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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 14:00:19, 9 September 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 14:00:19, 9 September 2024 (UTC).

Click here to place your request.

June 20, 2014

Requests left here should be addressed on or before June 28, 2014.

Overcaffein8d → Dacohenii

Status: Done

Current username: Overcaffein8d (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Target username: Dacohenii (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: 13:48, 20 June 2014 (UTC)
Reason: This is my username for other sites, and I'd like to migrate away from the old one and merge the data into the new one. Thanks!

Overcaffein8d (talk) 13:48, 20 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Note:

The target username meets the requirements for usurpation.
The current owner of the target username has an email address set.
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 enwikibooks) exists for the target user, with 0 total edits on 4 wikis. Requesting user has 19 undeleted edits and 1 deleted edit, for a total of 20 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 20 total edits on 5 wikis. AnomieBOT ⚡ 13:55, 20 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Clerk note: Added {{subst:usurpation requested}} ~~~~ to the target user's talk page. --k6ka (talk | contribs) 14:14, 20 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Clerk note: Target user does not object to the usurpation request. --k6ka (talk | contribs) 14:39, 20 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Done –xeno^talk (autosigned by AnomieBOT) 18:41, 21 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Plinefr → Pline

Status: Done

Current username: Plinefr (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Target username: Pline (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: 14:21, 20 June 2014 (UTC)
Reason: 1)This is my username for other sites (SUL) 2) only 1 contribution by user en.pline and ... i am the contributor (added an picture made by me [1]) but since forgot the password and it seem's that i lost the email adress used (or don't specify it in the preferences ...)

Plinefr (talk) 14:21, 20 June 2014 (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 -1 deleted edit, for a total of 0 edits. An SUL account (primary frwiki) exists for the target user, with 47741 total edits on 105 wikis. The local account is NOT attached. 2 non-enwiki unattached accounts exist with this name, with 0 total edits. Requesting user has 47 undeleted edits and 1 deleted edit, for a total of 48 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 49 total edits on 16 wikis. AnomieBOT ⚡ 14:27, 20 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

@Plinefr: Okay okay, just to keep things clear - are you the owner of the account Pline? --k6ka (talk | contribs) 14:30, 20 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, I'm the owner of the account. The only edit made with this account was adding this image [2] in Wiki en. Author of the picture ; Pline .... --Plinefr (talk) 14:37, 20 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Done –xeno^talk (autosigned by AnomieBOT) 18:41, 21 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

June 22, 2014

Requests left here should be addressed on or before June 30, 2014.

None (SUL request) → Kliebe

Status: Done

Target username: Kliebe (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: 21:43, 22 June 2014 (UTC)You have not added a confirmation link! Replace this message with the url that confirms that you hold the SUL for Kliebe.
Reason: I would like to unify the user:kliebe on en.wp with my account Kliebe on german Wikipedia. I have no password of the en.wp user, also email for password-reset doesn't works. An administrator in German Wikipedia had said, I have to ursurp the en.wp user at this site.
Note: This request has been detected as an usurp only request.

193.81.104.88 (talk) 21:43, 22 June 2014 (UTC) Benutzer:Kliebe[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 71 total edits on 15 wikis. The local account is NOT attached. AnomieBOT ⚡ 21:49, 22 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Done –xeno^talk (autosigned by AnomieBOT) 18:48, 23 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Atvflash → Firecore

Status: In progress

Current username: Atvflash (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Target username: Firecore (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: 22:02, 22 June 2014 (UTC)
Reason: Old account, preferred username.

Atvflash (talk) 22:02, 22 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Clerk note: The requested username "Firecore" is not registered locally, but is reserved for a global account. If you own the global account, please ensure you have included a confirmation link. If you do not own the global account, this may preclude renaming. AnomieBOT ⚡ 22:10, 22 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

June 23, 2014

Requests left here should be addressed on or before July 1, 2014.

ExpertAfrica → User:ExpertAfrica

Status: In progress

Current username: ExpertAfrica (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Target username: User:ExpertAfrica (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, 23 June 2014 (UTC)
Reason: Expert Africa

ExpertAfrica (talk) 11:11, 23 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

McAusten2 → McAusten

Status: In progress

Current username: McAusten2 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Target username: McAusten (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: 03:12, 24 June 2014 (UTC)
Reason: Because that is the originally username that I really, really, really wanted badly and that I can see that McAusten is blocked indefinitely and I can also see that his account is global locked. Therefore I cannot see how McAusten with ever edit Wikipedia again! So can you pretty please with a cherry on top rename my account to McAusten?

McAusten2 (talk) 03:12, 24 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]