp". Plus, I like how the "wp" emphasizes my submission to Wikipedia; long live Wikipedia! EmRick 21:13, 14 Jun 2004 (UTC)
    • Done. -- JeLuF 22:07, Jul 4, 2004 (UTC)
  • In matters of church and state of Wikipedia... I am not sure if this is the right place -- but User:Jesus_Saves! is the kind of POV prostletizing username that makes those of us who are jews, muslims or other intelligent, non-evangelical christians feel all icky and weird in a collaboration-type atmosphere. I have nothing against religious choice and support religious tolerance of all sorts - but using wikipedia for POV expression via articles - or tacitly via usernames is quite offensive to some of us. Davodd 10:56, Dec 27, 2003 (UTC)
    • This is the right place, but at Wikipedia, decisions of this nature generally take a long time to make. In the meantime, please keep the discussion at User talk:Jesus Saves! -- Tim Starling 13:37, Jan 1, 2004 (UTC)


  • user:666, who goes under the names user:Administrator and user:Vfd. I personally am okay with 666, I know other wouldn't. But, I personally am thoroughly against "Administrator" and "Vfd", which are completely ridiculous. No one should ever have these usernames. -- user:zanimum. 13:34, 31 Mar 2004
    • Seems to have left now anyway, so request not fulfilled. Angela. 14:35, 14 Jul 2004 (UTC)
  • Could you change my username from Forsdick to Harry Forsdick? Thanks
    • This was your first edit. Maximus Rex 03:16, 21 Apr 2004 (UTC)
    • Request not fulfilled as no edits to change over. Angela. 14:35, 14 Jul 2004 (UTC)
  • Would you please change my name from Rick K. to Wikiweezer, also if you would delete my other names to save space, Yammy Yamathorn, Strenuous Manflurry, StevenSaladshooter,and Jickonelle Rockfarta. I am Giveing up Trolling and joining the team. I would also like to keep my watchlist from rick k. Thank you---Rick K. 23:41, 13 May 2004 (UTC)
    • Request not fulfilled as this user made no edits beyond his first day here. Angela. 14:35, 14 Jul 2004 (UTC)
    • Sorry, User:Conti is already taken. -- JeLuF 20:22, Jul 4, 2004 (UTC)
      • Well, it wasn't as I asked here.. at least I think I looked if the name was already taken or not. Is there a possibility to see when a user registered? (Not that it would really matter now, I'm just curious.. the user hasn't done anything yet.) --Conti|✉ 20:33, 4 Jul 2004 (UTC)
        • The account was registered in 2003. You can tell whether an account is registered or not from the user page. If there is a User contributions-link, the account is registered, if not, it's still free. An account can be registered without having done any edits. -- JeLuF 21:51, Jul 4, 2004 (UTC)


  • Could you change my name from harikishoreaj to harikishore .In case harikishore is not available, then change to Hari Kishore. - Kishore 04:24, 28 Apr 2004 (UTC)
  • Would you please chang my name from user:Wikipolice to user:Wikiwizard, and email chemist_95@hotmail.com when you have. Thanks.--Wikipolice 12:54, 5 May 2004 (UTC)
  • Could I change my username from the old "Hypernovean", which I chose largely without thinking (being my old standard handle online), to "TPK", which I have already started signing as (using the 'real name' attribution preference). Thanks. TPK 14:00, 21 Jun 2004 (UTC)


  • Please change my username from Nhb to Hendrik Brummermann in the German Wikipedia (de). Nhb 16:41, 4 Jul 2004 (UTC)
  • Please change my username from User:Paullusmagnus to "Paul Stansifer" (my real name). PM 18:20, 2 Jul 2004 (UTC)


