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====Huntsvillehurricanes → Huntsvillehurricanes====
{{status}}
*Current username: {{user13|Huntsvillehurricanes}}
*Target username: {{user14|Huntsvillehurricanes}}
*Datestamp: 16:52, 2 February 2010 (UTC)
*For bureaucrat use: SUL report (''[[sulutil:Huntsvillehurricanes|old]] &bull; [[sulutil:Huntsvillehurricanes|new]]'') <nowiki>|</nowiki> [[Special:Emailuser/Huntsvillehurricanes|Email target username]] &nbsp; (<span class="plainlinks">[{{fullurl:Special:Renameuser|reason=WP:USURP&oldusername={{urlencode:Huntsvillehurricanes}}&newusername={{urlencode:Huntsvillehurricanes_(usurped)}}}} <span style="color:#002bb8">'''1'''</span>]) &nbsp;([{{fullurl:Special:Renameuser|reason=WP:USURP&oldusername={{urlencode:Huntsvillehurricanes}}&newusername={{urlencode:Huntsvillehurricanes}}}} <span style="color:#002bb8">'''2'''</span>])</span>
{{#if: | {{{sig}}} | Huntsville Hurricanes 16:52, 2 February 2010 (UTC)}}

The user name should be Huntsville Hurricanes.

Revision as of 16:52, 2 February 2010

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}}
  1. Preview the changes and make sure both names are spelled correctly. Click "Publish changes".
  2. 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 02:31:43, 12 October 2024 (UTC) (Update).



Current requests

Please place your request in the section for the current day, at the bottom of the list. It is 02:31:43, 12 October 2024 (UTC).

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



January 8, 2010

Requests left here will be filled no earlier than January 16, 2010.

Isofox → Dtwood

Status:     In progress

Isofox (talk) 18:27, 8 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Note:
  • The target username has made edits to Wikipedia. Due to licensing concerns, this may be a barrier to usurpation.
  • User has 5 undeleted edits, 0 deleted edits, and 5 total edits. Requesting user has 291 edits. ClueBot VI (talk) 18:31, 8 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
 Clerk note: Edits under the target account are obviously GFDL-significant. I'd advise against carrying out a usurpation here. –Juliancolton | Talk 21:21, 24 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

January 12, 2010

Requests left here will be filled no earlier than January 20, 2010.

Mister hitt man → Mr. man

Status:     In progress

Mister hitt man (talk) 15:01, 12 January 2010 (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 12 edits. 128.174.251.49 (talk) 19:58, 12 January 2010 (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. 128.174.251.49 (talk) 15:02, 12 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
 Clerk note: Are you "Mr. man" on the Romanian Wikinews? If so, you can usurp this account to unify your account. If not, you cannot use this username. Regards SoWhy 15:25, 12 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Ok, i agree with usurp this cont, please, regards, --Mister hitt man (talk) 15:37, 12 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
You did not answer the question - are you the same user as on Romanian Wikinews? –xenotalk 15:41, 12 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, i a Mr. man from wn.ro, --Mister hitt man (talk) 16:15, 12 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
 Clerk note: Parse error: I had a problem parsing this request. Please ensure that the header is in the correct format. Thanks. 128.174.251.49 (talk) 19:38, 12 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
 Clerk note: Comment:How much would it take to receive usurpation? Regards, --Mister hitt man (talk) 19:50, 12 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Bureaucrat note: Can you, when logged in, edit your wn.ro talk page saying that you are Mr. hitt man on EnWiki and you are requesting usurpation, and then post the url of the edit here, please? -- Avi (talk) 18:18, 24 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

January 18, 2010

Requests left here will be filled no earlier than January 26, 2010.

Katet Eudora → Katet

Status:     In progress

Katet Eudora (talk) 16:35, 18 January 2010 (UTC) I am an old user and would like to restart fresh (note: I'm in good standing and willing to allow CU, if needed). I would prefer the username Katet, but it was registered on en in Oct 2006 and never used to make any edits on any WMF wiki. The account does not appear to have been SULed.[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 4 edits. 128.174.251.49 (talk) 16:39, 18 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Joeseph_average → Joseph_Average

Status:     In progress

Joeseph average (talk) 23:43, 18 January 2010 (UTC) When I set up the account, I did'nt capitalize the "a" in my last name.[reply]

 Clerk note: User "Joseph_Average" is not registered. Please see WP:CHU instead. 128.174.251.49 (talk) 23:46, 18 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
 Clerk note: You misspelled the initial username as "Joseph average" instead of "Joeseph average". Do you want the "e" in your new name? –Juliancolton | Talk 05:34, 19 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

January 19, 2010

Requests left here will be filled no earlier than January 27, 2010.

