Wikipedia:Changing username/Usurpations
Any requests for usurpation of global accounts with attachments on other projects should be made at meta:Steward Requests/Username changes. Only requests to usurp en.wiki accounts without significant attachments on other projects will be processed here. |
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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.
- Replace "
TARGET NAME
" with the username you wish to usurp. - Replace "
YOUR REASON
" with a description of why you want to usurp the account. - Leave the "Subject/headline" field blank.
- Replace "
- 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
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- 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 23:46:44, 11 October 2024 (UTC) (
).Current requests
Please place your request in the section for the current day, at the bottom of the list. It is 23:46:44, 11 October 2024 (UTC).
January 23, 2012
Requests left here should be addressed on or before January 31, 2012.
BasaliskII → Joel
Status: Not done
- Current username: BasaliskII (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
- Target username: Joel (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: 19:08, 23 January 2012 (UTC)
- Reason: I am Basalisk (talk · contribs) editing from my alternate account, which I only recently created and haven't yet used as I haven't edited wp from a public computer since I created the account. I wish to change the name of this alternate account to my real name, since the target has no history. I hope this is possible. Regards.
BasaliskII (talk) 19:08, 23 January 2012 (UTC)
- Note:
- This user has made contributions on another Wikimedia project (etwiki), this may be a barrier to usurpation.
- Target user has 0 undeleted edits and 0 deleted edits. An SUL account (primary etwiki) exists for the target user, with 529 total edits on 3 wikis. The local account is NOT attached. 41 non-enwiki unattached accounts exist with this name, with 52 total edits. Requesting user has 2 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 2 total edits on 2 wikis. AnomieBOT⚡ 19:18, 23 January 2012 (UTC)
- Bureaucrat note: Are you Joel on etwiki? MBisanz talk 16:15, 29 January 2012 (UTC)
- Not done No response. MBisanz talk 16:12, 5 February 2012 (UTC)
January 27, 2012
Requests left here should be addressed on or before February 4, 2012.
Dr Border → Tuli
Status: Done
- Current username: Dr Border (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
- Target username: Tuli (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: 08:24, 27 January 2012 (UTC)
- Reason: It's my real name
Dr Border (talk) 08:24, 27 January 2012 (UTC)
- Note:
- This user has made contributions on another Wikimedia project (cawiki), this may be a barrier to usurpation.
- The target user has edited since this request was filed. Unless the edit was to give permission to usurp, 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. 9 non-enwiki unattached accounts exist with this name, with 46 total edits. Requesting user has 88 undeleted edits and 2 deleted edits, for a total of 90 edits. AnomieBOT⚡ 08:34, 27 January 2012 (UTC)
- User notified. Dr Border (talk) 11:25, 27 January 2012 (UTC)
- Bureaucrat note: are you Tuli on cawiki and/or commonswiki? If so, could you edit there to confirm that you want this rename? Thanks. -- Pakaran 04:13, 5 February 2012 (UTC)
- Confirmation edit made in Commons Wiki as requested. Dr Border (talk) 23:04, 5 February 2012 (UTC)
- Done MBisanz talk 06:20, 7 February 2012 (UTC)
January 30, 2012
Requests left here should be addressed on or before February 7, 2012.
Turlututututu → Dormouse
Status: Done
- Current username: Turlututututu (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
- Target username: Dormouse (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: 00:24, 30 January 2012 (UTC)
- Reason: They're too cute, also, username completely matches request guidelines.
Turlututututu (talk) 00:24, 30 January 2012 (UTC)
- 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 63 total edits. Requesting user has 1 edit. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 1 total edit on 1 wiki. AnomieBOT⚡ 00:25, 30 January 2012 (UTC)
- Clerk note: Usurpation is generally only granted for users whose account is several months old with a reasonable amount of contributions. If you would like a different username, you are probably better off filing a request at Wikipedia:Changing username/Simple. WilliamH (talk) 01:13, 30 January 2012 (UTC)
- I am a former editor, who retired, asked for his username to be scrambled, and i'm coming back. --Turlututututu (talk) 03:19, 30 January 2012 (UTC)
- Please consider Wikipedia:Clean start as recommended reading. WilliamH (talk) 16:03, 1 February 2012 (UTC)
- I am a former editor, who retired, asked for his username to be scrambled, and i'm coming back. --Turlututututu (talk) 03:19, 30 January 2012 (UTC)
- Done MBisanz talk 22:49, 6 February 2012 (UTC)
Ramajois → Shriram
Status: Done
- Current username: Ramajois (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
- Target username: Shriram (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: 16:49, 30 January 2012 (UTC)
- Reason: Jois is my family name and I don't want to reveal it.