  • The username I'd like to have is the all-lowercase cesarb which I use everywhere, but since it's not possible (and I didn't know it when I registered), I'd like to have it changed to CesarB (since it's a contraction of Cesar Barros). The current username of Cesarb feels strange to me. cesarb 19:05, 4 Jul 2004 (UTC)
  • Please change my username from "Tosone" to "JimTosone"
  • I'd like to change my username from User:Andreas B. to the cleaner AndreasB, with which I'm already signing. Please change in both the English and German Wikipedia. --AndreasB 15:11, 13 Jul 2004 (UTC)



  • Please change my username from "nqyztdhr" to "R. Durham Evans" Thank you. --Nqyztdhr 02:42, 30 Jul 2004 (UTC)
    • That was your first edit. Just log out and then login and create the new name. Angela. 02:49, Jul 30, 2004 (UTC)

[edit] October 2004

Kate took a special interest in this page in October.

  • I have already made the mistake of creating a new username. My first account is User:Jloisel and the new one I want to use is User:Jerome Loisel. If that is possible, I would like to see the history merged into the new account and the old account deleted. Or something like that. Thank you, and sorry about the problems. (Jloisel 20:10, 28 Jul 2004 (UTC))
    User enquiry pending. — Kate Turner | Talk 10:14, 2004 Sep 5 (UTC)
    Edit from old account to prove who I am. If you do go through with this, by the way, please make sure my new changes history isn't deleted in the process. I would like to have the old data back, but the new data seems more important at this point. Thanks a bunch. {Jloisel 18:24, 5 Sep 2004 (UTC)}
    Edit from new account to prove I own both of them. (Jerome Loisel 18:26, 5 Sep 2004 (UTC))
    Done. — Kate Turner | Talk 22:59, 2004 Oct 13 (UTC)
  • Please change my username to Moof. Thanks! Punani 08:44, 3 Oct 2004 (UTC)
    • Confirming. Moof 08:45, 3 Oct 2004 (UTC)
      Done — Kate Turner | Talk 22:59, 2004 Oct 13 (UTC)


  • Please change my username to Filiocht. Bmills 11:05, 24 Aug 2004 (UTC)
    • Confirming Filiocht 08:20, 7 Sep 2004 (UTC)
      Done. — Kate Turner | Talk 23:16, 2004 Oct 13 (UTC)
  • Please move Rhyax to Cohesion. rhyax 10:33, 11 Sep 2004 (UTC)
    • verifying - cohesion 10:36, 11 Sep 2004 (UTC)
      Done. — Kate Turner | Talk 23:30, 2004 Oct 13 (UTC)
  • Please move Allyunion to AllyUnion. I have been waiting 2 weeks for this change. I've deleted my old request and put up a new one. --[[User:Allyunion|Allyunion (Talk)]] 12:05, 23 Sep 2004 (UTC)
    • Confirming --[[User:AllyUnion|AllyUnion (talk)]] 12:06, 23 Sep 2004 (UTC)
      Done. — Kate Turner | Talk 23:57, 2004 Oct 13 (UTC)


  • Please change kmulligan to Kevin Mulligan Kevin 23:43, 26 Sep 2004 (UTC)
    • Confirming Kevin Mulligan 23:44, 26 Sep 2004 (UTC)
      Done. — Kate Turner | Talk 00:06, 2004 Oct 14 (UTC)


  • Pretty please change FoucaultYou to TrevorPerry FoucaultYou 18:39, 27 Sep 2004 (UTC)
    • Confirming TrevorPerry 18:45, 27 Sep 2004 (UTC)
      Done. — Kate Turner | Talk 01:10, 2004 Oct 14 (UTC)
  • Please, change my name from Rpodgorny to Radek Podgorny. Thanks Rpodgorny 13:16, 4 Oct 2004 (UTC)
    • Confirming Radek Podgorny 13:19, 4 Oct 2004 (UTC)
      Done. — Kate Turner | Talk 01:59, 2004 Oct 14 (UTC)
      Thanks --Radek Podgorny 14:57, 18 Oct 2004 (UTC)
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