Leandro_Ricardo_Lopes → Censor

Status:     In progress

Censor (talk) 19:16, 19 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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 edits. 128.174.251.49 (talk) 19:19, 19 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

 Bureaucrat note: the username you requested has made significant edits; additionally, you do not appear to have notified them (but it would not be possible even if you had. Please choose another name. Pakaran 20:46, 31 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

January 20, 2010

Requests left here will be filled no earlier than January 28, 2010.

Triple5replace user → Triple5

Status:     In progress

Triple5replace user (talk) 10:16, 20 January 2010 (UTC) I have been using Triple5 as username but forgot my password, I am actively using Triple5 as username in de.wikipedia.org and other wikimedia projects and want to realize single-sign on.[reply]

Thanks for your work

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 3 edits. 128.174.251.49 (talk) 10:17, 20 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

David Thompson → Thomp

Status:     In progress

David Thompson (talk) 17:37, 20 January 2010 (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 1557 edits. 128.174.251.49 (talk) 17:39, 20 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

January 21, 2010

Requests left here will be filled no earlier than January 29, 2010.

Vodkaactually → Martyn Andrews

Status:     In progress

Vodkaactually (talk) 11:29, 21 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Need to change it so we can search it easily

 Clerk note: User "Martyn Andrews" is not registered. Please see WP:CHU instead. 128.174.251.49 (talk) 11:32, 21 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
 Clerk note: Why do you say "we"? Please note that shared accounts are prohibited. –Juliancolton | Talk 21:14, 24 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

January 22, 2010

Requests left here will be filled no earlier than January 30, 2010.

Auréola → Nando

Status:     In progress

NandO talk! 11:43, 22 January 2010 (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. 128.174.251.49 (talk) 11:47, 22 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Ready! I correct this notes... NandO talk! 11:54, 22 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

SchoolcraftT → SchoolcraftJT

Status:     In progress

Note:

January 25, 2010

Requests left here will be filled no earlier than February 2, 2010.

S Q → Saqib Qayyum

Status:     In progress

Saqib talk 17:03, 25 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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.
  • 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 870 undeleted edits, 59 deleted edits, and 929 total edits. Requesting user has 331 edits. ClueBot VI (talk) 17:06, 25 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Saqib Qayyum → Saki

Status:     In progress

Saki talk 17:14, 25 January 2010 (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 931 edits. ClueBot VI (talk) 17:16, 25 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
 Clerk note: I'm confused; why do you have two requests up? –Juliancolton | Talk 16:16, 26 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
It was a mistake. --Saki talk 17:06, 26 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

January 27, 2010

Requests left here will be filled no earlier than February 4, 2010.

FakeAvJs-A → ! !

Status:     In progress

FakeAvJs-A (talk) 00:28, 27 January 2010 (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 117 edits. ClueBot VI (talk) 00:33, 27 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hyperion → Herzen

Status:     In progress

Hyperion (talk) 03:03, 27 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The reason I'm making this request is that I can't get a unified global login under my current user name. And even if I could get the global login for this name, there would still exist a user at de.wikipedia.org with the same name, and I would like to have the same user name at de.wikipedia.org and en.wikipedia.org. In contrast, the user name I am requesting to usurp exists only on en.wikipedia.org.

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 162 edits. ClueBot VI (talk) 03:08, 27 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

January 28, 2010

Requests left here will be filled no earlier than February 5, 2010.

