Wikipedia:Changing username/Usurpations
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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 14:13:30, 9 September 2024 (UTC) (
).Current requests
Please place your request in the section for the current day, at the bottom of the list. It is 14:13:30, 9 September 2024 (UTC).
June 10, 2012
Requests left here should be addressed on or before June 18, 2012.
Wanze → Kba
Status: In progress
- Current username: Wanze (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
- Target username: Kba (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: 00:51, 10 June 2012 (UTC)
- Reason: "kba" is part of my online identity, and the user appears to be inactive.
kba (talk) 00:51, 10 June 2012 (UTC)
- Note:
This user has made contributions on another Wikimedia project (dawiki), 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. 7 non-enwiki unattached accounts exist with this name, with 1 total edit. Requesting user has 55 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 103 total edits on 2 wikis. AnomieBOT⚡ 01:01, 10 June 2012 (UTC)
None (SUL request) → TARGET NAME SIR. CHRISTIAN O. B. MOSES
Status: In progress
- Target username: SIR. CHRISTIAN O. B. MOSES (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: 01:29, 10 June 2012 (UTC)You have not added a confirmation link! Replace this message with the url that confirms that you hold the SUL for SIR. CHRISTIAN O. B. MOSES.
- Reason: YOUR REASON DUE TO CHANGED OF NAME.
- Note: This request has been detected as an usurp only request.
197.251.137.177 (talk) 01:29, 10 June 2012 (UTC)
Clerk note: The requested username "SIR. CHRISTIAN O. B. MOSES" is not registered. Please see WP:CHU/S instead. AnomieBOT⚡ 01:33, 10 June 2012 (UTC)
Clerk note: I can't find any SUL for "SIR. CHRISTIAN O. B. MOSES" or similar. Please update your request with the actual name, or place a new request at WP:Changing username/Simple if the name doesn't appear on Special:ListUsers — Frankie (talk) 17:21, 13 June 2012 (UTC)
June 11, 2012
Requests left here should be addressed on or before June 19, 2012.
Qephir → Kephir
Status: In progress
- Current username: Qephir (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
- Target username: Kephir (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: 22:38, 11 June 2012 (UTC)
- Reason: Error while registering. The other account was also me. The password is a long string of random characters which I did not write down, so now I am unable to log into that. I really do not like that Q. I am afraid I might not be able to meet the threshold for a quite some time, but... I would rather let the word out before I put my signature on too many pages.
Keφr (talk) 22:38, 11 June 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.
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 1 wiki. Requesting user has 16 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 17 total edits on 3 wikis. AnomieBOT⚡ 22:44, 11 June 2012 (UTC)
June 12, 2012
Requests left here should be addressed on or before June 20, 2012.
U3964057 → Andrew
Status: In progress
- Current username: U3964057 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
- Target username: Andrew (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: 03:47, 12 June 2012 (UTC)
- Reason: The user appears to have adpoted a new name (I.e. Golbez) and I was hoping that I might use "Andrew". It happens to be my name.
Andrew (talk) 03:47, 12 June 2012 (UTC)
- 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. No SUL account exists for the target user. 66 non-enwiki unattached accounts exist with this name, with 404 total edits. Requesting user has 281 undeleted edits and -4 deleted edits, for a total of 277 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 278 total edits on 15 wikis. AnomieBOT⚡ 03:55, 12 June 2012 (UTC)
June 14, 2012
Requests left here should be addressed on or before June 22, 2012.
Esamueljohnson → Samuel_Johnson
Status: In progress
- Current username: Esamueljohnson (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
- Target username: Samuel_Johnson (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: 18:47, 14 June 2012 (UTC)
- Reason: That is my own old account without email details. Hence I'm not able to restore the old password.
Samuel Johnson (talk) 18:47, 14 June 2012 (UTC)
- Note:
The target username has made edits to Wikipedia. Due to licensing concerns, this may be a barrier to usurpation.
