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 09:03:05, 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 09:03:05, 9 September 2024 (UTC).

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July 21, 2011

Requests left here should be addressed on or before July 29, 2011.

Quinxorin → ^

Status:     In progress

• Current username: Quinxorin (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
• Target username: ^ (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: 03:56, 21 July 2011 (UTC)
• Reason: Username was originally blocked soon after creation due to an old username policy that prohibited non-Latin characters. That policy has since changed. The user has no edits. I like the username because of its simplicity.

Quinxorin (talk) 03:56, 21 July 2011 (UTC)

•  Clerk note: There is a user with this name on hewiki with edits. Courcelles 08:15, 21 July 2011 (UTC)

Note:

• This user has made contributions on another Wikimedia project (hewiki), this may be a barrier to usurpation.
• This user is currently blocked by Nakon for
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  This account has been blocked indefinitely from editing Wikipedia because your username does not meet our username policy.
  

  Your username is the only reason for this block. You are welcome to choose a new username (see below).

  A username should not be promotional, related to a "real-world" group or organization, misleading, offensive, or disruptive. Also, usernames may not end in the word "bot" unless the account is an approved bot account. 

Please take a moment to either create a new account, or request a username change to this account.

• To create a new account with a different username, simply log out of this account and then click here to make a new one.
• If you prefer to change the username of this account, you may do so by adding the following text to the bottom of your user talk page (this page): {{unblock-un|new username|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}}.

Important items to note:

• The new username that you choose must comply with Wikipedia's username policy.
• The new username you choose cannot already be taken and used by another account. You can search here to see if the username you'd like to choose is available. If the search returns, "There is no global account for [username]", that means it is available.

Appeals: If your username is not in violation of Wikipedia's username policy, and if you believe that this block was incorrect or made in error, you may appeal this block by adding the following text to the bottom of your user talk page (this page): {{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}}.

Thank you.

• Target user has 0 undeleted edits and 0 deleted edits. No SUL account exists for the target user. 3 non-enwiki unattached accounts exist with this name, with 12 total edits. Requesting user has 1981 undeleted edits and 57 deleted edits, for a total of 2038 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 2067 total edits on 19 wikis. AnomieBOT⚡ 10:35, 21 July 2011 (UTC)

I would be minded to decline this request - single character non-latin character usernames and a recipe for confusion and cause more trouble that good IMO. However, as pointed out above, they are not technically against policy. I have no objection to another bureaucrat actioning this request, but recommend against it. WJBscribe (talk) 10:52, 23 July 2011 (UTC)

July 27, 2011

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

None (SUL request) → Netraam

Status:     In progress

• Target username: Netraam (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: 00:20, 27 July 2011 (UTC)
• Confirmation link: here
• Reason: I'm a user of the Dutch wikipedia since 2007. For SUL reasons I'd like to usurp the above account on the english wikipedia, which bears the same name as my account on the Dutch WP
• Note: This request has been detected as an usurp only request.

88.0.86.203 (talk) 00:20, 27 July 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 35 undeleted edits and 1 deleted edit, for a total of 36 edits. An SUL account (primary nlwiki) exists for the target user, with 4483 total edits on 75 wikis. The local account is NOT attached. 2 non-enwiki unattached accounts exist with this name, with 0 total edits. AnomieBOT⚡ 00:23, 27 July 2011 (UTC)

• Comment: The user asked about this over on helpdesk [1] and I recommended they put a request in here, for 'crat consideration and response. Cheers,  Chzz  ►  16:30, 27 July 2011 (UTC)
•  Bureaucrat note: Target user has 36 edits including several that are license-significant (e.g. [2]). However, they are inactive since April 2008 and the requesting user has over 4500 edits at their homewiki and the local account is one of only three unattached accounts out of many. Leaning towards accepting the request; but would like a second opinion. –xeno^talk 13:25, 2 August 2011 (UTC)

July 28, 2011

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

Ender3989 → JulianDelphiki

Status:     Done

• Current username: Ender3989 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
• Target username: JulianDelphiki (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: 15:25, 28 July 2011 (UTC)
• Reason: Changing online usernames. Privacy concerns with my old name having my birthdate in it.

Ender The Xenocide | ( Talk | Contribs) 15:25, 28 July 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 1 undeleted edit and 0 deleted edits. No SUL account exists for the target user. Requesting user has 632 undeleted edits and 19 deleted edits, for a total of 651 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 651 total edits on 6 wikis. AnomieBOT⚡ 15:32, 28 July 2011 (UTC)

• From a speaker to a shadow? =) –xeno^talk 13:26, 2 August 2011 (UTC) Looks fine after the hold period.
• Yep! Always liked Bean better anyways --Ender The Xenocide | ( Talk | Contribs) 16:17, 2 August 2011 (UTC)

 Done –xeno^talk (autosigned by AnomieBOT) 13:06, 3 August 2011 (UTC)

July 29, 2011

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

AirWolf10 → Nndmiletic

Status:     Done

• Current username: AirWolf10 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
• Target username: Nndmiletic (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: 15:04, 29 July 2011 (UTC)
• Reason: This was my account I created here, but soon log outed from it, because I forget that i have already made on this many edits which I want to ave. Too, I am not using it(Nndmiletic), but want to rename current account username to it because I already have several accounts on Internet under that username.

