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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 12:09:03, 3 August 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 12:09:03, 3 August 2024 (UTC).

Click here to place your request.

August 12, 2010

Requests left here will be filled no earlier than August 20, 2010.

Jennavecia → Lara

Status: On hold awaiting confirmation

Current username: Jennavecia (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Target username: Lara (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: 17:36, 12 August 2010 (UTC)
Reason: It's the name most people know me by.

Lara 17:36, 12 August 2010 (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 38113 edits. ClueBot VI (talk) 04:32, 14 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Active gl.wiki user Lara (talk · contribs) currently has claim to the SUL (but hasn't unified). Perhaps you could discuss it with them and see if they mind you taking over the claim? –xeno^talk 15:46, 13 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- The gl.wiki user will have to agree to this rename. We can't overstep a user with 2000-odd contributions. —Anonymous Dissident^Talk 07:59, 22 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  - I don't speak Galician and I don't want the SUL. I just want the rename here. Is that possible? If not, am I supposed to just ask her if she cares if I have the name here or on all the projects I'm unified on or what? I don't fully understand the SUL process. Lara 05:09, 29 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Bureaucrat note: She technically has first dibs on the name "Lara" for SUL, and if you take it here, she may have the right to take it away from you. If she is willing to give up the right to Lara on EnWiki, or she doesn't care about any wiki outside of glwiki, then the name could be changed, I believe. -- Avi (talk) 05:13, 29 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  - Okay, well I used Google translate to write her a message. Hopefully she'll respond soon. Thanks. Lara 05:43, 29 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    - Still waiting. She hasn't edited yet, but I check every few days. Lara 14:46, 10 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]
      - Clerk note: Flagged request as on hold. Set Sail For The Seven Seas 228° 31' 15" NET 15:14, 10 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]
        She doesn't seem to have responded yet, but perhaps you could just revert back to LaraLove? NW (Talk) 16:52, 18 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

September 14, 2010

Requests left here will be filled no earlier than September 22, 2010.

Kaacper → Kashmiri

Status: On hold awaiting opinion from second bureaucrat

Current username: Kaacper (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Target username: Kashmiri (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: 01:05, 14 September 2010 (UTC)
Reason: I would like to replace my current SUL with the new one "Kashmiri" due to privacy concerns (I prefer my account not to disclose my first name as currently anyone familiar with my specialisation in my home country would easily identify me). At the same time, I have been widely using the "kashmiri" nick on the web for many years. Target en.wiki account was created in 2005 and having made three small edits to one en.wiki article has remained inactive since - IMHO there are not much chances it will ever be active again. I have registered target username on several wikis, and it seems only en.wiki prevents SUL creation. Thank you for positive consideration.

kashmiri (talk) 01:05, 14 September 2010 (UTC) kashmiri (talk) 01:05, 14 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Note:

The target username has made edits to Wikipedia. Due to licensing concerns, this may be a barrier to usurpation.
User has 3 undeleted edits, 0 deleted edits, and 3 total edits. Requesting user has 330 edits. ClueBot VI (talk) 01:08, 14 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

As a note, I noticed the three edits were the creation of a new article, that we still have. The three edits are enough to be GFDL significant, as well. Courcelles 17:29, 15 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Clerk note: Actually, it's not necessarily the creation of a new article, since the edit is not flagged with a capital "N" as is done for page creations. It's possible that there have been previous edits that have been lost many years ago. Set Sail For The Seven Seas 188° 57' 30" NET 12:35, 18 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I would hazard a guess that such flags didn't exist in 2005. –xeno^talk 15:40, 18 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I think the editors' contributions are indeed cc-by-sa/GFDL-significant as the edits represent the genesis of the Kashmiri Gate (Delhi) article and the information originally provided persists in the article to this day. If the user happens to consent, this can proceed - you might consider sending them an email. However, I will leave this for another bureaucrat to provide a second opinion and wouldn't object if it were fulfilled. –xeno^talk 15:36, 24 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Clerk note: Flagged request as on hold. Set Sail For The Seven Seas 238° 34' 15" NET 15:54, 24 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

September 15, 2010

Requests left here will be filled no earlier than September 23, 2010.

