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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 21:37:47, 21 May 2024 (UTC) (Update).

Place your request here

Current requests

Please place your request in the section for the current day, at the bottom of the list. It is 21:37:47, 21 May 2024 (UTC).

Requests relating to single-user login and/or global accounts can now be found at Wikipedia:Changing username/SUL

Click here to place your request.

January 4, 2010

Requests left here will be filled no earlier than January 12, 2010.

Cipher 2009 → Cipher

Status: Done

Current username: Cipher 2009 (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Target username: Cipher (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log)
Datestamp: 19:37, 4 January 2010 (UTC)
For bureaucrat use: SUL report (old • new) | Email target username (1) (2)

Cipher ^(Talk) 19:37, 4 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Rather than change my username every year or two to keep the year current, it was suggested to me to attempt the usurpation of the "Cipher" name, since this is the name I go by in most places.

Note:

The target username meets the requirements for usurpation.
The current owner of the target username does not have an email address specified.
User has 0 undeleted edits, 0 deleted edits, and 0 total edits. Requesting user has 2005 edits. ClueBot VI (talk) 19:38, 4 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Clerk note: Is this the name you use on other Wikimedia projects (for example the French and Russian Wikipedia)? Regards So Why 21:09, 4 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Nope - I do have accounts on some other Wikipedia languages (how I ended up with some of them, I've no idea), but all accounts are under my Cipher 2009 moniker. I am aware of the Cipher accounts on the French and Russian Wikipedia websites though they do not belong to me. Cipher ^(Talk) 21:43, 4 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Bureaucrat note: Both have fewer than 50 edits, and both have not edited in years (2008 and 2006). I am comfortable doing this rename after the waiting period. -- Avi (talk) 20:56, 7 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
For the record, I would not perform this request, as this will remove the ability of the user identified by the software as having the right to create a global account with this name to do so. Inactivity does not rule out the possibility a user will return. WJBscribe (talk) 20:06, 10 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
On January 10, I left messages at both frwiki and ruwiki. If by 1/14 there is no response, I'll do the usurpation on 1/15. -- Avi (talk) 22:06, 12 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Done Neither frwiki nor ruwiki (who are likely not the same person) responded. -- Avi (talk) 17:40, 15 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

January 7, 2010

Requests left here will be filled no earlier than January 15, 2010.

tonyfish → amf

Status: In progress

Current username: tonyfish (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Target username: amf (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log)
Datestamp: 20:11, 7 January 2010 (UTC)
For bureaucrat use: SUL report (old • new) | Email target username (1) (2)

(X! · talk) · @883 · 20:11, 7 January 2010 (UTC) trying to remove identity Tony Fish (talk) 14:59, 7 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Clerk note: Fixing malformed request. (X! · talk) · @883 · 20:11, 7 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Bureaucrat note: target never informed. Not to be done until January 22, 2009. -- Avi (talk) 17:41, 15 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Falyne42 → Falyne

Status: In progress

Current username: Falyne42 (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Target username: Falyne (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log)
Datestamp: 21:24, 7 January 2010 (UTC)
For bureaucrat use: SUL report (old • new) | Email target username (1) (2)

Falyne42 (talk) 21:24, 7 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Note:

The target username meets the requirements for usurpation.
The current owner of the target username has an email address set.
User has 0 undeleted edits, 0 deleted edits, and 0 total edits. Requesting user has 3 edits. ClueBot VI (talk) 21:27, 7 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

January 8, 2010

Requests left here will be filled no earlier than January 16, 2010.

Isofox → Dtwood

Status: In progress

Current username: Isofox (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Target username: Dtwood (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log)
Datestamp: 18:27, 8 January 2010 (UTC)
For bureaucrat use: SUL report (old • new) | Email target username (1) (2)

Isofox (talk) 18:27, 8 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Note:

The target username has made edits to Wikipedia. Due to licensing concerns, this may be a barrier to usurpation.
User has 5 undeleted edits, 0 deleted edits, and 5 total edits. Requesting user has 291 edits. ClueBot VI (talk) 18:31, 8 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

January 11, 2010

Requests left here will be filled no earlier than January 19, 2010.