AirWolf10 (talk) 15:04, 29 July 2011 (UTC)

Note:

• 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.
• Target user has 0 undeleted edits and 0 deleted edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the target user, with 0 total edits on 1 wiki. Requesting user has 178 undeleted edits and 11 deleted edits, for a total of 189 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 201 total edits on 39 wikis. AnomieBOT⚡ 15:05, 29 July 2011 (UTC)

• Please log in to the 'Nndmiletic' account and post to the talk page confirming the request. –xeno^talk 13:28, 2 August 2011 (UTC)
•  Done –xeno^talk 13:37, 4 August 2011 (UTC)

July 30, 2011

Requests left here should be addressed on or before August 7, 2011.

LFAO → LMFAO

Status:     Done

• Current username: LFAO (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
• Target username: LMFAO (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: 01:22, 30 July 2011 (UTC)
• Reason: I'm Italian user, I wanna to unify my account. Only contributions of the target user are in the Wikipedia:Sandbox (in 2006)‎. Thanks a lot.

LFAO (talk) 01:22, 30 July 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 11 undeleted edits and 1 deleted edit, for a total of 12 edits. No SUL account exists for the target user. 2 non-enwiki unattached accounts exist with this name, with 16 total edits. Requesting user has 2 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 2 total edits on 1 wiki. AnomieBOT⚡ 01:25, 30 July 2011 (UTC)

• Please post at it.wiki confirming the request and enable the SUL. –xeno^talk 13:30, 2 August 2011 (UTC)
  • I have enabled the SUL now. Btw can you explain better what else should I do. Thank you, best regards. LFAO (talk) 00:37, 3 August 2011 (UTC)

 Done –xeno^talk (autosigned by AnomieBOT) 13:06, 3 August 2011 (UTC)

Thanks a lot! LMFAO - /let's laugh/ 19:25, 3 August 2011 (UTC)

No problem. FYI your sig needs tweaking; en.wiki doesn't recognize the Italian namespace aliases =) –xeno^talk 19:29, 3 August 2011 (UTC)

Ooops! xD Fixed! ;-D Thank you again. Best regards. LMFAO - /let's laugh/ 20:50, 3 August 2011 (UTC)

July 31, 2011

Requests left here should be addressed on or before August 8, 2011.

Bonebreaker85 → Bonebreaker

Status:     In progress

• Current username: Bonebreaker85 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
• Target username: Bonebreaker (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: 04:44, 31 July 2011 (UTC)
• Reason: I'm Belgian user, I wanna to unify my account.

Bonebreaker85 (talk) 04:44, 31 July 2011 (UTC)

Note:

• This user has made contributions on another Wikimedia project (ptwiki), this may be a barrier to usurpation.
• Target user has 0 undeleted edits and 1 deleted edit. No SUL account exists for the target user. 2 non-enwiki unattached accounts exist with this name, with 3 total edits. Requesting user has 1 edit. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 1 total edit on 3 wikis. AnomieBOT⚡ 04:53, 31 July 2011 (UTC)

The pt user "Bonebreaker" it's me. Review the conditions now. Bonebreaker85 (talk) 16:43, 31 July 2011 (UTC)

• What is your Belgian username? –xeno^talk 13:32, 2 August 2011 (UTC)

August 1, 2011

Requests left here should be addressed on or before August 9, 2011.

ThatPeskyCommoner → Pesky

Status:     In progress

• Current username: ThatPeskyCommoner (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
• Target username: Pesky (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: 22:44, 1 August 2011 (UTC)
• Reason: I sign off as "Pesky" everywhere, as a short form of my username. I'd like to usurp the username Pesky to avoid confusion, and just make the Pesky pages redirect to my ThatPeskyCommoner pages.

Pesky (talk …stalk!) 22:44, 1 August 2011 (UTC)

Note:

• This user has made contributions on another Wikimedia project (dawiki), 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. 2 non-enwiki unattached accounts exist with this name, with 3 total edits. Requesting user has 4307 undeleted edits and 13 deleted edits, for a total of 4320 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 4578 total edits on 4 wikis. AnomieBOT⚡ 22:48, 1 August 2011 (UTC)

• Looks fine after the hold period. –xeno^talk 13:36, 2 August 2011 (UTC)

August 2, 2011

Requests left here should be addressed on or before August 10, 2011.

