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*For bureaucrat use: [[Special:Emailuser/RAM|Email target username]] &nbsp; (<span class="plainlinks">[{{fullurl:Special:Renameuser|reason=WP:USURP&oldusername={{urlencode:RAM}}&newusername={{urlencode:RAM_(usurped)}}}} <span style="color:#002bb8">'''1'''</span>]) &nbsp;([{{fullurl:Special:Renameuser|reason=WP:USURP&oldusername={{urlencode:Renier Maritz}}&newusername={{urlencode:RAM}}}} <span style="color:#002bb8">'''2'''</span>])</span><br> [[User:Renier Maritz|Renier Maritz]] ([[User talk:Renier Maritz|talk]]) 15:23, 26 March 2008 (UTC)
*For bureaucrat use: [[Special:Emailuser/RAM|Email target username]] &nbsp; (<span class="plainlinks">[{{fullurl:Special:Renameuser|reason=WP:USURP&oldusername={{urlencode:RAM}}&newusername={{urlencode:RAM_(usurped)}}}} <span style="color:#002bb8">'''1'''</span>]) &nbsp;([{{fullurl:Special:Renameuser|reason=WP:USURP&oldusername={{urlencode:Renier Maritz}}&newusername={{urlencode:RAM}}}} <span style="color:#002bb8">'''2'''</span>])</span><br> [[User:Renier Maritz|Renier Maritz]] ([[User talk:Renier Maritz|talk]]) 15:23, 26 March 2008 (UTC)


====Ramac ← Ramac92====

*Current username: {{user13|Ramac92}}
*Target username: {{user14|Ramac}}
*Datestamp: 17:09, 26 March 2008 (UTC)
*For bureaucrat use: [[Special:Emailuser/Ramac|Email target username]] &nbsp; (<span class="plainlinks">[{{fullurl:Special:Renameuser|reason=WP:USURP&oldusername={{urlencode:Ramac}}&newusername={{urlencode:Ramac_(usurped)}}}} <span style="color:#002bb8">'''1'''</span>]) &nbsp;([{{fullurl:Special:Renameuser|reason=WP:USURP&oldusername={{urlencode:Ramac92}}&newusername={{urlencode:Ramac}}}} <span style="color:#002bb8">'''2'''</span>])</span><br> [[User:Ramac92|Ramac92]] ([[User talk:Ramac92|talk]]) 17:09, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

Revision as of 17:09, 26 March 2008

Shortcut
This page is for requests to usurp accounts that already exist. If you want your account renamed to a name that is not already taken, please see Wikipedia:Changing username.

This page permits users to request, and bureaucrats to consider and carry out, the "usurpation" of usernames. This consists of renaming an existing dormant account in order to permit another user to adopt the name.

If you wish to request usurpation, please read and follow the instructions below. The account you want to usurp should have no edits or log entries (except in the username creation log) to qualify for usurpation, although rare exceptions are made where old edits do not require attribution under the GFDL. Please do not request usurpation if your 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
  • Log in to your present account.
  • Leave a message on the talk page of the target account (preferably of the form {{subst:usurpation requested}} ~~~~) notifying the user of your request.
    Please do not e-mail the target account yourself. If this becomes necessary, a bureaucrat or clerk will do so.
  • Add your request to this page using the proper template. This may be done via a shortcut (1) or by the traditional method (2):
(1) The shortcut: Click this link. Replace "REQUESTED_NAME" with the username you wish to usurp, and "CURRENT_NAME" with your current username. You may include some reason for the change beneath the template if you wish. Leave the "Subject/headline" field blank.
(2) The traditional method: Click "edit this page"; find the section for today's date; copy the following text and paste it at the bottom of that section.
{{subst:usurp|REQUESTED_NAME|CURRENT_NAME}} ~~~~
Replace "REQUESTED_NAME" with the username you wish to usurp, and "CURRENT_NAME" with your current username. You may include some reason for the change beneath the template if you wish.
  • Check your spelling and click "Save page".
  • Your request is now complete and ready to be processed. If the owner of the target account does not object within seven days, a bureaucrat will fulfill your request provided other requirements are met. Mark the date, so you will not be surprised when you find yourself unable to log in to your old account.

