Wikipedia:Changing username/Usurpations

"WP:USURP" redirects here. For the guide regarding usurping a page title, see WP:USURPTITLE.

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 06:30:59, 3 August 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 06:30:59, 3 August 2024 (UTC).

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Click here to place your request.

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October 19, 2012

Requests left here should be addressed on or before October 27, 2012.

Just Angelus → Angelus

Status:     Not done

• Current username: Just Angelus (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
• Target username: Angelus (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: 02:07, 19 October 2012 (UTC)
• Reason: It seems this is an inactive account since March 2003! If it's possible I would like to have it. Thanks a lot.

Just Angelus (talk) 02:07, 19 October 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 45 undeleted edits and 0 deleted edits. An SUL account (primary jawiki) exists for the target user, with 168 total edits on 5 wikis. The local account is NOT attached. 26 non-enwiki unattached accounts exist with this name, with 64 total edits. Requesting user has 3 edits. An SUL account (primary unknown) exists for the requesting user, with 200 total edits on 77 wikis. AnomieBOT⚡ 02:12, 19 October 2012 (UTC)

 Bureaucrat note: Can you confirm you are the ja.wiki user who owns the SUL? MBisanz ^talk 00:27, 25 October 2012 (UTC)

No, I'm not the same user. But also the ja.wiki account belongs to an inactive user since over a year (with minor edits), moreover 26 non-jawiki unattached accounts exist with this name (all inactive). Please consider my request. Thank you. Best regards. --Just Angelus (talk) 00:01, 26 October 2012 (UTC)

 Not done I'm sorry, but he owns the SUL and has too many edits. MBisanz ^talk 21:23, 28 October 2012 (UTC)

HarveyHenkelmann → Ferroequus

Status:     Done

• Current username: HarveyHenkelmann (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
• Target username: Ferroequus (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: 10:58, 19 October 2012 (UTC)
• Reason: Previously used by me long ago

Ferroequus 10:58, 19 October 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. Requesting user has 1935 undeleted edits and 17 deleted edits, for a total of 1952 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 2200 total edits on 22 wikis. AnomieBOT⚡ 11:05, 19 October 2012 (UTC)

 Done MBisanz ^talk 21:24, 28 October 2012 (UTC)

KidXap → XapApp

Status:     Done

• Current username: KidXap (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
• Target username: XapApp (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: 22:46, 19 October 2012 (UTC)
• Reason: I actually own the account XapApp. I am unable to log into it though as I have forgotten it's password and did not set up an email for it. XapApp is the name I originally wanted to use, I took KidXap due to it not being available anymore. Now I wish to change KidXap's name to XapApp. I have only made one little edit on XapApp a long time ago, and that edit has been removed from the article I made it now.

KidXap (talk) 22:46, 19 October 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. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the target user, with 1 total edit on 1 wiki. Requesting user has 67 undeleted edits and 4 deleted edits, for a total of 71 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 73 total edits on 7 wikis. AnomieBOT⚡ 22:50, 19 October 2012 (UTC)

 Done MBisanz ^talk 21:26, 28 October 2012 (UTC)

October 20, 2012

Requests left here should be addressed on or before October 28, 2012.

Soulboost → Soulbust

Status:     Done

• Current username: Soulboost (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
• Target username: Soulbust (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: 06:51, 20 October 2012 (UTC)
• Reason: I made the account soulbust. However, I lost the password to this account. I also prefer the name soulbust over soulboost as that is my first and most known online alias. Soulboost (talk) 06:51, 20 October 2012 (UTC)

Soulboost (talk) 06:51, 20 October 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. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the target user, with 1 total edit on 1 wiki. Requesting user has 2941 undeleted edits and 360 deleted edits, for a total of 3301 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 3473 total edits on 21 wikis. AnomieBOT⚡ 06:57, 20 October 2012 (UTC)

 Done MBisanz ^talk 21:27, 28 October 2012 (UTC)

October 22, 2012

Requests left here should be addressed on or before October 30, 2012.

Hairrr → Hair

Status:     In progress

• Current username: Hairrr (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
• Target username: Hair (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: 20:24, 22 October 2012 (UTC)
• Reason: I'm better known as this/called this by other users. I also notice that the username I'm requesting doesn't have any contributions so not much harm would be done in the end. Having a username that I enjoy and is easier for others to search for would be way more convenient.