Sudessh → Sudesh_NAME

Status: In progress

Current username: Sudessh (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Target username: Sudesh_NAME (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log)
Datestamp: 05:45, 11 January 2010 (UTC)
For bureaucrat use: SUL report (old • new) | Email target username (1) (2)

Sudessh (talk) 05:45, 11 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Clerk note: User "Sudesh_NAME" is not registered. Please see WP:CHU instead. 128.174.251.49 (talk) 05:46, 11 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Just to clarify, do you want Sudesh or Sudesh_NAME? –Juliancolton | ^Talk 16:16, 11 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

January 12, 2010

Requests left here will be filled no earlier than January 20, 2010.

Notes in this discussions and comments

Note:

The target username meets the requirements for usurpation.
The current owner of the target username does not have an email address specified.
User has 0 undeleted edits, 0 deleted edits, and 0 total edits. Requesting user has edits. 128.174.251.49 (talk) 15:02, 12 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Clerk note: Are you "Mr. man" on the Romanian Wikinews? If so, you can usurp this account to unify your account. If not, you cannot use this username. Regards So Why 15:25, 12 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Ok, i agree with usurp this cont, please, regards, --Mister hitt man (talk) 15:37, 12 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

You did not answer the question - are you the same user as on Romanian Wikinews? –xeno^talk 15:41, 12 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, i a Mr. man from wn.ro, --Mister hitt man (talk) 16:15, 12 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Clerk note: Parse error: I had a problem parsing this request. Please ensure that the header is in the correct format. Thanks. 128.174.251.49 (talk) 19:38, 12 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Clerk note: Comment:How much would it take to receive usurpation? Regards, --Mister hitt man (talk) 19:50, 12 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Mister hitt man → Mr. man

Status: In progress

Current username: Mister hitt man (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Target username: Mr. man (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log)
Datestamp: 15:40, 12 January 2010 (UTC)
For bureaucrat use: SUL report (old • new) | Email target username (1) (2)

Mister hitt man (talk) 15:01, 12 January 2010 (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.
User has 0 undeleted edits, 0 deleted edits, and 0 total edits. Requesting user has 12 edits. 128.174.251.49 (talk) 19:58, 12 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Stinging Swarm → Swarm

Status: In progress

Current username: Stinging Swarm (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Target username: Swarm (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log)
Datestamp: 22:07, 12 January 2010 (UTC)
For bureaucrat use: SUL report (old • new) | Email target username (1) (2)

Swarm^Talk 22:07, 12 January 2010 (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.
User has 0 undeleted edits, 0 deleted edits, and 0 total edits. Requesting user has 923 edits. 128.174.251.49 (talk) 22:09, 12 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

January 17, 2010

Requests left here will be filled no earlier than January 25, 2010.

Filius Flitwick → Frenchman

Status: In progress

Current username: Filius Flitwick (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Target username: Frenchman (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log)
Datestamp: 07:06, 17 January 2010 (UTC)
For bureaucrat use: SUL report (old • new) | Email target username (1) (2)

Filius Flitwick (talk) 07:06, 17 January 2010 (UTC) The use of a Harry Potter name as the basis of my Wikipedian username should end before I proceed any further. I have been editing Wikipedia anonymously since 2006 and established this account in late-2009. I will continue to edit for many years to come, and as such, I would prefer the reflective username Frenchman. Filius Flitwick (talk) 07:06, 17 January 2010 (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.
User has 0 undeleted edits, 0 deleted edits, and 0 total edits. Requesting user has 25 edits. 128.174.251.49 (talk) 07:07, 17 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

January 18, 2010

Requests left here will be filled no earlier than January 26, 2010.

P3d0 → Doradus

Status: In progress

Current username: P3d0 (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Target username: Doradus (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log)
Datestamp: 02:45, 18 January 2010 (UTC)
For bureaucrat use: SUL report (old • new) | Email target username (1) (2)

P3d0 (talk) 02:45, 18 January 2010 (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.
User has 0 undeleted edits, 0 deleted edits, and 0 total edits. Requesting user has 5342 edits. 128.174.251.49 (talk) 02:46, 18 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

KingsMonkton School → Kings Monkton School

Status: In progress

Current username: KingsMonkton School (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Target username: Kings Monkton School (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log)
Datestamp: 12:39, 18 January 2010 (UTC)
For bureaucrat use: SUL report (old • new) | Email target username (1) (2)

KingsMonkton School (talk) 12:39, 18 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Clerk note: User "Kings Monkton School" is not registered. Please see WP:CHU instead. 128.174.251.49 (talk) 12:43, 18 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

change of username request

Balanced Ecology Inc → GayaLy

Status: In progress

Current username: Balanced Ecology Inc (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Target username: GayaLy (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log)
Datestamp: 16:08, 18 January 2010 (UTC)
For bureaucrat use: SUL report (old • new) | Email target username (1) (2)

