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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 15:24:19, 14 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 currently 15:24:19, 14 June 2024 (UTC) (Update).

Place your request here.

August 26, 2016

Requests left here should be addressed on or before September 3, 2016.

Bahman~enwiki → bahman

Status: Not done

Current username: Bahman~enwiki (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Target username: Bahman (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: 13:35, 26 August 2016 (UTC)
Reason: YOUR REASON

bahman (talk) 13:35, 26 August 2016 (UTC) Hi,[reply]

My username was changed from bahman to bahman~enwiki by, I suspect, some kind of internal account consolidation/migration system. I can no longer log-in with my original username but can do so with the new system-attributed one. This is not exactly a disaster, but I don't like the idea of being renamed by a machine. I want my original username back, please.

My old username, bahman, may or may not have been attributed to someone else; I have no way of knowing.

thanks,

bahman

Note:

This user has made contributions on another Wikimedia project (ruwiki), this may be a barrier to usurpation.
Target user has 0 undeleted edits and 0 deleted edits. An SUL account (primary ruwiki) exists for the target user, with 3489 total edits on 2 wikis. Requesting user has 37 undeleted edits and -1 deleted edit, for a total of 36 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 36 total edits on 14 wikis. AnomieBOT ⚡ 13:39, 26 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@Bahman~enwiki: your username is in use by a Russian user who was given priority because they had more edits than you at the time of unification (see Special:CentralAuth/Bahman). Perhaps another username or a less machine-like modification on Bahman? –xeno^talk 14:21, 26 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Clarification -- it has nothing to do with edit count, the globalization script only looked at creation date. ☺ · Salvidrim! · ✉ 16:05, 2 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Salvidrim! Not that it matters much, but that's not what it says here: meta:Single User Login finalisation announcement/Schema announcement. Registration date was only used if there was an edit count tie. –xeno^talk 19:15, 2 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Xeno you might be right... when the globalization script passed through a year or two ago, I lost my alt User:Salv (created 2013) to a nowikn user with 6 edits in 2009 but my alt had only one edit so that might well be the case. (I've had to tangle with Stewards a bit to recover the name :p) ☺ · Salvidrim! · ✉ 19:46, 2 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Not done per above –xeno^talk 15:05, 20 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

September 5, 2016

Requests left here should be addressed on or before September 13, 2016.

Tc~dawiki → Twomasc

Status: In progress

Current username: Tc~dawiki (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Target username: Twomasc (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: 11:06, 5 September 2016 (UTC)
Reason: Uses this on all social media (twitter etc). Looks better :)

Tc~dawiki (talk) 11:06, 5 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Clerk note: The requested username "Twomasc" 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. Requests for usurpation of global usernames with significant attachments on other projects must be made at meta:Steward requests/Username changes. AnomieBOT ⚡ 11:12, 5 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Global renamers and Stewards: you might want to see this. Omni Flames (talk) 11:43, 5 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

September 9, 2016

Requests left here should be addressed on or before September 17, 2016.

Samsonthegreat88 → Samson88

Status: In progress

Current username: Samsonthegreat88 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Target username: Samson88 (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: 22:18, 9 September 2016 (UTC)
Reason: My current name is too long and Samson88 doesn't seem to be in use couldn't even post messege on his talk page since he didn't have one. samson88 22:18, 9 September 2016 (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 25 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 25 total edits on 4 wikis. AnomieBOT ⚡ 12:16, 10 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Renamer note: Target user has been notified. @Samsonthegreat88: If the user doesn't have a talk page, you can still leave them a message; just create the talk page if it doesn't exist. —k6ka 🍁 (Talk · Contributions) 13:40, 10 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Thank You. Just left message on his talk page (that I created as per your instructions). — Preceding unsigned comment added by Samsonthegreat88 (talk • contribs) 00:35, 12 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@Samsonthegreat88: I had already created the talk page and left the message for you. You actually left your message on their userpage, not their user talk page. —k6ka 🍁 (Talk · Contributions) 03:10, 12 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

September 11, 2016

Requests left here should be addressed on or before September 19, 2016.

Meters → Metres

Status: Done

Current username: Meters (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Target username: Metres (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: 20:15, 11 September 2016 (UTC)
Reason: I wish to make this a doppelganger account since this username is too easily mistaken for my account name and I want to ensure that messages for me don't get lost on this account's page. The account is 10 years old and has never been used.

Meters (talk) 20:15, 11 September 2016 (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 33668 undeleted edits and 2495 deleted edits, for a total of 36163 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 36228 total edits on 36 wikis. AnomieBOT ⚡ 20:19, 11 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@Meters: To clarify (just before someone gets this wrong), are you trying to just get "Metres" renamed so you can create an account in its place, and you will not be changing your main account's name? —k6ka 🍁 (Talk · Contributions) 03:11, 12 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

That's correct. I will not change my main account. No big deal if this is not a proper request. I went to create the doppelganger and was surprised to discover that the username was already in use. Since the account has already been created but is inactive there's no concern with needing the doppelganger to prevent impersonation. Meters (talk) 04:42, 12 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Done, Meters, please create the doppelganger. –xeno^talk 15:10, 20 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

September 12, 2016

Requests left here should be addressed on or before September 20, 2016.

Kab0tage → Kabotage

Status: In progress

Current username: Kab0tage (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Target username: Kabotage (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: 07:08, 12 September 2016 (UTC)
Reason: I was trying to retrieve the password but I forgot which email it was and I wasn't so sure if I also put an email on it. I've been trying to reset the password for a couple of months now, this is basically my last resort. There are no edits and no activity on this account aside from getting the password. I asked around the IRC and Platonides advised me that I can request to usurp the username. I joined but never had a chance to login and edit something. If you can check and matched the IP address. It should be on the same country.

Kab0tage (talk) 07:08, 12 September 2016 (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 1 edit. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 1 total edit on 6 wikis. AnomieBOT ⚡ 07:10, 12 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]