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 01:15:23, 12 October 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 01:15:23, 12 October 2024 (UTC).

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

Click here to place your request.

December 17, 2009

Requests left here will be filled no earlier than December 25, 2009.

minayans → sabrinay

Status: In progress

Current username: minayans (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Target username: sabrinay (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log)
Datestamp: 20:51, 17 December 2009 (UTC)
For bureaucrat use: SUL report (old • new) | Email target username (1) (2)

Minayans (talk) 20:51, 17 December 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 1 edits. ClueBot VI (talk) 20:52, 17 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Notification left on user talk page; to be completed on January 2. —Anonymous Dissident^Talk 03:05, 26 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

December 18, 2009

Requests left here will be filled no earlier than December 26, 2009.

anil2u → awesome

Status: In progress

Current username: anil2u (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Target username: awesome (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log)
Datestamp: 06:56, 18 December 2009 (UTC)
For bureaucrat use: SUL report (old • new) | Email target username (1) (2)

anil kumar 06:56, 18 December 2009 (UTC)

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 29 edits. ClueBot VI (talk) 06:58, 18 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Clerk note: The account was registered today - did you do so? If so, please confirm it using the new account, then renaming can be done easily. If you did not, the target username is too new to usurp. Regards So Why 07:54, 18 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Are you sure? It looks to me that User:Awesome was registered on Nov 30, 2005 and never edited. -- Soap ^Talk/_{Contributions} 18:41, 19 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Bureaucrat note: Notification left today; usurpation should not be done until January 4, 2010. -- Avi (talk) 17:26, 27 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Protactinium-231 → 4

Status: Done

Current username: Protactinium-231 (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Target username: 4 (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log)
Datestamp: 07:55, 18 December 2009 (UTC)
For bureaucrat use: SUL report (old • new) | Email target username (1) (2)

²³¹₉₁Pa (chat me!) 07:55, 18 December 2009 (UTC) Reasons:[reply]

My current username is very long.
The number sequence "231" has some stuff to do with my real-life identity and I'd rather not let that be known.

Just a question: what happens to the subpages of the old account? ²³¹₉₁Pa (chat me!) 07:55, 18 December 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 1315 edits. ClueBot VI (talk) 07:59, 18 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Clerk note: Please note that a new unified account with the target username might be impossible to create or at least require usurpation requests on several wikis. If you want to have a new SUL account, another username might be a better choice. Regards So Why 08:09, 18 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Well, on fr: and ru: the user "4" hasn't made any edits, and I don't really intend to do much work there. ²³¹₉₁Pa (chat me!) 08:41, 18 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Actually, work on other projects isn't a very big deal for me, so I wouldn't really mind. ²³¹₉₁Pa (chat me!) 13:39, 18 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Finally, all the wikis that 4 contributes on are in languages I don't understand, and probably won't be using. ²³¹₉₁Pa (chat me!) 13:42, 18 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Hello? When will this be done? ²³¹₉₁Pa (chat me!) 03:29, 19 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Most requests on this page are delayed a week to give involved parties time to react. Note at the top it says Rеquеsts lеft hеrе will bе fillеd no еarliеr than Dеcеmbеr 26, 2009. -- Soap ^Talk/_{Contributions} 18:32, 19 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Done Detached from SUL. -- Avi (talk) 17:29, 27 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks a lot, guys. There's still one edit left in the old username's contributions, though. And btw, why do the headers on top still read "Protactinium-231" instead of "4"? Protactinium-231 (talk) 03:49, 28 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

December 20, 2009

Requests left here will be filled no earlier than December 28, 2009.

InessaGasparyan → Wikipedia-IGMPMGMT

Status: In progress

Current username: InessaGasparyan (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Target username: Wikipedia-IGMPMGMT (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log)
Datestamp: 14:18, 20 December 2009 (UTC)
For bureaucrat use: SUL report (old • new) | Email target username (1) (2)

InessaGasparyan (talk) 14:18, 20 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Clerk note: User "Wikipedia-IGMPMGMT" is not registered. Please see WP:CHU instead. ClueBot VI (talk) 14:22, 20 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Clerk note: Request also made at WP:CHU/SUL from where it was moved to WP:CHU. Regards So Why 22:19, 20 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Not done —Anonymous Dissident^Talk 01:32, 29 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Silver Penguin → Rire

Status: In progress

Current username: Silver Penguin (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Target username: Rire (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log)
Datestamp: 19:51, 20 December 2009 (UTC)
For bureaucrat use: SUL report (old • new) | Email target username (1) (2)

Silver Penguin ^{speak with me} 19:51, 20 December 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 183 edits. ClueBot VI (talk) 19:53, 20 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Done —Anonymous Dissident^Talk 01:30, 29 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

December 25, 2009

Requests left here will be filled no earlier than January 2, 2010.

Birdsarmy → Cornugon

Status: In progress

Current username: Birdsarmy (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Target username: Cornugon (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log)
Datestamp: 00:45, 25 December 2009 (UTC)
For bureaucrat use: SUL report (old • new) | Email target username (1) (2)

Birdsarmy (talk) 00:45, 25 December 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 97 edits. ClueBot VI (talk) 00:49, 25 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

December 26, 2009

Requests left here will be filled no earlier than January 3, 2010.

