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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.

Notes

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

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.
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}}

Preview the changes and make sure both names are spelled correctly. Click "Publish changes".
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 12:34:22, 9 September 2024 (UTC) (Update).

Place your request here

Current requests

Please place your request in the section for the current day, at the bottom of the list. It is 12:34:22, 9 September 2024 (UTC).

Requests relating to single-user login and/or global accounts can now be found at Wikipedia:Changing username/SUL

September 21, 2008

Requests left here will be filled no earlier than September 29, 2008.

Acapo → Russell Harding

Current username: Acapo (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Target username: Russell Harding (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log)
Datestamp: 00:41, 21 September 2008 (UTC)
For bureaucrat use: Email target username (1) (2)
Acapo (talk) 23:18, 20 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
SoxBot has evaluated this request, and a problem(s) was found. Target username exists, and it has edits, deleted edits, and/or log edits. SoxBot VI (talk) 23:21, 20 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
- Moved from CHU. May be possible as the four edits made were in Apr 2006 and were to the Talk: namespace. —Anonymous Dissident^Talk 00:41, 21 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Note:

The target username meets the requirements for usurpation.
The current owner of the target username does not have an email address specified. —Anonymous Dissident^Talk 00:42, 21 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

~~done~~ Confirmed note from AD. — Rlevse • Talk • 21:48, 29 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Bureaucrat note: ON HOLD Reversed per this discussion: User_talk:Rlevse#Russell_Harding_rename. Requestor will have to confirm he's Russell Harding through OTRS. I'll leave this open for 10 days, on hold, pending a response. — Rlevse • Talk • 22:03, 29 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

September 27, 2008

Requests left here will be filled no earlier than October 5, 2008.

Jafet.vixle → Jafet

Current username: Jafet.vixle (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Target username: Jafet (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log)
Datestamp: 11:19, 27 September 2008 (UTC)
For bureaucrat use: Email target username (1) (2)

Notes:

~~I believe the en.wikipedia account was created by me. The email address is probably non-working by now, though, and I've forgotten the login password.~~ (Now I doubt it a bit; kindly ignore. 11:45, 27 September 2008 (UTC)) In any case, it is rather old.
The en.wikiversity account is my own former-account-turned-doppelgänger (wikiversity:User:Jafet).
I went for unified login under the current name a while ago; if this request is approved can I change my unified login over to the new name? How easy/difficult would this be?

~ Jafet • business • pleasure • voicemail 11:19, 27 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Note:

The target username meets the requirements for usurpation.
The current owner of the target username does not have an email address specified.
User has 0 undeleted edits, 0 deleted edits, and 0 total edits. Requesting user has 761 edits. ClueBot VI (talk) 11:21, 27 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The Jafet (talk · contribs) account was created back in September 2005. Were you active around that time? Cau lde

Well, I certainly browsed Wikipedia about that time; however the details are hazy now. Now I think it's a weak argument and have removed it. ~ Jafet • business • pleasure • voicemail 11:43, 27 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The good news is that you are the holder of the right to rename all your accounts to Jafet, since you are the account with most edits (on all wikis - confirmation). Some of those other accounts, one on the Italian Wikipedia for example, was created back in 2006. However, since this English Wikipedia account is held by no-one as part of SUL, you should be able to rename to this in a week's time - the time taken so the user can return to view the message and raise any possible objections. Cau lde 11:53, 27 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

By the way, can you help with my SUL renaming question? (See the third bullet of my "Notes".) ~ Jafet • business • pleasure • voicemail 11:56, 27 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

If you've not yet unified your account, stop now. If you wish for your accounts to be renamed to Jafet, you will have to rename them all locally (at the the wikis you are active on) and then unify them through Special:MergeAccount, after which every account you operate will be called Jafet (beware though, as soon as you venture off onto unvisited wikis, accounts under the name Jafet will be created automatically). It is relatively easy. Cau lde 12:04, 27 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Well, I have already performed unification on "Jafet.vixle"; do your instructions apply to that? ~ Jafet • business • pleasure • voicemail 12:24, 27 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