Balanced Ecology Inc. (talk) 16:08, 18 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Clerk note: User "GayaLy" is not registered. Please see WP:CHU instead. 128.174.251.49 (talk) 16:08, 18 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

GalvestonCountyTradeDays → Galveston County Trade Days

Status: In progress

Current username: GalvestonCountyTradeDays (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Target username: Galveston County Trade Days (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log)
Datestamp: 16:15, 18 January 2010 (UTC)
For bureaucrat use: SUL report (old • new) | Email target username (1) (2)

GalvestonCountyTradeDays (talk) 16:15, 18 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Clerk note: User "Galveston County Trade Days" is not registered. Please see WP:CHU instead. 128.174.251.49 (talk) 16:18, 18 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I did not know I could have spaces

GalvestonCountyTradeDays → Galveston County Trade Days

Status: In progress

Current username: GalvestonCountyTradeDays (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Target username: Galveston County Trade Days (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log)
Datestamp: 16:25, 18 January 2010 (UTC)
For bureaucrat use: SUL report (old • new) | Email target username (1) (2)

GalvestonCountyTradeDays (talk) 16:25, 18 January 2010 (UTC) Thank You[reply]

Clerk note: User "Galveston County Trade Days" is not registered. Please see WP:CHU instead. 128.174.251.49 (talk) 16:28, 18 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Katet Eudora → Katet

Status: In progress

Current username: Katet Eudora (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Target username: Katet (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log)
Datestamp: 16:31, 18 January 2010 (UTC)
For bureaucrat use: SUL report (old • new) | Email target username (1) (2)

Katet Eudora (talk) 16:31, 18 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Mortetviolachaud → DiamondMonster

Status: In progress

Current username: Mortetviolachaud (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Target username: DiamondMonster (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log)
Datestamp: 16:33, 18 January 2010 (UTC)
For bureaucrat use: SUL report (old • new) | Email target username (1) (2)

Mortetviolachaud (talk) 16:33, 18 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

@@ Line 204: / Line 204: @@
 *For bureaucrat use: SUL report (''[[sulutil:Katet Eudora|old]] &bull; [[sulutil:Katet|new]]'') <nowiki>|</nowiki> [[Special:Emailuser/Katet|Email target username]] &nbsp; (<span class="plainlinks">[{{fullurl:Special:Renameuser|reason=WP:USURP&oldusername={{urlencode:Katet}}&newusername={{urlencode:Katet_(usurped)}}}} <span style="color:#002bb8">'''1'''</span>]) &nbsp;([{{fullurl:Special:Renameuser|reason=WP:USURP&oldusername={{urlencode:Katet Eudora}}&newusername={{urlencode:Katet}}}} <span style="color:#002bb8">'''2'''</span>])</span>
 {{#if:  | {{{sig}}} | [[User:Katet Eudora|Katet Eudora]] ([[User talk:Katet Eudora|talk]]) 16:31, 18 January 2010 (UTC)}}
+====Mortetviolachaud → DiamondMonster====
+{{status}}
+*Current username: {{user13|Mortetviolachaud}}
+*Target username: {{user14|DiamondMonster}}
+*Datestamp: 16:33, 18 January 2010 (UTC)
+*For bureaucrat use: SUL report (''[[sulutil:Mortetviolachaud|old]] &bull; [[sulutil:DiamondMonster|new]]'') <nowiki>|</nowiki> [[Special:Emailuser/DiamondMonster|Email target username]] &nbsp; (<span class="plainlinks">[{{fullurl:Special:Renameuser|reason=WP:USURP&oldusername={{urlencode:DiamondMonster}}&newusername={{urlencode:DiamondMonster_(usurped)}}}} <span style="color:#002bb8">'''1'''</span>]) &nbsp;([{{fullurl:Special:Renameuser|reason=WP:USURP&oldusername={{urlencode:Mortetviolachaud}}&newusername={{urlencode:DiamondMonster}}}} <span style="color:#002bb8">'''2'''</span>])</span>
+{{#if:  | {{{sig}}} | [[User:Mortetviolachaud|Mortetviolachaud]] ([[User talk:Mortetviolachaud|talk]]) 16:33, 18 January 2010 (UTC)}}