Wikipedia:Changing username/Usurpations

This page is for requests to take over an account name that is already registered. If you want your account renamed to a name that is still available, please use Special:GlobalRenameRequest or Wikipedia:Changing username/Simple.

This page is a forum in which users can request, and global renamers (including Stewards) familiar with local usurpation guidelines, can consider and carry out, the "usurpation" of usernames primarily held locally. This consists of renaming an existing account in order to vacate the username and allow another user to take it.

Please note that global accounts whose "home wiki" is another project or which have significant attachments on other projects cannot be usurped here; these requests must be made at meta:Steward requests/Username changes (see meta:Help:Unified login).

A few users have agreed to provide assistance with the mechanics of this process. If you wish to assist as well, please read the linked page carefully.

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• The account you want to usurp must have the English Wikipedia as its "home wiki", i.e. or should be displayed next to the en.wikipedia.org entry for the account at Special:CentralAuth.
• The account you want to usurp should have no edits or significant log entries to qualify for usurpation (though rare exceptions are made in some circumstances). This includes edits or log actions on other Wikimedia projects. These can be checked through Special:CentralAuth.
• Please do not request usurpation of another account if your own user account is less than several months old, or barely used. In order to ensure that usurped usernames be put to good use, we prefer only to grant requests from reasonably well-established users.

Instructions

1. Log in to your present account.
   • Please do not leave a talk page message or e-mail the target account yourself. If this becomes necessary, a user familiar with the usurpation process will do so.
2. Click here to place your request.
   1. Replace "TARGET NAME" with the username you wish to usurp.
   2. Replace "YOUR REASON" with a description of why you want to usurp the account.
   3. Leave the "Subject/headline" field blank.

If the URL above does not work, simply copy the following text, click "edit this page" and paste it at the bottom of the page. Modify it as indicated.

{{subst:usurp|TARGET NAME|reason=YOUR REASON}}

Advanced usage

For requests involving renaming an account other than your logged in account, use this: {{subst:usurp|CURRENT NAME|TARGET NAME|reason=YOUR REASON}} For usurp only requests, which leaves your logged in account untouched, set the usurponly parameter to yes: {{subst:usurp|TARGET NAME|usurponly=yes|reason=YOUR REASON}} To add an optional non default signature, use the sig parameter: {{subst:usurp|TARGET NAME|reason=YOUR REASON|sig=OPTIONAL SIGNATURE}}

3. Preview the changes and make sure both names are spelled correctly. Click "Publish changes".
4. Your request is now complete and ready to be processed after the hold period (usually about a week). If the owner of the target account does not object, a global renamer will fulfill your request provided other requirements are met. Do not be surprised when you find yourself unable to log in to your old account.

• Requests that do not adhere to these instructions or that are grossly malformed are subject to removal.

Please place your request in the section for the current day, at the bottom of the list. It is currently 21:52:56, 15 November 2024 (UTC) ().

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Place your request here

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March 10, 2024

Requests left here should be addressed on or after March 18, 2024.

BHUSHAN333 → BHUSHAN

Status:     On hold

• Current username: BHUSHAN333 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
• Target username: BHUSHAN (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (advise user)
• Previous renames: current user, target user, Queue: open req, closed req
• For renamer use: Email target username, usurp user, rename user
• Datestamp: 18:39, 10 March 2024 (UTC)
• Reason: The username is taken and has not been used in 8 years. I want to usurp it if no objections are present. BHUSHAN (talk) 18:39, 10 March 2024 (UTC)

Note:

• The target username meets the requirements for usurpation.
• The current owner of the target username has an email address set.
• Target user has 0 undeleted edits and 0 deleted edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the target user, with 0 total edits on 4 wikis. Requesting user has 486 undeleted edits and 21 deleted edits, for a total of 507 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 519 total edits on 18 wikis. AnomieBOT⚡ 18:46, 10 March 2024 (UTC)

The request is  On hold until 14 April 2024. Notified the target user via talk page. - FlightTime (open channel) 22:42, 10 March 2024 (UTC)

Update correct hold date. - FlightTime (open channel) 15:52, 20 March 2024 (UTC)

 Renamer note: Target user also notified via email @ this time. - FlightTime (open channel) 00:22, 13 March 2024 (UTC)

March 11, 2024

Requests left here should be addressed on or after March 19, 2024.