Notes

  • When the rename has been completed, your account will have been renamed, and any contributions you have made (including deleted contributions) will be reattributed to your new account as a background process. Your account preferences, watchlist contents, password, etc. will all be preserved, and your user and user talk pages will have been moved to the new name.
    Note: The process responsible for reallocating old contributions is currently dependent upon the job queue mechanism. As such, you may find old contributions do not immediately appear under your new account; this is perfectly normal. Updates should take at most a day to complete, although the length of time will vary according to the size of the job queue on this wiki, and the status of the server processes which process this queue.
  • The change will appear in the user rename log and the request will be moved to the archives in the interest of transparency. It is not possible to rename accounts without an entry being created in the log.
  • This change will not affect signatures you have already left on talk pages, or other places where you signed your username with ~~~~. Those pages will continue to display your signature (including the link to your old username) unless edited manually.
  • Be aware: Once you have been renamed, your old account will no longer exist and may potentially be recreated by a third party. This is true even if your old account pages have been redirected towards your new account. To guard against impersonation, you may wish to recreate the old account yourself.

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.

Changing username:

  • Completed rename requests:
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274|275|276|277|278|279|280|281|282|283|284|285|286
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  • Rejected rename requests:
2005: Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec
2006: Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec
2007: Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec
2008: Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec
2009: Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec
2010: Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec
2011: Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec
2012: Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec
2013: Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec
2014: Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec
2015: Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec
2016: Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec
2017: Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec
2018: Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec
2019: Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec
2020: Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec
2021: Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec
2022: Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec
2023: Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec
2024: Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul

Usurpations:

  • Completed:
1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|10|11|12|13|14|15|16
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33|34|35|36|37|38|39|40|41|42|43|44|45|46|47|48
49|50|51|52|53|54|55|56|57
  • Rejected/Not Completed:
1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|10|11|12|13|14|15|16
17|18|19|20|21|22|23|24|25|26|27|28|29|30|31

SUL requests:

  • Completed:
1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|10|11
  • Rejected/Not Completed:
1|2|3


Current requests

Please place your request in the section for the current day, at the bottom of the list. The current UTC date is 3 August 2024.

March 4, 2008

Requests left here will be filled no earlier than March 12, 2008.

Mad_Hatter ← Painbearer

I find my current Username quite sombre, so I decided for a change.

Note:
  • The target username meets the requirements for usurpation.
  • The current owner of the target username has an email address set, and an email has been sent by a clerk or bureaucrat to notify them of this request. --Chris 20:22, 4 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
According to an editor, the account Mad Hatter was created but was never used. Since I moved my page up there, I've been making edits from that account.
Regards: Mad Hatter (talk) 06:53, 5 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I'm the editor that pointed Painbearer to this page. I didn't, and still don't, see any contributions from the Mad Hatter account. What am I missing? --Onorem♠Dil 13:41, 5 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
That is odd. I could've sworn there were edits by the Mad Hatter account. It does seem, however, that this is not the case. Therefore, the renaming will probably be carried out. The only problem might be the automatic page moves, as the talk page for the Painbearer account has edits that will probably need to be merged; I can help with this if a bureaucrat does not wish to deal with it. As a side note, moving userpages like this without renaming accounts is very bad form, and is probably disallowed, and such pages should be deleted under U2. seresin | wasn't he just...? 01:14, 6 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Template updated and email sent, also the requesting account has been the subject of recent blocks --Chris 20:26, 6 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

March 17, 2008

Requests left here will be filled no earlier than March 25, 2008.

