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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.

Notes

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

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.
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}}

Preview the changes and make sure both names are spelled correctly. Click "Publish changes".
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 00:39:37, 16 November 2024 (UTC) (Update).

Place your request here

Current requests

Please place your request in the section for the current day, at the bottom of the list. It is 00:39:37, 16 November 2024 (UTC).

Requests relating to single-user login and/or global accounts can now be found at Wikipedia:Changing username/SUL

Click here to place your request.

March 15, 2009

Requests left here will be filled no earlier than March 23, 2009.

Jenuk1985 → Jeni

Current username: Jenuk1985 (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Target username: Jeni (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log)
Datestamp: 23:27, 15 March 2009 (UTC)
For bureaucrat use: Email target username (1) (2)

I wish to bring my WP username inline with what I use elsewhere on the internet. I even use "Jeni" in the wikipedia channels on IRC. Jenuk1985 | Talk 23:27, 15 March 2009 (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.
User has 0 undeleted edits, 0 deleted edits, and 0 total edits. Requesting user has 2968 edits. ClueBot VI (talk) 23:32, 15 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Bureaucrat note: The target name is in active use at nl.wiki. Also, the target name's home wiki is registered at fi.wiki, although that account has not edited since 2006. Kingturtle (talk) 11:53, 17 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Can I ask if this is likely to cause many issues with this process? It appears that users below me are now getting the changes done, with no mention of the status here. Jenuk1985 | Talk 13:59, 24 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

March 16, 2009

Requests left here will be filled no earlier than March 24, 2009.

Orangoo → Orango

Current username: Orangoo (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Target username: Orango (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log)
Datestamp: 06:38, 16 March 2009 (UTC)
For bureaucrat use: Email target username (1) (2)
Orangoo (talk) 06:38, 16 March 2009 (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.
User has 0 undeleted edits, 0 deleted edits, and 0 total edits. Requesting user has 1 edits. ClueBot VI (talk) 06:39, 16 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Bureaucrat note: The target name has over 1800 edits in ar.wikinews, which is the registered home wiki for the name. The target name was also registered recently in many different projects. Kingturtle (talk) 11:57, 17 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, I am Orango in Arabic wikinews, I confirme it now.. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 41.221.27.153 (talk) 17:31, 17 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

[1],, Please check my userpage in wikinews now.. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 41.221.27.153 (talk) 17:35, 17 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Bureaucrat note: Everything is in order for March 24. Kingturtle (talk) 12:20, 18 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Done Kingturtle (talk) 13:18, 24 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

thanks --Orango (talk) 13:56, 24 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Pontiakas → Atlantas

Current username: Pontiakas (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Target username: Atlantas (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log)
Datestamp: 19:44, 16 March 2009 (UTC)
For bureaucrat use: Email target username (1) (2)
Pontiakas (talk) 19:44, 16 March 2009 (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.
User has 0 undeleted edits, 0 deleted edits, and 0 total edits. Requesting user has 259 edits. ClueBot VI (talk) 19:48, 16 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Clerk note: user notified. –Juliancolton ^Tropical ^Cyclone 19:50, 16 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Unless this is the same user as the lt.wiki user, I would advise against this as that user is a Bureaucrat with 28117 edits. (Update: requesting user's early edits are to add lt. interwikis so it may be the same person, I left them a message on their local wiki). –xeno (talk) 20:46, 16 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Pontiakas is my user in English Wikipedia, Atlantas in Lithuanian. I have answered in my local (lt) discussion page, that it is my request.--Pontiakas (talk) 21:12, 16 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Bureaucrat note: confirmed, this can be processed on 24 March. — Rlevse • Talk • 00:00, 17 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Done Kingturtle (talk) 13:19, 24 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

March 17, 2009

Requests left here will be filled no earlier than March 25, 2009.

Mageslayer99 → Erebus

Current username: Mageslayer99 (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Target username: Erebus (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log)
Datestamp: 23:27, 17 March 2009 (UTC)
For bureaucrat use: Email target username (1) (2)
Mageslayer99 (talk) 23:27, 17 March 2009 (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.
User has 0 undeleted edits, 0 deleted edits, and 0 total edits. Requesting user has 285 edits. ClueBot VI (talk) 23:30, 17 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Clerk note: user notified. –Juliancolton ^Tropical ^Cyclone 23:39, 17 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Do feel free to change the bot's message. It probably helps make things clearer. —Anonymous Dissident^Talk 08:54, 18 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Bureaucrat note: The target name has a home wiki: th.wiki, and that account has edits within the last year. Kingturtle (talk) 12:23, 18 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

March 18, 2009

Requests left here will be filled no earlier than March 26, 2009.

