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 16:45:15, 9 September 2024 (UTC) ().

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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 16:45:15, 9 September 2024 (UTC).

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January 19, 2011

Requests left here should be addressed on or before January 27, 2011.

None (SUL request) → Critias

Status:     On hold awaiting comments from other bureaucrats

• Target username: Critias (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google)
• For renamer use: Email target username, usurp user
• Datestamp: 16:25, 19 January 2011 (UTC)
• Reason: My login is unified on all the wikis except for the English one. The english user didn't contribute since August 2009. Last year, I asked for an ursurpation and you advised that I tried again later. So I'm trying again ! Thanks for letting me know, Critias
• Note: This request has been detected as an usurp only request.

81.49.163.84 (talk) 16:25, 19 January 2011 (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.
• Target user has 264 undeleted edits and 3 deleted edits, for a total of 267 edits. An SUL account (primary frwiki) exists for the target user, with 4689 total edits on 84 wikis. 3 unattached accounts exists with this name, with 271 total edits. The local account is NOT attached. AnomieBOT⚡ 16:26, 19 January 2011 (UTC)

• Convenience link to earlier request: Wikipedia:Changing username/Usurpations/Rejected/11#81.50.176.182 → Critias. –xeno^talk 16:35, 19 January 2011 (UTC)

• Any comments from other bureaucrats as to whether we may grant this request? The target account was used from 2006 thru 2009 but is currently inactive since 1.5 years. The requesting user has nearly 4800 edits at their home wiki and the target account is 1 of only 3 unattached accounts. –xeno^talk 14:05, 9 February 2011 (UTC)

  My views have not changed since I declined this request previously. I think it's probably best if someone else decides the outcome this time. WJBscribe (talk) 00:29, 10 February 2011 (UTC)

  I wonder - would your views change if this was refiled after Aug 24 (i.e. once the target has been inactive for over 2 years)? –xeno^talk 19:26, 16 February 2011 (UTC)

  Not unless there were to be a change in policy either locally or globally. As I commented on the orginal request, full SUL implementation (if implemented by the developers) may one day mean that this request will be performed. In the meantime, barring any local changes, I do not think it meets, or will meet through the mere passage of time, enwiki rename policy requirements given the nature and extent of the contributions by the target account. WJBscribe (talk) 01:12, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

February 15, 2011

Requests left here should be addressed on or before February 23, 2011.

Thetiesthatbind → PJDite

Status:     In progress

• Current username: Thetiesthatbind (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
• Target username: PJDite (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (advise user)
• Previous renames: current user, target user, Queue: open req, closed req
• For renamer use: Email target username, usurp user, rename user
• Datestamp: 21:35, 15 February 2011 (UTC)
• Reason: YOUR REASON privacy issues

Thetiesthatbind (talk) 21:35, 15 February 2011 (UTC)

 Clerk note: The requested username "PJDite" is not registered. Please see WP:CHU/S instead. AnomieBOT⚡ 23:08, 15 February 2011 (UTC)

•  Bureaucrat note: As your request appears to be related to a desire for anonymity/privacy, please note that a permanent log record will be created noting your previous name. As such, you might consider simply creating a new account and having your current account renamed to something random and abandoning it. Please advise. –xeno^talk 14:14, 16 February 2011 (UTC)

February 16, 2011

Requests left here should be addressed on or before February 24, 2011.

Afkatk → Afro

Status:     On hold awaiting response from SUL claimholder

• Current username: Afkatk (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
• Target username: Afro (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (advise user)
• Previous renames: current user, target user, Queue: open req, closed req
• For renamer use: Email target username, usurp user, rename user
• Datestamp: 17:01, 16 February 2011 (UTC)
• Reason: Seems to be no significant use on other WikiMedia Projects and the 2nd and last edit on here was made in 2002.