Serein ← Sereine

reason : I'm sysop @ French Wikipédia and have more contribs than him, who have parted since one year. Thanks --Sereine (talk) 00:31, 17 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Normally, this usurpation would be denied, as the editor in question has over five thousand edits. In the past, unifying usernames cross-project has allowed disregard for newness of editors, and edits by the requested username. However, there are five thousand edits; this might be more than allowed. So a bureaucrat would need to make a pretty big discretion ruling here. It's also very similar to my username. XD seresin | wasn't he just...? 00:50, 17 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
 Not done - the English Wikipedia has no policy that allows the renaming of accounts that have made GFDL significant edits in good faith without them agreeing to this. That position may need to be reviewed should proposals for unified login be implemented. Until such a time however, I cannot perform this request. WjBscribe 00:58, 17 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Actually, WjB, SUL is underway : In a few days, this feature will be made available to sysops (hence to Serein). Would you reconsider her request ? Serein has more than 12K edits on fr: :)
NicDumZ ~ 14:00, 17 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Well SUL has been about to happen many times and hasn't resulted in much. But I simply do not have this community's approval to perform this sort of rename. If SUL does start to happen, it will need a discussion here about how far the community feels bureaucrats should go to accommodate these sorts of request. I do agree that should SUL happen, Serein has the best claim to this name. WjBscribe 16:13, 17 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I'd like to point out a problem caused by this name conflict. As you may know, in some wikis such as de: transwikis are made when articles are translated, to keep the original history. Hence, contributions of the actual Serein from en are listed in Sereine's contributions in those projects, under the name "Serein", which she owns in every project but en:). This causes history problems because the contributions list of the user Serein in those wikis contain in fact edits of both users. Here's an example. IMHO, it's another reason to support the usurpation (which will, anyway, definitely have to be done some day). PieRRoMaN 21:14, 17 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
There really isn't much point arguing about - its not something I can do. See m:Help:Unified login#Someone is using my name on another wiki, how can I get that account?: "If you want to usurp an account on another wiki, and that account has edits, you should make a request to a bureaucrat on the problem wiki. Subject to local policy, the bureaucrat may be able to rename the target account." The local policies of this project do not allow usurpation in these circumstances. That doesn't mean it never will, but at the moment this request is outside my discretion. WjBscribe 21:20, 17 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
OK, I understand the problem. Thanks :-) --Sereine (talk) 21:50, 17 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
The SUL is becoming now... could you think about it again ? Thanks :-) --Sereine (talk) 09:20, 25 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

March 18, 2008

Requests left here will be filled no earlier than March 26, 2008.

Duesentrieb ← Gearloose

I request the usurpation mainly in the light of upcoming SUL, so I can use my global user name on the english wikipedia too. I am well known as Duesentrieb on several projects, including de:wp (admin), commons (admin), mediawiki (admin), as well as meta. User:Duesentrieb on de.wikibooks.org is not me (inactive since 2004), User:Düsentrieb (with umlaut) on de:wp is not me either. Some of my edits on commons seems to have been copied to the incubator via transwiki.

The present User:Duesentrieb has made only one edit ever, which was in November 2003 and is IMHO not copyrightable because trievial, and thus does not require attribution (diff).

G. Gearloose (?!) 21:14, 18 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Note:
  • The target username meets the requirements for usurpation.
  • The current owner of the target username does not have an email address specified.
As noted above, the requested account has made on edit, it 2003. However, as best I can tell, the information amended in the edit still exists in the article today. So it is probably a GFDL significant edit. However, Gearloose has said that he is a active editor and administrator on several wikis, which adds the SUL and harmonizing aspect. So a bureaucrat would need to make a discretion ruling here. seresin | wasn't he just...? 02:25, 19 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
To clarify why I believe that attribution is not required: a license applies to copyrightable works; the edit in question is imho not copyrightable work: it merely adjusts two numbers, stating a fact (facts are not copyrightable) and thus lacks creative originality. Besides the legal aspect, I doubt the original editor is terribly keen to have that trivial edit attributed to a nickname that is not used/known, and that has no connection to his real name anyway.
Thanks -- G. Gearloose (?!) 09:23, 19 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Addendum: please understand that I don't take license compliance and attribution of contributions lightly (as a commons admin, I have dealt a lot with these things). I just believe that no harm would be done (legally and ethically) by changing the nick to which this edit is attributed. The discontinuity it introduces seems very minor compared to the inconsitencies introducdes by the transwiki-process, not to speak of attribution getting lost or obfuscated during article marge, split or translation. The problems with transiwki (and thus also translations) will be all but solved by SUL, and in this light, it's especially important to have consistent global user names. -- G. Gearloose (?!) 09:43, 19 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
 Bureaucrat note: This request is half done. I have renamed the current User:Duesentrieb, however I cannot rename you to this name as you have already unified your login. This bug has already been reported to the developers and will hopefully be fixed soon, when I can complete the renaming process. WjBscribe 02:41, 26 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

