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"WP:USURP" redirects here. For the guide regarding usurping a page title, see WP:USURPTITLE.


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This page is for requests to take over an account name that is already registered. If you want your account renamed to a name that is still available, please use Special:GlobalRenameRequest or Wikipedia:Changing username/Simple.

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

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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 13:42:38, 13 June 2024 (UTC) (Update).

Place your request here

Please place your request in the section for the current day, at the bottom of the list. It is 13:42:38, 13 June 2024 (UTC).

August 29, 2013

Requests left here should be addressed on or before September 6, 2013.

None (SUL request) → Programmer

Status:     In progress

128.221.224.62 (talk) 09:07, 29 August 2013 (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 5 undeleted edits and 2 deleted edits, for a total of 7 edits. No SUL account exists for the target user. 23 non-enwiki unattached accounts exist with this name, with 125 total edits. AnomieBOT⚡ 09:17, 29 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
 Bureaucrat note: You need to create a global account first. Go to Special:MergeAccount on the project you edit the most. WJBscribe (talk) 22:06, 26 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Account creation is completed and it would be great if you can explain the next step more clearly. Thanks. Virtualname (talk) 10:53, 28 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

September 5, 2013

Requests left here should be addressed on or before September 13, 2013.

Alfacollegemalaysia → Subang9208

Status:     Not done

Alfacollegemalaysia (talk) 03:52, 5 September 2013 (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.
  • 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 1 undeleted edit and 0 deleted edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the target user, with 1 total edit on 2 wikis. Requesting user has 67 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 67 total edits on 4 wikis. AnomieBOT⚡ 13:55, 5 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]
 Bureaucrat note: Please confirm you own the subang9208 account. MBisanz talk 01:55, 3 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
 Not done No response. MBisanz talk 01:20, 8 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

September 19, 2013

Requests left here should be addressed on or before September 27, 2013.

Theo of Theoretic → Adamtheo

Status:     Done

Theo of Theoretic (talk) 18:46, 19 September 2013 (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 1 wiki. Requesting user has 5 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 5 total edits on 1 wiki. AnomieBOT⚡ 18:53, 19 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]
 Done MBisanz talk 01:22, 8 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

September 20, 2013

Requests left here should be addressed on or before September 28, 2013.

Shahrammomeni → Shahram Momeni

Status:     Done

Shahrammomeni (talk) 01:46, 20 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

 Clerk note: The requested username "TARGET Shahram Momeni" is not registered. Please see WP:CHU/S instead. AnomieBOT⚡ 01:51, 20 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]
 Done MBisanz talk 01:23, 8 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Paphlagon → Hippias

Status:     Done

Paphlagon (talk) 17:57, 20 September 2013 (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 0 deleted edits. An SUL account (primary itwiki) exists for the target user, with 1405 total edits on 7 wikis. The local account is NOT attached. 3 non-enwiki unattached accounts exist with this name, with 10 total edits. Requesting user has 1 edit. An SUL account (primary unknown) exists for the requesting user, with 1 total edit on 4 wikis. AnomieBOT⚡ 18:01, 20 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]
 Done MBisanz talk 01:24, 8 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

September 23, 2013

Requests left here should be addressed on or before October 1, 2013.

Johnphysix → Abn

Status:     In progress

Johnphysix (talk) 01:24, 23 September 2013 (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 3 undeleted edits and 0 deleted edits. No SUL account exists for the target user. 8 non-enwiki unattached accounts exist with this name, with 2001 total edits. Requesting user has 1 edit. An SUL account (primary zhwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 156 total edits on 64 wikis. AnomieBOT⚡ 22:04, 23 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

PalakkappillyAchayan → അച്ചായൻ

Status:     Done

PalakkappillyAchayan 11:45, 23 September 2013 (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.
  • Target user has 1 undeleted edit and 0 deleted edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the target user, with 1 total edit on 2 wikis. Requesting user has 2474 undeleted edits and 76 deleted edits, for a total of 2550 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 2564 total edits on 12 wikis. AnomieBOT⚡ 22:04, 23 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]
 Done MBisanz talk 01:54, 8 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

September 26, 2013

Requests left here should be addressed on or before October 4, 2013.

Asger1995 → Asger

Status:     Done

Asger1995 (talk) 17:24, 26 September 2013 (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 3 undeleted edits 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 7 edits. An SUL account (primary dawiki) exists for the requesting user, with 2300 total edits on 35 wikis. AnomieBOT⚡ 17:26, 26 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]
I have now also requested to take over the username on dawiki. The request can be found here. Best regards --Asger1995 (talk) 17:35, 26 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]
My name have been changed from Asger1995 to Asger on dawiki and SUL has been activated on it. For confirmation see this and this. Best regards 212.130.2.23 (talk) 17:42, 3 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
 Done MBisanz talk 01:57, 8 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

September 28, 2013

Requests left here should be addressed on or before October 6, 2013.

Unremarkably Unremarkable → EdwardH

Status:     Done

Unremarkably Unremarkable (talk) 18:14, 28 September 2013 (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 1 wiki. Requesting user has 127 undeleted edits and 13 deleted edits, for a total of 140 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 141 total edits on 19 wikis. AnomieBOT⚡ 18:25, 28 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]
 Done MBisanz talk 01:29, 8 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

September 30, 2013

Requests left here should be addressed on or before October 8, 2013.