Afro (Talk) 17:01, 16 February 2011 (UTC)

Note:

• The target username has made edits to Wikipedia. Due to licensing concerns, this may be a barrier to usurpation.
• Target user has 2 undeleted edits and 0 deleted edits. No SUL account exists for the target user (unattached accounts may exist). Requesting user has 10407 undeleted edits and 52 deleted edits, for a total of 10459 edits. AnomieBOT⚡ 17:01, 16 February 2011 (UTC)

• Active pl.wiki user Afro (talk · contribs) has claim to this name. You will need to ask if they are willing to relinquish the claim. (See Wikipedia:Handling SUL conflicts) –xeno^talk 15:02, 17 February 2011 (UTC)

• What should I post on his talk page since I don't speak Polish? Afro (Talk) 02:43, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

• You could try just posting it in basic English, or you could use an online translator (e.g. http://translate.google.com) –xeno^talk 14:05, 22 February 2011 (UTC)

• I posted the English notice on his talk page, I hope thats alright. Afro (Talk) 22:08, 23 February 2011 (UTC)

• Not quite, but I clarified it. –xeno^talk 14:42, 24 February 2011 (UTC)

February 17, 2011

Requests left here should be addressed on or before February 25, 2011.

Mollymoon → Alphius

Status:     Done

• Current username: Mollymoon (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
• Target username: Alphius (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (advise user)
• Previous renames: current user, target user, Queue: open req, closed req
• For renamer use: Email target username, usurp user, rename user
• Datestamp: 23:52, 17 February 2011 (UTC)
• Reason: I originally picked this name because it was the name of a character in a book I liked, but since I'm a guy, I'd rather have a boy name. Mollymoon 04:07, 21 February 2011 (UTC)

Note:

• The target username meets the requirements for usurpation.
• The current owner of the target username has an email address set.
• Target user has 0 undeleted edits and 0 deleted edits. No SUL account exists for the target user (unattached accounts may exist). Requesting user has 382 undeleted edits and 82 deleted edits, for a total of 464 edits. AnomieBOT⚡ 00:03, 18 February 2011 (UTC)

Looks fine after the hold. demize (t · c) 04:09, 21 February 2011 (UTC)

 Done –xeno^talk (autosigned by AnomieBOT) 14:43, 24 February 2011 (UTC)

February 19, 2011

Requests left here should be addressed on or before February 27, 2011.

ODBABadminton → IceOnFire

Status:     Done

• Current username: ODBABadminton (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
• Target username: IceOnFire (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (advise user)
• Previous renames: current user, target user, Queue: open req, closed req
• For renamer use: Email target username, usurp user, rename user
• Datestamp: 08:24, 19 February 2011 (UTC)
• Reason: I created this account a long time ago but did not assign an email to the account and lost the password

ODBABadminton (talk) 08:24, 19 February 2011 (UTC) ODBABadminton (talk)ODBABadminton

Note:

• The target username meets the requirements for usurpation.
• The current owner of the target username does not have an email address specified.
• Target user has 0 undeleted edits and 0 deleted edits. No SUL account exists for the target user (unattached accounts may exist). Requesting user has 5 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 5 total edits on 1 wiki. AnomieBOT⚡ 08:33, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

Looks fine after the hold. demize (t · c) 18:13, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

 Done –xeno^talk (autosigned by AnomieBOT) 14:43, 24 February 2011 (UTC)

February 21, 2011

Requests left here should be addressed on or before March 1, 2011.

Sactage → Furries

Status:     On hold awaiting itwiki usurpation and/or SUL deletion

• Current username: Sactage (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
• Target username: Furries (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (advise user)
• Previous renames: current user, target user, Queue: open req, closed req
• For renamer use: Email target username, usurp user, rename user
• Datestamp: 19:53, 21 February 2011 (UTC)
• Reason: I go by this nick on IRC more than my Current username

Sactage Talk 19:53, 21 February 2011 (UTC)

Note:

• The target username meets the requirements for usurpation.
• The current owner of the target username does not have an email address specified.
• Target user has 0 undeleted edits and 0 deleted edits. An SUL account (primary eswiki) exists for the target user, with 0 total edits on 3 wikis. Requesting user has 31 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 35 total edits on 9 wikis. AnomieBOT⚡ 19:57, 21 February 2011 (UTC)

 Clerk note: Unless you are User:Furries, this request will probably be declined due to the SUL that exists. Since there are no global contributions for the SUL, I've left a message at meta:Help Talk:Unified login asking for further clarification, but unfortunately I don't think this request will be filled. If there's another name you would like, let us know and you can be renamed to it. Sorry for the inconvenience, demize (t · c) 22:38, 21 February 2011 (UTC)

Global accounts can be deleted (by request at m:SR/SUL) if all the attached accounts are usurped. Would suggest starting at the home wiki (es.wiki) if you are going to go through all that. –xeno^talk 16:00, 23 February 2011 (UTC)

Obviously I'd need to leave the message in Spanish, correct? Sactage Talk 20:31, 23 February 2011 (UTC)

