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 23:10:20, 7 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 23:10:20, 7 June 2024 (UTC) (Update).

Place your request here.

August 15, 2018

Requests left here should be addressed on or before August 23, 2018.

Lkiller123 → Nickkpoon

Status: On hold

Current username: Lkiller123 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Target username: Nickkpoon (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, 15 August 2018 (UTC)
Reason: The username "nickkpoon" is my other username on Wikipedia. As this current account is the only one with logged contributions, I wish to take over the username of "nickkpoon" with this current account (current username is: "lkiller123"

LKILLER123 (talk) 22:24, 15 August 2018 (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 zhwiki) exists for the target user, with 0 total edits on 3 wikis. Requesting user has 825 undeleted edits and 9 deleted edits, for a total of 834 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 848 total edits on 27 wikis. AnomieBOT ⚡ 22:26, 15 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Lkiller123: Can you please confirm by signing below my comment using Nickkpoon account. ‐‐1997kB (talk) 10:56, 16 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Nickkpoon (talk) 18:15, 16 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

August 16, 2018

Requests left here should be addressed on or before August 24, 2018.

Jennifersyoung → Jenniferjuniper

Status: On hold

Current username: Jennifersyoung (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Target username: Jenniferjuniper (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: 00:21, 16 August 2018 (UTC)
Reason: Account has no edits and has existed 5+ years. I want to change my username as it no longer reflects my legal name, and this is my username on several other websites.

Jennifersyoung (talk) 00:21, 16 August 2018 (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 132 undeleted edits and 45 deleted edits, for a total of 177 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 184 total edits on 19 wikis. AnomieBOT ⚡ 00:22, 16 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

{{not done}} @Jennifersyoung: As per usurpation guidelines user requesting for usurpation should be established user with significant edits (400+) to project. So you can come back later or choose a unregistered username and request here. ‐‐1997kB (talk) 11:09, 16 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@1997kB: I would probably grant this request. Requesting user has been contributing for over two years, has a significant and non-trivial contribution history, and the target user was a drive-by registration 12 years ago with not a single contribution, probably abandoned. The local guidelines you've linked do not have such a strict ("400+") guideline. –xeno^talk 15:33, 16 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@1997kB: Same for Wikipedia:Changing username/Usurpations/Rejected/24#Trevor Bolliger → Trbo, which is an alternate account of a WMF employee. You can use a lighter hand granting requests on this page, especially when the target is a single-attachment drive by registration from over a decade or more ago. –xeno^talk 15:54, 16 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@1997kB: Thank you for considering my request. In addition to my online contributions, I also have many offline contributions to the Wikipedia community. I instruct faculty and students at Emory University in editing Wikipedia for course assignments in collaboration with Wiki Education. I have lead instructional and organizing efforts for Art+Feminism edit-a-thons at Emory over the past three years. I was recently awarded a grant to complete several Wikipedia initiatives at Emory. You can read more about the grant activities here: Emory Libraries Wikipedia Innovation Grant Project Jennifersyoung (talk) 17:15, 16 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

On hold until 23 August as per Xeno's comment. ‐‐1997kB (talk) 18:19, 16 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]