March 19, 2008

Requests left here will be filled no earlier than March 27, 2008.

Kelly ← Nesodak

This is my real nickname...tried to select it when I made an account, but it is apparently in use. However, I cannot see that any edits have ever been made from it. Nesodak (talk) 19:26, 19 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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LA to be a doppleganger account for Lady Aleena

As LA (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log) has not made any edits, and since I use the initials LA in my signature, I would like to use User:LA as a doppleganger account. - LA @ 22:31, 19 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

So you are asking that a bureaucrat rename the LA account to something else, and you recreate the LA account? seresin | wasn't he just...? 01:14, 20 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Yes please, if it is not too great an imposition. - LA @ 07:48, 20 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Whether or not a usurpation will be allowed for a non-primary account has come up before. A bureaucrat will need to comment here. If he will also comment on whether the usurpation should be done as described above, or if Aleena should create a placeholder account to usurp with would be helpful. seresin | wasn't he just...? 07:57, 20 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

March 20, 2008

Requests left here will be filled no earlier than March 28, 2008.

Jed ← Jed.de

Jed is my favourite Username (de:User:Jed & commons:User:Jed). So i tryed to pick Jed here, but the software said 'He is already occupied'. But the account don't really exists. --jed (talk) 10:07, 20 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Note:
  • The target username meets the requirements for usurpation.
  • The current owner of the target username does not have an email address specified. --Chris 10:51, 20 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Anastasios ← Guru7

Anastasios (Αναστάσιος in Greek) is my real name; I also use it in other Wikimedia projects (el:Χρήστης:Αναστάσιος -- fr:Utilisateur:Anastasios, commons:User:Anastasios, wikt:User:Anastasios). Thank you in advance. --Guru7 (talk) 13:24, 20 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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Kmaster ← Jpkmaster

This is my real nickname, I tried to select it when I made an account, but it was apparently in use. However, I can't see that any edits have ever been made from it.--Jpkmaster (talk) 16:58, 20 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Note:
  • The target username has made edits to Wikipedia that are now deleted. Usernames with only deleted edits can usually be usurped.
  • The current owner of the target username does not have an email address specified.
The requested account has an image upload from 2005 that has since been deleted. seresin | wasn't he just...? 18:28, 20 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I want to add a reason: the consistency with spanish Wikipedia Kmaster--Jpkmaster (talk) 20:26, 20 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]


March 21, 2008

Requests left here will be filled no earlier than March 29, 2008.

Erc ← Hobbeslover

Hobbeslover was my name of choice for a while; now it seems silly and a bit unprofessional. Target has no edits, no logs. Hobbeslover talk/contribs 00:08, 21 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Note:

Mellie ← Melissa 50

Note
  • The target account made 2 edits in February 2005.
  • The target username has no deleted edits logged.
  • The current owner of the username has been notified of this usurpation request.
  • The current owner of this username does not have an email address specified.
I don't think the edits pose a problem given that the contribution was not GFDL significant and was self reverted. Although the user requesting usurpation is very new, having spoken to them I am convinced they will put the name to good use. I am therefore minded to perform this rename in a week if no objection is made by the target account. WjBscribe 03:20, 22 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

March 22, 2008

Requests left here will be filled no earlier than March 30, 2008.

Philosopher ← Tim4christ17

Note:

March 23, 2008

Requests left here will be filled no earlier than March 31, 2008.

