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 00:04:56, 16 November 2024 (UTC) ().

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Place your request here

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Current requests

Please place your request in the section for the current day, at the bottom of the list. It is 00:04:56, 16 November 2024 (UTC).

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

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Click here to place your request.

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May 6, 2009

Requests left here will be filled no earlier than May 14, 2009.

ozi64 → Ozi

• Current username: ozi64 (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
• Target username: Ozi (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log)
• Datestamp: 18:12, 6 May 2009 (UTC)
• For bureaucrat use: SUL report (old • new) | Email target username   (1)  (2)

◄Ozi64► and his talk 18:12, 6 May 2009 (UTC)
On Polish and Silesian Wiki I changed my username. I can change there too.

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 65 edits. ClueBot VI (talk) 18:17, 6 May 2009 (UTC)

 Clerk note: Notice placed on talk page of username requested for usurpation Banaticus (talk) 19:03, 6 May 2009 (UTC)

May 7, 2009

Requests left here will be filled no earlier than May 15, 2009.

Dcjones99 → DavidJones

• Current username: Dcjones99 (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
• Target username: DavidJones (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log)
• Datestamp: 13:44, 7 May 2009 (UTC)
• For bureaucrat use: SUL report (old • new) | Email target username   (1)  (2)

dcjones99 (talk) 13:44, 7 May 2009 (UTC)

Reason: I like to register on websites with my real name (for example, my twitter username is davidjones). However, my real name is very well-used and it has often gone. I tend to choose dcjones99 as a default when DavidJones is not available. Having started using the English Wikipedia and Wikipedia Commons, I have since realised that it is possible to change and/or usurp a username. I have also asked for my username to be changed on [commons.wikipedia.org] and then intend to merge the two into one unified login again. DavidJones hasn't been reserved as a unified login, and I believe it is available to be usurped on the English Wikipedia because that account hasn't made any edits.

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 41 edits. ClueBot VI (talk) 13:45, 7 May 2009 (UTC)

 Bureaucrat note: Everything is in order for 15 May. Kingturtle (talk) 20:14, 11 May 2009 (UTC)

May 8, 2009

Requests left here will be filled no earlier than May 16, 2009.

Jeff kotowski → jeff_kotowski

• Current username: Jeff kotowski (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
• Target username: jeff_kotowski (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log)
• Datestamp: 23:09, 8 May 2009 (UTC)
• For bureaucrat use: SUL report (old • new) | Email target username   (1)  (2)

Jeff Kotowski, Iconoclast (talk) 23:09, 8 May 2009 (UTC)

 Clerk note: User "Jeff_kotowski" is not registered. Please see WP:CHU instead. ClueBot VI (talk) 23:11, 8 May 2009 (UTC)

 Not done Kingturtle (talk) 16:51, 13 May 2009 (UTC)

May 9, 2009

Requests left here will be filled no earlier than May 17, 2009.

CountyLemonade → CL

• Current username: CountyLemonade (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
• Target username: CL (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log)
• Datestamp: 23:19, 9 May 2009 (UTC)
• For bureaucrat use: SUL report (old • new) | Email target username   (1)  (2)

CL — 23:19, 9 May 2009 (UTC)

 Bureaucrat note: Everything is in order for 17 May. Kingturtle (talk) 20:24, 11 May 2009 (UTC)

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 5055 edits. ClueBot VI (talk) 16:07, 12 May 2009 (UTC)

May 10, 2009

Requests left here will be filled no earlier than May 18, 2009.

jc128842 → JeffJ

• Current username: jc128842 (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
• Target username: JeffJ (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log)
• Datestamp: 01:50, 10 May 2009 (UTC)
• For bureaucrat use: SUL report (old • new) | Email target username   (1)  (2)

JeffJ (talk) 01:50, 10 May 2009 (UTC)
--JeffJ (talk) 01:50, 10 May 2009 (UTC)

Note:

• The target username meets the requirements for usurpation.
• The current owner of the target username has an email address set.
• User has 0 undeleted edits, 0 deleted edits, and 0 total edits. Requesting user has 1384 edits. ClueBot VI (talk) 16:07, 12 May 2009 (UTC)

 Bureaucrat note: Everything is in order for 19 May. Kingturtle (talk) 17:06, 12 May 2009 (UTC)

JorenCombs → Joren

• Current username: JorenCombs (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
• Target username: Joren (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log)
• Datestamp: 05:28, 10 May 2009 (UTC)
• For bureaucrat use: SUL report (old • new) | Email target username   (1)  (2)

JorenCombs (talk) 05:28, 10 May 2009 (UTC)

I noticed that the username Joren has (apparently) no editing history and no activity. If this is truly a user who has never done anything, and if it seems reasonable, I would love to take the opportunity to shorten my login name from JorenCombs to Joren! Thanks,

JorenCombs (talk) 05:28, 10 May 2009 (UTC)

Just a note stating that I have now left the usurpation request template on the user talk page for Joren. JorenCombs (talk) 05:34, 10 May 2009 (UTC)

 Bureaucrat note: Everything is in order for 18 May. Kingturtle (talk) 20:25, 11 May 2009 (UTC)

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 80 edits. ClueBot VI (talk) 16:07, 12 May 2009 (UTC)

