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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 05:19:52, 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 05:19:52, 3 August 2024 (UTC).

Click here to place your request.

August 23, 2011

Requests left here should be addressed on or before August 31, 2011.

Jpewoodward → Reflexio

Status: In progress

Current username: Jpewoodward (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Target username: Reflexio (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: 13:28, 23 August 2011 (UTC)
Reason: I think this is already me, and I have lost the password.

Jpewoodward (talk) 13:28, 23 August 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 30 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 32 total edits on 3 wikis. AnomieBOT ⚡ 13:37, 23 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Kukac SUL → Kukac

Status: Done

Current username: Kukac SUL (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Target username: Kukac (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, 23 August 2011 (UTC)
Confirmation link: here
Reason: SUL creation

WizardOfOz (talk) 20:58, 23 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Note:

This user has made contributions on another Wikimedia project (bswiki), this may be a barrier to usurpation.
Target user has 0 undeleted edits and 0 deleted edits. An SUL account (primary bswiki) exists for the target user, with 2861 total edits on 86 wikis. The local account is NOT attached. 2 non-enwiki unattached accounts exist with this name, with 3 total edits. Requesting user has 0 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 0 total edits on 5 wikis. AnomieBOT ⚡ 21:06, 23 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Done. WJBscribe (talk) 20:54, 25 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

August 24, 2011

Requests left here should be addressed on or before September 1, 2011.

None (SUL request) → Thunderman

Status: Done

Target username: Thunderman (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: 11:32, 24 August 2011 (UTC)
Confirmation link: here
Reason: I want to have a complete SUL account Thunderman (established via plwiki), so I would like to usurp Thunderman account on enwiki.
Note: This request has been detected as an usurp only request.

93.159.20.2 (talk) 11:32, 24 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Note:

The target username has made edits to Wikipedia. Due to licensing concerns, this may be a barrier to usurpation.
This user is currently blocked by Duja for Sock of User:Hahahihihoho, trolling, incivility
Target user has 139 undeleted edits and 0 deleted edits. An SUL account (primary plwiki) exists for the target user, with 162 total edits on 3 wikis. The local account is NOT attached. 3 non-enwiki unattached accounts exist with this name, with 10 total edits. AnomieBOT ⚡ 11:39, 24 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Done –xeno^talk (autosigned by AnomieBOT) 13:36, 26 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

August 26, 2011

Requests left here should be addressed on or before September 3, 2011.

Catfish Jim → Catfish Jim and the soapdish

Status: Done

Current username: Catfish Jim (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Target username: Catfish Jim and the soapdish (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: 13:19, 26 August 2011 (UTC)
Reason: Asking to change back to my original user name following a petition set up by other editors to ask me to go back to it. Wasn't expecting it to be a "controversial" change.

Catfish Jim (ex-soapdish) 13:19, 26 August 2011 (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.
Target user has 5 undeleted edits and 0 deleted edits. An SUL account (primary unknown) exists for the target user, with 194 total edits on 30 wikis. Requesting user has 13580 undeleted edits and 2985 deleted edits, for a total of 16565 edits. AnomieBOT ⚡ 13:25, 26 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Said petition was not certified by the requisite 20 signatures, but I guess you can count the WMF signatures doubly. Am willing to do this because I think that the soapdish was a significant contributing factor in your being granted the administrative toolset, but can you confirm that you won't want to flip back at a later date? –xeno^talk 13:30, 26 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Yup. The soapdish has been tagging along in my signature in any case... I just couldn't quit the little fella. Catfish Jim (ex-soapdish) 14:17, 26 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Do you have any preference on what I should rename the target account to? (e.g. you may want to use it as an alternate account or somesuch?) –xeno^talk 14:19, 26 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hmmm... I hadn't thought of that, but it would be a useful thing to have for using on unsecured computers in the library. In the absence of inspired thought, "The soapdish and Catfish Jim" will do... Cheers, Catfish Jim (ex-soapdish) 14:31, 26 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Done; you're all set. –xeno^talk 14:44, 26 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

HabilisRus → Habilis

Status: In progress

Current username: HabilisRus (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Target username: Habilis (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: 17:04, 26 August 2011 (UTC)
Confirmation link: here
Reason: SUL creation. The last edit in en wiki was made in 4 july 2007 and had only 1 day acitivity.

--Habilis ⊕ 17:10, 26 August 2011 (UTC) 17:04, 26 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Request amended because I believe you would like HabilisRus renamed to Habilis; please advise if this is not the case. –xeno^talk 17:13, 26 August 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 14 undeleted edits and 5 deleted edits, for a total of 19 edits. An SUL account (primary ruwiki) exists for the target user, with 951 total edits on 56 wikis. The local account is NOT attached. 4 non-enwiki unattached accounts exist with this name, with 2 total edits. Requesting user has 42 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 42 total edits on 24 wikis. AnomieBOT ⚡ 17:16, 26 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, if it is possible, please. Renaming HabilisRus to Habilis will allow me to complete SUL. --Habilis ⊕ 17:23, 26 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]