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Rename Requests
Please post any requests to have your account renamed under this topic header.


 * Same as Tain, myin was not on teh list either >.< -- Shadowphoenix  18:17, 9 May 2008 (UTC)

GW-hatch to hatch
ot --132.176.151.161 12:19, 28 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Please log in to make a request, thanks. --TOR 15:45, 28 May 2008 (UTC)

GW-Mustang to Mustang
Please change my username back to Mustang, Thanks 05:00, 28 May 2008 (UTC)

GW-Kidburla merge
Hi, I am writing here as Kidburla, I would like to merge my GW-Kidburla account (which used to be Kidburla on guildwiki.org) into this one (which is my main Wikia account that I use on Memory Alpha, etc.) Can I do this? I will re-post a message as GW-Kidburla in a minute or two, to confirm that we are actually the same person!! Kidburla 20:45, 26 May 2008 (UTC)


 * Hi, this is GW-Kidburla, confirming that I do wish to proceed with this merge. GW-Kidburla 20:48, 26 May 2008 (UTC)

GW-Wolfie to Wolfie_
Does it help if we each start a sub-section under "Rename Requests", ie easier to see who's requesting what change? Anyway, I would like to request "GW-Wolfie" user name be changed to "Wolfie_" (note, the underscore at the end). I have used that combination before on other forums, wikis etc where a name conflict existed, so would like to retain this identity. Regards Wolfie (talk|contribs) 06:15, 10 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Could I please have an update on why this request has not been enacted, has been nearly 3 days and while I note many other requests below have been done, mine has not, and would like some feedback on what's the hold up. As noted back on April 30, 2008 (see comment here, my original user name of "Wolfie" apparently conflicted with an existing Wikia account (why someone created an account with my user name is unknown, but that account has absolutely nothing to do with me, maybe it's inactive?).
 * Anyway, if it's possible I can be reverted back to "Wolfie" (ie, remove that other account and rename "GW-Wolfie" back to just "Wolfie"), that would be great! Otherwise, can settle for "Wolfie_" (with the underscore), just by the gods please ensure I do not loose credit for all the edits I have made on this wiki.  I am getting rather keen to fix up my userspace articles etc, but require my user name be sorted out first, so some form of feedback would be appreciated as to what's to happen, maybe I can provide further informtion. Wolfie [[Image:Wolfie_sig.jpg|19px]] (talk|contribs) 02:56, 13 May 2008 (UTC) PS: I note my idea of creating a sub-section per user request caught on :)


 * Sorry for the delay. The underscore at the end was a bit problematic, as we don't allow user names that end in a _. Fortunately, Wolfie turned out to be inactive since 2006, so you're now back to your old username. :) Please check whether everything is in order. Again, sorry for the delay and thanks for bringing some order to this page. Makes my work a lot easier. :P --TOR 12:21, 13 May 2008 (UTC)


 * That is wonderful news about being able to revert back to my original user name, sadly however, something has gone terribly wrong!!
 * I cannot login as "Wolfie" (had to login in as "GW-Wolfie" to post this message)
 * A search of Special:Listusers shows there is no "Wolfie" account ("Wolfie 1972" and "Wolfie pt" are not to do with me), the user name "GW-Wolfie" does however still show up and as noted above, is what I had to use to login
 * My user page is incorrectly located under User:GW-Wolfie (yes, there is a redirect from User:Wolfie to User:GW-Wolfie, but that's not a solution)
 * My contributions however do appear correctly under Special:Contributions/Wolfie (please tell me I've not lost them!?)
 * So it's appearing like the renaming of my account back from "GW-Wolfie" to plain "Wolfie" has failed part way through or something to that effect. Needless to say, I am now getting a little concerned about if my account has become corrupted, but am hoping Wikia staff will be able to perhaps manually correct this situation in a way that keeps everything intact, help!! --Wolfie [[Image:Wolfie_sig.jpg|19px]] (talk|contribs) 00:03, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
 * It could be similar to the situation that Tain listed below. He had the same problem as you, and re-created the account, and kept his contributions.  That would be my suggestion. -- [[Image:Isk8.png]]  User:Isk8   (T / C)  01:36, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the suggestion, I wouldn't want to jeopardise anything Wikia might be working on to correct the situation, so am waiting to hear what they recommend. Also, if I were to re-create an account under the original user name, would then lose my configuration and far more importantly, my current watchlist (which contains many 100s of pages), would be a major time-expense to re-watch all those topics again.  Maybe if TOR can confirm beforehand that my original watchlist can be recovered (re, the Watchlist recovery option below), then might be an option, assuming there's no other "cleaner" way of renaming my account back from GW-Wolfie to Wolfie (ie, expected it would have just been the same process used to rename the account in the first place?). --Wolfie [[Image:Wolfie_sig.jpg|19px]] (talk|contribs) 01:12, 16 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Will look into this later today. --TOR 15:50, 28 May 2008 (UTC)