Andrew Parodi → Andrew Olivo Parodi

Current username: Andrew Parodi (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Target username: Andrew Olivo Parodi (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log)
Datestamp: 21:50, 18 March 2009 (UTC)
For bureaucrat use: Email target username (1) (2)
140.211.64.198 (talk) 21:50, 18 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Note:

The target username has made edits to Wikipedia. Due to licensing concerns, this may be a barrier to usurpation.
This user was created less than 6 months ago, such usernames may not be usurped. You can file another request when the username is older than 6 months.
User has 6 undeleted edits, 0 deleted edits, and 6 total edits. Requesting user has 5874 edits. ClueBot VI (talk) 21:53, 18 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Bureaucrat note: Please log into both your Andrew Parodi and Andrew Olivo Parodi accounts and acknowledge this request here. Kingturtle (talk) 11:41, 19 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

March 19, 2009

Requests left here will be filled no earlier than March 27, 2009.

RadioFan2 → RadioFan

Current username: RadioFan2 (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Target username: RadioFan (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log)
Datestamp: 21:13, 19 March 2009 (UTC)
For bureaucrat use: Email target username (1) (2)
RadioFan2 (talk) 21:13, 19 March 2009 (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.
User has 0 undeleted edits, 0 deleted edits, and 0 total edits. Requesting user has 31398 edits. ClueBot VI (talk) 21:16, 19 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Bureaucrat note: Everything is in order for March 27. Kingturtle (talk) 13:48, 20 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

March 20, 2009

Requests left here will be filled no earlier than March 28, 2009.

Athanasius1 → Athanasius

Current username: Athanasius1 (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Target username: Athanasius (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log)
Datestamp: 03:36, 20 March 2009 (UTC)
For bureaucrat use: Email target username (1) (2)
Athanasius1 (talk) 03:36, 20 March 2009 (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.
User has 0 undeleted edits, 0 deleted edits, and 0 total edits. Requesting user has 5 edits. ClueBot VI (talk) 03:39, 20 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Bureaucrat note: The target name's home wiki is dewiki and appears to be active. Kingturtle (talk) 13:52, 20 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Question. The de.wiki account appears to have 2 edits from 2006. Will this kep me from being able to usurp? Athanasius1 (talk) 18:04, 24 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

There is also a fr.wiki user with 2 edits in Nov '08. You might try usurping the de.wiki and fr.wiki users to give yourself a better chance here. –xeno (talk) 18:09, 24 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Could you give me links to where I would go to do that? I would appreciate it very much. Thanks. Athanasius1 (talk) 18:28, 24 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

March 21, 2009

Requests left here will be filled no earlier than March 29, 2009.

AlexanderGS → Alexgs

Current username: AlexanderGS (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Target username: Alexgs (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log)
Datestamp: 09:49, 21 March 2009 (UTC)
For bureaucrat use: Email target username (1) (2)
AlexanderGS (talk) 09:49, 21 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, I participate mainly in Bulgarian wikipedia. I had an account there since 2007. I think I have created also the same username "Alexgs" at English WP. I tried to retrieve the password, but I am not sure if I have given some old and now non-existing email. I don't receive email from these requests.

Currently I am trying to contribute in the Bulgarian WP, but when I try to go and make small changes ( interwiki links ) in the English pages I have to logout from my bulgarian user and login with my new username "AlexanderGS" into the English WP to do the change and to be able to track the changes.

I have a lot of changes on the Bulgarian WP, and I would like to keep the history. So I didn't find a way to move the "Alexgs" contributions to my new global user "AlexanderGS". That's why I would like if it is possible to take ownership on the English WP usernmae "Alexgs". Then if this happens, I will make my account "Alexgs" global and will work normally without burdens to login/logout for every edit in different WP.

Best regards, Alex

Note:

The target username has made edits to Wikipedia. Due to licensing concerns, this may be a barrier to usurpation.
User has 1 undeleted edits, 0 deleted edits, and 1 total edits. Requesting user has 5 edits. ClueBot VI (talk) 09:50, 21 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

If I am understanding this correctly, this is a single user login-related request, and belongs at WP:CHU/SUL. —Anonymous Dissident^Talk 09:51, 21 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Fredrik_Wilhelm → Malice

Current username: Fredrik_Wilhelm (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Target username: Malice (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log)
Datestamp: 14:43, 21 March 2009 (UTC)
For bureaucrat use: Email target username (1) (2)
Fredrik • Wilhelm ^U|_T|^C 14:43, 21 March 2009 (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.
User has 0 undeleted edits, 0 deleted edits, and 0 total edits. Requesting user has edits. ClueBot VI (talk) 14:46, 21 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

SUL doesn't exist, two users with edits on other projects, but neither has edited since 2006. Requesting user has made two requests (see immediately above). –xeno (talk) 14:56, 21 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Not done User prefers his first request as requested above. –xeno (talk) 15:12, 21 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Temp21Mar → DMarti

Current username: Temp21Mar (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Target username: DMarti (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log)
Datestamp: 15:46, 21 March 2009 (UTC)
For bureaucrat use: Email target username (1) (2)
Temp21Mar (talk) 15:46, 21 March 2009 (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.
User has 0 undeleted edits, 0 deleted edits, and 0 total edits. Requesting user has 2 edits. ClueBot VI (talk) 15:46, 21 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Bureaucrat note: Everything is in order for March 29. Kingturtle (talk) 13:11, 22 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Anastrophe. → Anastrophe

