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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.

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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 08:22:08, 7 November 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 08:22:08, 7 November 2024 (UTC).

September 21, 2011

Requests left here should be addressed on or before September 29, 2011.

Earle Martin → Hex

Status:     On hold awaiting instructions from user

-- Earle [t/c] 00:58, 21 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]


Note: I requested this before a year ago but was told that a zh.wiki user was blocking me from being able to get SUL. I've spent the last year trying to contact them, without success. He or she is an infrequent editor and I don't believe they will ever edit outside the zh namespace, on meta, or elsewhere, while it's almost certain that I will. Therefore I'm requesting that I be allowed to unify under the new name.

Should that still not be allowed (which would be very disappointing) I want to switch names anyway, and will just have to cope with not having SUL, which will be a major pain in the backside but hey ho. It's been nine years since I registered the user name Hex, and now I'd like to use it.

Thank you very much. -- Earle [t/c] 00:58, 21 September 2011 (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 4 undeleted edits and 0 deleted edits. An SUL account (primary zhwiki) exists for the target user, with 112 total edits on 3 wikis. The local account is NOT attached. 15 non-enwiki unattached accounts exist with this name, with 4 total edits. Requesting user has 6417 undeleted edits and 350 deleted edits, for a total of 6767 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 6871 total edits on 49 wikis. AnomieBOT⚡ 01:09, 21 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

October 13, 2011

Requests left here should be addressed on or before October 21, 2011.

Icnirp → 02here69

Status:     Done

Icnirp (talk) 14:21, 13 October 2011 (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 4 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 4 total edits on 5 wikis. AnomieBOT⚡ 14:26, 13 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
 Done Maxim(talk) 15:22, 23 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Kamina-it → Kamina

Status:     In progress

Kamina-it (talk) 18:01, 13 October 2011 (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 45 undeleted edits and 0 deleted edits. An SUL account (primary itwiki) exists for the target user, with 1529 total edits on 4 wikis. The local account is NOT attached. 9 non-enwiki unattached accounts exist with this name, with 4 total edits. Requesting user has 2 edits. An SUL account (primary commonswiki) exists for the requesting user, with 58 total edits on 14 wikis. AnomieBOT⚡ 18:10, 13 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
 Bureaucrat note: This is more a question for other 'crats. The it.wiki account was created in 2009, but the enwiki account was created in 2005 and edited until 2009, albeit intermittently. Would that make it inadvisable to grant this rename request? Maxim(talk) 15:22, 23 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

October 16, 2011

Requests left here should be addressed on or before October 24, 2011.

None (SUL request) → SkyCaptain

Status:     In progress

  • Target username: SkyCaptain (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: 12:14, 16 October 2011 (UTC)You have not added a confirmation link! Replace this message with the url that confirms that you hold the SUL for SkyCaptain.
  • Reason: Hi, i actively use SkyCaptain nickname in Turkish Wiki but cannot login at global wiki with my local account. When i check the global SkyCaptain account i see that he/she is not actively using this account. may i take that global name too, and how can i do that? And here's my local account link SkyCaptain
  • Note: This request has been detected as an usurp only request.

88.234.221.209 (talk) 12:14, 16 October 2011 (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.
  • Target user has 268 undeleted edits and 4 deleted edits, for a total of 272 edits. An SUL account (primary trwiki) exists for the target user, with 996 total edits on 31 wikis. The local account is NOT attached. 2 non-enwiki unattached accounts exist with this name, with 2 total edits. AnomieBOT⚡ 12:17, 16 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

October 17, 2011

Requests left here should be addressed on or before October 25, 2011.

Ranjith → To have good relation

Status:     In progress

14.102.67.67 (talk) 07:51, 17 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

 Clerk note: The requested username "To have good relation" is not registered. Please see WP:CHU/S instead. AnomieBOT⚡ 08:02, 17 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

October 18, 2011

Requests left here should be addressed on or before October 26, 2011.

Dmm78 → DMM78

Status:     Done

Dmm78 (talk) 03:17, 18 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

 Clerk note: The requested username "DMM78" is not registered. Please see WP:CHU/S instead. AnomieBOT⚡ 03:26, 18 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
 Done Maxim(talk) 15:22, 23 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Mnidaydwisww → Mnid

Status:     In progress

–Mnid (Let's talk about it!) 12:08, 18 October 2011 (UTC) –Mnid (Let's talk about it!) 12:08, 18 October 2011 (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. No SUL account exists for the target user. 2 non-enwiki unattached accounts exist with this name, with 1 total edit. Requesting user has 234 undeleted edits and 7 deleted edits, for a total of 241 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 278 total edits on 123 wikis. AnomieBOT⚡ 12:15, 18 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Uzyel → Uzdzislaw