Target user has 10 undeleted edits and 0 deleted edits. No SUL account exists for the target user. 2 non-enwiki unattached accounts exist with this name, with 11 total edits. Requesting user has 7 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 7 total edits on 5 wikis. AnomieBOT⚡ 18:51, 14 June 2012 (UTC)
June 15, 2012
Requests left here should be addressed on or before June 23, 2012.
Martinbrosdist → Wpatton
Status: In progress
- Current username: Martinbrosdist (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
- Target username: Wpatton (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: 21:13, 15 June 2012 (UTC)
- Reason: it was said that this already existing username has made no edits and I'm trying and will make edits under that name. It's the beginning of my email and it's easiest to represent myself and remember it.
Martinbrosdist (talk) 21:13, 15 June 2012 (UTC)
- 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 undeleted edits and 18 deleted edits, for a total of 21 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 23 total edits on 3 wikis. AnomieBOT⚡ 21:42, 15 June 2012 (UTC)
June 17, 2012
Requests left here should be addressed on or before June 25, 2012.
LittlePaw100 → Littlepaw
Status: In progress
- Current username: LittlePaw100 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
- Target username: Littlepaw (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: 11:11, 17 June 2012 (UTC)
- Reason: Target has made no visible edits.
LittlePaw100 (talk) 11:11, 17 June 2012 (UTC)
- 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 enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 1 total edit on 2 wikis. AnomieBOT⚡ 11:17, 17 June 2012 (UTC)
June 18, 2012
Requests left here should be addressed on or before June 26, 2012.
None (SUL request) → Mphilipose
Status: In progress
- Target username: Mphilipose (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: 04:20, 18 June 2012 (UTC)
- Reason: I am trying to get one of my friends who is new to editing Wikipedia to join, but his/her desired username is already taken by someone who made the account 5 years ago and has not made a single edit. S/he is fairly unfamiliar with wikitext as of now, so I thought I would help him/her through the beginning process. Thank you!
Rotorcowboy talk
contribs 04:20, 18 June 2012 (UTC)
- 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. AnomieBOT⚡ 04:21, 18 June 2012 (UTC)
None (SUL request) → Wanttoknow
Status: In progress
- Target username: Wanttoknow (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: 07:31, 18 June 2012 (UTC)
- Reason: For my SUL account
2001:DA8:8000:4063:225:D3FF:FE16:A663 (talk) 07:31, 18 June 2012 (UTC)
- Note:
This user has made contributions on another Wikimedia project (zhwiki), this may be a barrier to usurpation.
Target user has 0 undeleted edits and 0 deleted edits. An SUL account (primary zhwiki) exists for the target user, with 83 total edits on 7 wikis. The local account is NOT attached. 5 non-enwiki unattached accounts exist with this name, with 0 total edits. AnomieBOT⚡ 14:49, 18 June 2012 (UTC)
None (SUL request) → Prospector
Status: In progress
- Target username: Prospector (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: 08:56, 18 June 2012 (UTC)
- Confirmation link: here
- Reason: Generally I edit ruwiki and tgwiki, and want to edit enwiki, too. But somebody has got this username before I unified my login. But he doesn't have any edit yet for many years. May I use it?
- Note: This request has been detected as an usurp only request.
91.231.252.155 (talk) 08:56, 18 June 2012 (UTC)
- Note:
This user has made contributions on another Wikimedia project (ruwiki), this may be a barrier to usurpation.
Target user has 0 undeleted edits and 0 deleted edits. An SUL account (primary ruwiki) exists for the target user, with 586 total edits on 99 wikis. The local account is NOT attached. 8 non-enwiki unattached accounts exist with this name, with 62 total edits. AnomieBOT⚡ 08:56, 18 June 2012 (UTC)
Ronald King → Quark7
Status: In progress
- Current username: Ronald King (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
- Target username: Quark7 (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: 17:14, 18 June 2012 (UTC)
- Reason: Want a name that is less personal and more interesting
Ron (talk) 17:14, 18 June 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. No SUL account exists for the target user. 1 non-enwiki unattached account exists with this name, with 0 total edits. Requesting user has 371 undeleted edits and 6 deleted edits, for a total of 377 edits. 1 non-enwiki unattached account exists with the requesting user's name, with 1 total edit. AnomieBOT⚡ 17:15, 18 June 2012 (UTC)
June 20, 2012
Requests left here should be addressed on or before June 28, 2012.
