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 22:05:54, 17 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 22:05:54, 17 June 2024 (UTC).

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Place your request here.

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September 21, 2014

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

Parastood → Parastoo

Status:     Done

• Current username: Parastood (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
• Target username: Parastoo (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: 04:29, 21 September 2014 (UTC)
• Reason: This is my username in Farsi wikipedia. I wanna use a translating tool and it needs the exact username in English wikipedia.

Parastood (talk) 04:29, 21 September 2014 (UTC)--Parastood (talk) 04:29, 21 September 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. 11 non-enwiki unattached accounts exist with this name, with 3207 total edits. Requesting user has 8 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 10 total edits on 6 wikis. AnomieBOT⚡ 04:34, 21 September 2014 (UTC)

 Done MBisanz ^talk 20:13, 25 September 2014 (UTC)

Kramerproduct → DKLA

Status:     In progress

• Current username: Kramerproduct (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
• Target username: DKLA (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: 19:19, 21 September 2014 (UTC)
• Reason: Less promotional than kramerproduct;user has not performed any edits at all

Kramerproduct (talk) 19:19, 21 September 2014 (UTC)

Note:

• The target username meets the requirements for usurpation.
• The current owner of the target username has an email address set.
• 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 1 wiki. Requesting user has 5 edits. An SUL account (primary mediawikiwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 5 total edits on 15 wikis. AnomieBOT⚡ 19:20, 21 September 2014 (UTC)

September 23, 2014

Requests left here should be addressed on or before October 1, 2014.

None (SUL request) → InsaneHacker

Status:     In progress

• Target username: InsaneHacker (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: 17:49, 23 September 2014 (UTC)
• Confirmation link: here
• Reason: I originally posted this over at the admin noticeboard so I'll just copypaste my request from there:

Hello en-wiki admins. My name is Matthias Smed Larsen but on da-wiki I go by the username InsaneHacker. I've been trying to convert my account to a global account but apparently someone registered the username InsaneHacker on en-wiki back in 2006. When looking at the logs I can see the account never made any edits, is there any way for you to see if the account is active at all? And if it isn't, is there a way I can have it? Best Regards InsaneHacker (You can reply here or on my da-wiki talk page)

• Note: This request has been detected as an usurp only request.

87.60.145.167 (talk) 17:49, 23 September 2014 (UTC)

Note:

• This user has made contributions on another Wikimedia project (dawiki), 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 1909 total edits on 16 wikis. The local account is NOT attached. AnomieBOT⚡ 17:59, 23 September 2014 (UTC)

Edgars2007 → Edgars

Status:     In progress

• Current username: Edgars2007 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
• Target username: Edgars (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: 21:59, 23 September 2014 (UTC)
• Confirmation link: here
• Reason: To be renamed globally, I need to request usurpation of the Edgars account.

Edgars2007 (talk/contribs) 21:59, 23 September 2014 (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. No SUL account exists for the target user. 8 non-enwiki unattached accounts exist with this name, with 12 total edits. Requesting user has 15123 undeleted edits and 308 deleted edits, for a total of 15431 edits. An SUL account (primary lvwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 129270 total edits on 220 wikis. AnomieBOT⚡ 22:00, 23 September 2014 (UTC)

September 25, 2014

Shadow Projection → Northern Projections

Reason: I want to be a different user name.