Amandabower → Snacko

Status:     In progress

• Current username: Amandabower (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
• Target username: Snacko (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: 13:27, 2 August 2011 (UTC)
• Reason: Hi Honorary Bureaucrat! I created the snacko account awhile ago and I have just completed gathering and writing the information professionally and ready to start the Snacko wiki page. I am a former Snacko (a snack officer in a military flying squardon) and I look forward to getting it started to educate people on what the position is, especially since there isn't one made yet. I tried to login to my account and it has been so long that I have of course lost the password and I did not provide my email address for you to be able to send me a password reset. I haven't made any edits on the account, which is why the chat forum helper sent me this link to usurp my old account. Thank you so much for your time and help! I greatly appreciate it!

Sincerley, Amanda Amandabower (talk) 13:27, 2 August 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. No SUL account exists for the target user. Requesting user has 1 edit. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 1 total edit on 1 wiki. AnomieBOT⚡ 13:32, 2 August 2011 (UTC)

• Looks fine after the hold period. –xeno^talk 13:36, 2 August 2011 (UTC)

August 3, 2011

Requests left here should be addressed on or before August 11, 2011.

Shinju dan → Shinju

Status:     In progress

• Current username: Shinju dan (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
• Target username: Shinju (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: 17:53, 3 August 2011 (UTC)
• Reason: Currently, there is a page for Shinju but no edits. I believe that I created this before I created Shinju_dan but could not remember the log in. Can you check to see whether the same IP address created both? In any case, since it's not in use, I would prefer the name to my current one. If the edits under my current username exceed 50,000, I don't mind sacrificing my history to adopt Shinju with a separate password.

Shinju dan (talk) 17:53, 3 August 2011 (UTC)

Note:

• This user has made contributions on another Wikimedia project (skwiki), 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. 4 non-enwiki unattached accounts exist with this name, with 5 total edits. Requesting user has 262 edits. AnomieBOT⚡ 17:55, 3 August 2011 (UTC)

• Looks fine after the hold period. Don't worry, you have just slightly less than 50,000 edits. ;> –xeno^talk 17:58, 3 August 2011 (UTC)
• I'm a legend in my own mind! –Shinju dan^talk 18:13, 3 August 2011 (UTC)

August 4, 2011

Requests left here should be addressed on or before August 12, 2011.

Abandashake → AbaNDaSHAKE

Status:     In progress

• Current username: Abandashake (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
• Target username: AbaNDaSHAKE (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: 20:28, 4 August 2011 (UTC)
• Reason: The desired username is how the name of the music project AbaNDa SHAKE is correctly spelled. I'm the official representative and I ask you to change the spelling adequately. Thank you. Natali Dali

Abandashake (talk) 20:28, 4 August 2011 (UTC)

 Clerk note: The requested username "AbaNDaSHAKE" is not registered. Please see WP:CHU/S instead. AnomieBOT⚡ 20:37, 4 August 2011 (UTC)

 Clerk note: Already at CHU/S - frankie (talk) 20:46, 4 August 2011 (UTC)

August 5, 2011

Requests left here should be addressed on or before August 13, 2011.

None (SUL request) → Jfb

Status:     In progress

• Target username: Jfb (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: 09:06, 5 August 2011 (UTC)
• Confirmation link: here
• Reason: I'm a user of the French wikipedia. For SUL reasons I'd like to usurp the above account on the english wikipedia, which bears the same name as my account on the french WP
• Note: This request has been detected as an usurp only request.

86.69.28.141 (talk) 09:06, 5 August 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 1105 total edits on 91 wikis. The local account is NOT attached. 2 non-enwiki unattached accounts exist with this name, with 0 total edits. AnomieBOT⚡ 09:16, 5 August 2011 (UTC)

August 6, 2011

Requests left here should be addressed on or before August 14, 2011.

Ending-start → Status

Status:     In progress

• Current username: Ending-start (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
• Target username: Status (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: 00:29, 6 August 2011 (UTC)
• Reason: I am no longer very fond of my username, and would like to have a new one.

℥^nding·start 00:29, 6 August 2011 (UTC)

Note:

• This user has made contributions on another Wikimedia project (dewiki), 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. 10 non-enwiki unattached accounts exist with this name, with 1 total edit. Requesting user has 13521 undeleted edits and 1965 deleted edits, for a total of 15486 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 15488 total edits on 29 wikis. AnomieBOT⚡ 00:35, 6 August 2011 (UTC)

Adamkrohn → AdamKrohn

Status:     In progress

• Current username: Adamkrohn (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
• Target username: AdamKrohn (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: 07:08, 6 August 2011 (UTC)
• Reason: aesthetics

Adamkrohn (talk) 07:08, 6 August 2011 (UTC)