Red Phoenix ← Redphoenix526

This change is for reasons of personal preference, as well as the name being what I'm referred to on a lot of article talk pages and other discussion pages, so the change makes it easier for those people, too. I also checked out the contributions for the account I plan to usurp, and there are 4 edits (all from February 2005), of which none of the information added remains today. Redphoenix526 (Talk) 02:41, 23 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Note:
  • I didn't think they would be under the GFDL since, from what I saw, none of that information is on the pages anymore. I took a look over each and every edit of the four and I didn't see anything on the articles edited relating to what was added by the dormant user. Redphoenix526 (Talk) 07:33, 23 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Stu ← Stuwest1

Note:
  • The target username meets the requirements for usurpation.
  • The current owner of the target username does not have an email address specified.
The editor requesting usurpation has 29 edits. seresin ( ¡? ) 07:04, 23 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Reedy ← Reedy Boy

I'm after getting the " Boy" dropped from my name, please =) —Reedy Boy 11:59, 23 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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Eskimo ← Eskimoo

Note:

March 24, 2008

Requests left here will be filled no earlier than April 1, 2008.

Leinad ← Leinad_pl

This is the user name on pl.wiki where I'm an admin. I'm asking for this usurpation to avoid complications during the SUL migration, planned "soon" for sysops. Thanks. Leinad pl (talk) 01:31, 24 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Note:
  • The target username has made edits to Wikipedia that are now deleted. Usernames with only deleted edits can usually be usurped.
  • The current owner of the target username does not have an email address specified.
  • There is one edit from three years ago. It is up to a bureaucrat but it should be no problem at all because the edit requires no GFDL attribution. Alexfusco5 02:01, 24 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

(!) Request can't be completed - bug 13507. Leinad pl (talk) 02:27, 26 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Stefan ← st-fl

Note:
  • The target username has made edits to Wikipedia. Due to licensing concerns, this may be a barrier to usurpation. Note: Target user has logged in and made many edits. Last edit of User:Stefan was 20 March 2008. --Cream (talk) 21:31, 24 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
 Not done - the English Wikipedia has no policy that allows the renaming of accounts that have made GFDL significant edits in good faith without them agreeing to this. That position may need to be reviewed given the progress of the implementation of unified login. However, until the community decides that such requests should be performed, they lie outside bureaucrat discretion on this project. WjBscribe 21:35, 24 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
So, I’ll have to ask User:Stefan for permission or wait until policies concerning SUL are developed? Thank you so far. :-) --Stefan ■ 21:46, 24 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

March 25, 2008

Requests left here will be filled no earlier than April 2, 2008.

Mercy ← Mercy_cz

Note:
  • The target username meets the requirements for usurpation.
  • The current owner of the target username does not have an email address specified. --Chris 09:03, 25 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The account has already been merged by stewards. Could you please merge my contribs as well? Thanks. --Mercy (talk) 21:59, 25 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done - now that your login has been unified, it is not technically possible to rename User:Mercy. WjBscribe 22:40, 25 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

McCormack ← JamesMcCormack

This may not actually be a "usurpation" request, per se, as there is currently no User:McCormack (Big C). This might just be a straight rename request, if I'm reading this right? If it makes any difference, User:Mccormack (little c) has no edits, no deleted edits, but does have an email set. – Luna Santin (talk) 10:52, 25 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Well, at present I cannot create the account User:McCormack. If you like, please think of this as a combined request to (a) usurp User:Mccormack (small c) and then (b) rename User:Mccormack to User:McCormack, which could also be performed in the reverse order. ;-) --JamesMcCormack (talk) 11:21, 25 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
 Bureaucrat note: if you don't mind the account user:Mccormack continuing to exist, I can rename you to User:McCormack straight away. WjBscribe 18:15, 25 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
It's up to you. If the account-holder of user:Mccormack was to become active, it might get confusing, but as the account has existed since 2006 without use, it's probably a truly dead account anyway. So perhaps a simple rename might be the best thing. Thanks! --JamesMcCormack (talk) 18:52, 25 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Stv ← Stv^

