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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.

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  • 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

  1. 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.
  2. 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}}
  1. Preview the changes and make sure both names are spelled correctly. Click "Publish changes".
  2. 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 04:21:41, 3 August 2024 (UTC) (Update).



Current requests

Please place your request in the section for the current day, at the bottom of the list. It is 04:21:41, 3 August 2024 (UTC).



July 8, 2011

Requests left here should be addressed on or before July 16, 2011.

ModernGeek → Preston

Status:     In progress

ModernGeek (talk) 00:39, 8 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

 Clerk note: There are several Prestons on different projects, all of which could want to unify their accounts, which would give them a stronger claim to the name. You might want to choose a name that is unique instead. Regards SoWhy 15:08, 8 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Note:
  • This user has made contributions on another Wikimedia project (swwiki), this may be a barrier to usurpation.
  • Target user has 0 undeleted edits and 0 deleted edits. No SUL account exists for the target user. 20 non-enwiki unattached accounts exist with this name, with 62 total edits. Requesting user has 91 undeleted edits and 9 deleted edits, for a total of 100 edits. 1 non-enwiki unattached account exists with the requesting user's name, with 1 total edit. AnomieBOT 00:53, 11 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

July 12, 2011

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

Vmcamposjr → Vmcampos

Status:     In progress

Vmcamposjr (talk) 18:56, 12 July 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 3 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 3 total edits on 1 wiki. AnomieBOT 19:00, 12 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
 Clerk note: In order to ensure that usurped usernames be put to good use, we prefer only to grant requests from reasonably well-established users. Please feel free to re-file this request in the future after your account has been established. - frankie (talk) 19:35, 12 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

July 14, 2011

Requests left here should be addressed on or before July 22, 2011.

Aldrich lucas → Aldy

Status:     Done

Aldrich lucas (talk) 05:32, 14 July 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. 7 non-enwiki unattached accounts exist with this name, with 0 total edits. Requesting user has 280 undeleted edits and 3 deleted edits, for a total of 283 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 288 total edits on 32 wikis. AnomieBOT 05:33, 14 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
 Donexenotalk (autosigned by AnomieBOT) 13:11, 21 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

July 16, 2011

Requests left here should be addressed on or before July 24, 2011.

Shanerusso → Charless

Status:     In progress

Shanerusso (talk) 16:29, 16 July 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 4 undeleted edits and 1 deleted edit, for a total of 5 edits. No SUL account exists for the target user. 4 non-enwiki unattached accounts exist with this name, with 9 total edits. Requesting user has 235 undeleted edits and 35 deleted edits, for a total of 270 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 275 total edits on 4 wikis. AnomieBOT 16:37, 16 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
 Clerk note: Target has three minor edits (added "Chemistry" category to three articles) and one small edit [1] that has been replaced since it was made [2] - frankie (talk) 20:31, 16 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

July 17, 2011

Requests left here should be addressed on or before July 25, 2011.

Dipa1965 → Dipa

Status:     In progress

Dipa1965 (talk) 13:08, 17 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Note:
  • This user has made contributions on another Wikimedia project (itwiki), this may be a barrier to usurpation.
  • Target user has 0 undeleted edits and 0 deleted edits. No SUL account exists for the target user. 5 non-enwiki unattached accounts exist with this name, with 26 total edits. Requesting user has 890 undeleted edits and 10 deleted edits, for a total of 900 edits. 2 non-enwiki unattached accounts exist with the requesting user's name, with 11524 total edits. AnomieBOT 13:13, 17 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

July 18, 2011

Requests left here should be addressed on or before July 26, 2011.

Anilrkg → anilgaddam

Status:     In progress

Anilrkg (talk) 03:24, 18 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Note:
  • The target username meets the requirements for usurpation.
  • The current owner of the target username has an email address set.
  • Target user has 0 undeleted edits and 0 deleted edits. An SUL account (primary metawiki) exists for the target user, with 0 total edits on 2 wikis. Requesting user has 4 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 4 total edits on 3 wikis. AnomieBOT 03:50, 18 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
 Clerk note: With only four edits, it would be easier if you just abandoned "anilrkg" and started editing as "anigaddam" now (although you should read WP:REALNAME first about the potential dangers of using your real name on Wikipedia). Regards SoWhy 17:53, 18 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Requesting user probably wants to retain their creation date =) (Created on 15 May 2007)xenotalk 12:42, 19 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

None (SUL request) → Striker

Status:     In progress

  • Target username: Striker (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google)
  • For renamer use: Email target usernameusurp user
  • Datestamp: 04:45, 18 July 2011 (UTC)
  • Confirmation link: here
  • Reason: In the past, when I used to only contribute to the Portuguese Wiktionary, the other Striker accounts weren't a real issue, but since I joined SWMT, the need to usurp those accounts emerged. I have came to many WMF projects to request the usurpation and now I arrived here. The holder of en:User:Striker is a very occasional contributor. He has made few edits in the last years, 3 in 2010 and 5 in 2009. I'm way more active tham him. I wounder if there's a possibility for me to edit here with the same username I use in all other projects to be able to acquire global rights (like global rollback) in the near future, not to mention that reverting vandalism in multiple wikis is impractical with different usernames for each project. I know your response will likely be negative. Notwithstanding I have to ask. Thank you for your comprehension.
  • Note: This request has been detected as an usurp only request.

