Editing Eurovision Wiki:Changing username (section)

== <span class="anchor" id="Venues"></span><span class="anchor" id="Request pages"></span> Requesting a username change ==
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If you are certain you want to change your username, use the appropriate request page linked below.

=== Simple requests ===
The following venues are for renames to usernames that are not already taken. Check the [[toollabs:uv2|username validator]] to see whether the username you want is available. If it is already taken on any Wikimedia project, it is not available for use.

* '''[[Special:GlobalRenameRequest|Global user account rename request form]]''' (email address required; see [[Help:Email confirmation]])
* '''[[Wikipedia:Changing username/Simple|Simple account rename request page]]''' (no email address required)

=== Usurpation requests ===
If you are an established user who wants to use a username that is already taken but has never been used for editing, you may request usurpation. The target account must have made ''no significant edits or log actions'' on any Wikimedia wiki; use the [[Special:CentralAuth|global account information page]] to check. The target account is renamed to a different username, and your account is renamed to the target username.

* '''[[meta:Steward requests/Username changes|Steward requests for username changes page]]'''

=== Vanish requests ===
While accounts cannot be deleted, users wishing to permanently leave Wikipedia and remove their traces may request [[WP:Courtesy vanishing|courtesy vanishing]]. Usernames are changed to a randomly generated username and redirects to the new name are not created. Vanishing does not remove edits or log entries, and may be reversed if you return. Vanishing is not guaranteed and may be refused or reversed if you are in poor standing.

* '''[[Special:GlobalVanishRequest|Global vanish request form]]'''
* You may also use the '''[[meta:Special:EmailUser/Wikimedia_Global-renamers|email form]]''' or email '''{{no spam|renamers|wikimedia.org}}''', using the subject line "Request for courtesy vanishing".