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 14:31:52, 3 August 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 14:31:52, 3 August 2024 (UTC).

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Click here to place your request.

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February 9, 2012

Requests left here should be addressed on or before February 17, 2012.

Lukep913 → LuK3

Status:     Done

• Current username: Lukep913 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
• Target username: LuK3 (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: 20:48, 9 February 2012 (UTC)
• Reason: Less identifying

-- Luke (Talk) 20:48, 9 February 2012 (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 commonswiki) exists for the target user, with 2 total edits on 6 wikis. Requesting user has 7900 undeleted edits and 461 deleted edits, for a total of 8361 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 8414 total edits on 46 wikis. AnomieBOT⚡ 20:49, 9 February 2012 (UTC)

•  Bureaucrat note: Do you own the existing commons account? MBisanz ^talk 17:18, 26 February 2012 (UTC)

No, I do not. -- Luke (Talk) 19:38, 26 February 2012 (UTC)

I can't do it then unless you first usurp the name on commons, since it would otherwise be a violation of his claim. MBisanz ^talk 17:16, 1 March 2012 (UTC)

I see Meta has deleted the SUL for you. I would really like Commons to do the rename first, but if they decline and you understand you won't get the Commons account, then I'll do the usurp. MBisanz ^talk 23:27, 1 March 2012 (UTC)

Commons usurped the account. -- Luke (Talk) 01:21, 7 March 2012 (UTC)

 Done MBisanz ^talk 04:03, 7 March 2012 (UTC)

February 16, 2012

Requests left here should be addressed on or before February 24, 2012.

MichelleTaylorr → Stella_Hudgens

Status:     Not done

• Current username: MichelleTaylorr (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
• Target username: Stella_Hudgens (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: 23:57, 16 February 2012 (UTC)
• Reason: She is an Actress and no one has made a page for her so i wish to make one

MichelleTaylorr (talk) 23:57, 16 February 2012 (UTC)

 Clerk note: The requested username "Stella Hudgens" is not registered. Please see WP:CHU/S instead. AnomieBOT⚡ 23:59, 16 February 2012 (UTC)

• Administrator's comment. There is an article titled Stella Hudgens, so this change of username would violate the username policy. —C.Fred (talk) 04:37, 17 February 2012 (UTC)

 Not done Per Fred. MBisanz ^talk

February 28, 2012

Requests left here should be addressed on or before March 7, 2012.

TechnoSymbiosis → NULL

Status:     Done

• Current username: TechnoSymbiosis (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
• Target username: NULL (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: 00:17, 28 February 2012 (UTC)
• Confirmation link: here
• Reason: Seeking a name change across all Wikimedia projects.

TechnoSymbiosis (talk) 00:17, 28 February 2012 (UTC)

Note:

• This user has made contributions on another Wikimedia project (thwiki), 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 1 total edit. Requesting user has 1207 undeleted edits and 10 deleted edits, for a total of 1217 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 1227 total edits on 31 wikis. AnomieBOT⚡ 00:19, 28 February 2012 (UTC)

 Done MBisanz ^talk 04:03, 7 March 2012 (UTC)

NickKartha → NK97

Status:     In progress

• Current username: NickKartha (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
• Target username: NK97 (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: 10:04, 28 February 2012 (UTC)
• Reason: I'm Currently using my real name as my username and also Target User that I wish to usurp is another account created by me. I didn't know of all the rules back when I created it.

NK (talk) 10:04, 28 February 2012 (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 2 wikis. Requesting user has 28 undeleted edits and 9 deleted edits, for a total of 37 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 39 total edits on 10 wikis. AnomieBOT⚡ 10:09, 28 February 2012 (UTC)

March 1, 2012

Requests left here should be addressed on or before March 9, 2012.

Werran2 → Werran

Status:     Done

• Current username: Werran2 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
• Target username: Werran (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: 08:52, 1 March 2012 (UTC)
• Reason: I currently have the username 'Werran' under other English Wikimedia projects, and I asked for this name since 2008(check user talk:Werran), still no response.

