Wikipedia:Changing username/Usurpations: Difference between revisions

Archives
	;
Completed requests
Declined requests
	31
v; t; e;

Browse history interactively

← Previous edit Next edit →

Content deleted Content added

VisualWikitext

Inline

Revision as of 12:14, 3 May 2010

Shortcuts

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 06:14:07, 12 October 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 06:14:07, 12 October 2024 (UTC).

Click here to place your request.

April 16, 2010

Requests left here will be filled no earlier than April 24, 2010.

Fastilybot → Fbot

Status: Done

Current username: Fastilybot (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Target username: Fbot (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log)
Datestamp: 18:31, 16 April 2010 (UTC)
For bureaucrat use: SUL report (old • new) | Email target username (1) (2)

FASTILY ^(TALK) 18:31, 16 April 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 0 edits. ClueBot VI (talk) 18:33, 16 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Edits do not appear to be GFDL significant. Oh, and someone should update that to say cc-by-sa as well =) –xeno^talk 18:36, 16 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Bureaucrat note: Can you explain, briefly, what's going on here? I surmise that you have a bot, or want to create a bot, and for whatever reason don't want to follow the convention of having the bot edit under a username made up of your username with the suffix "bot." Is this for an already-approved bot that is editing under another name? The Uninvited Co., Inc. 17:28, 22 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

While it is fairly common 'convention' (cf. Xenobot), it's in no way a requirement... Many bots have names that describe their function (ProcseeBot), or are named in honour of others (LaraBot) –xeno^talk 17:33, 22 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Done. WJBscribe (talk) 11:14, 3 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

April 17, 2010

Requests left here will be filled no earlier than April 25, 2010.

Simpsons fan 66 → Mriya

Status: Done

Current username: Simpsons fan 66 (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Target username: Mriya (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log)
Datestamp: 01:15, 17 April 2010 (UTC)
For bureaucrat use: SUL report (old • new) | Email target username (1) (2)

Simpsons fan 66 01:15, 17 April 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 1710 edits. ClueBot VI (talk) 01:19, 17 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Bureaucrat note: Not notified until 4/25. Usurpation should not proceed until May 1, 2010. -- Avi (talk) 15:43, 25 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Done. WJBscribe (talk) 11:12, 3 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

April 18, 2010

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

Typisch1 → Typisch

Status: In progress

Current username: Typisch1 (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Target username: Typisch (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log)
Datestamp: 23:08, 18 April 2010 (UTC)
For bureaucrat use: SUL report (old • new) | Email target username (1) (2)

Typisch1 (talk) 23:08, 18 April 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 2 edits. ClueBot VI (talk) 23:09, 18 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Bureaucrat note: If you are from dewiki please make a confirmation edit, in English, on your talk page there and provide a link to the diff. The Uninvited Co., Inc. 16:32, 27 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

April 19, 2010

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

Ghghg2 → Ghghg

Status: In progress

Current username: Ghghg2 (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Target username: Ghghg (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log)
Datestamp: 17:01, 19 April 2010 (UTC)
For bureaucrat use: SUL report (old • new) | Email target username (1) (2)

Ghghg2 (talk) 17:01, 19 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I would like to create SUL with my account on de.wiki. Kindest regards, --Ghghg2 (talk) 17:01, 19 April 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 1 edits. ClueBot VI (talk) 17:01, 19 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I've left a message on Ghghg's diskussion-page. --Ghghg2 (talk) 04:39, 20 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Bureaucrat note: Please log in to your DeWiki account, leave a note on your Ghghg user talk page that you are EnWiki Ghghg2 trying to usurp Ghghg, and link the diff here. Thank you. -- Avi (talk) 21:14, 25 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- See here. Right? --Ghghg2 (talk) 12:14, 3 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

April 23, 2010

Requests left here will be filled no earlier than May 1, 2010.