Hm... I've just checked es:WP:USURP and it doesn't appear that they have any policy in place for usurping existing accounts. You could try, I guess. –xeno^talk 20:41, 23 February 2011 (UTC)

I just left a request there, should I go to it.wikipedia.org next? Sactage Talk 14:48, 24 February 2011 (UTC)

The username has been usurped on eswiki, I'm still waiting for itwiki to usurp it. Sactage Talk 23:35, 24 February 2011 (UTC)

Well, I would suggest making your request at m:SR/SUL now, as there is no home wiki anymore at this point. If you want to wait until you have the it.wiki name and this name though, it wouldn't hurt :p demize (t · c) 01:13, 25 February 2011 (UTC)

Done. Once the SUL is deleted, will the usurpation be carried out here? Sactage Talk 13:40, 25 February 2011 (UTC)

Yes, but the stewards might decline to delete the SUL until all the accounts are unattached from the SUL. Realizing that could present a chicken-and-egg situation, I will process this request if and the it wiki usurp is processed. –xeno^talk 14:51, 25 February 2011 (UTC)

Would it be possible to have the time period until this request needs to be addressed extended, as I believe I need to wait 6 days for the it wiki usurp to take place. Sactage Talk 20:29, 25 February 2011 (UTC)

Sure, we'll hold it open for the it request to fulfill. –xeno^talk 20:32, 25 February 2011 (UTC)

Per above, I've been bold and changed the status of the request. Feel free to revert it xeno, as far as I can tell it's mainly aesthetics :p demize (t · c) 21:47, 25 February 2011 (UTC)

February 22, 2011

Requests left here should be addressed on or before March 2, 2011.

None (SUL request) → Hydronic

Status:     Done

• Target username: Hydronic (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google)
• For renamer use: Email target username, usurp user
• Datestamp: 17:15, 22 February 2011 (UTC)
• Confirmation link: [1]
• Reason: I registered to Wikipedia-ar as Hydronic. I'm making a unified login and the nick is free everywhere except on Wikipedia-en.
• Note: This request has been detected as an usurp only request.

41.140.75.87 (talk) 17:15, 22 February 2011 (UTC)

Note:

• This user has made contributions on another Wikimedia project (arwiki), this may be a barrier to usurpation.
• Target user has 0 undeleted edits and 0 deleted edits. An SUL account (primary arwiki) exists for the target user, with 484 total edits on 4 wikis. The local account is NOT attached. AnomieBOT⚡ 17:24, 22 February 2011 (UTC)

• Looks fine after a brief hold. –xeno^talk 17:25, 22 February 2011 (UTC)

 Done –xeno^talk (autosigned by AnomieBOT) 14:44, 24 February 2011 (UTC)

February 24, 2011

Requests left here should be addressed on or before March 4, 2011.

SixthAtom → Takeo

Status:     In progress

• Current username: SixthAtom (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
• Target username: Takeo (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (advise user)
• Previous renames: current user, target user, Queue: open req, closed req
• For renamer use: Email target username, usurp user, rename user
• Datestamp: 13:01, 24 February 2011 (UTC)
• Reason: I always liked the name, and I am a big fan of the character in the Nazi Zombies mode for Call of Duty: Black Ops and World at War. I think you would agree that anything would be better than SixthAtom.

SixthAtom (talk) 13:01, 24 February 2011 (UTC)

Note:

• This user has made contributions on another Wikimedia project (euwiki), this may be a barrier to usurpation.
• Target user has 0 undeleted edits and 0 deleted edits. No SUL account exists for the target user. 15 non-enwiki unattached accounts exist with this name, with 43 total edits. Requesting user has 143 undeleted edits and 9 deleted edits, for a total of 152 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 153 total edits on 6 wikis. AnomieBOT⚡ 13:10, 24 February 2011 (UTC)

• Looks fine after the hold period. –xeno^talk 14:45, 24 February 2011 (UTC)

Done. SixthAtom (talk) 21:47, 24 February 2011 (UTC)

February 25, 2011

Requests left here should be addressed on or before March 5, 2011.

