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"WP:USURP" redirects here. For the guide regarding usurping a page title, see WP:USURPTITLE.


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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.

Notes

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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}}
  1. Preview the changes and make sure both names are spelled correctly. Click "Publish changes".
  2. 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 13:14:17, 12 December 2024 (UTC) (Update).

Place your request here

Current requests

Please place your request in the section for the current day, at the bottom of the list. It is 13:14:17, 12 December 2024 (UTC).

July 22, 2012

Requests left here should be addressed on or before July 30, 2012.

Gregcaletta → Grg

Status:     In progress

G (talk) 00:06, 22 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note:
  • The target username meets the requirements for usurpation.
  • The current owner of the target username has an email address set.
  • Target user has 0 undeleted edits and 0 deleted edits. No SUL account exists for the target user. 9 non-enwiki unattached accounts exist with this name, with 0 total edits. Requesting user has 5301 undeleted edits and 11 deleted edits, for a total of 5312 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiktionary) exists for the requesting user, with 6009 total edits on 34 wikis. AnomieBOT⚡ 00:14, 22 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Umbris → MrX

Status:     In progress

umbris 15:41, 22 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note:
  • The target username has Wikipedia user logs entries. Due to licensing concerns, this may be a barrier to usurpation.
  • Target user has 0 undeleted edits and 0 deleted edits. No SUL account exists for the target user. 4 non-enwiki unattached accounts exist with this name, with 4 total edits. Requesting user has 728 undeleted edits and 18 deleted edits, for a total of 746 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 847 total edits on 12 wikis. AnomieBOT⚡ 15:46, 22 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Clerk note: I found a few deleted contributions from the target account on en.wiki, all from 2006, and no live ones; the log was an image upload that was deleted per F5 in 2006. I don't think there are any GFDL issues. The four edits from the unattached accounts are all from de.wiki, three from 2004 and one from 2006. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 21:57, 26 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

July 23, 2012

Requests left here should be addressed on or before July 31, 2012.

Suckerpunch83 → Suckerpunch

Status:     In progress

Suckerpunch83 (talk) 01:35, 23 July 2012 (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. No SUL account exists for the target user. Requesting user has 246 undeleted edits and 2 deleted edits, for a total of 248 edits. AnomieBOT⚡ 01:41, 23 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

July 24, 2012

Requests left here should be addressed on or before August 1, 2012.

Editwikiped → Starl8gazer

Status:     In progress

Editwikiped (talk) 15:44, 24 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note:
  • 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 0 undeleted edits and 0 deleted edits. An SUL account (primary dewiki) exists for the target user, with 0 total edits on 4 wikis. Requesting user has 5 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 6 total edits on 3 wikis. AnomieBOT⚡ 15:51, 24 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Target's edit was to give permission [1] — Frankie (talk) 13:19, 2 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

July 26, 2012

Requests left here should be addressed on or before August 3, 2012.

JeardleyCrook → Yeardley

Status:     Not done

JeardleyCrook (talk) 10:40, 26 July 2012 (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 199 undeleted edits and 5 deleted edits, for a total of 204 edits. No SUL account exists for the target user. Requesting user has 1 edit. An SUL account (primary unknown) exists for the requesting user, with 1 total edit on 5 wikis. AnomieBOT⚡ 10:49, 26 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
 Clerk note: This rename was completed a couple of days ago [2]. If by "more than just wikipedia" you mean other Wikimedia projects, you can create your SUL by going to Special:MergeAccount — Frankie (talk) 13:23, 26 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
 Not done. See what Frankie said.

July 28, 2012

Requests left here should be addressed on or before August 5, 2012.

Rgaj123 → Arular

Status:     In progress

Rgaj123 (talk) 02:00, 28 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note:
  • The target username has made edits to Wikipedia. Due to licensing concerns, this may be a barrier to usurpation.
  • Target user has 1 undeleted edit and 2 deleted edits, for a total of 3 edits. No SUL account exists for the target user. 3 non-enwiki unattached accounts exist with this name, with 4854 total edits. Requesting user has 54 undeleted edits and 2 deleted edits, for a total of 56 edits. An SUL account (primary unknown) exists for the requesting user, with 85 total edits on 42 wikis. AnomieBOT⚡ 02:02, 28 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
 Clerk note: Confirmation of username change on es.wiki [3] — Frankie (talk) 18:04, 30 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

July 29, 2012

Requests left here should be addressed on or before August 6, 2012.

위키백과당! → 권정우

Status:     In progress

위키백과당! (talk) 03:01, 29 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note:
  • The target username has made edits to Wikipedia. Due to licensing concerns, this may be a barrier to usurpation.
  • Target user has 22 undeleted edits and 0 deleted edits. An SUL account (primary unknown) exists for the target user, with 31 total edits on 54 wikis. Requesting user has 3 edits. An SUL account (primary kowiki) exists for the requesting user, with 430 total edits on 4 wikis. AnomieBOT⚡ 03:08, 29 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
 Clerk note:; target account last edited June 9th of this year on en.wiki. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 01:10, 30 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Dragon 280 → DragonLord