Ace of Spades → Wikipe-tan

Status:     In progress

12:27, 28 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hey, before you write "Not done" below this just please take the time to read this feeble plea of mine; then you can go ahead and write "Not done" as you wish. Fair enough? Thanks.
I've found this account, after wondering if it had been created so I could take the opportunity to rename myself into something more awesome. It was apparently created in 2006 and indef-blocked for its username, though I do not understand what would be wrong with using such a username if there are other users editing under names of more well-known mascots, such as User:Wikipede (though I am not trying to objectify Mountainwriter for the sake of a name, his contributions are valuable in nature). Even more puzzling is the fact that User:Wikipedian, which on a far larger scale represents Wikipedians was not indef-blocked for this kind of thing; albeit the user admittedly "parking" the username with only one edit by the user to their own userpage. (Further investigation shows that a usurpation of that account was denied in the past, which is just how this may probably end nonetheless; you may reject this per their criteria. I thought it couldn't hurt to try though.)
So I've gone to WP:USERNAME and checked out the four basic reasons usernames are not appropriate; this is obviously not promotional, offensive, or disruptive. It's the possible misleading quality of this that I continue on about. Going to Wikipe-tan's article, which states that she's a "community mascot"; so by usurping this username I may be making an unintentional misrepresentation, as in declaring myself "official", which I do not desire to do.
Yes, I know I may be making a big deal out of this, as if this usurpation was blown-up to some request for permissions or something. And I am aware odds are against me in this situation, it may cause a few inconveniences, clogging a few tubes here and there. I'm not hiding that.
But as RfA-ish this may sound for a usurpation, I'm up for it, I consider myself civil. I'll be a good example. So any more requests to go along with that? More community participation? Okay. Being an exemplary Wikipedian? You got it, but even without that account I should be doing that anyway. Increase my edit rate? Fair enough, I've just sold you all my free time. Side of fries to go along with it? If only I knew how to mail food.
In conclusion- I'm just a puny rollbacker... if you just let it be and give me the account, I'll continue my job and strive to improve. If you don't, heck, I wasn't begging anyone for anything, it won't dampen my interest, I'll shut up and go back to my rollbacking and page patrolling, content and all the same. :D Many thanks and warm regards, 12:27, 28 January 2010 (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 5182 edits. ClueBot VI (talk) 12:31, 28 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
The only real issue I can see is that a user on frwiki with the target name has 65 edits. Otherwise, I wouldn't object to it... –Juliancolton | Talk 23:40, 28 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
I'll just keep my fingers crossed then. Thanks, 01:18, 29 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

January 30, 2010

Requests left here will be filled no earlier than February 7, 2010.

Boselawrence → Blackargus

Status:     In progress

Boselawrence (talk) 14:10, 30 January 2010 (UTC) as boselawrence seems to be too close to the subject I treated last year--Boselawrence (talk) 14:10, 30 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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 354 edits. ClueBot VI (talk) 14:11, 30 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

February 1, 2010

Requests left here will be filled no earlier than February 9, 2010.

87.4.196.80 → Delfo

Status:     In progress

87.4.196.80 (talk) 01:45, 1 February 2010 (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) 01:50, 1 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hello! Allora... i'm an italian user of wikipedia, my account in italian wiki is "Delfo", how can i usurpate this wiki.en's Delfo? thank you! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.0.197.131 (talk) 16:58, 1 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I've moved your request to WP:CHU/SUL. You will, however, need to edit that page with a URL showing you own the account on it-wiki. Thanks, 00:01, 2 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Ok: my own it-wiki account is http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utente:Delfo It's ok? :) Delfo —Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.0.198.252 (talk) 00:45, 2 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, I'll post this in your SUL request. 02:36, 2 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Pirkeyw → WikiWilliamP

Status:     In progress

Pirkeyw (talk) 18:33, 1 February 2010 (UTC) My intent was to create a new user disconnected from my name and e-mail, then delete the pirkeyw account. In searching the help, I found out one cannot delete, but rename. Since I already created the WikiWilliamP account and would like to keep that as intended, usurption is the perfect solution. Thanks![reply]

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 39 edits. ClueBot VI (talk) 18:33, 1 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Passrain → surena

Status:     In progress

Passrain (talk) 21:15, 1 February 2010 (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 31 edits. ClueBot VI (talk) 21:19, 1 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Huntsvillehurricanes → Huntsvillehurricanes

Status:     In progress

Huntsville Hurricanes 16:52, 2 February 2010 (UTC)

The user name should be Huntsville Hurricanes.