Status:     In progress

Uzyel 12:45, 18 October 2011 (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 408 undeleted edits and 180 deleted edits, for a total of 588 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 725 total edits on 80 wikis. AnomieBOT⚡ 12:47, 18 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

LikewiseSoftware → Likewise

Status:     In progress

LikewiseSoftware (talk) 18:18, 18 October 2011 (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 2 undeleted edits and 0 deleted edits. No SUL account exists for the target user. 2 non-enwiki unattached accounts exist with this name, with 37 total edits. Requesting user has 1 edit. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 1 total edit on 1 wiki. AnomieBOT⚡ 18:20, 18 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
 Clerk note: Use of a company, organization, celebrity, or product name as a username is prohibited by the username policy. Also, usernames cannot be shared, and account ownership cannot be "transferred". Please choose a name that represents yourself as an editor — frankie (talk) 21:09, 18 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

October 20, 2011

Requests left here should be addressed on or before October 28, 2011.

None (SUL request) → Verdin

Status:     Done

85.222.49.252 (talk) 18:36, 20 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Note:
  • This user has made contributions on another Wikimedia project (plwiki), this may be a barrier to usurpation.
  • Target user has 0 undeleted edits and 0 deleted edits. An SUL account (primary plwiki) exists for the target user, with 27 total edits on 1 wiki. The local account is NOT attached. 5 non-enwiki unattached accounts exist with this name, with 0 total edits. AnomieBOT⚡ 18:43, 20 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
 Done as SUL request Maxim(talk) 15:22, 23 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

October 21, 2011

Requests left here should be addressed on or before October 29, 2011.

Mkar ritu → MKar

Status:     In progress

Mkar ritu (talk) 03:10, 21 October 2011 (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 36 undeleted edits and 0 deleted edits. An SUL account (primary orwiki) exists for the target user, with 425 total edits on 8 wikis. Requesting user has 3 edits. 1 non-enwiki unattached account exists with the requesting user's name, with 2508 total edits. AnomieBOT⚡ 03:20, 21 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

None (SUL request) → Mikesh

Status:     Done

94.112.159.31 (talk) 23:30, 21 October 2011 (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.
  • Target user has 1 undeleted edit and 10 deleted edits, for a total of 11 edits. An SUL account (primary cswiki) exists for the target user, with 765 total edits on 43 wikis. The local account is NOT attached. 4 non-enwiki unattached accounts exist with this name, with 40 total edits. AnomieBOT⚡ 23:38, 21 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
 Done as SUL request Maxim(talk) 15:22, 23 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

October 23, 2011

Requests left here should be addressed on or before October 31, 2011.

None (SUL request) → Wholle

Status:     Done

83.93.2.100 (talk) 08:48, 23 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Note:
  • This user has made contributions on another Wikimedia project (dawiki), this may be a barrier to usurpation.
  • Target user has 0 undeleted edits and 0 deleted edits. An SUL account (primary dawiki) exists for the target user, with 423 total edits on 175 wikis. The local account is NOT attached. AnomieBOT⚡ 08:52, 23 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
 Done as SUL request Maxim(talk) 15:22, 23 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

KungFuSnake → KungFuDuck

Status:     Done

KungFuSnake (talk) 12:31, 23 October 2011 (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 3 undeleted edits and 0 deleted edits. An SUL account (primary etwiki) exists for the target user, with 3636 total edits on 61 wikis. The local account is NOT attached. Requesting user has 10 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 10 total edits on 3 wikis. AnomieBOT⚡ 12:36, 23 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
 Done as SUL request Maxim(talk) 15:22, 23 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

None (SUL request) → Deepak

Status:     In progress

117.204.88.88 (talk) 16:24, 23 October 2011 (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.
  • Target user has 3417 undeleted edits and 213 deleted edits, for a total of 3630 edits. No SUL account exists for the target user. 49 non-enwiki unattached accounts exist with this name, with 3382 total edits. AnomieBOT⚡ 16:34, 23 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Ahmad006 → Ahmad Nauman

Status:     In progress

Ahmad006 (talk) 18:39, 23 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

 Clerk note: The requested username "Ahmad Nauman" is not registered. Please see WP:CHU/S instead. AnomieBOT⚡ 18:42, 23 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

October 24, 2011

Requests left here should be addressed on or before November 1, 2011.

Panda ass4sin → DarkShadow

Status:     In progress

Panda ass4sin (talk) 00:16, 24 October 2011 (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 13 undeleted edits and 2 deleted edits, for a total of 15 edits. No SUL account exists for the target user. 4 non-enwiki unattached accounts exist with this name, with 1 total edit. Requesting user has 7 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 7 total edits on 1 wiki. AnomieBOT⚡ 00:17, 24 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

None (SUL request) → Kizar

Status:     In progress

212.183.199.90 (talk) 15:08, 24 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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