177.18.118.123 (talk) 04:45, 18 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Note:
  • The target username has made edits to Wikipedia. Due to licensing concerns, this may be a barrier to usurpation.
  • The target username has Wikipedia user logs entries. Due to licensing concerns, this may be a barrier to usurpation.
  • Target user has 182 undeleted edits and 7 deleted edits, for a total of 189 edits. An SUL account (primary ptwiktionary) exists for the target user, with 4859 total edits on 232 wikis. The local account is NOT attached. 15 non-enwiki unattached accounts exist with this name, with 59 total edits. AnomieBOT 04:53, 18 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Fire in the Hole → Lester Foster

Status:     In progress

Fire in the Hole (talk) 17:18, 18 July 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. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the target user, with 0 total edits on 2 wikis. Requesting user has 2 edits. An SUL account (primary simplewiki) exists for the requesting user, with 241 total edits on 15 wikis. AnomieBOT 17:27, 18 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
I confirm this is my alternate account, the only one I've been using since last year, on Wikinews specifically.Diego Grez (talk) 13:41, 21 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

July 19, 2011

Requests left here should be addressed on or before July 27, 2011.

Akhilsunnithan → Akhilan

Status:     Done

Akhilsunnithan (talk) 12:30, 19 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Note:
  • This user has made contributions on another Wikimedia project (mlwiki), this may be a barrier to usurpation.
  • Target user has 0 undeleted edits and 0 deleted edits. An SUL account (primary mlwiki) exists for the target user, with 2998 total edits on 7 wikis. The local account is NOT attached. Requesting user has 52 undeleted edits and 1 deleted edit, for a total of 53 edits. An SUL account (primary unknown) exists for the requesting user, with 380 total edits on 53 wikis. AnomieBOT 12:33, 19 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
 Donexenotalk (autosigned by AnomieBOT) 13:15, 21 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

CrimsonGust → Creedence

Status:     In progress

CrimsonSabb (talk) 21:51, 19 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Note:
  • This user has made contributions on another Wikimedia project (hrwiki), this may be a barrier to usurpation.
  • Target user has 0 undeleted edits and 0 deleted edits. No SUL account exists for the target user. 5 non-enwiki unattached accounts exist with this name, with 24 total edits. Requesting user has 1164 undeleted edits and 1 deleted edit, for a total of 1165 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 2091 total edits on 26 wikis. AnomieBOT 21:54, 19 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

July 20, 2011

Requests left here should be addressed on or before July 28, 2011.

Hafezdivandari → Hafez

Status:     In progress

HafezTalk 10:52, 20 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Note:
  • The target username has made edits to Wikipedia. Due to licensing concerns, this may be a barrier to usurpation.
  • The target username has Wikipedia user logs entries. Due to licensing concerns, this may be a barrier to usurpation.
  • Target user has 10 undeleted edits and 1 deleted edit, for a total of 11 edits. An SUL account (primary fawiki) exists for the target user, with 357 total edits on 4 wikis. The local account is NOT attached. 6 non-enwiki unattached accounts exist with this name, with 10 total edits. Requesting user has 104 undeleted edits and 6 deleted edits, for a total of 110 edits. An SUL account (primary metawiki) exists for the requesting user, with 299 total edits on 35 wikis. AnomieBOT 10:35, 21 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Ffeernan → Fernan

Status:     In progress

Ffeernan (talk) 20:01, 20 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Note:
  • The target username has Wikipedia user logs entries. Due to licensing concerns, this may be a barrier to usurpation.
  • Target user has 0 undeleted edits and 1 deleted edit. No SUL account exists for the target user. 7 non-enwiki unattached accounts exist with this name, with 248 total edits. Requesting user has 2 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 2 total edits on 1 wiki. AnomieBOT 10:35, 21 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

None (SUL request) → The duke

Status:     Done

  • Target username: The duke (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google)
  • For renamer use: Email target usernameusurp user
  • Datestamp: 22:27, 20 July 2011 (UTC)
  • Confirmation link: here
  • Reason: I use "the duke" username with Hebrew wikipedia, wikibooks and wikisource, with the english wikibooks and wikisource, and with commons.wikimedia.org (all were unified). I wanted to help with Chinese related issues on the english Wikipedia, but had to use a different account instead of the unified account. Since I could see no list of contributions for this user (although the SUL search tool finds some), usurping is not expected to create wiki havoc.

