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 02:50:43, 8 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 02:50:43, 8 June 2024 (UTC) (Update).

Place your request here.

September 15, 2017

Requests left here should be addressed on or before September 23, 2017.

Pokerihid → Ihid

Status: Done

Current username: Pokerihid (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Target username: Ihid (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: 00:04, 15 September 2017 (UTC)
Reason: I am iHiD everywhere else on the internet and I would like to unify my presence here for clarity. The current user of Ihid has only made one edit, which was speedily deleted due to being abusive. Thank you.

Pokerihid (talk) 00:04, 15 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Note:

The target username has made edits to Wikipedia that are now deleted. Usernames with only deleted edits can usually be usurped.
The current owner of the target username does not have an email address specified.
Target user has 0 undeleted edits and 4 deleted edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the target user, with 4 total edits on 1 wiki. Requesting user has 28 undeleted edits and 13 deleted edits, for a total of 41 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 41 total edits on 16 wikis. AnomieBOT ⚡ 00:04, 15 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Done Sorry for the delay! —k6ka 🍁 (Talk · Contributions) 21:32, 1 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

September 18, 2017

Requests left here should be addressed on or before September 26, 2017.

Ddsagario → Davidansagario

Status: In progress

Current username: Ddsagario (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Target username: Davidansagario (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: 15:53, 18 September 2017 (UTC)
Reason: My Old Account

Ddsagario (talk) 15:53, 18 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Note:

This user has made contributions on another Wikimedia project (commonswiki), this may be a barrier to usurpation.
Target user has 0 undeleted edits and 0 deleted edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the target user, with 5 total edits on 3 wikis. Requesting user has 1 edit. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 1 total edit on 4 wikis. AnomieBOT ⚡ 16:01, 18 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

@Ddsagario: This request can't be processed here because the target user has made edits on another Wikimedia project. In addition, I don't think it's eligible for usurpation as it has made contributions to the project. If you have forgotten the password for your account, please see Special:PasswordReset. —k6ka 🍁 (Talk · Contributions) 21:34, 1 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

September 21, 2017

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

Revryan15 → Rdubnic2

Status: In progress

Current username: Revryan15 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Target username: Rdubnic2 (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: 17:57, 21 September 2017 (UTC)
Reason: I believe this is my account, but I didn't add an email, and can't get in or reset the password. I want to port my old and continued efforts to this name, rdubnic2, instead of my current name.

Revryan15 (talk) 17:57, 21 September 2017 (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.
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 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 22 undeleted edits and 1 deleted edit, for a total of 23 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 23 total edits on 6 wikis. AnomieBOT ⚡ 18:00, 21 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

September 24, 2017

Requests left here should be addressed on or before October 2, 2017.

Jroddy33 → Jroddy

Status: In progress

Current username: Jroddy33 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Target username: Jroddy (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: 18:13, 24 September 2017 (UTC)
Reason: this is my name on most online platforms

Jroddy33 (talk) 18:13, 24 September 2017 (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 6 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 6 total edits on 5 wikis. AnomieBOT ⚡ 18:17, 24 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

September 27, 2017

Requests left here should be addressed on or before October 5, 2017.

Black&White → Oy

Status: In progress

Current username: Black&White (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Target username: Oy (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: 23:30, 27 September 2017 (UTC)
Reason: simplification

< Black&White > 23:30, 27 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Clerk note: The requested username "Oy" 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 ⚡ 23:35, 27 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

September 29, 2017

Requests left here should be addressed on or before October 7, 2017.

Salvidrim! → Salvidrin!

Status: In progress

Current username: Salvidrim! (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Target username: Salvidrin! (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: 14:21, 29 September 2017 (UTC)
Reason: Created by troll to impersonate. Common misspelling (m>n). Please rename the current to something like User:Salvidrin!~usurped and let me then register the Salvidrin! username as a protected WP:DOPPEL.

Ben · Salvidrim! ✉ 14:21, 29 September 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 is currently blocked by Mike V for [[WP:IMPERSONATE|impersonation]] of an established user
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 3 wikis. Requesting user has 21645 undeleted edits and 1111 deleted edits, for a total of 22756 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 23188 total edits on 120 wikis. AnomieBOT ⚡ 14:23, 29 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

@Salvidrim: If you're trying to register "Salvidrin!" to prevent other ne'er do wells from registering it, note that our current situation already accomplishes that. "Salvidrin!" has been locked and no one's going to be using it anytime soon, nor can anyone else register it. If that's what you're doing, you can just leave that account as is, or leave a note on their userpage explaining the impersonation and point people to your main userpage. —k6ka 🍁 (Talk · Contributions) 21:28, 1 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]