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 18:51:11, 14 June 2024 (UTC) ().

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Place your request here

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Please place your request in the section for the current day, at the bottom of the list. It is 18:51:11, 14 June 2024 (UTC).

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Click here to place your request.

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June 12, 2014

Requests left here should be addressed on or before June 20, 2014.

Jaspercrowe → Jas

Status:     Not done

• Current username: Jaspercrowe (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
• Target username: Jas (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: 15:45, 12 June 2014 (UTC)
• Reason: My current username is too close to my real name and that account hasn't been used since it was created 9 years ago.

Jaspercrowe (talk) 15:45, 12 June 2014 (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. 32 non-enwiki unattached accounts exist with this name, with 1284 total edits. Requesting user has 8 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 8 total edits on 15 wikis. AnomieBOT⚡ 15:51, 12 June 2014 (UTC)

• Are you no:user:Jas? If not, I can't grant you the name here. They hold the claim. –xeno^talk 19:47, 16 June 2014 (UTC)

Sorry @Jaspercrowe: I cannot fulfill unless you are the no.wiki user. You could try speaking to them or no:WP:USURP or please feel free to file a new request for a different name.  Not done –xeno^talk 18:44, 21 June 2014 (UTC)

June 20, 2014

Requests left here should be addressed on or before June 28, 2014.

Overcaffein8d → Dacohenii

Status:     Done

• Current username: Overcaffein8d (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
• Target username: Dacohenii (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: 13:48, 20 June 2014 (UTC)
• Reason: This is my username for other sites, and I'd like to migrate away from the old one and merge the data into the new one. Thanks!

Overcaffein8d (talk) 13:48, 20 June 2014 (UTC)

Note:

• The target username meets the requirements for usurpation.
• The current owner of the target username has an email address set.
• 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 enwikibooks) exists for the target user, with 0 total edits on 4 wikis. Requesting user has 19 undeleted edits and 1 deleted edit, for a total of 20 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 20 total edits on 5 wikis. AnomieBOT⚡ 13:55, 20 June 2014 (UTC)

 Clerk note: Added {{subst:usurpation requested}} ~~~~ to the target user's talk page. --k6ka (talk | contribs) 14:14, 20 June 2014 (UTC)

 Clerk note: Target user does not object to the usurpation request. --k6ka (talk | contribs) 14:39, 20 June 2014 (UTC)

 Done –xeno^talk (autosigned by AnomieBOT) 18:41, 21 June 2014 (UTC)

Plinefr → Pline

Status:     Done

• Current username: Plinefr (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
• Target username: Pline (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: 14:21, 20 June 2014 (UTC)
• Reason: 1)This is my username for other sites (SUL) 2) only 1 contribution by user en.pline and ... i am the contributor (added an picture made by me [1]) but since forgot the password and it seem's that i lost the email adress used (or don't specify it in the preferences ...)

Plinefr (talk) 14:21, 20 June 2014 (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 -1 deleted edit, for a total of 0 edits. An SUL account (primary frwiki) exists for the target user, with 47741 total edits on 105 wikis. The local account is NOT attached. 2 non-enwiki unattached accounts exist with this name, with 0 total edits. Requesting user has 47 undeleted edits and 1 deleted edit, for a total of 48 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 49 total edits on 16 wikis. AnomieBOT⚡ 14:27, 20 June 2014 (UTC)

@Plinefr: Okay okay, just to keep things clear - are you the owner of the account Pline? --k6ka (talk | contribs) 14:30, 20 June 2014 (UTC)

Yes, I'm the owner of the account. The only edit made with this account was adding this image [2] in Wiki en. Author of the picture ; Pline .... --Plinefr (talk) 14:37, 20 June 2014 (UTC)

 Done –xeno^talk (autosigned by AnomieBOT) 18:41, 21 June 2014 (UTC)

June 21, 2014

Requests left here should be addressed on or before June 29, 2014.

Alans1977 → AlanS

Status:     Not done

• Current username: Alans1977 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
• Target username: AlanS (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: 12:08, 21 June 2014 (UTC)
• Reason: Target (https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utente:AlanS) has not made any contributions since registering in 2006. I wish to have the name as my current name 'Alans1977' has my year of birth in it. I don't necessarily want the rest of the world knowing the year I was born in. Please note I am a user of en.wikepdia.org. Username I wish to usurp is with it.wikipedia.org.

Alans1977 (talk) 12:08, 21 June 2014 (UTC)

Please note I left the template on their talk page as directed to by instructions, but I don't think it worked. I suspect the templete would be different for Italian wikipedia.Alans1977 (talk) 12:10, 21 June 2014 (UTC)

 Clerk note: The requested username "AlanS" is not registered locally, but is reserved for a global account. If you own the global account, please ensure you have included a confirmation link. If you do not own the global account, this may preclude renaming. AnomieBOT⚡ 12:10, 21 June 2014 (UTC)

I do not own the global account.Alans1977 (talk) 12:17, 21 June 2014 (UTC)

@Alans1977: The global account's home wiki is the Italian Wikipedia - [3]. It has made 0 edits there, however. You can head on over to the embassy and ask for someone who can contact the owner of the global account. --k6ka (talk | contribs) 16:06, 21 June 2014 (UTC)

• As said at CHUS, user needs to request usurp at the it counterpart page: it:WP:USURP, and then stewards will delete the empty global account upon polite request at m:SR/SUL. Nothing to usurp locally so  Not done; please update the CHUS request when these steps have been completed (optionally pinging me to draw my attention to it) –xeno^talk 18:40, 21 June 2014 (UTC)

June 22, 2014

Requests left here should be addressed on or before June 30, 2014.

None (SUL request) → Kliebe

Status:     In progress

• Target username: Kliebe (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: 21:43, 22 June 2014 (UTC)
• Reason: I would like to unify the user:kliebe on en.wp with my account Kliebe on german Wikipedia. I have no password of the en.wp user, also email for password-reset doesn't works. An administrator in German Wikipedia had said, I have to ursurp the en.wp user at this site.
• Note: This request has been detected as an usurp only request.

193.81.104.88 (talk) 21:43, 22 June 2014 (UTC) Benutzer:Kliebe

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 71 total edits on 15 wikis. The local account is NOT attached. AnomieBOT⚡ 21:49, 22 June 2014 (UTC)

Atvflash → Firecore

Status:     In progress

• Current username: Atvflash (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
• Target username: Firecore (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: 22:02, 22 June 2014 (UTC)
• Reason: Old account, preferred username.

Atvflash (talk) 22:02, 22 June 2014 (UTC)

 Clerk note: The requested username "Firecore" is not registered locally, but is reserved for a global account. If you own the global account, please ensure you have included a confirmation link. If you do not own the global account, this may preclude renaming. AnomieBOT⚡ 22:10, 22 June 2014 (UTC)

ExpertAfrica → User:ExpertAfrica

Status:     In progress

• Current username: ExpertAfrica (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
• Target username: User:ExpertAfrica (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: 11:11, 23 June 2014 (UTC)
• Reason: Expert Africa

ExpertAfrica (talk) 11:11, 23 June 2014 (UTC)