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 09:06:42, 9 September 2024 (UTC) ().

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Place your request here

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Current requests

Please place your request in the section for the current day, at the bottom of the list. It is 09:06:42, 9 September 2024 (UTC).

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Click here to place your request.

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September 17, 2011

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

Recrocodile → Crocodile

Status:     In progress

• Current username: Recrocodile (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
• Target username: Crocodile (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: 05:07, 17 September 2011 (UTC)
• Reason: I would rather edit with the name Crocodile rather than recrocodile. Found that The User Crocodile has no Contributions.

Recrocodile (talk) 05:07, 17 September 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. 12 non-enwiki unattached accounts exist with this name, with 501 total edits. Requesting user has 56 undeleted edits and 1 deleted edit, for a total of 57 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 57 total edits on 4 wikis. AnomieBOT⚡ 05:11, 17 September 2011 (UTC)

• Request on Talk page added.
• There are other users using this name at other projects (de, es wiki). Please see WP:Handling SUL conflicts for more information. –xeno^talk 20:15, 17 September 2011 (UTC)

September 21, 2011

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

Earle Martin → Hex

Status:     On hold awaiting instructions from user

• Current username: Earle Martin (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
• Target username: Hex (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: 00:58, 21 September 2011 (UTC)
• Reason: Consolidating online presence. I have owned the target name for nine years.

-- Earle [^t/_c] 00:58, 21 September 2011 (UTC)

Note: I requested this before a year ago but was told that a zh.wiki user was blocking me from being able to get SUL. I've spent the last year trying to contact them, without success. He or she is an infrequent editor and I don't believe they will ever edit outside the zh namespace, on meta, or elsewhere, while it's almost certain that I will. Therefore I'm requesting that I be allowed to unify under the new name.

Should that still not be allowed (which would be very disappointing) I want to switch names anyway, and will just have to cope with not having SUL, which will be a major pain in the backside but hey ho. It's been nine years since I registered the user name Hex, and now I'd like to use it.

Thank you very much. -- Earle [^t/_c] 00:58, 21 September 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 4 undeleted edits and 0 deleted edits. An SUL account (primary zhwiki) exists for the target user, with 112 total edits on 3 wikis. The local account is NOT attached. 15 non-enwiki unattached accounts exist with this name, with 4 total edits. Requesting user has 6417 undeleted edits and 350 deleted edits, for a total of 6767 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 6871 total edits on 49 wikis. AnomieBOT⚡ 01:09, 21 September 2011 (UTC)

• There is nothing that local bureaucrats can do to allow you to claim the SUL - only Stewards can delete the SUL. –xeno^talk 13:50, 24 September 2011 (UTC)
  • Where would you recommend I go to ask? Thanks. -- Earle [^t/_c] 15:21, 26 September 2011 (UTC)
    • Probably you should start at ja:WP:USURP or m:SR/SUL. –xeno^talk 15:22, 26 September 2011 (UTC)

September 24, 2011

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

MrStalker → JayC

Status:     Done

• Current username: MrStalker (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
• Target username: JayC (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: 09:40, 24 September 2011 (UTC)
• Reason: Changing username

MrStalker ^(talk) 09:40, 24 September 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. 1 non-enwiki unattached account exists with this name, with 0 total edits. Requesting user has 12154 undeleted edits and 2145 deleted edits, for a total of 14299 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 14660 total edits on 35 wikis. AnomieBOT⚡ 09:47, 24 September 2011 (UTC)

•  Done –xeno^talk 13:51, 3 October 2011 (UTC)

September 25, 2011

Requests left here should be addressed on or before October 3, 2011.

Spidey665 → Shea

Status:     Not done

• Current username: Spidey665 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
• Target username: Shea (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: 23:02, 25 September 2011 (UTC)
• Reason: My actual name

Spidey665 23:02, 25 September 2011 (UTC)

Note:

• This user has made contributions on another Wikimedia project (jawiki), 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. 6 non-enwiki unattached accounts exist with this name, with 32 total edits. Requesting user has 444 undeleted edits and 30 deleted edits, for a total of 474 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 474 total edits on 17 wikis. AnomieBOT⚡ 23:09, 25 September 2011 (UTC)

I contacted Shea in Japanese (I had to use Google Translate). Shea M^cCormick 23:32, 25 September 2011 (UTC)
Now I feel like declining this. Shea M^cCormick 11:03, 26 September 2011 (UTC)

The Japanese account and the others are dormant so this looks fine after the hold period if you would like to proceed. –xeno^talk 00:46, 27 September 2011 (UTC)

 Not done No response. MBisanz ^talk 13:26, 3 October 2011 (UTC)

October 1, 2011

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

None (SUL request) → Autobot

• Target username: Autobot (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: 03:32, 1 October 2011 (UTC)
• Confirmation link: here
• Reason: SUL. sr:User:Autobot is a bot with 100.000+ contributions -- Bojan  Talk  03:32, 1 October 2011 (UTC)
• Note: This request has been detected as an usurp only request.