GW-Xeon to Xeon
Lost my account due to move, name is not on conflict list, can i get my admin status put back on too please. -- Xeon 13:25, 10 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Hmm have sysop, my bad on that but would like my name changed to xeon still. -- Xeon 13:28, 10 May 2008 (UTC)


 * Done. --TOR 19:48, 11 May 2008 (UTC)


 * Seem to have a problem with your change, I login as xeon and sig as xeon but my nav bar at the top still links to GW-Xeon and so does the talk page. -- Xeon 00:22, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

GW-Sora to Sora
Hey, my name is changed yet I'm not on the conflict list. Would it be possible to have my name changed back? －GW-Sora 15:26, 10 May 2008 (UTC)

Name is gone
My account name is gone and GW-General frisk didnt work...am i going to have to make a new account?


 * Wow. That shouldn't have happened. Looking into this now. Sorry for the inconvenience. :/ --TOR 10:52, 12 May 2008 (UTC)


 * Tried contacting you via e-mail, but it doesn't seem to be valid. Please mail me at tor@wikia.com, thanks. --TOR 11:38, 12 May 2008 (UTC)

GW-Malchior to Malchior
Same as the others; not on the list and I quite like being Malchior. Please change whenever. =P Just wondering if this will get done, or do I need to do something before hand? - 15:52, 17 May 2008 (UTC)


 * ...Allo motto? Anyone? -[[Image:MAL wiki sig.PNG]] 07:33, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

GW-Lord of all tyria to Lord of all tyria
I own both accounts. Want contribs list back. lord of all tyria 20:24, 11 May 2008 (UTC)


 * Sure thing. Please go to your preferences (on both accounts) and fill in the same e-mail address so that we know you're the same person. Please leave a note here after you're done and I'll merge the two ASAP. Thanks. --TOR 11:27, 12 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Done. lord of all tyria 19:01, 12 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Bump. ^^ lord of all tyria 09:55, 18 May 2008 (UTC)

GW-Voidvector to Voidvector
Merge accounts. Own both, they should have the same email. --GW-Voidvector 17:49, 12 May 2008 (UTC)
 * To prove I own both accounts. --Voidvector 17:49, 12 May 2008 (UTC)

GW-Maeve to Maeve
Please change GW-Maeve to Maeve. It was not under the conflict list. I would greatly appreciate this. Thanks. :) Maeve 23:07, 12 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Please merge to Maeve. I own both accounts. Thanks. Maeve 22:35, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

GW-Zeratul to Zeratul
I have two user pages Users:Zeratul and Users:GW-Zeratul. I would like to have only that one without gw prefix, moreover it doesnt appear in conflict list either. Thanks! --  Zeratul  13:16, 13 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Any update on the change? --  Zeratul  20:14, 27 May 2008 (UTC)

GW-Tarun back to Tarun
As recommended by KyleH in Unable to log in -- 71.63.89.37 15:40, 13 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Any word on getting this fixed? -- 71.63.89.37 01:28, 15 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Found my name was free, so I retrieved it. -- Tarun 03:21, 18 May 2008 (UTC)

GW-Intricated to Intricated
To merge the GW user account into my existing Wikia account, thanks. - Intricated talk  19:05, 16 May 2008 (UTC)


 * Please set your e-mails on both accounts to the exact same value and leave a not here, I'll then merge the two. Thanks. --TOR 14:44, 19 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Done, thanks. - Intricated talk  21:11, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

GW-Leviathan to Leviathan
I have searched for another account existing on wikia http://www.wikia.com/index.php?title=Special%3AListusers&username=Lev&group=&limit=50 but there wasn't any, and all results in here (guildwars.wikia.com) Leviathan link to my renamed GW-Leviathan account. If it's still not possible to regain Leviathan, the name ION_Leviathan will do. --GW-Leviathan 10:48, 17 May 2008 (UTC)


 * Moved to ION Leviathan. Please note that the fact the name is not on Listusers doesn't mean that it is free. We only list users active on this wiki on Listusers. Hence it only shows a small portion of our user database. I can rename unused (i.e. 0 edits) existing accounts, and can deal with most requests that way, but, unfortunately not this one. Sorry. --TOR 15:42, 28 May 2008 (UTC)

GW-Sasa to Sasa
This was my old name before it was changed.. Thanks in andvance :) GW-Sasa User:Sasa 19:14, 18 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Done. --TOR 15:22, 28 May 2008 (UTC)

