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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 17:31:47, 25 December 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 17:31:47, 25 December 2024 (UTC) (Update).

Place your request here.

December 15, 2016

Requests left here should be addressed on or before December 23, 2016.

SSTflyer → Feminist

Status: Done

Current username: SSTflyer (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Target username: Feminist (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: 10:35, 15 December 2016 (UTC)
Reason: I'm tired of editors capitalizing my current name incorrectly, which affects notifications.

SST flyer 10:35, 15 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Note:

The target username has made edits to Wikipedia. Due to licensing concerns, this may be a barrier to usurpation.
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 1 undeleted edit and 0 deleted edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the target user, with 1 total edit on 1 wiki. Requesting user has 92551 undeleted edits and 19418 deleted edits, for a total of 111969 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 120596 total edits on 104 wikis. AnomieBOT ⚡ 10:44, 15 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@K6ka: I've performed the usurpation portion of this request. Could you seek out a dev on IRC and go ahead with the "2" portion? 112k edits here. Thanks, –xeno^talk 18:08, 28 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]
- @Xeno: Opened a phabricator task at phab:T154262. —k6ka 🍁 (Talk · Contributions) 03:36, 29 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]
@Xeno: Special:CentralAuth logs for usurpation target Feminist seem to suggest that the account was registered just 5 days ago (Registered: 09:39, January 13, 2017 (5 days ago)). This seems to suggest that after part 1, the usurpation target was unregistered, leaving the account open for another user, including the usurpation requester, to register the usurpation target. You had performed the usurpation portion of this request roughly 21 days ago. Seeking clarification.--JustBerry (talk) 02:57, 19 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]
- @JustBerry: I'll usurp it again, but do we have sysadmin ready to process it? –xeno^talk 06:15, 19 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]
  - @Xeno: We did at the time I left the message, but we can certainly coordinate the process if you're on IRC. Or, we can coordinate a UTC time. --JustBerry (talk) 14:11, 19 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    - @K6ka and JustBerry: K6ka if you are available, please coordinate with JustBerry and sysadmin to have this completed. You can perform the usurp portion and just put "Per :en:WP:CHUU on behalf of Xeno" or something as the reason. This way the account doesn't get registered again in the meantime. Thanks! –xeno^talk 18:57, 19 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]
      - @Xeno: Thanks for your reply. Vogone was completing other large-scale rename requests alongside Krenair (sysadmin), but xe wanted to seek clarification prior to performing the request. I have also re-opened the request on Phabricator here per your clarification of the situation. --JustBerry (talk) 21:41, 19 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]
        @JustBerry: was further clarification needed? –xeno^talk 23:23, 19 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]
        @Xeno: No, further clarification is not needed now, as the clarification seems to have been established. Since you had performed part 1 and the target account was re-registered, other renamers just wanted to clarify with you that redoing part 1 would not be controversial. I would agree, as even though the account was created within the last six months, the creation of the account happened during the time when we were trying to coordinate the rest of the rename with a sysadmin. --JustBerry (talk) 23:29, 19 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Side note for the benefit of SSTflyer and anyone else with similar issues, a good way to ensure you receive notifications is to setup doppelgangers with an e-mail (ex Sstflyer, SSTFlyer, etc.) -- it's the whole reason why I keep Salvidrim, Salvadrim and co. active, that way mentions of these usernames are still delivered to me succesfully (via e-mail, not echo). Just a hot tip. :) ☺ · Salvidrim! · ✉ 19:02, 19 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]
- Done. Account usurped and rename done under supervision. However, the main user page and one subpage seem not to have been moved, but they seem to be getting done. Please do not move those pages manually for the time being. Savh ^{tell me} 00:00, 20 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]
  Noting the pagemoves were automatically completed, with some delay. Everything seems to be ok. Savh ^{tell me} 00:40, 20 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]
  - Thanks Savh and JustBerry. Marking Done for the bot. –xeno^talk 13:51, 20 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

January 19, 2017

Requests left here should be addressed on or before January 27, 2017.

PurpleShore9 → DampFrijoles

Status: In progress

Current username: PurpleShore9 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Target username: DampFrijoles (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: 22:24, 19 January 2017 (UTC)
Reason: PurpleShore9 is my primary Wikipedia account and DampFrijoles is my secondary. I have been trying to standardize my internet usernames to just DampFrijoles, and this is one of the few accounts that I haven't been able to change yet.

PurpleShore9 (talk) 22:24, 19 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Clerk note: The target username has made 5 edits to Wikipedia (latest: December 12, 2016 19:52) ^(contribs). --JustBerry (talk) 23:19, 19 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Clerk note: The current owner of the target username has been notified of this usurpation request ^(permalink). --JustBerry (talk) 23:19, 19 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Clerk note: @PurpleShore9: This user was created less than 6 months ago, such usernames may not be usurped. You can file another request when the username is older than 6 months ^(notified). --JustBerry (talk) 23:26, 19 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Note:

The target username has made edits to Wikipedia. Due to licensing concerns, this may be a barrier to usurpation.
This user was created less than 6 months ago, such usernames may not be usurped. You can file another request when the username is older than 6 months.
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 5 undeleted edits and 0 deleted edits. An SUL account (primary commonswiki) exists for the target user, with 5 total edits on 5 wikis. Requesting user has 135 undeleted edits and -2 deleted edits, for a total of 133 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 141 total edits on 15 wikis. AnomieBOT ⚡ 13:07, 20 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

@PurpleShore9 and DampFrijoles: please make a post from the DampFrijoles accounts confirming ownership. –xeno^talk 13:47, 20 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]
This is DampFrijoles/PurpleShore9, and I am messaging to confirm ownership.DampFrijoles (talk) 03:14, 21 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]
@Xeno: Confirmed dual-ownership here. --JustBerry (talk) 17:54, 21 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

January 20, 2017

Requests left here should be addressed on or before January 28, 2017.

Mythlike-cell → Mythlike-Cell

Status: Done

Current username: Mythlike-cell (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Target username: Mythlike-Cell (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: 10:05, 20 January 2017 (UTC)
Reason: I would like the 'C' to be capitalised, I have OCD.

Mythlike-cell (talk) 10:05, 20 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Clerk note: The requested username "Mythlike-Cell" is not registered. Please see WP:CHU/S instead. AnomieBOT ⚡ 13:07, 20 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Done –xeno^talk (autosigned by AnomieBOT) 13:46, 20 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

January 21, 2017

Requests left here should be addressed on or before January 29, 2017.

MartinZ02 → MartinZ

Status: In progress

Current username: MartinZ02 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Target username: MartinZ (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: 13:41, 21 January 2017 (UTC)
Reason: This is the name I originally wanted to register as.

MartinZ02 (talk) 13:41, 21 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Clerk note: The requested username "MartinZ" 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 ⚡ 13:41, 21 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

@MartinZ02: This request can't be processed here because the target user doesn't have a local account on the English Wikipedia; their home wiki is de.wikipedia.org. As such, this request needs to be filed at m:SRUC. —k6ka 🍁 (Talk · Contributions) 13:43, 21 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]