Note:

• This user has made contributions on another Wikimedia project (srwiki), this may be a barrier to usurpation.
• Target user has 0 undeleted edits and 0 deleted edits. An SUL account (primary srwiki) exists for the target user, with 192519 total edits on 22 wikis. The local account is NOT attached. 4 non-enwiki unattached accounts exist with this name, with 14 total edits. AnomieBOT⚡ 03:54, 1 October 2011 (UTC)

 Done. SUL request. WJBscribe (talk) 14:56, 2 October 2011 (UTC)

None (SUL request) → Firehawk

Status:     Not done

• Target username: Firehawk (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: 10:29, 1 October 2011 (UTC)
• Confirmation link: here
• Reason: I'm active on dewiki and also want to start on the english one. I already have a SUL account, but there already seems to be an inactive one on enwiki.
• Note: This request has been detected as an usurp only request.

178.191.6.64 (talk) 10:29, 1 October 2011 (UTC)

Note:

• The target username has made edits to Wikipedia. Due to licensing concerns, this may be a barrier to usurpation.
• The target user has edited since this request was filed. Unless the edit was to give permission to usurp, this may be a barrier to usurpation.
• Target user has 23 undeleted edits and -23 deleted edits, for a total of 0 edits. An SUL account (primary dewiki) exists for the target user, with 113 total edits on 26 wikis. The local account is NOT attached. 7 non-enwiki unattached accounts exist with this name, with 4 total edits. AnomieBOT⚡ 10:32, 1 October 2011 (UTC)

 Not done. Current holder of the target name objects to being renamed. WJBscribe (talk) 14:58, 2 October 2011 (UTC)

None (SUL request) → Shiju

Status:     Done

• Target username: Shiju (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: 16:29, 1 October 2011 (UTC)
• Confirmation: The account in meta wiki is created by me.
• Reason: I am Shiju Alex. Recently I joined the India Programs of WMF. As part of my job I would like to use the ID User:Shiju and unify it. Could you please help me to unsurp the ID Shiju in enwiki and simple wiki since it is created by someone else. I found this account is created in 2005 but never used. The accounts in meta wiki, outreach wiki, and ml wikis are created and managed be me. Sorry if I am not doing this correctly. This process always confuses me. Please correct me if I am wrong.

Shijualex (talk) 16:29, 1 October 2011 (UTC)

Note:

• This user has made contributions on another Wikimedia project (metawiki), 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. 5 non-enwiki unattached accounts exist with this name, with 17 total edits. AnomieBOT⚡ 16:33, 1 October 2011 (UTC)

 Done. SUL request. Sign in on meta and follow this link to complete the unification process if you have not done so already. WJBscribe (talk) 15:07, 2 October 2011 (UTC)

Thanks WJBScribe. --Shiju (talk) 17:32, 2 October 2011 (UTC)

Eio-en → Eio

Status:     Done

• Current username: Eio-en (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
• Target username: Eio (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: 20:37, 1 October 2011 (UTC)
• Reason: To have a global account with my other ones on it.wiki and de.wiki. As suggested on the help desk:

--- User:Eio does exist on this wikipedia. It has 3 deleted contributions in 2004. You can go to WP:USURP and ask to take over the username. GB fan 19:54, 1 October 2011 (UTC) ---

Eio-en (talk) 20:37, 1 October 2011 (UTC)

Note:

• This user has made contributions on another Wikimedia project (itwiki), this may be a barrier to usurpation.
• Target user has 0 undeleted edits and 0 deleted edits. An SUL account (primary itwiki) exists for the target user, with 1589 total edits on 4 wikis. The local account is NOT attached. 1 non-enwiki unattached account exists with this name, with 0 total edits. Requesting user has 4 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 4 total edits on 1 wiki. AnomieBOT⚡ 20:46, 1 October 2011 (UTC)

 Done. SUL request. WJBscribe (talk) 15:04, 2 October 2011 (UTC)

Mrtoogood → MrTooGood

Status:     In progress

• Current username: Mrtoogood (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
• Target username: MrTooGood (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: 01:15, 4 October 2011 (UTC)
• Reason: I didn't capitalize when I made it.

Mrtoogood (talk) 01:15, 4 October 2011 (UTC)