Werran2 (talk) 08:52, 1 March 2012 (UTC)

Note:

• The target username has made edits to Wikipedia. Due to licensing concerns, this may be a barrier to usurpation.
• Target user has 3 undeleted edits and 0 deleted edits. An SUL account (primary zhwiki) exists for the target user, with 1534 total edits on 33 wikis. The local account is NOT attached. Requesting user has 23 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 23 total edits on 3 wikis. AnomieBOT⚡ 09:00, 1 March 2012 (UTC)

 Done MBisanz ^talk 04:05, 7 March 2012 (UTC)

March 3, 2012

Requests left here should be addressed on or before March 11, 2012.

Dark knight ita → Dark_knight

Status:     In progress

• Current username: Dark knight ita (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
• Target username: Dark_knight (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: 03:52, 3 March 2012 (UTC)
• Reason: I am in the process of unifying my login name across all the wikis I am active into (currently, it.wiki, commons, en.wiki and wikibooks, where I have just started). I have significant contributions in it.wiki with the username that I would like to usurp here, while the account that current has my username on en.wiki has no edits at all.

Dark knight ita (talk) 03:52, 3 March 2012 (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 804 total edits on 2 wikis. The local account is NOT attached. 11 non-enwiki unattached accounts exist with this name, with 21 total edits. Requesting user has 63 undeleted edits and 4 deleted edits, for a total of 67 edits. 1 non-enwiki unattached account exists with the requesting user's name, with 3 total edits. AnomieBOT⚡ 03:57, 3 March 2012 (UTC)

Beachcomber3 → Beachcomber

Status:     In progress

• Current username: Beachcomber3 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
• Target username: Beachcomber (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: 07:59, 3 March 2012 (UTC)
• Reason: I would like to make this my global account, ince this user hasn't made a single contribution in years

Beachcomber3 (talk) 07:59, 3 March 2012 (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. 8 non-enwiki unattached accounts exist with this name, with 24686 total edits. Requesting user has 7 edits. AnomieBOT⚡ 08:02, 3 March 2012 (UTC)

None (SUL request) → Eestlane

Status:     In progress

• Target username: Eestlane (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: 22:17, 3 March 2012 (UTC)
• Confirmation link: [1]
• Reason: owning Eestlane in de.wikipedia and others; cannot find entries of Eestlane in en.wikipedia; verification: [2]
• Note: This request has been detected as an usurp only request.

77.215.128.169 (talk) 22:17, 3 March 2012 (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. An SUL account (primary dewiki) exists for the target user, with 92 total edits on 7 wikis. The local account is NOT attached. 1 non-enwiki unattached account exists with this name, with 1 total edit. AnomieBOT⚡ 22:18, 3 March 2012 (UTC)

Scanno → Scann

Status:     In progress

• Current username: Scanno (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
• Target username: Scann (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: 23:05, 3 March 2012 (UTC)
• Reason: I want to unify my login with the es.wikipedia. And also I think I'm the one who created the "Scann" account in the en.wikipedia, but it seems that I haven't put an e-mail to recover my account details. I'm asking the same for Commons. --Scanno (talk) 02:08, 4 March 2012 (UTC)

Note:

• This user has made contributions on another Wikimedia project (eswiki), this may be a barrier to usurpation.
• Target user has 0 undeleted edits and 0 deleted edits. An SUL account (primary eswiki) exists for the target user, with 534 total edits on 13 wikis. The local account is NOT attached. 2 non-enwiki unattached accounts exist with this name, with 77 total edits. Requesting user has 2 edits. An SUL account (primary commonswiki) exists for the requesting user, with 24 total edits on 14 wikis. AnomieBOT⚡ 02:11, 4 March 2012 (UTC)

• I left the message requesting for usurpation now. --Scanno (talk) 02:26, 4 March 2012 (UTC)

• Local account for es.wikipedia, which is the same as Scanno if you verify the e-mail accounts. --Scanno (talk) 03:47, 4 March 2012 (UTC)

March 4, 2012

Requests left here should be addressed on or before March 12, 2012.

Voyagerfan5761 → Dgw

Status:     In progress

• Current username: Voyagerfan5761 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
• Target username: Dgw (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: 10:02, 4 March 2012 (UTC)
• Reason: I've switched most of my other Web presences to it, moving away from the juvenile name I originally chose when I was about 12.