Current username: Anastrophe. (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Target username: Anastrophe (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log)
Datestamp: 17:37, 21 March 2009 (UTC)
For bureaucrat use: Email target username (1) (2)
Anastrophe (talk) 17:37, 21 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

part of the reason i'm requesting usurpation is that apparently over the years, various things have been bolloxed up regarding my account and the abandoned Anastrophe account, to wit - when i looked up 'Anastrophe' on special page:users, i see that the Anastrophe account was granted the rollback feature. problem is, if you read section 104 on my talk page, you'll see user yamamoto ichiro informed me that he was granting me rollback, back in february 2008. i always wondered why it never worked - he granted it to the wrong account. further complicating it - there's apparently a redirect in place from User_talk:Anastrophe to my User_talk:Anastrophe. account - which is why i couldn't leave notice on the user's talk page that i wished to usurp the username.Anastrophe (talk) 17:37, 21 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Note:

The target username has made edits to Wikipedia. Due to licensing concerns, this may be a barrier to usurpation.
User has 8 undeleted edits, 0 deleted edits, and 8 total edits. Requesting user has 9289 edits. ClueBot VI (talk) 17:42, 21 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

For the time being, I have transferred rollback to your account. X clamation point 12:17, 22 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

thank you. Anastrophe (talk) 16:50, 22 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

March 23, 2009

Requests left here will be filled no earlier than March 31, 2009.

:de:Benutzer:Forestgreen → Forestgreen

Current username: [[User::de:Benutzer:Forestgreen|:de:Benutzer:Forestgreen]] ([[User talk::de:Benutzer:Forestgreen|talk]] · contribs · logs · block log)
Target username: Forestgreen (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log)
Datestamp: 10:15, 23 March 2009 (UTC)
For bureaucrat use: Email target username (1) (2)
de:Benutzer:Forestgreen 10:14, 23 March 2009 (UTC)

Note:

The target username has made edits to Wikipedia. Due to licensing concerns, this may be a barrier to usurpation.
User has 2 undeleted edits, 0 deleted edits, and 2 total edits. Requesting user has edits. ClueBot VI (talk) 10:20, 23 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

As a friend of de:Benutzer:Forestgreen, I support this petition, so that he can have a WP:SUL. The existing two edits (see here) was made by a different person and was 1. wp:vandalism & 2. remove the vandalism by thos person himself ; means 0 Bytes added to WP. So it should be o.k. to hand over to de:Benutzer:Forestgreen the name for the en:WP --Cleverboy (talk) 20:18, 23 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

This is clearly a request related to the German Wikipedia, and SUL. It belongs at WP:SUL. —Anonymous Dissident^Talk 06:05, 24 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

stevica → stiv89@ptt.yu

Current username: stevica (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Target username: stiv89@ptt.yu (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log)
Datestamp: 18:34, 24 March 2009 (UTC)
For bureaucrat use: Email target username (1) (2)
87.250.61.174 (talk) 18:34, 24 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

@@ Line 173: / Line 173: @@
 :: As a friend of [[:de:Benutzer:Forestgreen]], I support this petition, so that he can have a [[WP:SUL]]. The existing two edits ([http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ciaran_McCarthy&diff=prev&oldid=90495987 see here]) was made by a different person and was 1. [[wp:vandalism]] & 2. remove the vandalism by thos person himself ; means 0 Bytes added to WP. So it should be o.k. to hand over to [[:de:Benutzer:Forestgreen]] the name for the en:WP --[[User:Cleverboy|Cleverboy]] ([[User talk:Cleverboy|talk]]) 20:18, 23 March 2009 (UTC)
 :::This is clearly a request related to the German Wikipedia, and SUL. It belongs at [[WP:SUL]]. &mdash;<strong>[[User:Anonymous Dissident|<span style="font-family:Script MT Bold;color:DarkRed">Anonymous Dissident</span>]]</strong>[[User_talk:Anonymous Dissident|<sup><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:Gray">Talk</span></sup>]] 06:05, 24 March 2009 (UTC)
+====stevica → stiv89@ptt.yu====
+*Current username: {{user13|stevica}}
+*Target username: {{user14|stiv89@ptt.yu}}
+*Datestamp: 18:34, 24 March 2009 (UTC)
+*For bureaucrat use: [[Special:Emailuser/stiv89@ptt.yu|Email target username]] &nbsp; (<span class="plainlinks">[{{fullurl:Special:Renameuser|reason=WP:USURP&oldusername={{urlencode:stiv89@ptt.yu}}&newusername={{urlencode:stiv89@ptt.yu_(usurped)}}}} <span style="color:#002bb8">'''1'''</span>]) &nbsp;([{{fullurl:Special:Renameuser|reason=WP:USURP&oldusername={{urlencode:stevica}}&newusername={{urlencode:stiv89@ptt.yu}}}} <span style="color:#002bb8">'''2'''</span>])</span><br> [[Special:Contributions/87.250.61.174|87.250.61.174]] ([[User talk:87.250.61.174|talk]]) 18:34, 24 March 2009 (UTC)