Wikipedia:Changing username/Usurpations

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.

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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}}

3. Preview the changes and make sure both names are spelled correctly. Click "Publish changes".
4. 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 05:41:21, 2 November 2024 (UTC) ().

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May 12, 2020

Requests left here should be addressed on or before May 20, 2020.

CJK09 → CactusJack

Status:     On hold

• Current username: CJK09 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
• Target username: CactusJack (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: 20:42, 12 May 2020 (UTC)
• Reason: Current username is CJK09, which is random, meaningless, boring, and forgettable. I like the sound of "Cactus Jack" - the account with a space in the username exists with some editing history at de.wiki, so the version without the space is the next best thing. CJK09 (talk) 20:42, 12 May 2020 (UTC) CJK09 (talk) 20:42, 12 May 2020 (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. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the target user, with 0 total edits on 1 wiki. Requesting user has 2162 undeleted edits and 241 deleted edits, for a total of 2403 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 2423 total edits on 59 wikis. AnomieBOT⚡ 20:45, 12 May 2020 (UTC)

 On hold until 25 May. ‐‐1997kB (talk) 10:15, 18 May 2020 (UTC)

May 14, 2020

Requests left here should be addressed on or before May 22, 2020.

Ravijoshi99 → Ravijoshi

Status:     On hold

• Current username: Ravijoshi99 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
• Target username: Ravijoshi (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: 05:46, 14 May 2020 (UTC)
• Reason: This was my prior account, of which I had forgotten the password. It is unused, while the current account is used. Ravijoshi99 (talk) 05:46, 14 May 2020 (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. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the target user, with 0 total edits on 1 wiki. Requesting user has 30 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 267 total edits on 24 wikis. AnomieBOT⚡ 05:51, 14 May 2020 (UTC)

 On hold until 25 May. ‐‐1997kB (talk) 10:15, 18 May 2020 (UTC)

May 21, 2020

Requests left here should be addressed on or before May 29, 2020.

AKALMoumem → AKALMoumen

Status:     In progress

• Current username: AKALMoumem (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
• Target username: AKALMoumen (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: 20:17, 21 May 2020 (UTC)
• Reason: Changed my email a long time ago and have no access to the account anymore. Would just like the username. AKALMoumem (talk) 20:17, 21 May 2020 (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. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the target user, with 0 total edits on 9 wikis. Requesting user has 3 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 3 total edits on 8 wikis. AnomieBOT⚡ 20:23, 21 May 2020 (UTC)

May 22, 2020

Requests left here should be addressed on or before May 30, 2020.

PhysiqueUL09 → Feynstein

Status:     In progress

• Current username: PhysiqueUL09 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
• Target username: Feynstein (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: 22:31, 22 May 2020 (UTC)
• Reason: Remove reference to year + current username elsewhere PhysiqueUL09 (talk) 22:33, 22 May 2020 (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 frwiki) exists for the target user, with 0 total edits on 6 wikis. Requesting user has 163 undeleted edits and 3 deleted edits, for a total of 166 edits. An SUL account (primary frwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 241 total edits on 10 wikis. AnomieBOT⚡ 22:36, 22 May 2020 (UTC)

May 25, 2020

Requests left here should be addressed on or before June 2, 2020.

Hurricaneboy23 → Hurricat

Status:     In progress

• Current username: Hurricaneboy23 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
• Target username: Hurricat (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: 20:45, 25 May 2020 (UTC)
• Reason: I would like to change my name since I picked this name when I really didn’t know what I was doing with tropical cyclone articles (I’m in WikiProject Tropical Cyclones). Now I am more mature and more experienced in tropical meteorology and now I would like another name, and since I like cats and I do hurricane tracking (striving to be a meteorologist). Hurricaneboy23 (page) * (talk) 20:45, 25 May 2020 (UTC)

Note:

• The target username has made edits to Wikipedia. Due to licensing concerns, this may be a barrier to usurpation.
• Target user has 23 undeleted edits and 0 deleted edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the target user, with 23 total edits on 4 wikis. Requesting user has 2114 undeleted edits and 47 deleted edits, for a total of 2161 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 2244 total edits on 16 wikis. AnomieBOT⚡ 23:42, 25 May 2020 (UTC)

Newroderick895 → Olivarius

Status:     In progress

• Current username: Newroderick895 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
• Target username: Olivarius (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: 19:35, 28 May 2020 (UTC)
• Reason: I am willing to change my username because the one I have chosen is my current username on most of my social media pages. Newroderick895 19:35, 28 May 2020 (UTC)