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It must not be modified without prior <a href="/wiki/Requests_for_comment" title="Requests for comment">community approval</a>.</td><td class="mbox-imageright"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Wikimedia_Community_Logo_optimized.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Wikimedia_Community_Logo_optimized.svg/45px-Wikimedia_Community_Logo_optimized.svg.png" decoding="async" width="45" height="45" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Wikimedia_Community_Logo_optimized.svg/68px-Wikimedia_Community_Logo_optimized.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Wikimedia_Community_Logo_optimized.svg/90px-Wikimedia_Community_Logo_optimized.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="900"/></a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r27574818">.mw-parser-output .ts-Process_header-headerBox{align-items:center;background-color:var(--background-color-success-subtle,#dfd);color:var(--color-base,black);border:1px solid #00af89;display:flex;flex-flow:row;justify-content:space-between;margin:2px 0 .5em;padding:.25em .5em}.mw-parser-output .ts-Process_header-controls{padding:0 1em;width:20%}.mw-parser-output .ts-Process_header-header{text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ts-Process_header-notes{background:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);color:var(--color-emphasized,#101418);border:1px solid var(--border-color-subtle,#c8ccd1);margin:.5em 0 1em;padding:1em 1.5em}</style> <div class="ts-Process_header-headerBox" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="process-header-header" style="flex-flow: row;"> <div class="ts-Process_header-controls" style="text-align: left;">←<a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Meta:Policies_and_guidelines" title="Special:MyLanguage/Meta:Policies and guidelines">Policies and guidelines</a><span style="display:none"><a href="/wiki/Meta:Policies_and_guidelines" title="Meta:Policies and guidelines"> </a></span></div> <div class="ts-Process_header-header" id="process-header-header"><b>Global rename policy</b> </div> <div class="ts-Process_header-controls" style="text-align: right;"></div> </div> <div class="ts-Process_header-notes" role="note"><div class="noprint shortcut shortcut-ltr" dir="auto" lang=""><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r27790406">.mw-parser-output .shortcut{margin:2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);background-color:var(--background-color-base,#fff);color:var(--color-emphasized,#101418);padding:.5em;font-size:smaller;line-height:normal;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .shortcut-ltr{float:right;margin-right:0}.mw-parser-output .shortcut-rtl{float:left;margin-left:0}</style><a href="/wiki/Meta:Shortcuts" class="mw-redirect" title="Meta:Shortcuts"><bdi lang="en">Shortcut</bdi></a>: <br/><a href="/wiki/GRP" class="mw-redirect" title="GRP">GRP</a></div>This page outlines standards and guidelines related to the renaming of global accounts across multiple Wikimedia wikis by <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/stewards" title="Special:MyLanguage/stewards">Stewards</a><span style="display:none"><a href="/wiki/Stewards" title="Stewards"> </a></span> and <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/global_renamers" title="Special:MyLanguage/global renamers">Global renamers</a><span style="display:none"><a href="/wiki/Global_renamers" title="Global renamers"> </a></span>. </div> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc"/> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Background" data-mw-thread-id="h-Background"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Background"></span>Background<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Background"></span></h2></div> <p>A global account is a name linked to a single user across all Wikimedia wikis, with local accounts unified into a global collection. Previously, the only way to rename a unified user was to individually rename every local account. This was an extremely difficult and time-consuming task, both for <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Stewards" title="Special:MyLanguage/Stewards">stewards</a> and for the users who had to initiate discussions with local <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Bureaucrats" title="Special:MyLanguage/Bureaucrats">bureaucrats</a> (who performed local renames) on every wiki with available bureaucrats. The process took a very long time, since it's difficult to coordinate crosswiki renames among the projects and bureaucrats involved in individual projects. </p><p>This policy is intended to govern the use of the Global Rename function which was built to tremendously simplify this process. It can be used to rename a global account together with all attached local accounts. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Policy" data-mw-thread-id="h-Policy"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Policy"></span>Policy<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Policy"></span></h2></div> <p>This policy allows stewards and <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Global_renamers" title="Special:MyLanguage/Global renamers">global renamers</a> to rename a <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Help:Unified_login" title="Special:MyLanguage/Help:Unified login">unified login</a> account. </p><p>To be eligible for a global rename, the request must meet all of the following criteria: </p> <ul><li>The new name is <b>carefully selected</b>. Frivolous, repeated, or inappropriate requests will be declined. The users will be advised if the name is known to violate a local policy, but the renamer may not be aware of all local policies. If a name violates a local policy, the local account may be blocked by administrators on the local wiki and the user will have to resolve such a conflict on the local wiki; possibly by requesting another (global) rename. This is of course the case both for users who registered with a violating name, and for users who were renamed to such a name.