I'm a sysop on plwiki; requesting usurpation because of the SUL migration process. stv^ ✉ 10:14, 25 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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Hofres ← the user formerly known as Hofres

I'm a user on de- and svwiki; requesting usurpation because i would like to edit in en: with the same username. --The user formerly known as Hofres (talk) 10:41, 25 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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Esprit Fugace ← Anything else

I'm fr:user:Esprit Fugace, and would like to usurp the name here, but without having my current account renamed. I use "Blinking Spirit" on non french speaking wikis, and I'd like to keep this distinction. With SUL now enabled for sysops (which I am on fr.wikipedia.org), I just wish to have my account fully unified. Regards, Blinking Spirit (talk) 11:14, 25 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Esprit Fugace (talk · contribs) has no contribs or log entries, and does not have an email set. Have left the standard notification. This draws attention to a need for discussion of SUL-related requests, probably. – Luna Santin (talk) 11:20, 25 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Note:
  • The target username has made edits to Wikipedia that are now deleted. Usernames with only deleted edits can usually be usurped.
  • The current owner of the target username does not have an email address specified.
You will need to create the account Anything else (talk · contribs). WjBscribe 18:10, 25 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
But I don't want to ! I just want Esprit Fugace (inactiv account) renamed in whatever you want to free the user name. Thus it should be made mine through SUL, won't it ? Making another account seems exceedingly complicated. If it's the only way, I can, but I didn't think it would be necessary. Blinking Spirit (talk) 19:39, 25 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Very well. I will simply rename out of the way provided the account does not object in the next week. WjBscribe 22:36, 25 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Don't bother : following a notice from a steward, I've just had the local account with no contributions merge with my global account. Thanks for your time, Regards, Esprit Fugace (talk) 09:07, 26 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Brett ← BrettR

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  • The target account made 1 edit in September 2003.
  • The target username has no deleted edits logged.
  • The current owner of the username has been notified of this usurpation request.
  • The current owner of this username does not have an email address specified.
I don't think the edit poses a problem given that the contribution was not GFDL significant. I am minded to perform this rename in a week if no objection is made by the target account. WjBscribe 18:12, 25 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Egor ← Egor13

I'm meta:user:Egor, commons and ruwiki user Egor. I guess, enwiki user has no edits. --Egor13 (talk) 13:45, 25 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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  • The target username meets the requirements for usurpation.
  • The current owner of the target username does not have an email address specified.
– WjBscribe 17:48, 25 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

ILJR ← ILJR2

Hello,

Please, notice that I'm french and my english writing could be approximate.

Owner of the fr:User:ILJR account, I would like to use the same user name on en:WP. The user page en:User:ILJR and the user talk en:User talk:ILJR don't exist and there is no contribution for this account.

Thanks a lot

ILJR2 (talk) 14:31, 25 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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  • The target username has made edits to Wikipedia that are now deleted. Usernames with only deleted edits can usually be usurped.
  • The current owner of the target username does not have an email address specified.
– WjBscribe 17:50, 25 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Whiteknight ← Wknight8111

The current owner of the "Whiteknight" account has made fewer then 10 edits, all of which are very minor or were made on talk pages. I'm known as "Whiteknight" on most other projects including on en.wikibooks (my home wiki where I'm a bureaucrat and checkuser), meta, chapcom.wikimedia, and others. As evidence of the confusion that this situation causes, notice that on User talk:Whiteknight most of the messages there are supposed to be for me (except for the two requests for usurpation that I left on that users's page, and one other message) SUL appears to be live as of this morning, at least for admins, and this account is preventing me from unifying my login. I also plan to keep and to unify the account User:Wknight8111 as well (I use that as a bot account on other wikis), but I can recreate the account if needed. If there are any questions I can be contacted via email or on my Wikibooks user talk page. --Whiteknight (talk) (books) 14:34, 25 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Airwolf ← LukaszG

