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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 20:13:55, 29 June 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 20:13:55, 29 June 2024 (UTC).

Click here to place your request.

March 4, 2011

Requests left here should be addressed on or before March 12, 2011.

Uksam88 → Narom

Status: Done

Current username: Uksam88 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Target username: Narom (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: 20:09, 4 March 2011 (UTC)
Reason: Still trying to unify my login names across many sites to a new less identifiable username. Tried to previously usurp account 11 months ago (here), was rejected due to age of account and treated as active, however still only has 1 edit. User never responded to initial usurping, be it on their talk page or email, possibly suggest account is inactive.

Uksam88 (talk) 20:09, 4 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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. 2 non-enwiki unattached accounts exist with this name, with 0 total edits. Requesting user has 1924 undeleted edits and 242 deleted edits, for a total of 2166 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 2169 total edits on 25 wikis. AnomieBOT ⚡ 20:14, 4 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Looks fine after the hold. demize (t · c) 01:28, 5 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Done –xeno^talk (autosigned by AnomieBOT) 14:03, 11 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

March 5, 2011

Requests left here should be addressed on or before March 13, 2011.

David Able → Quinn1

Status: Done

Current username: David Able (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Target username: Quinn1 (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: 16:58, 5 March 2011 (UTC)
Reason: I currently edit under a name that I just came up with off the top of my head. Having become more familiar with WP and some of the editors here, I would like to edit with a more "familiar" user name...in this case the name I go by in RL (though not my RL legal name, it is a nickname/family name that has special significance to me. I left a note for the current holder of the name here and will shortly post a confirmation of this request on my user page here. Please feel free to let me know if you require any more info. The account in question has had no contributions. Thanks David Able 16:58, 5 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

David Able 16:58, 5 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Switched to Quinn1 per user request; looks fine after hold. –xeno^talk 21:51, 5 March 2011 (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.
Target user has 0 undeleted edits and 0 deleted edits. No SUL account exists for the target user. Requesting user has 396 undeleted edits and 60 deleted edits, for a total of 456 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 456 total edits on 12 wikis. AnomieBOT ⚡ 21:52, 5 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Done –xeno^talk (autosigned by AnomieBOT) 23:09, 12 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

W7jkt → Firinne

Status: Done

Current username: W7jkt (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Target username: Firinne (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: 19:00, 5 March 2011 (UTC)
Reason: Personal preference

W7jkt (talk) 19:00, 5 March 2011 (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.
Target user has 0 undeleted edits and 0 deleted edits. No SUL account exists for the target user. Requesting user has 146 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 147 total edits on 5 wikis. AnomieBOT ⚡ 19:01, 5 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Looks fine after the hold. demize (t · c) 20:03, 5 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Done –xeno^talk (autosigned by AnomieBOT) 23:09, 12 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

March 10, 2011

Requests left here should be addressed on or before March 18, 2011.

Syska Hennessy Group → Syska Hennessy

Status: Not done

Current username: Syska Hennessy Group (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Target username: Syska Hennessy (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: 23:32, 10 March 2011 (UTC)
Reason: the current name violates user policy.

Syska Hennessy Group (talk) 23:32, 10 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Clerk note: The requested username "Syska Hennessy" is not registered. Please see WP:CHU/S instead. AnomieBOT ⚡ 23:35, 10 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The new username has the same issues as the old one. –xeno^talk 14:06, 11 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Not done. WJBscribe (talk) 01:52, 13 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

None (SUL request) → Sortilegus

Status: Done

Target username: Sortilegus (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:
Confirmation link: here
Reason: I'd like to use this username for SUL. It's my username for azwiki.

109.237.117.61 (talk) 23:43, 10 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Note:

This user has made contributions on another Wikimedia project (azwiki), this may be a barrier to usurpation.
Target user has 0 undeleted edits and 0 deleted edits. An SUL account (primary azwiki) exists for the target user, with 55468 total edits on 55 wikis. The local account is NOT attached. AnomieBOT ⚡ 23:46, 10 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Looks fine after a brief hold. –xeno^talk 14:08, 11 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Done –xeno^talk (autosigned by AnomieBOT) 23:08, 12 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

March 11, 2011

Requests left here should be addressed on or before March 19, 2011.

Jolorious → JohnnyMorales

Status: Done

Current username: Jolorious (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Target username: JohnnyMorales (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: 20:58, 11 March 2011 (UTC)
Reason: YOUR REASON It has no history of contribution. The search you recommend came back with the message "SUL account doesn't exist" It is my real name. The reason I don't contribute is I can't use my real name. I don't want to be anonymous. Ironically, when I started to use Wikipedia regularly, I created a few names and made false starts to become a contributor, because I hated the anonymous name I created. Ironically, I have a feeling I might have actually created this account, however the email I might have used johnmorales@hot.rr.com is no longer active. So I can't retrieve the password.

Jolorious (talk) 20:58, 11 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Bureaucrat note: As target username does not exist, there is nothing to usurp. Fulfilled as "simple" request. Done –xeno^talk 21:07, 11 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

March 12, 2011

Requests left here should be addressed on or before March 20, 2011.

None (SUL request) → Vago

Target username: Vago (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:
Confirmation link: here
Reason: I'd like to use this username for SUL. It's my username for azwiki.Vago-az (talk) 11:01, 12 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Note:

The target username has made edits to Wikipedia. Due to licensing concerns, this may be a barrier to usurpation.
Target user has 2 undeleted edits and 0 deleted edits. An SUL account (primary azwiki) exists for the target user, with 69207 total edits on 13 wikis. The local account is NOT attached. 7 non-enwiki unattached accounts exist with this name, with 2 total edits. AnomieBOT ⚡ 11:25, 12 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Looks fine after a brief hold. –xeno^talk 23:07, 12 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Shadow of The Void1 → TARGET Shadow of The Void

Status: Done

Current username: Shadow of The Void1 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Target username: Shadow of The Void (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: 11:26, 12 March 2011 (UTC)
Reason: want to remove the "1".

Shadow of The Void1 (talk) 11:26, 12 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Clerk note: The requested username "Shadow of The Void" is not registered. Please see WP:CHU/S instead. AnomieBOT ⚡ 11:36, 12 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Bureaucrat note: As target username does not exist, there is nothing to usurp. Fulfilled as "simple" request. Done –xeno^talk 23:07, 12 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Qwerty12345tmp → Qwerty12345

Status: In progress

Current username: Qwerty12345tmp (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Target username: Qwerty12345 (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: 19:59, 13 March 2011 (UTC)
Reason: I have this account on other wikis in particular the french one. I would like to use it on the english wiki and common. I checked and this account was used only once in 2004. Could you give it to me now?

Qwerty12345tmp (talk) 19:59, 13 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]