Shriram (talk) 16:49, 30 January 2012 (UTC)
- Note:
- This user has made contributions on another Wikimedia project (commonswiki), 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 1 total edit. Requesting user has 1809 undeleted edits and 69 deleted edits, for a total of 1878 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 1907 total edits on 23 wikis. AnomieBOT⚡ 16:55, 30 January 2012 (UTC)
- Done MBisanz talk 16:52, 5 February 2012 (UTC)
Cheng-temp → Cheng
Status: Done
- Current username: Cheng-temp (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
- Target username: Cheng (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: 22:58, 30 January 2012 (UTC)
- Reason: When I registered a year ago, I was unsure whether I could improve the encyclopedia. Since then, I have found several areas to contribute. I wish to continue under my real name. Thank you.
—Cheng ✍ 22:58, 30 January 2012 (UTC)
- Note:
- This user has made contributions on another Wikimedia project (plwiki), 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. 19 non-enwiki unattached accounts exist with this name, with 16 total edits. Requesting user has 154 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 154 total edits on 20 wikis. AnomieBOT⚡ 23:03, 30 January 2012 (UTC)
Clerk note: Are you aware of (and comfortable with) the potential implications associated with using a real name? --J (t) 02:14, 31 January 2012 (UTC)
- I understand and accept the risks. —Cheng ✍ 02:27, 31 January 2012 (UTC)
- Done MBisanz talk 17:23, 5 February 2012 (UTC)
February 2, 2012
Requests left here should be addressed on or before February 10, 2012.
Tentotoo → Tentotwo
Status: Done
- Current username: Tentotoo (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
- Target username: Tentotwo (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: 11:21, 2 February 2012 (UTC)
- Confirmation link: here
- Reason: Target account was created as a sockpuppet 4.5 years ago, but never used. I created this account (Tentotoo) for the SUL Usurpation request, and only afterwards realised that that wasn't necessary (or encouraged), sorry for that. My main account is on de.wikipedia.org.
Tentotoo (talk) 11:21, 2 February 2012 (UTC)
- 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 Yamla for Abusive sockpuppet of banned user, His Excellency
- Target user has 1 undeleted edit and 0 deleted edits. An SUL account (primary commonswiki) exists for the target user, with 132 total edits on 14 wikis. The local account is NOT attached. Requesting user has 3 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 3 total edits on 3 wikis. AnomieBOT⚡ 11:21, 2 February 2012 (UTC)
- Done No worries. MBisanz talk 17:25, 5 February 2012 (UTC)
Faisal77 → Faireh
Status: Done
- Current username: Faisal77 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
- Target username: Faireh (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: 11:08, 2 February 2012 (UTC)
- Reason: Please change the username as the target name is similar to my real name.
Faisal Rehman (talk) 11:08, 2 February 2012 (UTC)
- Note:
- 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.
- The target user has edited since this request was filed. Unless the edit was to give permission to usurp, this may be a barrier to usurpation.
- 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 30 undeleted edits and 1 deleted edit, for a total of 31 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 31 total edits on 4 wikis. AnomieBOT⚡ 11:11, 2 February 2012 (UTC)
- Clerk note: Faireh has given permission to usurp [1] — Frankie (talk) 00:19, 5 February 2012 (UTC)
- Done MBisanz talk 17:28, 5 February 2012 (UTC)
Thediypal → Lam-ang
Status: Done
- Current username: Thediypal (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
- Target username: Lam-ang (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: 16:34, 2 February 2012 (UTC)
- Reason: Not sure if I'm doing this the right way but hopefully someone can help me straighten this out, I created the username Lam-ang couple months ago (I now own the username Lam-ang on 284 projects, my home wiki is Ilo-Wikipedia) thinking I would be able to usurp it with my old username Thediypal but have one unresolved conflict, the username Lam-ang is already taken here. Request the possibility of resolving the remaining conflict here with username Lam-ang, then usurping username Thediypal to target username Lam-ang . Any help will be much appreciated. (I might be confusing everyone here, what I want is to keep the username Lam-ang)
Thediypal (talk) 16:34, 2 February 2012 (UTC)
- Note:
- This user has made contributions on another Wikimedia project (ilowiki), this may be a barrier to usurpation.
- Target user has 0 undeleted edits and 0 deleted edits. An SUL account (primary ilowiki) exists for the target user, with 5895 total edits on 284 wikis. The local account is NOT attached. Requesting user has 4 edits. An SUL account (primary mediawikiwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 168 total edits on 30 wikis. AnomieBOT⚡ 16:44, 2 February 2012 (UTC)
- Done MBisanz talk 17:29, 5 February 2012 (UTC)
February 3, 2012
Requests left here should be addressed on or before February 11, 2012.
