Wikipedia talk:Changing username#Renaming accounts with no contributions

With the new influx of requests from closing CHU/U, couldn't we have {{u|Cyberbot I}} archive approved completed request more often. I admit I know nothing about how this is done on the bot side, just seems logical. - FlightTime (open channel) 21:31, 22 February 2025 (UTC)

I may be reading it wrong but I feel {{u|K6ka}}'s rewrite in February implies that vanishing requests made via the

Global vanish request form and via email are equivalent, which they are not. The email route is just a rename with the suppression of redirects. I'm unsure how to express the desirability of using the form. Cabayi (talk) 11:47, 20 March 2025 (UTC)

:{{ping|Cabayi}} The section was derived from m:Account_vanishing#How_to_request_a_vanishing, which lists both options as equivalents to requesting vanishing. —k6ka 🍁 (Talk · Contributions) 23:09, 20 March 2025 (UTC)

::Yeah, I see where {{u|K6ka|you}}'re coming from. The text there does gently hint that the email route will only result in a renaming. It's rather mealy mouthed about the difference between the two outcomes. {{u|Barkeep49}} gave me a nudge about a rewrite of the meta guidance, and I emailed {{u|xaosflux}} about starting a group discussion about the reasons for denying a vanishing last week... I'll get my act together and take it to the renamers' list. Thanks for the prompt. Cabayi (talk) 09:14, 21 March 2025 (UTC)

:::Please note, I'm currently working with, and pending a response from, WMF legal about some new WMF guidance regarding vanishing (specifically about vanish denials) - spun off from phab:T374053. FWIW, most use cases are from new users looking to 'delete my account' - and the Special:GlobalVanishRequest is far superior about doing that. Additionally Special:GlobalRenameRequest is also far superior for actual rename requests.

:::As far as privacy, etc goes - "If your request is particularly sensitive" - not sure where that is coming from. First, renames and vanishes themselves are never secret. Second, vanish/rename "reasons" are already considered private when using the form. — xaosflux ^Talk 09:24, 21 March 2025 (UTC)

::::I've not kept up to date with requests processed by email, but under what circumstances would a request be accepted via email? Most of the time we expect users to at least be logged in before making a request, and there's no easy way to do that via email; if the user isn't able to log in, we can't verify their identity, and if they can log in, they can (unless locked) make an edit to confirm. I see on m:Steward_requests/Username_changes#Private_requests that information provided on GlobalRenameRequest is private, but then adds: {{tq|Additional information that needs to be made in private may be sent using this direct wiki-email interface while logged-in}}. Not sure why that would be a thing, given how it previously already indicated that GlobalRenameRequest is private; the fact that a renamer may not check the mailing list before processing a request; the fact that there isn't anything that the user could have added to the EmailUser interface that also couldn't be added to GlobalRenameRequest (as both are plain text forms); and the fact that a user who has confirmed their email address and can use EmailUser can also use GlobalRenameRequest. —k6ka 🍁 (Talk · Contributions) 14:28, 22 March 2025 (UTC)

Please a request page link? דולב חולב (talk) 05:48, 10 May 2025 (UTC)

:What do you mean? The links for requesting a name change are clearly listed in teh "Requesting a username change" section of the project page. Meters (talk) 08:28, 10 May 2025 (UTC)

::Yes saw it. Thank you דולב חולב (talk) 12:43, 10 May 2025 (UTC)