May 12, 2009

Requests left here will be filled no earlier than May 20, 2009.

mmar5577 → Marina Lobanova

• Current username: mmar5577 (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
• Target username: Marina Lobanova (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log)
• Datestamp: 14:56, 12 May 2009 (UTC)
• For bureaucrat use: SUL report (old • new) | Email target username   (1)  (2)

I should like to use my old name, but I lost my log-in and changed my e-mail address. Mmar5577 (talk) 14:56, 12 May 2009 (UTC)

•  Clerk note: User:Marina Lobanova has GFDL-significant edits. Users with GFDL-significant edits cannot generally be usurped. Stifle (talk) 15:00, 12 May 2009 (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.
• User has 19 undeleted edits, -1 deleted edits, and 18 total edits. Requesting user has 1 edits. ClueBot VI (talk) 16:07, 12 May 2009 (UTC)

 Bureaucrat note: Are you Marina Lobanova on ruwiki? Kingturtle (talk) 16:53, 13 May 2009 (UTC)

May 13, 2009

Requests left here will be filled no earlier than May 21, 2009.

Themaeeandhisfriend → Shannon1

• Current username: Themaeeandhisfriend (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
• Target username: Shannon1 (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log)
• Datestamp: 00:00, 13 May 2009 (UTC)
• For bureaucrat use: SUL report (old • new) | Email target username   (1)  (2)

themaee^talk 00:00, 13 May 2009 (UTC)
Changed the requested name slightly- I hope this will work, as the username hasn't made any contribs. themaee^talk 00:00, 13 May 2009 (UTC)

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 5262 edits. ClueBot VI (talk) 00:05, 13 May 2009 (UTC)

• I just did put the message on the talk page.themaee^talk 00:33, 13 May 2009 (UTC)

 Bureaucrat note: Everything is in order for 21 May. Kingturtle (talk) 16:54, 13 May 2009 (UTC)

Nancylerner → Brand Shrink

• Current username: Nancylerner (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
• Target username: Brand Shrink (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log)
• Datestamp: 16:04, 13 May 2009 (UTC)
• For bureaucrat use: SUL report (old • new) | Email target username   (1)  (2)

Nancylerner (talk) 16:04, 13 May 2009 (UTC)

 Clerk note: User "Brand Shrink" is not registered. Please see WP:CHU instead. ClueBot VI (talk) 16:09, 13 May 2009 (UTC)

 Not done Kingturtle (talk) 16:54, 13 May 2009 (UTC)

Nancylerner → Brand Shrink

• Current username: Nancylerner (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
• Target username: Brand Shrink (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log)
• Datestamp: 20:30, 13 May 2009 (UTC)
• For bureaucrat use: SUL report (old • new) | Email target username   (1)  (2)

72.245.51.34 (talk) 20:30, 13 May 2009 (UTC)

 Clerk note: User "Brand Shrink" is not registered. Please see WP:CHU instead. ClueBot VI (talk) 20:31, 13 May 2009 (UTC)

 Not done Take your request to WP:CHU. Kingturtle (talk) 15:57, 14 May 2009 (UTC)

Changing username

May 14, 2009

Requests left here will be filled no earlier than May 22, 2009.

Bhagatsingh 188 → Bhagatsingh_188

• Current username: Bhagatsingh 188 (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
• Target username: Bhagatsingh_188 (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log)
• Datestamp: 04:19, 14 May 2009 (UTC)
• For bureaucrat use: SUL report (old • new) | Email target username   (1)  (2)

Bhagatsingh 188 (talk) 04:19, 14 May 2009 (UTC)

 Clerk note: User "Bhagatsingh_188" is not registered. Please see WP:CHU instead. ClueBot VI (talk) 04:24, 14 May 2009 (UTC)

 Clerk note: The MediaWiki software treats underscores as spaces, and vice versa, so it's the same result. –Juliancolton | ^Talk 05:09, 14 May 2009 (UTC)

 Not done Kingturtle (talk) 15:57, 14 May 2009 (UTC)

b2.kutaq → SAH_B2kutaq

• Current username: b2.kutaq (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
• Target username: [[User:SAH_B2kutaq|SAH_B2kutaq]] ([[User talk:SAH_B2kutaq|talk]] · [[Special:Contribs/SAH_B2kutaq|contribs]] · [[sulutil:SAH_B2kutaq|global contribs]] · [[Special:Log/SAH_B2kutaq|logs]] · block log)
• Datestamp: 17:03, 14 May 2009 (UTC)
• For bureaucrat use: SUL report (old • [[sulutil:SAH_B2kutaq|new]]) | [[Special:Emailuser/SAH_B2kutaq|Email target username]]   (1)  (2)

B2.kutaq (talk) 17:03, 14 May 2009 (UTC)

 Clerk note: User "SAH_B2kutaq" is not registered. Please see WP:CHU instead. ClueBot VI (talk) 17:07, 14 May 2009 (UTC)

B2.kutaq → SAH_B²kutaq

• Current username: B2.kutaq (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
• Target username: SAH_B²kutaq (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log)
• Datestamp: 17:11, 14 May 2009 (UTC)
• For bureaucrat use: SUL report (old • new) | Email target username   (1)  (2)

B2.kutaq (talk) 17:11, 14 May 2009 (UTC)