Battleghost → Clank

Status:     In progress

Battleghost (talk) 03:04, 30 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note:
  • This user has made contributions on another Wikimedia project (ptwiki), 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 3 total edits. Requesting user has 37 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 37 total edits on 9 wikis. AnomieBOT⚡ 03:10, 30 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

None (SUL request) → Sunkins

Status:     Done

  • Target username: Sunkins (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: 19:28, 30 September 2013 (UTC)
  • Confirmation link: here
  • Reason: I registered with "Sunkins" at zhwiki in 2006. In SUL, I found the username Sunkins unavailable at enwiki and I checked the username finding it was taken in 2008. Though I am not sure, I think it was registered by myself and I forgot the password. What's worse, the username was not registered to an email, so I cannot recovery the password with the email.If the username at enwiki was registered by myself, I guess that I can provide something to prove it (e.g. IP range). If not, I want to usurp it.Click to see my SUL info.
  • Note: This request has been detected as an usurp only request.

66.175.216.224 (talk) 19:28, 30 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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 23 total edits on 17 wikis. The local account is NOT attached. AnomieBOT⚡ 19:37, 30 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]
 Done MBisanz talk 01:41, 8 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

October 1, 2013

Requests left here should be addressed on or before October 9, 2013.

None (SUL request) → Siri J

Status:     Done

Trijnsteltalk 16:19, 1 October 2013 (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 1 wiki. AnomieBOT⚡ 16:19, 1 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
 Done MBisanz talk 01:49, 8 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

October 2, 2013

Requests left here should be addressed on or before October 10, 2013.

Birnuson → Segorian

Status:     In progress

Birnuson (talk) 16:36, 2 October 2013 (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 ruwiki) exists for the target user, with 0 total edits on 3 wikis. Requesting user has 109 undeleted edits and 3 deleted edits, for a total of 112 edits. 9 non-enwiki unattached accounts exist with the requesting user's name, with 74 total edits. AnomieBOT⚡ 16:37, 2 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

October 3, 2013

Requests left here should be addressed on or before October 11, 2013.

De Alex42 →

Status:     In progress

To prove that i am the de:User:Alex42, you can have a look at my email-adress. De Alex42 (talk) 13:59, 3 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

 Clerk note: The requested username "" is not a valid username. AnomieBOT⚡ 14:08, 3 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

October 4, 2013

Requests left here should be addressed on or before October 12, 2013.

Pteranadons → Moonboots

Status:     Done

Pteranadons (talk) 01:36, 4 October 2013 (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 1 wiki. Requesting user has 561 undeleted edits and 67 deleted edits, for a total of 628 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 659 total edits on 22 wikis. AnomieBOT⚡ 01:43, 4 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
 Done MBisanz talk 01:43, 8 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Ank99 → Ank

Status:     In progress

Ank99 (talk) 16:28, 4 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note:
  • This user has made contributions on another Wikimedia project (elwiki), this may be a barrier to usurpation.
  • Target user has 0 undeleted edits and 0 deleted edits. An SUL account (primary elwiki) exists for the target user, with 2344 total edits on 18 wikis. The local account is NOT attached. 13 non-enwiki unattached accounts exist with this name, with 11 total edits. Requesting user has 40 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 40 total edits on 17 wikis. AnomieBOT⚡ 16:29, 4 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • Message to talk page of target user posted. --Ank99 (talk) 16:55, 4 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

None (SUL request) → Linback

Status:     Done

93.5.143.78 (talk) 22:44, 4 October 2013 (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. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the target user, with 0 total edits on 1 wiki. 1 unattached account exists with this name, with 9293 total edits. AnomieBOT⚡ 22:51, 4 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
 Done MBisanz talk 01:46, 8 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

October 5, 2013

Requests left here should be addressed on or before October 13, 2013.

None (SUL request) → Hoenk

Status:     Done

87.187.142.155 (talk) 11:49, 5 October 2013 (UTC) --87.187.142.155 (talk) 11:49, 5 October 2013 (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. An SUL account (primary dewiki) exists for the target user, with 7902 total edits on 44 wikis. The local account is NOT attached. AnomieBOT⚡ 12:00, 5 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
 Done MBisanz talk 01:47, 8 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

October 6, 2013

Requests left here should be addressed on or before October 14, 2013.

None (SUL request) → TAL

Status:     In progress

2001:470:70CB:1DA:F84A:75F:26D:93E5 (talk) 12:35, 6 October 2013 (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. An SUL account (primary dewiki) exists for the target user, with 130 total edits on 29 wikis. The local account is NOT attached. 1 non-enwiki unattached account exists with this name, with 0 total edits. AnomieBOT⚡ 12:38, 6 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

{{subst:usurp Merlin1410 Anonymity - used part of real name on existing username. |link=|usurponly=}}

Alternative addicts → TARGET NAME Alternative Addicts

Status:     In progress

Alternative addicts (talk) 13:21, 6 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

 Clerk note: The requested username "TARGET NAME Alternative Addicts" is not registered. Please see WP:CHU/S instead. AnomieBOT⚡ 13:31, 6 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

October 8, 2013

Requests left here should be addressed on or before October 16, 2013.

None (SUL request) → Gratus

Status:     In progress

84.101.121.87 (talk) 19:23, 8 October 2013 (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. An SUL account (primary frwiki) exists for the target user, with 5348 total edits on 2 wikis. The local account is NOT attached. 1 non-enwiki unattached account exists with this name, with 122 total edits. AnomieBOT⚡ 19:28, 8 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

--Officialasim1 (talk) 19:28, 8 October 2013 (UTC)====Officialasim1 → Officialasim====[reply]

Status:     In progress

Officialasim1 (talk) 19:28, 8 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Kirtash → Josebalch

Status:     In progress

Josebalch (talk) 20:25, 8 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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