Thecowboygilbert → Cowboygilbert

Status:     On hold

• Current username: Thecowboygilbert (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
• Target username: Cowboygilbert (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (advise user)
• Previous renames: current user, target user, Queue: open req, closed req
• For renamer use: Email target username, usurp user, rename user
• Datestamp: 14:25, 11 March 2024 (UTC)
• Reason: Account in question has been inactive since 2021 and has made one edit to it's sandbox. Simply want the "The" removed from the username. Thecowboygilbert - (talk) ♥ 14:25, 11 March 2024 (UTC)

Note:

• The target username has Wikipedia user logs entries. Due to licensing concerns, this may be a barrier to usurpation.
• Target user has 0 undeleted edits and 1 deleted edit. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the target user, with 1 total edit on 3 wikis. Requesting user has 604 undeleted edits and 63 deleted edits, for a total of 667 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 667 total edits on 36 wikis. AnomieBOT⚡ 14:27, 11 March 2024 (UTC)

 On hold until 11 April 2024. User notified via talk page. Hide on Rosé (thảo luận | đóng góp | trung ương) 11:09, 12 March 2024 (UTC)

March 31, 2024

Requests left here should be addressed on or after April 8, 2024.

Geordie → Geode

Status:     On hold

• Current username: Geordie (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
• Target username: Geode (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (advise user)
• Previous renames: current user, target user, Queue: open req, closed req
• For renamer use: Email target username, usurp user, rename user
• Datestamp: 07:33, 31 March 2024 (UTC)
• Reason: 'Geordie' is my real name; 'Geode' is my IRC nick. The Geode account was used for eleven edits spanning two days nineteen years ago. Geordie (talk) 07:33, 31 March 2024 (UTC)

Note:

• The target username has made edits to Wikipedia. Due to licensing concerns, this may be a barrier to usurpation.
• The target username has Wikipedia user logs entries. Due to licensing concerns, this may be a barrier to usurpation.
• Target user has 11 undeleted edits and 1 deleted edit, for a total of 12 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the target user, with 12 total edits on 1 wiki. Requesting user has 3591 undeleted edits and 436 deleted edits, for a total of 4027 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 4179 total edits on 47 wikis. AnomieBOT⚡ 07:36, 31 March 2024 (UTC)

 On hold until 7 April 2024. – DreamRimmer (talk) 15:27, 31 March 2024 (UTC)

April 2, 2024

Requests left here should be addressed on or after April 10, 2024.

Thickycat → Terminologist

Status:     On hold

• Current username: Thickycat (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
• Target username: Terminologist (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (advise user)
• Previous renames: current user, target user, Queue: open req, closed req
• For renamer use: Email target username, usurp user, rename user
• Datestamp: 14:19, 2 April 2024 (UTC)
• Reason: My existing name isn't taken seriously and Terminologist reflects my profession. Thickycat (talk) 14:19, 2 April 2024 (UTC)

Note:

• The target username has made edits to Wikipedia. Due to licensing concerns, this may be a barrier to usurpation.
• Target user has 2 undeleted edits and 0 deleted edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the target user, with 2 total edits on 1 wiki. Requesting user has 164 undeleted edits and 3 deleted edits, for a total of 167 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 169 total edits on 20 wikis. AnomieBOT⚡ 14:25, 2 April 2024 (UTC)

 On hold until 10 April 2024, also notified via email. – DreamRimmer (talk) 12:23, 3 April 2024 (UTC)

April 3, 2024

Requests left here should be addressed on or after April 11, 2024.

LunaticBFF58 → LunaticBFF57

Status:     Not done

• Current username: LunaticBFF58 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
• Target username: LunaticBFF57 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (advise user)
• Previous renames: current user, target user, Queue: open req, closed req
• For renamer use: Email target username, usurp user, rename user
• Datestamp: 11:28, 3 April 2024 (UTC)
• Reason: I cannot reset the password for this account, I have tried to do this many times before, with more than 24 hours apart. I have tried the combination of only email (one that I thought was associated with the target user), only username, or both username and email but to no avail. LunaticBFF58 (talk) 11:28, 3 April 2024 (UTC)

Note:

• The target username has made edits to Wikipedia. Due to licensing concerns, this may be a barrier to usurpation.
• The target username has Wikipedia user logs entries. Due to licensing concerns, this may be a barrier to usurpation.
• Target user has 19 undeleted edits and 2 deleted edits, for a total of 21 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the target user, with 21 total edits on 4 wikis. Requesting user has 1 edit. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 1 total edit on 4 wikis. AnomieBOT⚡ 11:35, 3 April 2024 (UTC)

 Not done Your account is too new for usurpation. Please re-request here in the next few months once your account is well-established. Regarding your claim of the target account, please note that we don't have anything that proves the target account was yours. Even if we did, usurpation doesn't work this way; it can only be done through the standard process. Thank you. – DreamRimmer (talk) 12:44, 3 April 2024 (UTC)

What is the "standard process" and how do I prove that the target account is my account without being to log into it? LunaticBFF58 (talk) 20:13, 3 April 2024 (UTC)