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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 19:13:22, 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 19:13:22, 9 September 2024 (UTC).

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

February 5, 2009

Requests left here will be filled no earlier than February 13, 2009.

Bagatelle47 → Bagatelle

Current username: Bagatelle47 (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Target username: Bagatelle (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log)
Datestamp: 04:34, 5 February 2009 (UTC)
For bureaucrat use: Email target username (1) (2)
Bagatelle47 (talk) 04:34, 5 February 2009 (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 509 edits. ClueBot VI (talk) 04:38, 5 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Done Kingturtle (talk) 03:24, 13 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Pometheus → Prometheus

Current username: Pometheus (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Target username: Prometheus (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log)
Datestamp: 17:24, 5 February 2009 (UTC)
For bureaucrat use: Email target username (1) (2)
Pometheus (talk) 08:08, 26 January 2009 (UTC) Hey accidentally made this account(miss spelled Prometheus) have started a new account.Requesting deletion of this one ....thanks, sorry for the trouble[reply]

Clerk note: User "REQUESTED_NAME" is not registered. Please see WP:CHU instead. ClueBot VI (talk) 08:09, 26 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Clerk note: fixed malformed request original request---Balloonman ^PoppaBalloon 18:04, 26 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Clerk note:user:Prometheus already exists and has over 100 edits, including edits as recently as November 2008---WP:USURP is your only option to get the name, but would probably be rejected based upon Prometheus' edit history. Would suggest selecting another user name. Also, note, that since this is your only edit, a request for name change is likely to denied as you could simply start a new account.---Balloonman ^PoppaBalloon 18:09, 26 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Bureaucrat note: I emailed Pometheus. If Pometheus agrees to the usurpation, then I'll go ahead with it. Kingturtle (talk) 17:24, 5 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

This request should therefore be completed no earlier than the 13th. Moving. —Anonymous Dissident^Talk 06:59, 7 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Not done I received an email back from User:Prometheus, and he wants to continue using the name. Kingturtle (talk) 14:05, 12 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

LunaRain → Palindrome

Current username: LunaRain (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Target username: Palindrome (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log)
Datestamp: 17:39, 5 February 2009 (UTC)
For bureaucrat use: Email target username (1) (2)

As I posted on here, I feel the need for a change.Luna Rain ^HowL _Cry 03:46, 4 February 2009 (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 178 edits. ClueBot VI (talk) 17:40, 5 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

This one looks better, the only other global user is de.wiki with only 11 edits and none since 2007. –xeno (talk) 17:39, 5 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Bureaucrat note: This user (Palindrome) has not specified a valid e-mail address. Kingturtle (talk) 17:43, 5 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

By the way, I made this request on Feb 4th. See my contribs. Luna Rain ^HowL _Cry 02:03, 7 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Done Kingturtle (talk) 03:26, 13 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks you sir. :] ...Ω...^..¿TooT?.._..¡StatS!.. 05:24, 13 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

February 6, 2009

Requests left here will be filled no earlier than February 14, 2009.

Holder-als → Holder

Current username: Holder-als (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Target username: Holder (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log)
Datestamp: 15:22, 6 February 2009 (UTC)
For bureaucrat use: Email target username (1) (2)
Holder-als (talk) 15:22, 6 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I'm Holder from the Alemannic Wikipedia. When I started to merge my accounts to a single login for all Wikimedia projects, I found the user user:Holder, who is blocked since several years. I want to submit an application that this blocked user is usurped, so that I can create a global account under the name Holder. Thanks, Holder-als (talk) 15:22, 6 February 2009 (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 4 edits. ClueBot VI (talk) 15:45, 6 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The target user seemed to have been blocked as an WP:SPA. –xeno (talk) 15:51, 6 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Well, for 24 hours, in '05. Doesn't seem too serious, especially considering that this guy is trying to unify. —Anonymous Dissident^Talk 13:09, 7 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

In other news, I've gone ahead and notified the user of requested usurpation. —Anonymous Dissident^Talk 13:10, 7 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Oops, I initially read that as indef. –xeno (talk) 00:25, 8 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Bureaucrat note: This user (Holder) has not specified a valid e-mail address. Kingturtle (talk) 18:18, 7 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

February 9, 2009

Requests left here will be filled no earlier than February 17, 2009.

