Wikipedia:Username policy: Revision history

9 April 2024

• curprev 16:5016:50, 9 April 2024‎ TheREALflipflopflimflam talk contribs‎ m 38,903 bytes +1‎ →‎Misleading usernames: added period

19 March 2024

• curprev 20:3720:37, 19 March 2024‎ Matrix talk contribs‎ 38,902 bytes +92‎ →‎Changing your username

9 March 2024

• curprev 23:0723:07, 9 March 2024‎ FlightTime talk contribs‎ 38,810 bytes −34‎ Wasn't broke Tag: Undo
• curprev 23:0423:04, 9 March 2024‎ That guy who plays games talk contribs‎ m 38,844 bytes +34‎ they could've always changed their username. Tag: Reverted

8 March 2024

• curprev 07:4307:43, 8 March 2024‎ Oshwah talk contribs‎ 38,810 bytes +71‎ →‎Usernames implying shared use: Add to description of "post usernames" policy.

3 March 2024

• curprev 18:5718:57, 3 March 2024‎ InTheAstronomy32 talk contribs‎ 38,739 bytes −21‎ →‎See also: Removing deleted template (red link). Wikipedia:Templates for discussion/Log/2024 February 23#Template:Namewarning Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit

13 February 2024

• curprev 18:0318:03, 13 February 2024‎ WhatamIdoing talk contribs‎ 38,760 bytes +2‎ →‎Usernames implying shared use: Idiomatic Tag: 2017 wikitext editor

12 February 2024

• curprev 17:2217:22, 12 February 2024‎ WhatamIdoing talk contribs‎ 38,758 bytes +20‎ →‎Promotional usernames: Make this clearer Tag: 2017 wikitext editor

28 January 2024

• curprev 16:5316:53, 28 January 2024‎ WhatamIdoing talk contribs‎ 38,738 bytes 0‎ →‎{{anchor|Deleting an account}}Deleting and merging accounts: Punctuation Tag: 2017 wikitext editor

27 November 2023

• curprev 22:1122:11, 27 November 2023‎ Sdkb talk contribs‎ 38,738 bytes +103‎ →‎Promotional usernames: add nav hatnote

20 October 2023

• curprev 21:5721:57, 20 October 2023‎ TheSandDoctor talk contribs‎ m 38,635 bytes +2‎ →‎{{anchor|Deleting an account}}Deleting and merging accounts: ce

27 September 2023

• curprev 02:4902:49, 27 September 2023‎ Oshwah talk contribs‎ 38,633 bytes +50‎ Move examples into list. This makes this paragraph much easier to read.

11 September 2023

• curprev 05:1105:11, 11 September 2023‎ Eyesnore talk contribs‎ 38,583 bytes +5‎ →‎Real names Tag: 2017 wikitext editor
• curprev 05:1005:10, 11 September 2023‎ Eyesnore talk contribs‎ 38,578 bytes +10‎ →‎Other particular types of username Tag: 2017 wikitext editor

29 July 2023

• curprev 15:1815:18, 29 July 2023‎ Donald Albury talk contribs‎ 38,568 bytes +1‎ restore 't' removed by mistake in previous edit Tag: 2017 wikitext editor
• curprev 06:2406:24, 29 July 2023‎ Oshwah talk contribs‎ m 38,567 bytes −1‎ Forgot to remove the other comma.
• curprev 06:2406:24, 29 July 2023‎ Oshwah talk contribs‎ m 38,568 bytes 0‎ Moved comma so that it comes before the note reference.
• curprev 06:1806:18, 29 July 2023‎ Oshwah talk contribs‎ m 38,568 bytes +1‎ + comma

28 July 2023

• curprev 18:3618:36, 28 July 2023‎ Freedom4U talk contribs‎ 38,567 bytes −76‎ well the latter option is not possible anymore Tag: 2017 wikitext editor

19 July 2023

• curprev 12:5312:53, 19 July 2023‎ Hilst talk contribs‎ 38,643 bytes +13‎ Converted unformatted section links via script.

27 June 2023

• curprev 20:5220:52, 27 June 2023‎ Hyphenation Expert talk contribs‎ 38,630 bytes −1‎ No edit summary

24 June 2023

• curprev 15:4215:42, 24 June 2023‎ Oshwah talk contribs‎ m 38,631 bytes −9‎ Grammar.