Faisal77 → Fasireh
Status: Not done
- Current username: Faisal77 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
- Target username: Fasireh (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: 11:47, 3 February 2012 (UTC)
- Reason: Please change the username as the target name is similar to my real name.
Faisal Rehman (talk) 11:47, 3 February 2012 (UTC)
- Clerk note: The requested username "Fasireh" is not registered. Please see WP:CHU/S instead. AnomieBOT⚡ 11:54, 3 February 2012 (UTC)
- Not done Done above. MBisanz talk 17:30, 5 February 2012 (UTC)
Merlinux → Creator.w3
Status: In progress
- Current username: Merlinux (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
- Target username: Creator.w3 (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: 16:19, 3 February 2012 (UTC)
- Reason: They're both my accounts (I've created Merlinux as a mistake)
Merlinux (talk) 16:19, 3 February 2012 (UTC)
- 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 commonswiki) exists for the target user, with 0 total edits on 2 wikis. Requesting user has 4 edits. 1 non-enwiki unattached account exists with the requesting user's name, with 1 total edit. AnomieBOT⚡ 16:24, 3 February 2012 (UTC)
- Clerk note: This request relates to a request on CHU/S, where the user requests for these two accounts to be merged, or Merlinux to be deleted. WilliamH (talk) 15:48, 4 February 2012 (UTC)
February 5, 2012
Requests left here should be addressed on or before February 13, 2012.
Uga Man → Citizen
Status: In progress
- Current username: Uga Man (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
- Target username: Citizen (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: 23:06, 5 February 2012 (UTC)
- Reason: I am not affiliated with the University of Georgia and do not like the name anymore
Uga Man ☎ 23:06, 5 February 2012 (UTC)
- Note:
- This user has made contributions on another Wikimedia project (huwiki), 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. 25 non-enwiki unattached accounts exist with this name, with 538 total edits. Requesting user has 837 undeleted edits and 79 deleted edits, for a total of 916 edits. 3 non-enwiki unattached accounts exist with the requesting user's name, with 64 total edits. AnomieBOT⚡ 23:13, 5 February 2012 (UTC)
February 6, 2012
Requests left here should be addressed on or before February 14, 2012.
None (SUL request) → Strigidae
Status: Done
- Target username: Strigidae (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: 16:40, 6 February 2012 (UTC)
- Confirmation link: here
- Reason: I am the owner of the global account Strigidae, which is a legitimate alternate account for editting at insecure places among other things. I would like to usurp the User:Strigidae local account, which is unused since its creation and has no edits. I hope this request can be granted and I thank you in advance for your help. Best regards.
--MarcoAurelio (talk) 16:40, 6 February 2012 (UTC)
- Note:
- This user has made contributions on another Wikimedia project (eswikibooks), this may be a barrier to usurpation.
- Target user has 0 undeleted edits and 0 deleted edits. An SUL account (primary eswikibooks) exists for the target user, with 97 total edits on 3 wikis. The local account is NOT attached. AnomieBOT⚡ 16:48, 6 February 2012 (UTC)
- Done MBisanz talk 06:38, 7 February 2012 (UTC)
Blog bloke → Blog Bloke
Status: Done
- Current username: Blog bloke (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
- Target username: Blog Bloke (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: 23:36, 6 February 2012 (UTC)
- Reason: Surname was in low caps
Blog Bloke (talk) 23:36, 6 February 2012 (UTC)
- Clerk note: The requested username "Blog Bloke" is not registered. Please see WP:CHU/S instead. AnomieBOT⚡ 23:45, 6 February 2012 (UTC)
- Done AGF. MBisanz talk 06:39, 7 February 2012 (UTC)
February 7, 2012
Requests left here should be addressed on or before February 15, 2012.
Qz → Nayuki
Status: In progress
- Current username: Qz (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
- Target username: Nayuki (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: 00:23, 7 February 2012 (UTC)
- Reason: I use this name elsewhere on the web, and would like to use it here too.
QZ (talk) 00:23, 7 February 2012 (UTC)
- Note:
- This user has made contributions on another Wikimedia project (idwiki), 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. 4 non-enwiki unattached accounts exist with this name, with 3 total edits. Requesting user has 324 undeleted edits and 3 deleted edits, for a total of 327 edits. 6 non-enwiki unattached accounts exist with the requesting user's name, with 0 total edits. AnomieBOT⚡ 00:27, 7 February 2012 (UTC)
Shivam waghela → Shivam waghela by Scientist
Status: In progress
- Current username: Shivam waghela (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
- Target username: Shivam waghela by Scientist (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: 12:38, 7 February 2012 (UTC)
- Reason: i had put up my name so pls do the needful
i want to remove my name