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  • The target account made 3 edits in August 2003.
  • The target username has no deleted edits logged.
  • The current owner of the username has been notified of this usurpation request.
  • The current owner of this username does not have an email address specified.
I don't think the edits pose a problem given that the contributions were not GFDL significant - one was even a paste of a copyvio. I am minded to perform this rename in a week if no objection is made by the target account. WjBscribe 17:56, 25 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Kju ← Kju (de)

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  • The current owner of the target username does not have an email address specified.
– WjBscribe 17:56, 25 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

mnh ← MHoerich

SUL unification, I'm mnh on de and other projects. mnh·∇· 19:22, 25 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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  • The target username meets the requirements for usurpation.
  • The current owner of the target username does not have an email address specified.
– WjBscribe 19:24, 25 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Oliphaunt ← Phaunt

I'm nl:User:Oliphaunt, an admin on the Dutch wikipedia, and I have accounts of the same name on about a dozen other projects. This is the only instance that was already taken, and blocks SUL unification. Phaunt (talk) 19:53, 25 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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  • The target account made 4 edits in January 2004.
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  • The current owner of the username has been notified of this usurpation request.
  • The current owner of this username does not have an email address specified.
I don't think the edits pose a problem given that the article contributions were not GFDL significant and the comment on the talkpage can be reattributed by adding a brief note to them. I am minded to perform this rename in a week if no objection is made by the target account. WjBscribe 19:56, 25 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Seeing as usurpation requests have peaked somewhat (no doubt due to SUL), please let me know if I can be of any assistance (I could e.g. reattribute the comments on the talk page, so that all the bureaucrats (or you) need to do is to perform the technical switch). Assuming no objection is raised, of course. Phaunt (talk) 09:39, 26 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Wizzard ← WizzardSK

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  • The target username meets the requirements for usurpation.
  • The current owner of the target username does not have an email address specified.
– WjBscribe 20:24, 25 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Neoptolemus ← Νεοπτόλεμος

I am an administrator on the English Wikibooks see here, and wish to unify my accounts for the new SUL. The current WP Neoptolemus has made no edits, so I would like to usurp this account. Thanks, Νεοπτόλεμος ( talk | email | contribs ) 21:16, 25 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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  • The target username meets the requirements for usurpation.
  • The current owner of the target username does not have an email address specified.
– WjBscribe 21:19, 25 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Caligari ← Caligari27

I am an administrator on the German Wiktionary see here, and wish to unify my accounts for the new SUL. The current WP Caligari has only made two edits, so I would like to usurp this account. Thanks, Caligari27 (talk) 22:39, 25 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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  • The target account made 2 edits in October 2005.
  • The target username has no deleted edits logged.
  • The current owner of the username has been notified of this usurpation request.
  • The current owner of this username does not have an email address specified.
I don't think the edits pose a problem given that they were to the account's own userspace and therefore not GFDL significant. I am minded to perform this rename in a week if no objection is made by the target account. WjBscribe 17:56, 25 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Rimshot ← Rimshots

I want to use the SUL name Rimshot, which I already use at simple.wikipedia, simple.wiktionary, de.wikipedia and (as admin) on commons.wikimedia. rimshotstalk 22:57, 25 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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  • The target username meets the requirements for usurpation.
  • The current owner of the target username does not have an email address specified.
– WjBscribe 22:58, 25 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]


Reece ← Urbane

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  • The target account made 1 edit in July 2007.
  • The target username has no deleted edits logged.
  • The current owner of the username has been notified of this usurpation request.
  • The current owner of this username does not have an email address specified.
I don't think the edit poses a problem given that the addition of a quotation to footnote is not GFDL significant. I am minded to perform this rename in a week if no objection is made by the target account. WjBscribe 00:37, 26 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

March 26, 2008

Requests left here will be filled no earlier than April 3, 2008.