Boghog2 → Boghog

Status: Done

Current username: Boghog2 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Target username: Boghog (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: 20:17, 15 September 2010 (UTC)
Reason: Simpler user name. This is the name I originally wanted, but it was already taken.

Boghog (talk) 20:17, 15 September 2010 (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 28515 edits. ClueBot VI (talk) 20:17, 15 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Are you commons:User:Boghog ? –xeno^talk 20:28, 15 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

No, I am commons:User:Boghog2. Assuming my request here is granted, I will also request that my commons user name be changed from Boghog2 to Boghog. As far as I can tell, the commons:User:Boghog account does not yet exist. Boghog (talk) 20:35, 15 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It does exist there, see commons:Special:Contributions/Boghog. Based on the contributions, you might not be able to usurp the account there. You might consider hinging this upon the commons request, rather than the other way around. It looks fine here, but we typically try not to create SUL conflicts (though the commons user is inactive since 2 years). –xeno^talk 20:38, 15 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Opps! That was also me, the files that commons:User:Boghog uploaded are no question mine. commons:User:Boghog last edit was on 24 August 2008 and commons:User:Boghog2 first edit was on 31 August 2008. So I must have switched account names. Sorry for the confusion. Per your request, I will first try to sort things out with my commons accounts. Please put this request on hold and I will get back to your as soon as I hear something from the commons administrators. Thanks for your help. Boghog (talk) 20:53, 15 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Cool. This request can proceed once you enable the SUL for Boghog and certify it's you. Do note that because of your impressive edit count, it may take upwards of several weeks for all your contributions to move. –xeno^talk 20:57, 15 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Per your suggestion, my account name on commons has now been changed from Boghog2 to Boghog (see link). However it is not clear to me how to enable the SUL for user Boghog since Boghog is apparently still an activate account, although no edits have been made using this account. What do I do next? Boghog2 (talk) 19:40, 25 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Done Please note it may take upwards of several weeks to move all your contributions. You can try special:MergeAccount now. (If it doesn't let you, you could try again once at least 127 edits have been made/moved over) –xeno^talk 19:45, 25 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Great! I am now logged in as Boghog. Thanks for your help! Cheers. Boghog (talk) 19:47, 25 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

September 20, 2010

Requests left here will be filled no earlier than September 28, 2010.

Wikiwind2 → Wikiwind

Status: Done

Current username: Wikiwind2 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Target username: Wikiwind (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: 09:39, 20 September 2010 (UTC)
Reason: user has no edits, i want this user name becouse of my global account, i sometimes make changes here (interwikis, articles related to serbia and balkans.My home wiki is serbian wikipedia.

Wikiwind2 (talk) 09:39, 20 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

sorry for disturbing, but if username is not registered why I can't add it to my global account. When a try it says that i must enter password to confirm that Wikiwind account belongs to me.--Wikiwind2 (talk) 09:49, 20 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The bot was confused. –xeno^talk 13:50, 20 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I want Wikiwind account here unified with Wikiwind account on serbian wikipedia, I hope you understand now!--Wikiwind2 (talk) 09:56, 20 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Bureaucrat note: Verification requested. Please log in to your home wiki and make an edit at your talk page certifying this request. –xeno^talk 13:50, 20 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Done[1]--Wikiwind2 (talk) 14:40, 20 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. Looks fine after a brief hold (if no objections). –xeno^talk 14:41, 20 September 2010 (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 4 edits. ClueBot VI (talk) 13:52, 20 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Done –xeno^talk 12:55, 23 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Samit Boonyaruk → Asterisker