GW-Guu to Guu
I could't find any user named "Guu" here http://www.wikia.com/index.php?title=Special%3AListusers&username=Gu&group=&limit=50 so could I have my username renamed back to how it was before the merge? --GW-Guu 00:12, 19 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Done. --TOR 15:22, 28 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Thank you for the change, I can log in as Guu again. ^^ I wonder though, why the username in my preferences still says "GW-Guu" and the navigation bar on top still links to the now empy User:GW-Guu page ... the user page itself was correctly moved to User:Guu. --GW-Guu 16:14, 28 May 2008 (UTC)


 * I redirected User:GW-Guu to User:Guu so the topnav works (or at least, the userpage link works :P ) --- [[Image:VipermagiSig.JPG|Ohaider!]]-- (s)talkpage 16:17, 28 May 2008 (UTC)
 * You might need to clear your cache (I think pressing ctrl+f5 does it for both IE and firefox)  &not; Wizårdbõÿ777  ( talk ) 16:22, 28 May 2008 (UTC)

GW-Arios to Arios
I don't seem to be on the conflict list, and I cannot find a wikia use that uses Arios, can I be renamed back please? :D GW-Arios 21:33, 20 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Done. --TOR 15:06, 28 May 2008 (UTC)

GW-Shido to Shido
Not on the list, change it prease. 03:44, 23 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Done. --TOR 15:06, 28 May 2008 (UTC)

GW-Crasher to crasher
Please :) --crasher 22:20, 23 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Done. --TOR 14:57, 28 May 2008 (UTC)

GW-bdoubled to bdoubled
Don't know why I can't use your site any more than once at a time.
 * Your user account has not been renamed. If you know the correct passoword, you should be able to login. Please contact me at tor@wikia.com if you have problems. --TOR 15:06, 28 May 2008 (UTC)

GW-Atlantis to Atlantis
Please ^_^ GW-Atlantis 16:27, 25 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Done. --TOR 14:57, 28 May 2008 (UTC)

GW-Poke to Poke
According to this list, there is no other "Poke" :P So I would like to have my nickname back, thanks :) Poke 22:10, 25 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Done. --TOR 14:57, 28 May 2008 (UTC)

GW-Fusa to Fusa
thanks 66.82.9.85 14:52, 28 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Please log in to make a request, thanks. --TOR 15:50, 28 May 2008 (UTC)

Watchlist
My watchlist is wiped. According to WoW folks, it has happened to them to but it is retrievable. I would like my 7.5k watchlist entries back. -User:PanSola(talk/history) 18:34, 9 May 2008 (UTC)
 * My watch list has been wiped too! D: -- [[Image:MaySig.png]] Warw/Wick 18:37, 9 May 2008 (UTC)
 * My watchlist (of like 3 things I dont care about) was wiped even though I didn't get a rename, as was my preferences.[[Image:Entrea Sumatae.png|Entrea Sumatae]]Entrea 18:43, 9 May 2008 (UTC)


 * Only my prefs got wiped. That only takes 3 minutes, so I must be in luck...--- [[Image:VipermagiSig.JPG|Ohaider!]]-- (s)talkpage 18:45, 9 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Yeah, preferences are no biggie to reset. I'm not customised too much. Although this does explain why I got an email about a talkpage change all of a sudden...[[Image:Entrea Sumatae.png|Entrea Sumatae]]Entrea 18:46, 9 May 2008 (UTC)


 * Problem solved. If anybody else has a missing watchlist, please let me know ASAP. --TOR 20:31, 26 May 2008 (UTC)

Watchlist Recovery Requests
In most cases, it should be possible to recover watchlists. Please sign your name to the following list if you have lost your watchlist and need to have it recovered:

Sign with * 
 * (for example) KyleH (talk)


 * User:PanSola (talk to the [[Image:follower of Lyssa.png]]) - it's back now, thanks!


 * Misfate

im so confused
User:JediRogue redirects to User:GW-JediRogue. But Special:Mypage goes to User:JediRogue also, I have no idea whats going on with my preferences. I miss my edit count. I have no idea if I redid my sig right, and RC looks all funny. &mdash;♥ Jedi ♥ Rogue ♥ 21:43, 9 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Lol'd thats because wikia did what they did to me to you. you're user:jedirogue AND user:gw-jedirogue. -- [[Image:MaySig.png]] Warw/Wick 21:44, 9 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Everyone's preferences appear to have been reset. Felix Omni 21:47, 9 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Mine weren't.. :p.. -- [[Image:MaySig.png]] Warw/Wick 21:48, 9 May 2008 (UTC)
 * It also seems to have reset signatures- that's going to frustrate a lot of users. Well done, Wikia. [[Image:Felix_Omni_Signature.png]] 21:49, 9 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Mine were unaffected as well.--[[Image:AlariSig.png]] 22:05, 9 May 2008 (UTC)


