Wikipedia:Changing username/Usurpations

This page is for requests to take over an account name that is already registered. If you want your account renamed to a name that is still available, please use Special:GlobalRenameRequest or Wikipedia:Changing username/Simple.

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.

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• 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

1. 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.
2. 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}}

3. Preview the changes and make sure both names are spelled correctly. Click "Publish changes".
4. 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 12:20:47, 5 November 2024 (UTC) ().

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Place your request here

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October 30, 2024

Requests left here should be addressed on or after November 7, 2024.

The Sharpest Lives → Sam S

Status:     On hold

• Current username: The Sharpest Lives (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
• Target username: Sam S (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: 03:07, 30 October 2024 (UTC)
• Reason: I would like my username to be my first name and last initial, as I didn't feel comfortable sharing my full last name. This user has no edits and I am unsure if they will ever return. {{The Sharpest Lives|💬|✏️|ℹ️}} 03:07, 30 October 2024 (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 21869 undeleted edits and 938 deleted edits, for a total of 22807 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 24383 total edits on 50 wikis. AnomieBOT⚡ 03:14, 30 October 2024 (UTC)

 On hold until 7 November 2024. – DreamRimmer (talk) 17:29, 31 October 2024 (UTC)

November 4, 2024

Requests left here should be addressed on or after November 12, 2024.

Xplosionist → Cross

Status:     Not done

• Current username: Xplosionist (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
• Target username: Cross (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: 15:01, 4 November 2024 (UTC)
• Reason: Idle account, and I use "cross" as an identity in many other places. I previously requested usurpation in 2010, but no result, and the user has not acted since well before rename during SUL finalization. Xplosionist (talk) 15:01, 4 November 2024 (UTC)

@Xplosionist, I don't see any recent activity on your account. You currently have a total of 87 edits, and this request is your first edit since 2022. As most of your edits were made a long time ago, I would like to see some recent activity to ensure that the usurped account will be put to good use. Also, please note that the target username is not registered locally; it is registered on ptwiki. Therefore, any future requests should be made at Meta. – DreamRimmer (talk) 15:54, 4 November 2024 (UTC)

 Clerk note: The requested username "Cross" is not registered locally, but is reserved for a global account. If you own the global account, please use that account to comment here explicitly consenting to the usurpation, or link to such a comment made elsewhere. 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⚡ 23:22, 4 November 2024 (UTC)

 Not done per my comment above. – DreamRimmer (talk) 10:52, 5 November 2024 (UTC)