Tuvok[^T@lk/_Improve] 10:02, 4 March 2012 (UTC)

If I need to do something about my accounts on other wikis to maintain my SUL account, please advise. Thanks, Tuvok[^T@lk/_Improve] 10:04, 4 March 2012 (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 19982 undeleted edits and 1282 deleted edits, for a total of 21264 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 21466 total edits on 15 wikis. AnomieBOT⚡ 10:07, 4 March 2012 (UTC)

March 6, 2012

Requests left here should be addressed on or before March 14, 2012.

Cryptic257 → Cryptic

Status:     Not done

• Current username: Cryptic257 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
• Target username: Cryptic (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: 01:53, 6 March 2012 (UTC)
• Reason: I have the username "Cryptic" for several websites/services. I would like to make edits on Wikipedia with the same name people know me as.

Cryptic257 (talk) 01:53, 6 March 2012 (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 16924 undeleted edits and 1952 deleted edits, for a total of 18876 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the target user, with 19187 total edits on 32 wikis. 1 unattached account exists with this name, with 0 total edits. Requesting user has 1 edit. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 1 total edit on 2 wikis. AnomieBOT⚡ 01:59, 6 March 2012 (UTC)

 Not done Account has too many edits. MBisanz ^talk 04:08, 7 March 2012 (UTC)

Westgate\swells → Swells

Status:     In progress

• Current username: Westgate\swells (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
• Target username: Swells (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: 03:22, 6 March 2012 (UTC)
• Reason: I would prefer this username because it has less characters and still identifies me.

Westgate\swells (talk) 03:22, 6 March 2012 (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. 1 non-enwiki unattached account exists with this name, with 0 total edits. Requesting user has 1 edit. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 1 total edit on 2 wikis. AnomieBOT⚡ 03:23, 6 March 2012 (UTC)

None (SUL request) → Samsamsam

Status:     In progress

• Target username: Samsamsam (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: 15:50, 6 March 2012 (UTC)
• Confirmation link: here
• Reason: Samsamsam is my username on other wikimedia projects. I want to usurp the Samsamsam account on en.wikipedia to unify it with my global account.
• Note: This request has been detected as an usurp only request.

58.110.119.153 (talk) 15:50, 6 March 2012 (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 828 total edits on 40 wikis. The local account is NOT attached. 7 non-enwiki unattached accounts exist with this name, with 436 total edits. AnomieBOT⚡ 15:56, 6 March 2012 (UTC)

Qazwsxzaqxsw → Yangfl

Status:     In progress

• Current username: Qazwsxzaqxsw (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
• Target username: Yangfl (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: 16:54, 6 March 2012 (UTC)
• Reason: For SUL unification purposes,thanks!

Qazwsxzaqxsw (talk) 16:54, 6 March 2012 (UTC)

Note:

• This user has made contributions on another Wikimedia project (zhwiki), this may be a barrier to usurpation.
• Target user has 0 undeleted edits and 0 deleted edits. An SUL account (primary unknown) exists for the target user, with 0 total edits on 1 wiki. 1 unattached account exists with this name, with 347 total edits. Requesting user has 3 edits. An SUL account (primary unknown) exists for the requesting user, with 23 total edits on 40 wikis. AnomieBOT⚡ 17:01, 6 March 2012 (UTC)

Tomwiki temp → Tomwiki

Status:     In progress

• Current username: Tomwiki temp (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
• Target username: Tomwiki (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: 21:20, 6 March 2012 (UTC)
• Reason: This is my user in bgwiki since 2006 and want that it becomes the global one. Current (temporary) user (tomwiki_temp) will be deleted after everywhere.

Tomwiki temp (talk) 21:20, 6 March 2012 (UTC)

Note:

• This user has made contributions on another Wikimedia project (bgwiki), this may be a barrier to usurpation.
• Target user has 0 undeleted edits and 0 deleted edits. An SUL account (primary bgwiki) exists for the target user, with 11 total edits on 2 wikis. The local account is NOT attached. 4 non-enwiki unattached accounts exist with this name, with 0 total edits. Requesting user has 2 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 2 total edits on 4 wikis. AnomieBOT⚡ 21:27, 6 March 2012 (UTC)

Oz n Da Deacon → OZ n Da Deacon

Status:     In progress

• Current username: Oz n Da Deacon (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
• Target username: OZ n Da Deacon (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: 14:20, 7 March 2012 (UTC)
• Reason: Spelling correction, both O and Z should be capitalized

OZ n Da Deacon (talk) 14:20, 7 March 2012 (UTC)