None → Tyw

Status: In progress

Current username: Tyw7 (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Target username: Tyw (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log)
Datestamp: 04:46, 26 December 2009 (UTC)
For bureaucrat use: SUL report (old • new) | Email target username (1) (2)

Tyw7 (Talk • Contributions) Changing the world one edit at a time! 04:46, 26 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

comment

That account is way to close for comfort. Want to create doubleganger account with 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 4571 edits. ClueBot VI (talk) 04:50, 26 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Clerk note: Reformatted the request to make it more clear that the usurpation request is not an attempt to change username Tyw7 (talk · contribs) to Tyw (talk · contribs) but rather to create the account Tyw (talk · contribs) as a doppleganger. --Shirik (talk) 04:53, 26 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Clerk note: Indeed. However, Tyw7 needs to make an account to rename first - it is not possible to "give" you an existing account. This account will be nullified after the rename. In addition, this discussion may also be relevant here. In brief, the rough consensus was that creating doppelgänger accounts via usurpation/username change, especially short or otherwise plausible usernames, was undesirable because they deny users on other wikis the use of an account for editing in favour of one that will not edit. Intelligentsium 03:57, 30 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

bsmithme → Thorncrag

Status: In progress

Current username: bsmithme (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Target username: Thorncrag (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log)
Datestamp: 08:16, 26 December 2009 (UTC)
For bureaucrat use: SUL report (old • new) | Email target username (1) (2)

bsmithme 08:16, 26 December 2009 (UTC) Please note that I control both accounts and that I registered Thorncrag before this one, a fact that I clearly had forgotten when I decided to register and start contributing with this one.[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 2098 edits. ClueBot VI (talk) 08:21, 26 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Clerk note: Email sent, then I realized that this is a self usurp request. D'oh! This could probably be speedy approved. (X! · talk) · @040 · 23:57, 26 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

pol_nd → daniel pol

Status: In progress

Current username: pol_nd (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Target username: daniel pol (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log)
Datestamp: 13:31, 26 December 2009 (UTC)
For bureaucrat use: SUL report (old • new) | Email target username (1) (2)

89.123.78.198 (talk) 13:31, 26 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Clerk note: User "Daniel pol" is not registered. Please see WP:CHU instead. ClueBot VI (talk) 13:32, 26 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Clerk note: All requests must be made while logged in to the account that will be renamed; this request was made by 89.123.78.198 (talk · contribs). Please log in to the account that is to be renamed and confirm this request. (X! · talk) · @044 · 00:03, 27 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

December 28, 2009

Requests left here will be filled no earlier than January 5, 2010.

PepperSprayer → Hurt

Status: In progress

Current username: PepperSprayer (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Target username: Hurt (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log)
Datestamp: 05:26, 28 December 2009 (UTC)
For bureaucrat use: SUL report (old • new) | Email target username (1) (2)

PepperSprayer (talk) 05:26, 28 December 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 92 edits. ClueBot VI (talk) 05:30, 28 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Clerk note: Requesting user has only been editing a couple days. Probably isn't appropriate to carry out a usurpation ATM. –Juliancolton | ^Talk 01:26, 29 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

want change my user name for sucurity reasons.thank you —Preceding unsigned comment added by ALIYU ABDULLAH (talk • contribs) 04:44, 29 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

December 29, 2009

Requests left here will be filled no earlier than January 6, 2010.

Valtirman → Val Tirman

Status: In progress

Current username: Valtirman (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Target username: Val Tirman (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log)
Datestamp: 05:43, 29 December 2009 (UTC)
For bureaucrat use: SUL report (old • new) | Email target username (1) (2)

67.180.11.165 (talk) 05:43, 29 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Clerk note: User "Val Tirman" is not registered. Please see WP:CHU instead. ClueBot VI (talk) 05:44, 29 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Clerk note: It seems you have registered the account, if it is even really you (an IP made this request). No 'crat action needed; just start editing with the new account. Intelligentsium 04:08, 30 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Sławomir Biały2 → Slawek

Status: In progress

Current username: Sławomir Biały2 (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Target username: Slawek (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log)
Datestamp: 13:15, 29 December 2009 (UTC)
For bureaucrat use: SUL report (old • new) | Email target username (1) (2)

Sławomir Biały (talk) 13:15, 29 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Note. I would like to take the username Slawek as an alternate account, keeping my old username. The special characters in my own user name are sometimes inconvenient (e.g., on mobile devices). Sławomir Biały (talk) 13:15, 29 December 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 4749 edits. ClueBot VI (talk) 13:16, 29 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Clerk note: You need to make a sockpuppet first (it will be nullified after the rename) to rename, as you do not want your main account renamed. Intelligentsium 03:52, 30 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Done. The account to be renamed is User:Sławomir Biały2. Sławomir Biały (talk) 12:41, 30 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I've adjusted the request accordingly. —Anonymous Dissident^Talk 12:44, 30 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

====MrParking → MrParker

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Status: In progress

Current username: MrParking (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Target username: MrParker (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log)
Datestamp: 15:29, 30 December 2009 (UTC)
For bureaucrat use: SUL report (old • [[sulutil:MrParker

|new]]) | [[Special:Emailuser/MrParker |Email target username]] (1) (2) MrParking (talk) 15:29, 30 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]