[Foundation-l] Re: Changing username (Re: New elections for stewards)

[Walter Vermeir]

Brion Vibber schreef:
> Walter Vermeir wrote:
> 
>> Can stewards also get the power to change usernames?
> 
> 
> Changing usernames currently requires manual digging in the database,
> which is error-prone and dangerous. It's not something that stewards are
> able to do at present.
> 
> Anyway why bother? Just make an account under your new name and you're 
> done.
> 
> -- brion vibber (brion @ pobox.com)

The situation is that in the past request for changing usersname where 
approved. Now there are lists of those request on Meta and also in EN 
and maybe also on other Wiki's.

So far I know there is not a policy about this. Some request are form 
users who have not made any edits. But there are also request form long 
term good users. It happens that a users start using wikipedia whit a 
nickname. But later the whould like to use there real name and keep 
there history. It whould be good it the could get a rename. The serious 
users.

But if changing user names is a service that can not be provided anymore 
  at least do the requests on the current lists and then close the 
service for new requests.

-- 
[[w:nl:gebruiker:walter]]