You can ask at meta, if you wish. Stewards there deal with many SUL queries every week. (I was going to tell you to ask for deletion of the already unified account, but apparently that bug has been fixed, so maybe you just ask for the rename of the SUL there? I'm not sure. I should know, but I just returned to editing this board after an absence.) Cau lde 13:33, 27 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. (woah, nine colons) ~ Jafet • business • pleasure • voicemail 15:58, 27 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

RyRy → RyanCross

Current username: RyRy (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Target username: RyanCross (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log)
Datestamp: 18:57, 27 September 2008 (UTC)
For bureaucrat use: Email target username (1) (2)
RyRy (talk) 18:57, 27 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Note:

The target username has made edits to Wikipedia. Due to licensing concerns, this may be a barrier to usurpation.
User has 1 undeleted edits, 0 deleted edits, and 1 total edits. Requesting user has 18450 edits. ClueBot VI (talk) 18:59, 27 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Tough one. The one mainspace edit was made 9 months ago. —Anonymous Dissident^Talk 03:08, 28 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I should show you this BN discussion. -- RyRy (talk) 03:58, 28 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, CV. Shouldn't be an issue. —Anonymous Dissident^Talk 04:19, 28 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Note:

The target username meets the requirements for usurpation.
The current owner of the target username does not have an email address specified. —Anonymous Dissident^Talk 06:27, 28 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

September 28, 2008

Requests left here will be filled no earlier than October 6, 2008.

Auric The Rad → Auric

Current username: Auric The Rad (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Target username: Auric (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log)
Datestamp: 09:42, 28 September 2008 (UTC)
For bureaucrat use: Email target username (1) (2)
Reason: I created this account nearly four years ago. I feel somewhat silly now with such a long name and title. Auric (talk) 04:43, 28 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
SoxBot has evaluated this request, and renaming appears to be possible. SoxBot VI (talk) 04:45, 28 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Clerk note: I moved this request over from CHU. Original post can be found here. Useight (talk) 05:01, 28 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Note:

The target username meets the requirements for usurpation.
The current owner of the target username has an email address set.
User has 0 undeleted edits, 0 deleted edits, and 0 total edits. Requesting user has 7672 edits. ClueBot VI (talk) 05:07, 28 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Christeld → Christel

Current username: christeld (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Target username: christel (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log)
Datestamp: 21:36, 28 September 2008 (UTC)
For bureaucrat use: Email target username (1) (2)
Christeld (talk) 21:36, 28 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I use the handle "christel" everywhere else, and note it's been unused here since 2005, wondering if there's any chance of a rename? Thank you.

Note:

The target username meets the requirements for usurpation.
The current owner of the target username does not have an email address specified.
User has 0 undeleted edits, 0 deleted edits, and 0 total edits. Requesting user has 1 edits. ClueBot VI (talk) 21:37, 28 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

September 29, 2008

Requests left here will be filled no earlier than October 7, 2008.

Cream → Mixwell

Current username: Cream (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Target username: Mixwell (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log)
Datestamp: 21:19, 29 September 2008 (UTC)
For bureaucrat use: Email target username (1) (2)
creaɯy!^Talk 21:19, 29 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Note:

The target username meets the requirements for usurpation.
The current owner of the target username does not have an email address specified.
User has 0 undeleted edits, 0 deleted edits, and 0 total edits. Requesting user has 6078 edits. ClueBot VI (talk) 21:24, 29 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

October 1, 2008

Requests left here will be filled no earlier than October 9, 2008.

Dragonsblast → DragonZero

Current username: Dragonsblast (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Target username: DragonZero (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log)
Datestamp: 04:51, 1 October 2008 (UTC)
For bureaucrat use: Email target username (1) (2)
Dragonsblast (talk) 04:51, 1 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Note:

The target username meets the requirements for usurpation.
The current owner of the target username does not have an email address specified.
User has 0 undeleted edits, 0 deleted edits, and 0 total edits. Requesting user has 492 edits. ClueBot VI (talk) 04:52, 1 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

October 3, 2008

Requests left here will be filled no earlier than October 11, 2008.

