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 21:14:56, 8 November 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 21:14:56, 8 November 2024 (UTC).

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Click here to place your request.

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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

March 9, 2012

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

CarcarahCE → Carcarah

Status:     In progress

• Current username: CarcarahCE (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
• Target username: Carcarah (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: 22:05, 9 March 2012 (UTC)
• Reason: I think this account already is mine, but I forgot the password and I used an email that no longer exists, maybe at eusei.com or edsonqueiroz.com.br

CarcarahCE (talk) 22:05, 9 March 2012 (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 0 deleted edits. An SUL account (primary ptwiki) exists for the target user, with 22 total edits on 1 wiki. The local account is NOT attached. Requesting user has 4 edits. 1 non-enwiki unattached account exists with the requesting user's name, with 6 total edits. AnomieBOT⚡ 22:13, 9 March 2012 (UTC)

March 11, 2012

Requests left here should be addressed on or before March 19, 2012.

AAIndulkar → Akshay

Status:     In progress

• Current username: AAIndulkar (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
• Target username: Akshay (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: 12:59, 11 March 2012 (UTC)
• Reason: both are mine

AAIndulkar (talk) 12:59, 11 March 2012 (UTC)

Note:

• The target username has made edits to Wikipedia. Due to licensing concerns, this may be a barrier to usurpation.
• 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 1 undeleted edit and 0 deleted edits. No SUL account exists for the target user. 15 non-enwiki unattached accounts exist with this name, with 0 total edits. Requesting user has 38 edits. An SUL account (primary commonswiki) exists for the requesting user, with 71 total edits on 4 wikis. AnomieBOT⚡ 13:06, 11 March 2012 (UTC)

 Bureaucrat note:. You have been previously renamed twice very recently:

• 00:45, 28 February 2012 MBisanz (talk | contribs | block) renamed User:Akshayindulkar to "Akshay" (1 edit. Reason: WP:USURP)
• 18:21, 22 February 2012 MBisanz (talk | contribs | block) renamed User:Akshayindulkar to "AAIndulkar" (17 edits. Reason: WP:CHU)

What is the purpose of these multiple renames and why do you wish to be renamed again? WJBscribe (talk) 21:50, 12 March 2012 (UTC)

March 13, 2012

Requests left here should be addressed on or before March 21, 2012.

Pravonew → Pravo

Status:     Done

• Current username: Pravonew (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
• Target username: Pravo (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: 19:49, 13 March 2012 (UTC)
• Confirmation link: here
• Reason: SUL

Pravonew (talk) 19:49, 13 March 2012 (UTC) Thanks! --Pravonew (talk) 19:49, 13 March 2012 (UTC)

Note:

• This user has made contributions on another Wikimedia project (hrwikisource), 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 0 undeleted edits and 0 deleted edits. An SUL account (primary hrwikisource) exists for the target user, with 90 total edits on 27 wikis. The local account is NOT attached. 4 non-enwiki unattached accounts exist with this name, with 3 total edits. Requesting user has 1 edit. An SUL account (primary skwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 2 total edits on 4 wikis. AnomieBOT⚡ 20:00, 13 March 2012 (UTC)

 Done yesterday. 20:24, 14 March 2012 (UTC)

March 15, 2012

Requests left here should be addressed on or before March 23, 2012.

Markvs88 → Markvs

Status:     In progress

• Current username: Markvs88 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
• Target username: Markvs (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: 15:48, 15 March 2012 (UTC)
• Reason: The "88" in Markvs88 doesn't actually mean anything. I was just trying out Wikipedia and hit the keyboard twice to make a unique name when I saw that Markvs was already taken. As of right now that user has 159 edits, the last one in May of 2004... so a little over 6 years later, here I am. Best, Markvs88 (talk) 15:48, 15 March 2012 (UTC)

Markvs88 (talk) 15:48, 15 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 154 undeleted edits and 4 deleted edits, for a total of 158 edits. No SUL account exists for the target user. 4 non-enwiki unattached accounts exist with this name, with 6 total edits. Requesting user has 21380 undeleted edits and 297 deleted edits, for a total of 21677 edits. 1 non-enwiki unattached account exists with the requesting user's name, with 6 total edits. AnomieBOT⚡ 15:49, 15 March 2012 (UTC)

March 16, 2012

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

Espiral0 → Espiral

Status:     In progress

• Current username: Espiral0 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
• Target username: Espiral (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: 10:31, 16 March 2012 (UTC)
• Reason:

Espiral0 (talk) 10:31, 16 March 2012 (UTC)

 Clerk note: The requested username "Espiral" is not registered. Please see WP:CHU/S instead. AnomieBOT⚡ 10:33, 16 March 2012 (UTC)

None (SUL request) → Ddraig

Status:     In progress

• Target username: Ddraig (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, 16 March 2012 (UTC)
• Confirmation link: here
• Reason: SUL

109.184.126.43 (talk) 16:25, 16 March 2012 (UTC)

PS Ddraig - created on unknow. This is bag? 109.184.126.43 (talk) 16:25, 16 March 2012 (UTC)

Note:

• This user has made contributions on another Wikimedia project (ruwiki), this may be a barrier to usurpation.
• Target user has 0 undeleted edits and 0 deleted edits. An SUL account (primary ruwiki) exists for the target user, with 213 total edits on 3 wikis. The local account is NOT attached. 1 non-enwiki unattached account exists with this name, with 0 total edits. AnomieBOT⚡ 16:33, 16 March 2012 (UTC)

March 17, 2012

Requests left here should be addressed on or before March 25, 2012.

Dpkpm007 → Deepak

Status:     In progress

• Current username: Dpkpm007 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
• Target username: Deepak (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: 05:27, 17 March 2012 (UTC)
• Confirmation link: here
• Reason: SUL

Dpkpm007 (talk) 05:27, 17 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 3411 undeleted edits and 219 deleted edits, for a total of 3630 edits. An SUL account (primary mlwiki) exists for the target user, with 3720 total edits on 26 wikis. The local account is NOT attached. 26 non-enwiki unattached accounts exist with this name, with 717 total edits. Requesting user has 554 undeleted edits and 67 deleted edits, for a total of 621 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 1717 total edits on 108 wikis. AnomieBOT⚡ 05:35, 17 March 2012 (UTC)

Note that this has been rejected once already just a couple of months ago. (archived request) QU ^TalkQu 21:31, 17 March 2012 (UTC)

None (SUL request) → Amirki

Status:     In progress

• Target username: Amirki (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: 13:24, 18 March 2012 (UTC)
• Reason: this is my user name in all wiki projects (see my pages at he/wikipeia , at commons)
• Note: This request has been detected as an usurp only request.

87.69.235.248 (talk) 13:24, 18 March 2012 (UTC)