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.
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 03:42:23, 4 November 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 currently 03:42:23, 4 November 2024 (UTC) (Update).

Place your request here.

June 28, 2017

Requests left here should be addressed on or before July 6, 2017.

WOLF LΔMBERT → Mountainhead

Status: In progress

Current username: WOLF LΔMBERT (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Target username: Mountainhead (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: 13:55, 28 June 2017 (UTC)
Reason: Privacy. My username is my real name (albeit stylised), and I don't want this account to be immediately associable with that name anymore. mountainhead is a username I've used before in other places, and seeing as the existing account with that name has only made two small edits over ten years ago, I would like to request to take it.

—WLM / ? 13:55, 28 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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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. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the target user, with 2 total edits on 1 wiki. Requesting user has 751 undeleted edits and 14 deleted edits, for a total of 765 edits. An SUL account (primary nlwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 9703 total edits on 78 wikis. AnomieBOT ⚡ 14:00, 28 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

July 3, 2017

Requests left here should be addressed on or before July 11, 2017.

Bydand → Jack

Status: In progress

Current username: Bydand (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Target username: Jack (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: 21:47, 3 July 2017 (UTC)
Reason: Revert back to old username. Should probably mention I own both usernames. I would like to keep bydand but go as Jack as previously. Plan on editing Wikipedia more regularly again.

-- Bydand 21:47, 3 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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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. An SUL account (primary unknown) exists for the target user, with 10 total edits on 13 wikis. Requesting user has 7072 undeleted edits and 1013 deleted edits, for a total of 8085 edits. An SUL account (primary commonswiki) exists for the requesting user, with 8242 total edits on 76 wikis. AnomieBOT ⚡ 21:50, 3 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Apologies, I'm slightly rusty. I still own this username; what more do I need to do? -- Bydand 22:00, 3 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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