Sghfdhdfghdfgfd → Sophie

Status: In progress

Current username: Sghfdhdfghdfgfd (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Target username: Sophie (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log)
Datestamp: 22:30, 23 April 2010 (UTC)
For bureaucrat use: SUL report (old • new) | Email target username (1) (2)

Sghfdhdfghdfgfd (talk) 22:30, 23 April 2010 (UTC) current username is too hard to remember with out copy and pasting[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 343 edits. ClueBot VI (talk) 22:31, 23 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

April 24, 2010

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

Peeerl → Peerl

Status: Done

Current username: Peeerl (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Target username: Peerl (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log)
Datestamp: 20:29, 24 April 2010 (UTC)
For bureaucrat use: SUL report (old • new) | Email target username (1) (2)

Peeerl (talk) 20:29, 24 April 2010 (UTC) I'm trying to create a global account for the username Peerl. I'm the owner of the account on fr.wikipedia, commons and meta.wiki. The en Peerl was created in 2008 and doesn't have any contrib so I wish to usurp it if it's possible. I created Peeerl in order to post the request. Thank you. My main account is on fr.wikipedia--Peeerl (talk) 20:29, 24 April 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 2 edits. ClueBot VI (talk) 20:34, 24 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I posted the request on the talk page. Sorry for the delay. My main account is on fr.wikipedia

Done. WJBscribe (talk) 11:09, 3 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

April 25, 2010

Requests left here will be filled no earlier than May 3, 2010.

De.Nobelium → Nobelium

Status: In progress

Current username: De.Nobelium (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Target username: Nobelium (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log)
Datestamp: 18:29, 25 April 2010 (UTC)
For bureaucrat use: SUL report (old • new) | Email target username (1) (2)

De.Nobelium (talk) 18:29, 25 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, I have an account called Nobelium on the German Wikipedia. Here exists already a user called Nobelium but the person has no edits and seems to be inactive. I would like to merge the German and my upcomming commons account (it is recently renaming from De.Nobelium) for SUL. It would be great if I could.

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 0 edits. ClueBot VI (talk) 18:30, 25 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Bureaucrat note: Email sent. The Uninvited Co., Inc. 15:33, 29 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Doonhamer → Northumbrian

Status: In progress

Current username: Doonhamer (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Target username: Northumbrian (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log)
Datestamp: 23:06, 25 April 2010 (UTC)
For bureaucrat use: SUL report (old • new) | Email target username (1) (2)

Doonhamer (talk) 23:06, 25 April 2010 (UTC) I see that the target username was blocked for vandalism several years ago. I didn't leave the notification template on the usertalk page as it didn't seem to make sense to do so under those circumstances. Anyway, if possible, I'd like to usurp this username and do my best to rehabilitate it. :o). Cheers, Doonhamer[reply]

I also realize that the target username made edits before the block, but as they all seem to be vandal edits, I'm hoping that they don't meet the license requirements. Am also removing the unnecessary first level header for this section. Thanks, Doonhamer (talk) 23:32, 25 April 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 1942 edits. ClueBot VI (talk) 23:06, 25 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Bureaucrat note: I think this is fine. Any objections? The Uninvited Co., Inc. 15:32, 29 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

April 26, 2010

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

Abto from SUL → Abto

Status: In progress

Current username: Abto from SUL (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Target username: Abto (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log)
Datestamp: 17:46, 26 April 2010 (UTC)
For bureaucrat use: SUL report (old • new) | Email target username (1) (2)

Abto from SUL (talk) 17:46, 26 April 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 2 edits. ClueBot VI (talk) 17:49, 26 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

RavensFists → The Mad Hatter

Status: In progress

Current username: RavensFists (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Target username: The Mad Hatter (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log)
Datestamp: 20:04, 26 April 2010 (UTC)
For bureaucrat use: SUL report (old • new) | Email target username (1) (2)