Gusgus ← Es.Gusgus

The user that previously used the nick Gusgus has now changed it to Gus Polly [1]. I wish to usurp Gusgus if it's possible. A further reason would be the upcoming SUL trial (I'm a sysop at es:wiki). Thanks. Mercedes 00:09, 26 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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  • The target username meets the requirements for usurpation.
  • The current owner of the target username does not have an email address specified.
– WjBscribe 22:58, 25 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]


Snakeyes ← Snakeyes_sv

I wish to usurp Snakeyes if it's possible. The user does not make an edition since September 12, 2006. The reason for this request: SUL. I'm sysop and bureaucrat at es:wiki. Thank you so much!. --Snakeyes sv (talk) 00:42, 26 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done - the English Wikipedia has no policy that allows the renaming of accounts that have made GFDL significant edits in good faith without them agreeing to this. That position may need to be reviewed given the progress of the implementation of unified login. However, until the community decides that such requests should be performed, they lie outside bureaucrat discretion on this project. WjBscribe 00:47, 26 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Ok, I hope it can be done in the future. Thank you so much!! --Snakeyes sv (talk) 00:49, 26 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]


Donatus ← DonatusHR

I'm a sysop on hrwiki and I contribute under that name also on hr.wikisource, srwiki, commons, meta and some other projects; requesting usurpation because of the SUL migration process. The existing user has two edits: the first is a deletion of a frase in the part of the article that has undergone significant changes since then; the second was in the eventually removed trivia section of the article.--DonatusHR (talk) 01:29, 26 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Matt ← S-pac54

Thats my real name. My current user name was a joke between me and my friends. I need to act more professional as my new job will be checking my accounts on Wikipedia, Myspace and almost everything else

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  • The target username meets the requirements for usurpation.
  • The current owner of the target username does not have an email address specified. But it's weird! It doesn't shows up at all! --Cream (talk) 03:04, 26 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Racso ← RacsoES

Note: Here are some comments about this request. Greets! --Racso (talk) 03:25, 26 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
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  • The target account made 3 edits in August 2006.
  • The target username has no deleted edits logged.
  • The current owner of the username has been notified of this usurpation request.
  • The current owner of this username does not have an email address specified.
I don't think the edits pose a problem given that the numbering of a list is not GFDL significant. I am minded to perform this rename in a week if no objection is made by the target account. WjBscribe 03:27, 26 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Thx for the help. --Racso (talk) 05:01, 26 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]


Kaustubh ← kausshas3

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Rosp ← Rosp

*Current username: Rosp (talk · contribs · logs · block log) *Target username: Rosp (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log) *Datestamp: 07:43, 26 March 2008 (UTC) *For bureaucrat use: Email target username   (1)  (2)[reply]
 Please usurp the Rosp account here, it can be my own but I've forgotten the pw. thankssv:User:Rosp The usurption fixed by stewards, many thanks anyway --82.182.115.84 (talk) 16:18, 26 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Creasy ← LudovicRivallain

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 Done I've notified the username being usurped. LudovicRivallain (talk) 10:59, 26 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]


Micke ← Micke-sv

I have previously made the same request here:[2] My request was not fullfilled since the target user made an edit 8 days after my request was filed. I think however thar circumstanses has changed with the unified login, and en.wikipedia is the only conflict that has not been resolved (I have the global account Micke). The target name has made only nine edits, the last one in mid may 2007, and I think that it is unfair that this user who doesen't seem interested in contributing to Wikipedia should stand in the way of my unified account on the largest wiki, with only nine edits, when I have 12655 contributions in 24 projects (I am sysop in two of these projects) with this username. MiCkE 11:24, 26 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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  • The target username has made edits to Wikipedia that are now deleted. Usernames with only deleted edits can usually be usurped.
  • The current owner of the target username does not have an email address specified. Decision is upon breaucrat... --Cream (talk) 17:02, 26 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

ShekharSharma ← Shekharsharma

I think a rename would be better ... --Cream (talk) 17:03, 26 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Custard ← Valkyrian

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  • The target username meets the requirements for usurpation.
  • The current owner of the target username does not have an email address specified. Only contribs are vandalism. --Cream (talk) 17:08, 26 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

RAM ← Renier Maritz


Ramac ← Ramac92

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