Redbluefire1 → Redbluefire

Current username: Redbluefire1 (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Target username: Redbluefire (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log)
Datestamp: 22:22, 9 February 2009 (UTC)
For bureaucrat use: Email target username (1) (2)
Hi, "Redbluefire" is the name I use as my single online identity, and I'd like to contribute to Wikipedia under a user account rather than anonymously as I have for some time; I know it's unorthodox to grant a usurpation to a new user account, but I'd appreciate it if I could take over this account, which has no activity. My memory may even be so bad that I have forgotten that I registered this account sometime ago, and thus the password escapes me. Maybe i'm posting from the same IP range this account was registered from? I am the only "Redbluefire" evident in any major search engine, and this may be proven because I control any and all accounts that are returned in a web search's results, and will be glad to verify them if need be. Thank you for your assistance, even if you cannot grant this request. Redbluefire1 (talk) 22:22, 9 February 2009 (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 2 edits. ClueBot VI (talk) 22:23, 9 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Verification will not be necessary; it will, however, fall into the bureaucrat's discretion with regard to whether such a new account can be renamed. Your reasoning is quite clear, though. —Anonymous Dissident^Talk 09:07, 10 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Bureaucrat note: Everything is in order for February 17. Kingturtle (talk) 13:49, 11 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Current username: Machine758
Target username: KitHarrison
Timestamp: 20:00, 11 February 2008 (GMT)

I am in the process of changing all my net usernames from Machine758 to KitHarrison - I created a new account on Wikipedia under the assumption that it was not possible to change a username. However, I quickly discovered I did not want to have to reacquire all the privileges I had accrued under Machine758. Now I know it IS possible to change usernames, I would like to request the usurpation. Kit (talk) 20:03, 11 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

February 11, 2009

Requests left here will be filled no earlier than February 19, 2009.

Machine758 → KitHarrison

Current username: Machine758
Target username: KitHarrison
Timestamp: 20:00, 11 February 2008 (GMT)

I am in the process of changing all my net usernames from Machine758 to KitHarrison - I created a new account on Wikipedia under the assumption that it was not possible to change a username. However, I quickly discovered I did not want to have to reacquire all the privileges I had accrued under Machine758. Now I know it IS possible to change usernames, I would like to request the usurpation. Kit (talk) 20:03, 11 February 2009 (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 8 undeleted edits, 0 deleted edits, and 8 total edits. Requesting user has 470 edits. ClueBot VI (talk) 20:08, 11 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Not done Machine758's request was fulfilled at CHU. Kingturtle (talk) 03:28, 13 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Machine758 → KitHarrison

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 8 undeleted edits, 0 deleted edits, and 8 total edits. Requesting user has 470 edits. ClueBot VI (talk) 20:14, 11 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Not done Machine758's request was fulfilled at CHU. Kingturtle (talk) 03:28, 13 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Araignee537 → Araignee

Current username: Araignee537 (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Target username: Araignee (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log)
Datestamp: 22:38, 11 February 2009 (UTC)
For bureaucrat use: Email target username (1) (2)
araignee (talk) 22:38, 11 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Simpler name, common handle, and apparently not used by the current owner.

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 24 edits. ClueBot VI (talk) 22:40, 11 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Bureaucrat note: Everything is in order for February 19. Kingturtle (talk) 03:31, 13 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

February 13, 2009

Requests left here will be filled no earlier than February 21, 2009.

Pietru il-Boqli → Pietru

Current username: Pietru il-Boqli (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Target username: Pietru (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log)
Datestamp: 06:32, 13 February 2009 (UTC)
For bureaucrat use: Email target username (1) (2)
Quand le jour se lève les ténèbres s'évanouissent. (talk) 06:32, 13 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Bureaucrat note: On 12 September 2008 your username was changed to Pietru il-Boqli. Why the need for this change? Kingturtle (talk) 14:58, 13 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I'd wanted to change it to Pietru but the user already registered took ages to respond: I'm now willing to wait to 'usurp' my originally intended username. Quand le jour se lève les ténèbres s'évanouissent. (talk) 16:20, 13 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

S@bre → Sabre

Current username: S@bre (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Target username: Sabre (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log)
Datestamp: 11:57, 13 February 2009 (UTC)
For bureaucrat use: Email target username (1) (2)
Concerns were raised at my RfA that the "@" in my name could cause problems with the ability of the software sysop or desysop me. Sabre (talk) 11:57, 13 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Bureaucrat note: In light of the pending RfA and because the target username has no edit history, this request shall be filled on February 18 (prior to S@bre's potential admin promotion) - unless circumstances change. Kingturtle (talk) 15:04, 13 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Peephole → Sloane

Current username: Peephole (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Target username: Sloane (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log)
Datestamp: 16:32, 13 February 2009 (UTC)
For bureaucrat use: Email target username (1) (2)
Peephole (talk) 16:32, 13 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Phauxcamus → Phaux

Current username: Phauxcamus (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Target username: Phaux (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log)
Datestamp: 17:02, 13 February 2009 (UTC)
For bureaucrat use: Email target username (1) (2)
Phaux'' (talk) 17:02, 13 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]