Poordoggroup → Poor Dog Group

Current username: Poordoggroup (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Target username: Poor Dog Group (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log)
Datestamp: 00:00, 3 October 2008 (UTC)
For bureaucrat use: Email target username (1) (2)
Poordoggroup (talk) 00:00, 3 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Clerk note: User "Poor Dog Group" is not registered. Please see WP:CHU instead. ClueBot VI (talk) 00:05, 3 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Warning: this is a spam username; take a look at the deleted userpage(s), which advertised something called the Poor Dog Group. --Orange Mike | Talk 00:30, 3 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

See here. —Anonymous Dissident^Talk 01:41, 3 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Not done - promotional username, account now indefblocked. WJBscribe (talk) 01:43, 3 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

October 4, 2008

Requests left here will be filled no earlier than October 12, 2008.

PrinceOfCanada → roux

Current username: PrinceOfCanada (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Target username: roux (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log)
Datestamp: 02:19, 4 October 2008 (UTC)
For bureaucrat use: Email target username (1) (2)

Usurped username has one contrib from 2005. I would like to usurp because I have realized I don't like my current name, and the new name is more reflective of how I think about my contribs to WP. I understand that recent blocks on my account could be an issue; if granted usurp I intend to put a link in my sig for a couple of weeks that notes my previous username. Thank you. Prince of Canada^{t | c} 02:19, 4 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Note:

The target username has made edits to Wikipedia. Due to licensing concerns, this may be a barrier to usurpation.
User has 1 undeleted edits, 0 deleted edits, and 1 total edits. Requesting user has 6136 edits. ClueBot VI (talk) 02:23, 4 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Note: one edit was back in late '05, seems to have been reverting POVish vandalism. —Anonymous Dissident^Talk 04:02, 4 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Gustavo siqueira2230 → Gustavo Siqueira

Current username: Gustavo siqueira2230 (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Target username: Gustavo Siqueira (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log)
Datestamp: 05:03, 4 October 2008 (UTC)
For bureaucrat use: Email target username (1) (2)
Gustavo §iqueira ^Yes??. 05:03, 4 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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.
User has 5 undeleted edits, 0 deleted edits, and 5 total edits. Requesting user has 66 edits. ClueBot VI (talk) 05:04, 4 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I'm the user Gustavo Siqueira and Gustavo siqueira2230, but I changed my username in other wikis and I have my all other logins unified, unless in wiki-en. I'm not still editing whit the name "Gustavo Siqueira" anymore because I want to restore my edits whit "Gustavo siqueira2230"._{excuse my poor English, I hope you understand me}. Gustavo §iqueira ^Yes??. 05:44, 4 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
- I understand your English. Unfortunately though, we can't add the edits of Gustavo Siqueira to your current account. I presume that is what you are asking for? Caulde 08:34, 4 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  - Clerk note: GS understands that the contirbutions of Gustavo Siqueira, will be lost when Gustavo siqueira2230's are moved there in the rename. He owns both accounts, so perhaps this is enough cause for a speedy usurp? Caulde 22:09, 4 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Bgtbgt → Bgt

Current username: Bgtbgt (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Target username: Bgt (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log)
Datestamp: 08:04, 4 October 2008 (UTC)
For bureaucrat use: Email target username (1) (2)
Bgtbgt (talk) 08:04, 4 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I made a request already in the August of 2007, which was rejected back then due to me not appearing as an established user. (as seen in this revision) Now I have been a registered member for over an year, I have edited and created more pages (in addition to the edits I have done without logging in, before and after registering), and I have the account name Bgt in the Finnish version and my personal web page comes as a first hit when searching for the word "bgt" (at least in the Finnish Google). The current holder of the username bgt is yet to make even a single edit under that username.

Note:

The target username meets the requirements for usurpation.
The current owner of the target username does not have an email address specified.
User has 0 undeleted edits, 0 deleted edits, and 0 total edits. Requesting user has 27 edits. ClueBot VI (talk) 08:05, 4 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Space_dude7 → cboshuizen

Current username: Space_dude7 (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Target username: cboshuizen (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log)
Datestamp: 22:23, 4 October 2008 (UTC)
For bureaucrat use: Email target username (1) (2)
Space dude7 (talk) 22:23, 4 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]