RavensFists (talk) 20:04, 26 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Have to decided to change my current username as it was pointed out to me that the current one could be seen to hold sexual connotations by some. It was a combination of two things and at the time of creation it never occured to me. --RavensFists (talk) 20:04, 26 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Accidentally left request for usurpation on the main user page of The Mad Hatter and not on the talk page, apologies. Have since rectified this. --RavensFists (talk) 20:15, 26 April 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 605 edits. ClueBot VI (talk) 20:05, 26 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

April 27, 2010

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

Cravix.D → Cravix

Status: Done

Current username: Cravix.D (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Target username: Cravix (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log)
Datestamp: 13:01, 27 April 2010 (UTC)
For bureaucrat use: SUL report (old • new) | Email target username (1) (2)

Cravix.D (talk) 13:01, 27 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I need this account to complete the merger of accounts, and I tried to contact this user, but all I found is that "There is no e-mail address recorded for user 'Cravix'.", and it seems that this user has never logged in since more than one year ago. May it be a dead account? --Cravix.D (talk) 13:01, 27 April 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 1 edits. ClueBot VI (talk) 13:02, 27 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Done - I renamed the local "Cravix". You should now be able to log in here with your global account details. WJBscribe (talk) 11:16, 3 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Breiter → Ber

Status: Done

Current username: Breiter (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Target username: Ber (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log)
Datestamp: 16:53, 27 April 2010 (UTC)
For bureaucrat use: SUL report (old • new) | Email target username (1) (2)

Breiter (talk) 16:53, 27 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I am trying to unify my accounts and got "ber" as SUL. so in order to merge I need to usurp first (if I understood everything correctly).

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 14 edits. ClueBot VI (talk) 16:54, 27 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Done - I renamed the local "Ber". You should now be able to log in here with your global account details. WJBscribe (talk) 11:17, 3 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

April 28, 2010

Requests left here will be filled no earlier than May 6, 2010.

Communication department → Ketelbinkie

Status: In progress

Current username: Communication department (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Target username: Ketelbinkie (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log)
Datestamp: 10:15, 28 April 2010 (UTC)
For bureaucrat use: SUL report (old • new) | Email target username (1) (2)

Ketelbinkie 10:15, 28 April 2010 (UTC)

Change username because the original username 'Communication department' sounds like a official status and is not in conformity with the wiki-rules.

Clerk note: User "Ketelbinkie" is not registered. Please see WP:CHU instead. ClueBot VI (talk) 10:17, 28 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

April 29, 2010

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

Amitabh1986 → Amitabh Divyaraj

Status: In progress

Current username: Amitabh1986 (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Target username: Amitabh Divyaraj (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log)
Datestamp: 23:42, 29 April 2010 (UTC)
For bureaucrat use: SUL report (old • new) | Email target username (1) (2)

Amitabh1986 (talk) 09:09, 29 April 2010 (UTC)}}[reply]

Clerk note: User "Amitabh Divyaraj" is not registered. Please see WP:CHU instead. ClueBot VI (talk) 23:46, 29 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

April 30, 2010

Requests left here will be filled no earlier than May 8, 2010.

Zoeb → ZoeB

Status: In progress

Current username: Zoeb (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Target username: ZoeB (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log)
Datestamp: 10:16, 30 April 2010 (UTC)
For bureaucrat use: SUL report (old • new) | Email target username (1) (2)

Zoeb (talk) 10:16, 30 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

This user appears to have made one edit, back in 2006. I'm bascially requesting that the last character of my username, representing my surname, be changed to uppercase. As it's my own fault that it's lowercase to begin with, and the other user has made an edit, I understand if this can't be done. Thank you.