5 June 2023

• curprev 18:5718:57, 5 June 2023‎ Jc37 talk contribs‎ 38,640 bytes +24‎ add link to Wikipedia:Unified login
• curprev 18:5318:53, 5 June 2023‎ Jc37 talk contribs‎ 38,616 bytes +22‎ to other contributors
• curprev 18:5118:51, 5 June 2023‎ Jc37 talk contribs‎ 38,594 bytes +18‎ restructure sentences
• curprev 18:4418:44, 5 June 2023‎ Jc37 talk contribs‎ 38,576 bytes +18‎ link
• curprev 18:4218:42, 5 June 2023‎ Jc37 talk contribs‎ 38,558 bytes −26‎ rm second link
• curprev 18:3918:39, 5 June 2023‎ Jc37 talk contribs‎ 38,584 bytes +186‎ merge section text from WP:Username policy and WP:Signatures Tag: Disambiguation links added
• curprev 17:5217:52, 5 June 2023‎ Jc37 talk contribs‎ 38,398 bytes −4‎ rm second link
• curprev 17:4717:47, 5 June 2023‎ Jc37 talk contribs‎ 38,402 bytes +46‎ sentence order and add link
• curprev 17:0417:04, 5 June 2023‎ Jc37 talk contribs‎ 38,356 bytes +115‎ userpage is also common practice
• curprev 17:0317:03, 5 June 2023‎ Jc37 talk contribs‎ 38,241 bytes +11‎ blue links can be clicked on
• curprev 16:2316:23, 5 June 2023‎ Jc37 talk contribs‎ 38,230 bytes +16‎ rm unsubstantiated "most", and add link. Not every username is alphabetic..
• curprev 16:1516:15, 5 June 2023‎ Jc37 talk contribs‎ 38,214 bytes −30‎ rv - ASCII is more than alphanumeric. See also later in this section, and WP:NONSCRIPT.

3 June 2023

• curprev 20:1120:11, 3 June 2023‎ Tamzin talk contribs‎ 38,244 bytes −33‎ →‎Usernames with non-Latin characters: Latin script, not Latin alphabet. and saying that "Western" numerals are also acceptable confuses things, since most people treat those as akin to Latin characters. so let's just say what we mean: ASCII characters. this makes the subsequent line about forbidden chars make more sense, too
• curprev 20:0220:02, 3 June 2023‎ Tamzin talk contribs‎ 38,277 bytes +103‎ →‎Usernames with non-Latin characters: note legacy usernames with restricted chars

6 May 2023

• curprev 03:0503:05, 6 May 2023‎ Oshwah talk contribs‎ 38,174 bytes +5‎ Removing change. This doesn't make sense and doesn't start a complete sentence.

12 April 2023

• curprev 14:4514:45, 12 April 2023‎ SkyWarrior talk contribs‎ 38,169 bytes +27‎ →‎Usernames with non-Latin characters: these four are not "forbidden characters" but still can't be used for technical reasons

26 February 2023

• curprev 14:0314:03, 26 February 2023‎ ToBeFree talk contribs‎ 38,142 bytes +5‎ →‎Promotional usernames: en dash; lacks closing en dash

18 February 2023

• curprev 11:4911:49, 18 February 2023‎ Cabayi talk contribs‎ 38,137 bytes −2‎ →‎Misleading usernames: both standard variations of WMF, (WMF) and -WMF are covered, as is any username containing WMF in any way

7 February 2023

• curprev 09:2809:28, 7 February 2023‎ Vcvfou698069 talk contribs‎ 38,139 bytes −5‎ →‎Guidance for new users: click here syndrome

27 January 2023

• curprev 08:3808:38, 27 January 2023‎ CrafterNova talk contribs‎ 38,144 bytes +5‎ →‎Real names: clarified Tag: 2017 wikitext editor

22 December 2022

• curprev 13:2313:23, 22 December 2022‎ 137a talk contribs‎ 38,139 bytes +30‎ →‎Stage names: add shortcut box for WP:USERSTAGENAME

13 December 2022

• curprev 16:3116:31, 13 December 2022‎ Draceane talk contribs‎ 38,109 bytes +2‎ →‎Usernames with non-Latin characters: = (per phab:T254045)

29 November 2022

• curprev 23:3023:30, 29 November 2022‎ DKSN123 talk contribs‎ 38,107 bytes +1‎ →‎Real names Tag: 2017 wikitext editor
• curprev 23:2823:28, 29 November 2022‎ DKSN123 talk contribs‎ 38,106 bytes 0‎ →‎Real names Tag: 2017 wikitext editor
• curprev 23:2823:28, 29 November 2022‎ DKSN123 talk contribs‎ 38,106 bytes +6‎ Tweet redirects to twitter page Tags: 2017 wikitext editor Disambiguation links added

5 November 2022

• curprev 00:3900:39, 5 November 2022‎ LesbianTiamat talk contribs‎ m 38,100 bytes +3‎ →‎Usernames implying shared use: Removed mild US centricity by changing the "WidgetsUSA" example to "WidgetFactory"
• curprev 00:3500:35, 5 November 2022‎ LesbianTiamat talk contribs‎ 38,097 bytes +127‎ →‎Misleading usernames: added example. feel like this might encourage people to Not Bite The Newbies

1 November 2022

• curprev 01:0301:03, 1 November 2022‎ Oshwah talk contribs‎ 37,970 bytes −2‎ →‎Usernames implying shared use: mandates --> states.