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Thanks for creating my account.

Dear Rich Smith,

Thank you very much for creating my English Wikipedia account. I really appreciate your help.

I have one question regarding my account. Before submitting my account request, I had already created a global Wikimedia account with the username Lolbet101 after registering on Simple English Wikipedia. My global account is available across Wikimedia projects (User:Lolbet101).

Would it be possible to attach my English Wikipedia account to my existing global account (Lolbet101) instead? I would prefer to use the same username on all Wikimedia projects rather than having separate accounts. If this is possible, I would also like to use Lolbet101 instead of Syncorde Jaymitchie. Can you change my preferred name?

I would also wanted to mention that I cannot edit or create my account on Tagalog Wikipedia because my IP range (180.190.0.0/16) is blocked there (I live in the Philippines, by the way), which is the same IP block from User: Stwalkerster, but instead, User:WayKurat blocked it. I understand that this is a separate issue, so I am not asking you to resolve it. However, if you know the proper place or process for requesting assistance with this, I would greatly appreciate your advice. I just wanted to make a Tagalog Wikipedia account.

Thank you again for your time and for creating my account. I look forward to contributing to Wikipedia.

Kind regards,
Lolbet101/Syncorde Jaymitchie

Syncorde Jaymitchie (talk) 08:52, 1 July 2026 (UTC)

:{{re|Syncorde Jaymitchie}} You really should have put that in your account request, then I could have gotten an admin to attach it. As you've noted, nothing we can do about Tagalog Wikipedia, each project is separate - all you can do is ask admins there to attach it, and if there is no active admins, then this page on Meta ↗ is what you need.
:As for now, you can either continue to use this account on English Wikipedia, or once I get local attach for you, abandon this account and use your existing one. If you decide the former, I would recommend a note on your user page ↗ that you are Lolbet101 on other Wikipedia projects.
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:Please could an admin assist with a local account creation for Lolbet101. - <kbd style="color: Red;">Rich</kbd><sup>T|C ↗|E-Mail ↗</sup> 11:08, 1 July 2026 (UTC)
::Hi Rich,
::Thank you very much for your help! Yes, I would prefer to use Lolbet101 as my account on English Wikipedia, since it is already my global Wikimedia account and the username I use on the other Wikimedia projects. w:metawiki:User:Lolbet101 ↗
::I am sorry that I did not mention this in my original account request. I created the global account after I was able to create an account on Simple English Wikipedia (w:simple:User:Lolbet101 ↗), since my IP address is blocked from creating accounts directly on English Wikipedia.
::I appreciate your help with getting Lolbet101 attached to English Wikipedia. Thank you very much! :D Syncorde Jaymitchie (talk) 11:39, 1 July 2026 (UTC)
:::{{done}} <span style="font-family: Verdana;">stwalkerster</span> (talk) 13:41, 4 July 2026 (UTC)
::::Hello {{re|stwalkerster}}
::::Thank you very much for your help! I have successfully logged in to English Wikipedia using my global account, Lolbet101 ↗. Everything is working perfectly now. I really appreciate your assistance in resolving my issue.
::::Since I will now be using Lolbet101 on English Wikipedia, I no longer need Syncorde Jaymitchie account. If so, I would like to request a courtesy vanishing for that account.
::::Thank you again for your time and help! 😄
::::Hello {{re|Rich Smith}}
::::Thank you very much for your help and your guidance! Thanks for your advice and assistance of stwalkerster, I can now use my global account, Lolbet101, on English Wikipedia.
::::I really appreciate your time and kindness. Thank you! 😄 Lolbet101 (talk) 03:11, 5 July 2026 (UTC)
:::::Use this form to apply for Global Vanishing Special:GlobalVanishRequest ↗. In solidarity ↗, <span style="background-color: #FFCFBF; font-variant: small-caps">Destinyokhiria <sub>('''talk''' / '''cont ↗''')</sub></span> 04:36, 5 July 2026 (UTC)
::::::@Destinyokhiria: Hello,
::::::Yesterday, I have sent my Special:GlobalVanishRequest ↗ regarding to remove my temporary account User:Syncorde Jaymitchie. But my request has been rejected. I would wish to ask for an admin to respond my GlobalVanishRequest. Or in other case, I will stop using my temporary account. Thank you. Lolbet101 (talk) 11:40, 6 July 2026 (UTC)
:::::::Since your request was rejected, you can just abandon the account. In solidarity ↗, <span style="background-color: #FFCFBF; font-variant: small-caps">Destinyokhiria <sub>('''talk''' / '''cont ↗''')</sub></span> 14:45, 6 July 2026 (UTC)
::::::::@Destinyokhiria: Ok 👍 Lolbet101 (talk) 07:48, 7 July 2026 (UTC)

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