85.64.12.122 (talk) 22:27, 20 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Note:
  • The target username has Wikipedia user logs entries. Due to licensing concerns, this may be a barrier to usurpation.
  • Target user has 0 undeleted edits and 41 deleted edits. An SUL account (primary hewiki) exists for the target user, with 143 total edits on 10 wikis. The local account is NOT attached. 3 non-enwiki unattached accounts exist with this name, with 14 total edits. AnomieBOT 10:35, 21 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
 Done Maxim(talk) 17:16, 22 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

July 21, 2011

Requests left here should be addressed on or before July 29, 2011.

Quinxorin → ^

Status:     In progress

Quinxorin (talk) 03:56, 21 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Note:
  • This user has made contributions on another Wikimedia project (hewiki), this may be a barrier to usurpation.
  • This user is currently blocked by Nakon for
    Template:Z12
    This account has been blocked indefinitely from editing Wikipedia because your username does not meet our username policy.

    Your username is the only reason for this block. You are welcome to choose a new username (see below).

    A username should not be promotional, related to a "real-world" group or organization, misleading, offensive, or disruptive. Also, usernames may not end in the word "bot" unless the account is an approved bot account

Please take a moment to either create a new account, or request a username change to this account.

  • To create a new account with a different username, simply log out of this account and then click here to make a new one.
  • If you prefer to change the username of this account, you may do so by adding the following text to the bottom of your user talk page (this page): {{unblock-un|new username|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}}.


Important items to note:

  • The new username that you choose must comply with Wikipedia's username policy.
  • The new username you choose cannot already be taken and used by another account. You can search here to see if the username you'd like to choose is available. If the search returns, "There is no global account for [username]", that means it is available.

Appeals: If your username is not in violation of Wikipedia's username policy, and if you believe that this block was incorrect or made in error, you may appeal this block by adding the following text to the bottom of your user talk page (this page): {{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}}.

Thank you.
  • Target user has 0 undeleted edits and 0 deleted edits. No SUL account exists for the target user. 3 non-enwiki unattached accounts exist with this name, with 12 total edits. Requesting user has 1981 undeleted edits and 57 deleted edits, for a total of 2038 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 2067 total edits on 19 wikis. AnomieBOT 10:35, 21 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

None (SUL request) → TARGET NAME Progrockfan

Status:     In progress

86.12.116.104 (talk) 07:59, 21 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Note:
  • This user has made contributions on another Wikimedia project (dewiki), this may be a barrier to usurpation.
  • Target user has 0 undeleted edits and 0 deleted edits. No SUL account exists for the target user. 1 non-enwiki unattached account exists with this name, with 12 total edits. AnomieBOT 10:35, 21 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

None (SUL request) → Indeed

Status:     Done

145.226.94.43 (talk) 13:45, 21 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Note:
  • This user has made contributions on another Wikimedia project (frwiki), this may be a barrier to usurpation.
  • Target user has 0 undeleted edits and 0 deleted edits. No SUL account exists for the target user. 6 non-enwiki unattached accounts exist with this name, with 385 total edits. AnomieBOT 13:46, 21 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
 Done Maxim(talk) 17:16, 22 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Dreadlady → Evaa

Status:     In progress

dreadlady 19:21, 21 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Note:
  • This user has made contributions on another Wikimedia project (nowiki), this may be a barrier to usurpation.
  • Target user has 0 undeleted edits and 0 deleted edits. No SUL account exists for the target user. 8 non-enwiki unattached accounts exist with this name, with 4 total edits. Requesting user has 379 undeleted edits and 18 deleted edits, for a total of 397 edits. 4 non-enwiki unattached accounts exist with the requesting user's name, with 106 total edits. AnomieBOT 19:27, 21 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

July 22, 2011

Requests left here should be addressed on or before July 30, 2011.

Rollitoasí → Burakozturk

Status:     In progress

Rollitoasí (talk) 15:38, 22 July 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 1 edit. An SUL account (primary eswiki) exists for the requesting user, with 11 total edits on 2 wikis. AnomieBOT 15:47, 22 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Interchangable → Interchangeable

Status:     In progress

Note:
  • The target username meets the requirements for usurpation.
  • The current owner of the target username has an email address set.
  • Target user has 0 undeleted edits and 0 deleted edits. No SUL account exists for the target user. Requesting user has 67 undeleted edits and 2 deleted edits, for a total of 69 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 69 total edits on 4 wikis. AnomieBOT 16:41, 22 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Kalakeitto Kilju → Rion

Status:     In progress

Kalakeitto Kilju (talk) 18:02, 22 July 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. An SUL account (primary fiwiki) exists for the target user, with 1777 total edits on 31 wikis. The local account is NOT attached. 11 non-enwiki unattached accounts exist with this name, with 2 total edits. Requesting user has 2 edits. An SUL account (primary unknown) exists for the requesting user, with 16 total edits on 26 wikis. AnomieBOT 18:06, 22 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

None (SUL request) → Taonix

Status:     In progress

91.215.220.21 (talk) 18:23, 22 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]