Forum:Finding out if a user name's already taken or registered?

How can we find out if a user name's already taken or registered? I would like to know if a name's already registered before I ask for renaming my current account. Is there any link that can help me? Novice7 05:35, December 7, 2011 (UTC)


 * You can go to Special:EditCount/username to check. I believe it'll return an error if they're not signed up. You can also just go to the user page of the name you want (User:Username) and if it's not taken there will be a red notice near the top saying the user doesn't exist. 05:42, December 7, 2011 (UTC)
 * Actually, that just shows if they have contribs. If the name's taken but there's no contribs then there will still show nothing.... I think. -- Kangaroopowah  - Talk  05:54, December 7, 2011 (UTC)


 * No, if they're registered, on the masthead it'll say 0 edits. If they're not, it'll say "User account "FooBarBaz" does not exist or has never logged in on this wiki." On Editcount, if they have 0 edits globally, it'll still show a table. If they don't exist, it won't show anything. 05:57, December 7, 2011 (UTC)
 * Actually, I'm not sure about EditCount. 05:59, December 7, 2011 (UTC)
 * Airhogs is correct. Go to Special:Editcount/username and if it is registered, a table will appear. If it is not, no table will appear.--
 * Thanks Airhogs! I could check using the Editcount link. Thank you so much! Novice7 11:27, December 7, 2011 (UTC)