Status: Done

Current username: Samit Boonyaruk (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Target username: Asterisker (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: 10:22, 20 September 2010 (UTC)
Reason: I don't to my name as a username and also My user page was been vandalism

Samit Boonyaruk (talk) 10:22, 20 September 2010 (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 52 edits. ClueBot VI (talk) 13:52, 20 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Clerk note: This may qualify for a speedy usurp since User:Asterisker was created over a year ago (29 April 2009), has no edits and only exists here. Set Sail For The Seven Seas 332° 20' 45" NET 22:09, 20 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Done –xeno^talk 12:57, 23 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

September 21, 2010

Requests left here will be filled no earlier than September 29, 2010.

Recusant5518 → Sirin

Status: In progress

Current username: Recusant5518 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Target username: Sirin (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: 19:18, 21 September 2010 (UTC)
Reason: No contributions registered to the user, and the account appears to be dormant. Unsure as to when the account was created, however, since it strangely has no creation log.

Recusant5518 (talk) 19:18, 21 September 2010 (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 3 edits. ClueBot VI (talk) 19:23, 21 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Clerk note: Are you de:User:Sirin? Since they have best claim to the username. Set Sail For The Seven Seas 320° 16' 30" NET 21:21, 22 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I am not, but their last edit was in December 2009, so the account is possibly defunct. As for whether any of the edits are GDFL significant, I'm not qualified to say. Recusant5518 (talk) 12:51, 23 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

September 22, 2010

Requests left here will be filled no earlier than September 30, 2010.

MarioS-de → MarioS

Status: Done

Current username: MarioS-de (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Target username: MarioS (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: 19:06, 22 September 2010 (UTC)
Confirmation link: here
Reason: To fully use SUL, I would like to unify my logins across wikipedia

MarioS-de (talk) 19:06, 22 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Note: The target account has 3 edits in a single article, 2 of them minor. It was last active in January 2004 and the single paragraph that is essentially its only contribution has since been replaced. MarioS-de (talk) 19:06, 22 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Note:

The target username has made edits to Wikipedia. Due to licensing concerns, this may be a barrier to usurpation.
User has 3 undeleted edits, 0 deleted edits, and 3 total edits. Requesting user has 22 edits. ClueBot VI (talk) 19:08, 22 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Looks fine after a brief hold. –xeno^talk 17:30, 23 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Done –xeno^talk 13:59, 24 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

None (SUL request) → Mel22

Status: Done

Target username: Mel22 (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: 19:16, 22 September 2010 (UTC)
Confirmation link: here
Reason: SUL

Mel2222 (talk) 19:16, 22 September 2010 (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 edits. ClueBot VI (talk) 19:18, 22 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Done –xeno^talk 17:29, 23 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

September 23, 2010

Requests left here will be filled no earlier than October 1, 2010.

Jmanfffreak → Jguy

Status: In progress

Current username: Jmanfffreak (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Target username: Jguy (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: 16:06, 23 September 2010 (UTC)

Jmanfffreak (talk) 16:06, 23 September 2010 (UTC) Reason: This is my desired and common username for most of my accounts on the internet. Thank you for your time. Jmanfffreak (talk) 16:06, 23 September 2010 (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 39 edits. ClueBot VI (talk) 16:08, 23 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Clerk note: User:Jguy was created over four years ago (24 March 2006) and has no edits. Also, fr:User:Jguy has no edits. Set Sail For The Seven Seas 258° 38' 45" NET 17:14, 23 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Clerk note: en_pedia account was created in 2006 and has no live edits nor deleted edits; has no live edits nor deleted edits. The SUL isn't registered. If the user doesn't object to being usurped on his talkpage, it looks like the usurpation can carry on. —Waterfox (talk) 00:40, 24 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Errisper → Rash

Status: In progress

Current username: Errisper (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Target username: Rash (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: 23:27, 25 September 2010 (UTC)

Errisper (talk) 23:27, 25 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]