Status:     In progress

DRAGON 280 (TALK/CONTRIBS) 20:36, 29 July 2012 (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. No SUL account exists for the target user. 2 non-enwiki unattached accounts exist with this name, with 0 total edits. Requesting user has 937 undeleted edits and 17 deleted edits, for a total of 954 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 986 total edits on 25 wikis. AnomieBOT⚡ 20:40, 29 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
See changes on Commons, Spanish Wikipedia, and Slovenian Wikipedia.
Note that the target user was registered almost seven years ago, with no edits or other activity since. There is no reason for an objection to this usurpation. Dragon 280 (talk/contribs) 17:00, 30 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
 Clerk note: AnomieBOT goes through all the submissions; its comments are not objections (at least, in this case). They are merely information to help the implementing 'crat make decisions. Now, you should be aware that we cannot rename whole SUL accounts all at once. This will detach your English Wikipedia account from your SUL account, so if you want to be renamed on other wikis (such as Commons or other language Wikipedias), you should do so before re-unifying your account. Other than that one concern, and assuming that no other issues arise, this request will most likely be fulfilled in the next few days or so, depending on 'crat activity levels. Good luck with your new name. --NYKevin 07:36, 2 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
I've been renamed on Commons and Spanish Wikipedia. I'm waiting for an usurpation on the Slovenian Wikipedia (I don't edit there, this is just for SUL). I am abandoning the Dragon 280 SUL account on all other wikis, as there are too few significant contributions elsewhere. Thanks for the tip, though. Dragon 280 (talk/contribs) 17:37, 2 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
The Spanish and Slovenian Wikipedias are the only other wikis where usurpations are needed, since the DragonLord username is unused elsewhere. Once these changes are complete, there should be no SUL problems. Dragon 280 (talk/contribs) 17:44, 2 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

July 30, 2012

Requests left here should be addressed on or before August 7, 2012.

Jonchapple → Jon C.

Status:     In progress

— JonCॐ 12:41, 30 July 2012 (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. No SUL account exists for the target user. Requesting user has 4378 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 4398 total edits on 54 wikis. AnomieBOT⚡ 12:51, 30 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

None (SUL request) → Jonex

Status:     In progress

164.41.33.112 (talk) 22:25, 30 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note:
  • This user has made contributions on another Wikimedia project (ptwiki), this may be a barrier to usurpation.
  • Target user has 0 undeleted edits and 0 deleted edits. An SUL account (primary ptwiki) exists for the target user, with 904 total edits on 16 wikis. The local account is NOT attached. 4 non-enwiki unattached accounts exist with this name, with 36 total edits. AnomieBOT⚡ 22:31, 30 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

July 31, 2012

Requests left here should be addressed on or before August 8, 2012.

Vyker-temp → Vyker

Status:     In progress

Vyker-temp (talk) 15:43, 31 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note:
  • The target username meets the requirements for usurpation.
  • The current owner of the target username has an email address set.
  • 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 17 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 18 total edits on 11 wikis. AnomieBOT⚡ 15:53, 31 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

August 1, 2012

Requests left here should be addressed on or before August 9, 2012.

Newcastle1448 → Cartport

Status:     In progress

Newcastle1448 (talk) 21:18, 1 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note:
  • The target username has made edits to Wikipedia. Due to licensing concerns, this may be a barrier to usurpation.
  • The target username has Wikipedia user logs entries. 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.
  • Target user has 2 undeleted edits and 0 deleted edits. No SUL account exists for the target user. Requesting user has 2 edits. An SUL account (primary unknown) exists for the requesting user, with 2 total edits on 2 wikis. AnomieBOT⚡ 21:25, 1 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
 Clerk note: The target user's only contributions were to make[4] this exact request about a month ago... (twice) It was moved[5] to WP:CHU/S and presumably handled there. The user made the request[6] a second time, and may not have been aware that it had been handled. I surmise that the requester left for a while, and came back to find their old account nonexistent (as it had been renamed to the target) automatically recreated by SUL[7], so they recreated it. I recommend the requester attempt to log in to the target username. --NYKevin 03:13, 2 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

August 2, 2012

Requests left here should be addressed on or before August 10, 2012.

None (SUL request) → Konqi

Status:     In progress

 Clerk note: Don't worry, that note on de.wiki is exactly what's needed. I've replaced the error message with a link to it — Frankie (talk) 13:29, 2 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

195.52.10.22 (talk) 08:46, 2 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note:
  • This user has made contributions on another Wikimedia project (dewiki), this may be a barrier to usurpation.
  • Target user has 0 undeleted edits and 0 deleted edits. An SUL account (primary dewiki) exists for the target user, with 220 total edits on 12 wikis. The local account is NOT attached. AnomieBOT⚡ 08:53, 2 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

None (SUL request) → Tanabi

Status:     In progress

  • Target username: Tanabi (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google)
  • For renamer use: Email target username, usurp user
  • Datestamp: 16:57, 2 August 2012 (UTC)
  • Confirmation link: here
  • Reason: I used to contribute to the Chinese WP most of the time and thus didn't notice it when SUL takes place. As I began using enWP more often than ever, I feel that I'd better claim this username so that I don't need a second login on enWP, and that others may know it's me when I try to contribute to the entries written in English. I've checked the account and found no user page, no talk page nor any contribution. I'm not sure if it was me who registered it, and I guess it's no harm if I usurped this account.
  • Note: This request has been detected as an usurp only request.

124.68.4.227 (talk) 16:57, 2 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note:
  • This user has made contributions on another Wikimedia project (zhwiki), 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 100 total edits on 16 wikis. The local account is NOT attached. 1 non-enwiki unattached account exists with this name, with 5 total edits. AnomieBOT⚡ 17:08, 2 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Change username

August 3, 2012

Requests left here should be addressed on or before August 11, 2012.

Blisnemesis → Blis Nemesis

Status:     In progress

Blisnemesis (talk) 01:41, 3 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

 Clerk note: The requested username "Blis Nemesis" is not registered. Please see WP:CHU/S instead. AnomieBOT⚡ 01:44, 3 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

None (SUL request) → Torque

Status:     In progress

82.106.80.118 (talk) 10:54, 3 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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