</li></ul> <ul><li>The old name is <b>duly and visibly linked</b> to the new name on any wiki where the user is active, or has a history of conflict or blocks.</li></ul> <ul><li>The user is not seeking the rename to conceal or obfuscate bad conduct.</li></ul> <ul><li>The new name is not registered on any wiki (a global rename is not technically possible if there are attached or unattached accounts associated with the target username).</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Requesting_a_global_rename" data-mw-thread-id="h-Requesting_a_global_rename"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Requesting_a_global_rename"></span>Requesting a global rename<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Requesting_a_global_rename"></span></h2></div> <p>Most global renames should be requested through the <a href="/wiki/Special:GlobalRenameRequest" title="Special:GlobalRenameRequest">Special:GlobalRenameRequest</a> interface on any wiki or at <a href="/wiki/Steward_requests/Username_changes" title="Steward requests/Username changes">Steward requests/Username changes</a> for more complex requests. </p><p>Any private requests can be directed to <bdi dir="ltr" style="white-space:nowrap;font-size:12px;line-height:1.5;font-family:monospace">renamers<span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-middle skin-invert-image" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="@" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/At_sign.svg/15px-At_sign.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/At_sign.svg/23px-At_sign.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/At_sign.svg/30px-At_sign.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="145" data-file-height="145"/></span></span>wikimedia<span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-middle skin-invert-image" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Dot.svg/4px-Dot.svg.png" decoding="async" width="4" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Dot.svg/7px-Dot.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Dot.svg/9px-Dot.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="4" data-file-height="13"/></span></span>org</bdi> (<a href="/wiki/Special:EmailUser/Wikimedia_Global-renamers" title="Special:EmailUser/Wikimedia Global-renamers">wiki email form</a>). If you are not sure how to properly format your request on the SRUC page, you can also email that address and we will rename your account that way. When requesting a rename by email, please ensure that you follow the advice above and include your current and desired username and onwiki confirmation. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Usurpation" data-mw-thread-id="h-Usurpation"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Usurpation"></span>Usurpation<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Usurpation"></span></h2></div> <p>There will be some requirement for usurpation of local-only accounts, and possibly global accounts. Such policy requirements will be dealt with separately, though are mentioned here for clarity. Currently, all decisions around usurpation are dealt with by stewards and global renamers on a case by case basis. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="See_also" data-mw-thread-id="h-See_also"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-See_also"></span>See also<span data-mw-comment-end="h-See_also"></span></h2></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Help:Unified_login" title="Special:MyLanguage/Help:Unified login">Help:Unified login</a><span style="display:none"><a href="/wiki/Help:Unified_login" title="Help:Unified login"> </a></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Global_renamers" title="Special:MyLanguage/Global renamers">Global renamers</a><span style="display:none"><a href="/wiki/Global_renamers" title="Global renamers"> </a></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steward_requests/Username_changes" title="Steward requests/Username changes">Steward requests/Username changes</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CentralAuth/Global_rename" class="extiw" title="mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CentralAuth/Global rename">MediaWiki documentation</a></li></ul>    </div><noscript><img src="https://login.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAutoLogin/start?type=1x1&useformat=desktop" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="border: none; position: absolute;"></noscript> <div class="printfooter" data-nosnippet="">Retrieved from "<a dir="ltr" href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Global_rename_policy&oldid=25439050">https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Global_rename_policy&oldid=25439050</a>"</div></div> <div id="catlinks" class="catlinks" data-mw="interface"><div id="mw-normal-catlinks" class="mw-normal-catlinks"><a href="/wiki/Special:Categories" title="Special:Categories">Categories</a>: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Global_policies" title="Category:Global policies">Global policies</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Stewards" title="Category:Stewards">Stewards</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Renaming_users" title="Category:Renaming users">Renaming users</a></li></ul></div></div> </div> </main> </div> <div class="mw-footer-container"> <footer id="footer" class="mw-footer" > <ul id="footer-info"> <li id="footer-info-lastmod"> This page was last edited on 11 August 2023, at 00:36.</li> <li id="footer-info-copyright">Text is available under the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en">Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License</a>; additional terms may apply. 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