Wikibooks talk:Requests for renaming

How do we feel about having a template like User:Mike.lifeguard/Sandbox 4 instead of this page - users add the template to their userpage, which categorizes it. Once it's done (or not) the template just gets moved from their userpage to an archive somewhere. I imagine if that's at all a good idea the template would need tweaking - perhaps more/other tools should be linked? – Mike.lifeguard  &#124; talk 21:23, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
 * I'm not necessarily against this idea. However, the problem for me is that I tend to check my watchlist for these requests, and they aren't going to show up at all on the watchlist if we're using templates and categories. It is a pretty template, however. --Whiteknight (Page) (Talk) 23:26, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Well, you can do a DPL page and/or add the category to WB:ACW.
 * BTW, where are we archiving these to? &mdash; Mike.lifeguard &#124; talk 12:52, 27 June 2008 (UTC)
 * ...um...archiving? I don't know, we can probably archive them to the same place as requests from the parent page. Whatever's easiest though. --Whiteknight (Page) (Talk) 19:28, 28 June 2008 (UTC)
 * OK, I'm archiving them to the appropriate month for WB:AA (ie Reading room/Administrative Assistance/Archives/2008/June for the last set I archived]]). If this page is temporary, there's no need for separate archives. &mdash; Mike.lifeguard &#124; talk 12:33, 3 July 2008 (UTC)

The rename link
This link will bring you to a filled Special:RenameUser form with the fields filled. The reason will be "WB:RENAME: http://en.wikibooks.org/?diff=prev&oldid=123456" - to make this work, just do or whatever on the request, then hit the rename link (the diff will be that edit where you added  so it is easy to find the request). If you are using that rename link at some other time, please just remove the URL from the reason summary, or go to Special:RenameUser and fill the form manually.

Any suggestions for making this process go smoother? &mdash; Mike.lifeguard &#124; talk 21:47, 3 July 2008 (UTC)


 * ...? I'm not entirely certain what you are saying, and none of the links you have there take us to a form with anything already filled out. --Whiteknight (Page) (Talk) 22:04, 3 July 2008 (UTC)


 * Oh wait, I see what you are saying now. Good work! --Whiteknight (Page) (Talk) 22:05, 3 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Yeah, sorry for that. I'm talking about the rename link produced by the template.
 * And did folks notice the preload thingy? I'm thinking we should do something like that for WB:VFD. &mdash; Mike.lifeguard &#124; talk 22:08, 3 July 2008 (UTC)