Akela3 → Akela

Status:     In progress

• Current username: Akela3 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
• Target username: Akela (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (advise user)
• Previous renames: current user, target user, Queue: open req, closed req
• For renamer use: Email target username, usurp user, rename user
• Datestamp: 22:52, 25 February 2011 (UTC)
• Reason: I am a registered and regular user at HuWiki under the name of hu:user:Akela." I would like to use this name on more wikis than it is possible at present. This name was already reserved on several international Wikis, when I started, so for IW use I chooose "hu:user:Akela3" (thes user pages Akela and Akela3 on HuWiki are interlinked). As far I can see, the "EnWiki-Akela" did not make any edits since 2006: [2]. If possible, please grant me the AKELA name on Enwiki. Rgds. Akela3 22:52, 25 February 2011 (UTC)

Akela3 22:52, 25 February 2011 (UTC)

Note:

• The target username has made edits to Wikipedia. Due to licensing concerns, this may be a barrier to usurpation.
• Target user has 2 undeleted edits and 0 deleted edits. An SUL account (primary huwiki) exists for the target user, with 42046 total edits on 63 wikis. The local account is NOT attached. 15 non-enwiki unattached accounts exist with this name, with 857 total edits. Requesting user has 128 undeleted edits and 12 deleted edits, for a total of 140 edits. An SUL account (primary commonswiki) exists for the requesting user, with 1929 total edits on 22 wikis. AnomieBOT⚡ 22:56, 25 February 2011 (UTC)

• Hi. It seems, the page en:user:Akela and en:user talk:Akela does not exist any more. Should I do anything in this regard? Akela3 23:28, 25 February 2011 (UTC)

 Clerk note: The username Akela (talk · contribs) has made no contributions to the project aside from this edit, or has only a few minor contributions. -Porchcrop ^{(talk|contributions)} 23:42, 25 February 2011 (UTC)

•  Clerk note: Verification requested. Please log in to your home wiki and make an edit at your talk page certifying this request. As this request is for SUL purposes, verification that this user is truly hu:User:Akela will be necessary, but after that it will be processed after a brief hold. demize (t · c) 00:07, 26 February 2011 (UTC)

• Done. You find my confirmation note at hu:User_talk:Akela#Confirmation, signed by hu:user:Akela. Rgds. Akela3 00:55, 26 February 2011 (UTC)

February 26, 2011

Requests left here should be addressed on or before March 6, 2011.

None (SUL request) → Epok

Status:     In progress

• Target username: Epok (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google)
• For renamer use: Email target username, usurp user
• Datestamp: 13:18, 26 February 2011 (UTC)
• Confirmation link: here
• Reason: My home wiki is fr.wikipedia.org, but I sometime makes some changes to en.wikipedia.org. As someone already uses the same login as me (epok), I am not able to use it to register my contributions, so I would like to usurp the en.wikipedia.org login Epok.
• Note: This request has been detected as an usurp only request.

88.182.162.81 (talk) 13:18, 26 February 2011 (UTC)

Note:

• This user has made contributions on another Wikimedia project (frwiki), this may be a barrier to usurpation.
• Target user has 0 undeleted edits and 0 deleted edits. An SUL account (primary frwiki) exists for the target user, with 358 total edits on 6 wikis. The local account is NOT attached. 4 non-enwiki unattached accounts exist with this name, with 15 total edits. AnomieBOT⚡ 13:25, 26 February 2011 (UTC)

Looks fine after a brief hold. demize (t · c) 18:18, 26 February 2011 (UTC)

February 26, 2011

Requests left here should be addressed on or before March 6, 2011.

None (SUL request) → Palaiologos

Status:     In progress

• Target username: Palaiologos (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google)
• For renamer use: Email target username, usurp user
• Datestamp: 16:31, 26 February 2011 (UTC)
• Reason: I am participant of the Russian Wikipedia (under the name Palaiologos). When I began to create a global account was that the English Wikipedia already has a page User: Palaiologos. However, probably the most party Palaiologos in the English-language Wikipedia is not. Therefore, I want to usurp this account in order to complete the creation of a global account. --90.188.224.108 (talk) 16:34, 26 February 2011 (UTC)

90.188.224.108 (talk) 16:34, 26 February 2011 (UTC)

Note:

• The target username meets the requirements for usurpation.
• The current owner of the target username does not have an email address specified.

kittyleehawkins@bellsouth.net

None (SUL request) → TARGET NAME

Status:     In progress

• For renamer use: Email target username, usurp user
• Datestamp: 16:12, 26 February 2011 (UTC)
• Reason: YOUR REASON
• Note: This request has been detected as an usurp only request.

98.67.58.215 (talk) 16:12, 26 February 2011 (UTC)