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, 1 deleted edits, and 2 total edits. Requesting user has 532 edits. ClueBot VI (talk) 10:18, 30 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

May 1, 2010

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

Martintg → Martin Goldman

Status: In progress

Current username: Martintg (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Target username: Martin Goldman (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log)
Datestamp: 03:10, 1 May 2010 (UTC)
For bureaucrat use: SUL report (old • new) | Email target username (1) (2)

Martin (talk) 03:10, 1 May 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 10952 edits. ClueBot VI (talk) 03:12, 1 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Bazzelmeister → Bazzel

Status: In progress

Current username: Bazzelmeister (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Target username: Bazzel (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log)
Datestamp: 06:27, 1 May 2010 (UTC)
For bureaucrat use: SUL report (old • new) | Email target username (1) (2)

Bazzelmeister (talk) 06:27, 1 May 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 2 undeleted edits, 0 deleted edits, and 2 total edits. Requesting user has 2 edits. ClueBot VI (talk) 06:28, 1 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Dorisz → REQUESTED_KristineZ

Status: In progress

Current username: Dorisz (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Target username: REQUESTED_KristineZ (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log)
Datestamp: 23:53, 1 May 2010 (UTC)
For bureaucrat use: SUL report (old • new) | Email target username (1) (2)

Dorisz (talk) 23:53, 1 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Clerk note: User "REQUESTED_KristineZ" is not registered. Please see WP:CHU instead. ClueBot VI (talk) 23:56, 1 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

May 2, 2010

Requests left here will be filled no earlier than May 10, 2010.

Knuckle2 → Knuckle

Status: In progress

Current username: Knuckle2 (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Target username: Knuckle (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log)
Datestamp: 14:05, 2 May 2010 (UTC)
For bureaucrat use: SUL report (old • new) | Email target username (1) (2)

Knuckle2 (talk) 14:05, 2 May 2010 (UTC) I would like to create SUL with my account Knuckle on cs.wiki. Thank you[reply]

Note:

The target username has made edits to Wikipedia. Due to licensing concerns, this may be a barrier to usurpation.
User has 29 undeleted edits, 0 deleted edits, and 29 total edits. Requesting user has 2 edits. ClueBot VI (talk) 14:08, 2 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Chire2 → Chire

Status: In progress

Current username: Chire2 (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Target username: Chire (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log)
Datestamp: 17:32, 2 May 2010 (UTC)
For bureaucrat use: SUL report (old • new) | Email target username (1) (2)

Chire2 (talk) 17:32, 2 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I'm de:User:Chire and I'd like to get a complete SUL. To enWiki I recently only contributed without logging in; please don't judge me on that. Chire SUL status --Chire2 (talk) 17:32, 2 May 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 2 edits. ClueBot VI (talk) 17:35, 2 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

{{subst: YingHuaBeijing}} → xjwewiki

Status: In progress

Current username: [[User:{{subst: YingHuaBeijing}}|{{subst: YingHuaBeijing}}]] ([[User talk:{{subst: YingHuaBeijing}}|talk]] · [[Special:Contribs/{{subst: YingHuaBeijing}}|contribs]] · [[Special:Log/{{subst: YingHuaBeijing}}|logs]] · block log)
Target username: xjwewiki (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log)
Datestamp: 19:01, 2 May 2010 (UTC)
For bureaucrat use: SUL report ([[sulutil:{{subst: YingHuaBeijing}}|old]] • new) | Email target username (1) (2)

YingHuaBeijing (talk) 19:01, 2 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Clerk note: User "Xjwewiki" is not registered. Please see WP:CHU instead. ClueBot VI (talk) 19:05, 2 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

@@ Line 74: / Line 74: @@
 ::I've left a message on Ghghg's diskussion-page. --[[User:Ghghg2|Ghghg2]] ([[User talk:Ghghg2|talk]]) 04:39, 20 April 2010 (UTC)
 *{{Cratnote}} Please log in to your DeWiki account, leave a note on your Ghghg user talk page that you are EnWiki Ghghg2 trying to usurp Ghghg, and link the diff here. Thank you. -- [[User:Avraham|Avi]] ([[User talk:Avraham|talk]]) 21:14, 25 April 2010 (UTC)
+** See [http://de.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Benutzer_Diskussion:Ghghg&diff=73908774&oldid=73210129 here]. Right? --[[User:Ghghg2|Ghghg2]] ([[User talk:Ghghg2|talk]]) 12:14, 3 May 2010 (UTC)
 === April 23, 2010 ===