 * Preferences seem to have been copied from Wikia to GuildWiki; my signature and settings from my Wikia account seem to have been applied here as well, instead of being left as they were. (I kept my preferences pretty much the same on both, so getting my slightly different signature back was easy enough.)
 * The one thing that confuses me is, in my preferences, it lists my edit count as 1, yet if you check Special:Editcount/Jioruji Derako, I still have all 2,869 intact. (my preferences listed a zero before, but I just finished making an edit a little further down the page.) Is there a way to un-reset user preferences? --[[image:GEO-logo.png]] Jïörüjï Ðērākō.> .cнаt^  06:37, 10 May 2008 (UTC)
 * It may take a few days for all of the database information to sync up. If your preferences still do not have the proper edit count within the next few days, post another message. --KyleH (talk) 06:11, 13 May 2008 (UTC)
 * So theoretically, given a few days to sort itself out, the edit count/user ID/things like that should just update and fix themselves? As of today, my edit count is 4, I'll check on it again in a couple of days and post the results. --[[image:GEO-logo.png]] Jïörüjï Ðērākō.> .cнаt^  12:11, 13 May 2008 (UTC)
 * About a week later? And I still only have ten edits. Should I expect that to change soon, or is it a glitch? --[[image:GEO-logo.png]] Jïörüjï Ðērākō.> .cнаt^  00:49, 19 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Yeah, the edit count under preferences seems to be totally ruined. However, Special:Editcount still works fine, and it's better anyway.[[Image:Entrea Sumatae.png|Entrea Sumatae]]Entrea  [Talk]  02:23, 19 May 2008 (UTC)
 * I've reported this bug, but I'm not going to press too hard to get it fixed given that Special:Editcount still displays properly. --KyleH (talk) 21:31, 21 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Understandable. --[[image:GEO-logo.png]] Jïörüjï Ðērākō.> .cнаt^  16:10, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

Image Redirects
So when will they start working again?-- 22:55, 12 May 2008 (UTC)
 * THAT'S why they were seeming so strange. Only the image ones are broken.[[Image:Entrea Sumatae.png|Entrea Sumatae]]Entrea  [Talk]  22:57, 12 May 2008 (UTC)
 * We are aware of this issue and are working to fix it. --KyleH (talk) 06:11, 13 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Any word on how that is going...?.--[[Image:AlariSig.png]] 16:14, 24 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Crickets chirping in the background --[[Image:AlariSig.png]] 18:47, 26 May 2008 (UTC)
 * ok, so it appears that this was an intentional change that the MediaWiki developers made in MediaWiki 1.12. Our developers just wrote a small patch that should restore the old behavior, and it should be implemented some time in the next few days (perhaps as late as early next week). --KyleH (talk) 16:30, 28 May 2008 (UTC)

might be useful
here is a record of all the userpages which were moved because they were renamed. Note that this left behind redirects in most cases. Not sure what that really means about the owners of the page that was left behind or what... anyway Special:Contributions/Move page script&mdash;<font color=#ff44aa>♥ Jedi ♥ Rogue ♥ 21:32, 15 May 2008 (UTC)
 * this page is helpful <font color="Orange">Random <font color="Black">Time  21:50, 15 May 2008 (UTC)
 * I've been through that list, RT. It is HUGE !  I think the actual percentage of active users affected is minimal though.  -- [[Image:Isk8.png]]  User:Isk8   (T / C)  15:57, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

**The Falling One**
I have 2 accounts a old one: The Falling One and a new one: **The Falling One** i have add all my stuff but i don't need The Falling One any more could you delete it or somthing it only takes space :P. But there is a other problem on my **The Falling One** account it keeps saying: User merge completed. Your account may have been renamed, see information page for details. Staff members may be able to change your name to a more desirable one - add your name here to request. how can i get that away? it also keeps saying when i add stuff: user account "**the Falling One**" is not registered. Please check if you want to create/edit this page. (only at: this one) -- <font face="Chiller" color="darkred" size="5">The Falling One 13:38, 28 May 2008 (UTC)
 * The page you linked to was saying that because **the Falling One** is different from **The Falling One** (normally, it capitalizes the first letter of your username automatically, but since you have the *'s in there, the t isn't the first letter and you need to capitalize it). I moved it to here, so it should be okay now. The message at the top of the page is a sitenotice, you should be able to make that go away by clicking "dismiss" next to it.  &not; Wizårdbõÿ777  ( talk ) 15:36, 28 May 2008 (UTC)