Hair^Talk 20:24, 22 October 2012 (UTC)

Note:

• This user has made contributions on another Wikimedia project (elwiki), 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. 7 non-enwiki unattached accounts exist with this name, with 2 total edits. Requesting user has 273 undeleted edits and 7 deleted edits, for a total of 280 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 285 total edits on 16 wikis. AnomieBOT⚡ 20:31, 22 October 2012 (UTC)

October 24, 2012

Requests left here should be addressed on or before November 1, 2012.

None (SUL request) → Feidhelm

Status:     Done

• Target username: Feidhelm (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: 13:07, 24 October 2012 (UTC)
• Confirmation link: here
• Reason: because the other user doesn't have edited anything

82.59.29.137 (talk) 13:07, 24 October 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. No SUL account exists for the target user. 1 non-enwiki unattached account exists with this name, with 16 total edits. AnomieBOT⚡ 13:17, 24 October 2012 (UTC)

 Done MBisanz ^talk 21:32, 28 October 2012 (UTC)

October 26, 2012

Requests left here should be addressed on or before November 3, 2012.

Y marianna → Y_otter

Status:     Done

• Current username: Y marianna (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
• Target username: Y_otter (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: 07:33, 26 October 2012 (UTC)
• Reason: would like for the user name to be unlike own

Y_otter 07:33, 26 October 2012 (UTC)

 Clerk note: The requested username "Y otter" is not registered. Please see WP:CHU/S instead. AnomieBOT⚡ 07:35, 26 October 2012 (UTC)

 Done MBisanz ^talk 21:36, 28 October 2012 (UTC)

None (SUL request) → Pkunk

Status:     Done

• Target username: Pkunk (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: 10:13, 26 October 2012 (UTC)
• Confirmation link: here
• Reason: My username is Pkunk, home wikipedia is Hungarian. I want to migrate to unified login. I registered username "Pkunk" on English Wikipedia on 2006 but never could log in, never used, password lost. User Pkunk in English Wikipedia has no edits, naturally. Please link this name to my unified login in process.

217.197.182.23 (talk) 10:13, 26 October 2012 (UTC)

Note:

• This user has made contributions on another Wikimedia project (huwiki), this may be a barrier to usurpation.
• Target user has 0 undeleted edits and 0 deleted edits. An SUL account (primary huwiki) exists for the target user, with 2528 total edits on 43 wikis. The local account is NOT attached. 1 non-enwiki unattached account exists with this name, with 0 total edits. AnomieBOT⚡ 10:22, 26 October 2012 (UTC)

 Clerk note: Confirmation diff [1] — Frankie (talk) 14:23, 26 October 2012 (UTC)

 Done MBisanz ^talk 21:37, 28 October 2012 (UTC)

October 27, 2012

Requests left here should be addressed on or before November 4, 2012.

George.putland → Georgebruv772

Status:     In progress

• Current username: George.putland (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
• Target username: Georgebruv772 (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: 11:49, 27 October 2012 (UTC)
• Reason: Both accounts are mine, but Georgebruv772 was blocked for vandalism some time ago. I would like that username back, but with the credentials of my new account.

George Putland 11:49, 27 October 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.
• This user is currently blocked by UtherSRG for [[WP:Vandalism-only account|Vandalism-only account]]
• Target user has 65 undeleted edits and 59 deleted edits, for a total of 124 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the target user, with 124 total edits on 6 wikis. Requesting user has 251 undeleted edits and 31 deleted edits, for a total of 282 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 289 total edits on 13 wikis. AnomieBOT⚡ 12:19, 27 October 2012 (UTC)

None (SUL request) → Janra

Status:     In progress

• Target username: Janra (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: 12:55, 27 October 2012 (UTC)
• Confirmation link: here
• Reason: Hey, I'm on my way to get a unified user account. Here at en:WP a user named en:janra exists which happens to have no edits afaik. For obvious reasons, I'd like to capture that one if the rules don't speak against that. So if you agree on that I'd be happy to get en:janra to my global user account. Thanks in advance. Greetz, janra --84.59.102.72 (talk) 12:55, 27 October 2012 (UTC)

84.59.102.72 (talk) 12:55, 27 October 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 411 total edits on 2 wikis. The local account is NOT attached. AnomieBOT⚡ 13:01, 27 October 2012 (UTC)

 Clerk note: Verification requested. Please log in to your home wiki and make an edit at your talk page certifying this request. — Frankie (talk) 18:11, 29 October 2012 (UTC)

Placed the requested certification on my de:janra talk page. Thx a lot, janra. 84.59.103.4 (talk) 21:04, 29 October 2012 (UTC)