None (SUL request) → Road-marking
Status: In progress
- Target username: Road-marking (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: 03:27, 20 June 2012 (UTC)You have not added a confirmation link! Replace this message with the url that confirms that you hold the SUL for road-marking.
- Reason: I am a fresh man in wiki, and these days I learned to edit several articles,which were not standard. Then I got a massage to remane. I think it was because I chose a unsuitable picture, and one of my page seems like promotion, but it was my first draft
- Note: This request has been detected as an usurp only request.
123.149.114.159 (talk) 03:27, 20 June 2012 (UTC)
- 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.
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 39 undeleted edits and 4 deleted edits, for a total of 43 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the target user, with 53 total edits on 4 wikis. AnomieBOT⚡ 03:34, 20 June 2012 (UTC)
None (SUL request) → Jyca
Status: In progress
- Target username: Jyca (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: 09:44, 20 June 2012 (UTC)You have not added a confirmation link! Replace this message with the url that confirms that you hold the SUL for jyca.
- Reason: SUL
- Note: This request has been detected as an usurp only request.
145.242.11.3 (talk) 09:44, 20 June 2012 (UTC)
- 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. An SUL account (primary frwiki) exists for the target user, with 134 total edits on 3 wikis. The local account is NOT attached. AnomieBOT⚡ 09:45, 20 June 2012 (UTC)
None (SUL request) → Road-marking
Status: In progress
- Target username: Road-marking (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: 09:51, 20 June 2012 (UTC)You have not added a confirmation link! Replace this message with the url that confirms that you hold the SUL for road-marking.
- Reason: I am a fresh man in wiki, and these days I learned to edit several articles,which were not standard. Then I got a massage to rename. I think it was because I chose a unsuitable picture, and one of my page seems like promotion, but it was my first draft
- Note: This request has been detected as an usurp only request.
123.149.114.159 (talk) 09:51, 20 June 2012 (UTC)
- 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.
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 39 undeleted edits and 4 deleted edits, for a total of 43 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the target user, with 53 total edits on 4 wikis. AnomieBOT⚡ 09:56, 20 June 2012 (UTC)
Novice7 → Ryoga Godai
Status: In progress
- Current username: Novice7 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
- Target username: Ryoga Godai (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: 12:37, 20 June 2012 (UTC)
- Reason: I've been using this name (Novice7) for four years now and feel that a change is needed.
Novice7 (talk) 12:37, 20 June 2012 (UTC)
Clerk note: The requested username "Ryoga Godai" is not registered. Please see WP:CHU/S instead. AnomieBOT⚡ 12:42, 20 June 2012 (UTC)
None (SUL request) → Inc
Status: In progress
- Target username: Inc (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: 13:01, 20 June 2012 (UTC)
- Confirmation link: here
- Reason: My home account is Inc on the Danish Wikipedia, which is quite active. As English is my second language, I would like to edit the English Wikipedia with the same account but unfortunately the name is occupied by another person, namely User:Inc. There has only been made one edit from this account, and it was deleted shortly afterwards.
- Note: This request has been detected as an usurp only request.
80.62.117.232 (talk) 13:01, 20 June 2012 (UTC)
- 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 dawiki) exists for the target user, with 3197 total edits on 39 wikis. The local account is NOT attached. 9 non-enwiki unattached accounts exist with this name, with 46 total edits. AnomieBOT⚡ 13:03, 20 June 2012 (UTC)
みみみ → Jnn
Status: In progress
- Current username: みみみ (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
- Target username: Jnn (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: 15:30, 20 June 2012 (UTC)
- Confirmation link: here
- Reason: For my SUL account