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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 09:20:45, 18 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 09:20:45, 18 November 2024 (UTC).

April 21, 2012

Requests left here should be addressed on or before April 29, 2012.

Ciaran Sinclair → Ciaran

Status:     In progress

Ciaran Sinclair (talk) 11:41, 21 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note:
  • This user has made contributions on another Wikimedia project (nlwiktionary), 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. 8 non-enwiki unattached accounts exist with this name, with 59 total edits. Requesting user has 52 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 55 total edits on 12 wikis. AnomieBOT⚡ 23:06, 27 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Do you own the nlwiktionary account for Ciaran? MBisanz talk 22:35, 5 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]
No, but it has been inactive for a few months. Would it still be a barrier? Ciaran Sinclair (talk) 11:33, 6 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

April 26, 2012

Requests left here should be addressed on or before May 4, 2012.

Alofok → T700

Status:     On hold

Alofok (talk) 17:40, 26 April 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 2 undeleted edits and 0 deleted edits. No SUL account exists for the target user. 3 non-enwiki unattached accounts exist with this name, with 27 total edits. Requesting user has 122 undeleted edits and 5 deleted edits, for a total of 127 edits. An SUL account (primary dewiki) exists for the requesting user, with 25338 total edits on 113 wikis. AnomieBOT⚡ 17:50, 26 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]
 On hold pending the outcome of your rename request on the German Wikipdia [1]. WJBscribe (talk) 15:51, 29 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]
 Bureaucrat note: The German request is on hold pending resolution on all other projects. We are the second least active of the nine other projects requiring resolution. MBisanz talk 22:44, 5 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

April 27, 2012

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

Aloysius? How Delicious! → Gerry

Status:     In progress

Aloysius? How Delicious! (talk) 06:39, 27 April 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. No SUL account exists for the target user. 25 non-enwiki unattached accounts exist with this name, with 44 total edits. Requesting user has 16 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 16 total edits on 1 wiki. AnomieBOT⚡ 06:46, 27 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]
That username is already taken on 25 other projects, meaning it will be very difficult if you ever wish to unify globally. Do you still wish to proceed? MBisanz talk 22:49, 5 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

April 28, 2012

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

Schcambo → CTC

Status:     Done

Schcamboaon scéal? 22:28, 28 April 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 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 64 total edits. Requesting user has 3164 undeleted edits and 156 deleted edits, for a total of 3320 edits. 1 non-enwiki unattached account exists with the requesting user's name, with 9 total edits. AnomieBOT⚡ 22:36, 28 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]
 Done MBisanz talk 19:32, 9 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

May 2, 2012

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

Zhou Yu → Amaury

Status:     In progress

Note:
  • This user has made contributions on another Wikimedia project (frwiki), 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. 16 non-enwiki unattached accounts exist with this name, with 1140 total edits. Requesting user has 22249 undeleted edits and 1923 deleted edits, for a total of 24172 edits. 1 non-enwiki unattached account exists with the requesting user's name, with 0 total edits. AnomieBOT⚡ 03:44, 2 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose—no idea if this is the venue to discuss but the would-be usurper is a serially disruptive user who has provisionally been unblocked off an indef. As such, this user requires supervision, and permitting a change of username will reduce the scrutiny of this user's contributions. Bongomatic 00:46, 3 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Thank you for the comment. My thought would be to decline the rename for a period of six months and then grant it assuming he has stayed out of trouble. MBisanz talk 19:34, 9 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Seems quite reasonable. Bongomatic 22:11, 9 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

None (SUL request) → Einstein2

Status:     Done

89.136.90.209 (talk) 16:45, 2 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note:
  • This user has made contributions on another Wikimedia project (huwiki), this may be a barrier to usurpation.
  • Target user has 0 undeleted edits and 0 deleted edits. An SUL account (primary huwiktionary) exists for the target user, with 57096 total edits on 364 wikis. The local account is NOT attached. 2 non-enwiki unattached accounts exist with this name, with 0 total edits. AnomieBOT⚡ 16:54, 2 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]
 Done MBisanz talk 19:36, 9 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Themaxviwe → Maxviwe

Status:     Done

Max Viwe | Your Turn 19:31, 2 May 2012 (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 1 deleted edit. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the target user, with 1 total edit on 1 wiki. Requesting user has 1318 undeleted edits and 186 deleted edits, for a total of 1504 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 1506 total edits on 37 wikis. AnomieBOT⚡ 19:33, 2 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]
 Done MBisanz talk 19:39, 9 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

None (SUL request) → Lars Andresen

Status:     Done

134.169.203.185 (talk) 21:11, 2 May 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 81 total edits on 42 wikis. The local account is NOT attached. AnomieBOT⚡ 21:18, 2 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]
 Done MBisanz talk 19:41, 9 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

May 3, 2012

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

Fabian Pop → Fabian

Status:     In progress

Fabian Pop (talk) 00:31, 3 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note:
  • This user has made contributions on another Wikimedia project (frwiki), 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. 40 non-enwiki unattached accounts exist with this name, with 207 total edits. Requesting user has 4 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 35 total edits on 19 wikis. AnomieBOT⚡ 00:39, 3 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

None (SUL request) → Greip

Status:     Done

188.99.231.110 (talk) 18:49, 3 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note:
  • This user has made contributions on another Wikimedia project (dewiki), this may be a barrier to usurpation.
  • This user is currently blocked by ST47 for [[User:JarlaxleArtemis]]
  • Target user has 0 undeleted edits and 0 deleted edits. An SUL account (primary dewiki) exists for the target user, with 26 total edits on 1 wiki. The local account is NOT attached. 1 non-enwiki unattached account exists with this name, with 6 total edits. AnomieBOT⚡ 18:57, 3 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]
 Done MBisanz talk 19:49, 9 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

May 4, 2012

Requests left here should be addressed on or before May 12, 2012.

Skater → Church

Status:     In progress

SKATER Is Back 13:08, 4 May 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 4 undeleted edits and 0 deleted edits. No SUL account exists for the target user. 10 non-enwiki unattached accounts exist with this name, with 6 total edits. Requesting user has 5674 undeleted edits and 526 deleted edits, for a total of 6200 edits. 24 non-enwiki unattached accounts exist with the requesting user's name, with 32 total edits. AnomieBOT⚡ 13:12, 4 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

A. Savin → A.Savin

Status:     Done

A. Savin (talk) 14:20, 4 May 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.
  • Target user has 0 undeleted edits and 0 deleted edits. An SUL account (primary commonswiki) exists for the target user, with 127706 total edits on 86 wikis. Requesting user has 1205 undeleted edits and 37 deleted edits, for a total of 1242 edits. AnomieBOT⚡ 14:26, 4 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]
 Done MBisanz talk 19:52, 9 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Sir Richardson → Jjarichardson

Status:     In progress

Sir Richardson (talk) 21:49, 4 May 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 2 undeleted edits and 0 deleted edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the target user, with 2 total edits on 1 wiki. Requesting user has 6188 undeleted edits and 90 deleted edits, for a total of 6278 edits. 1 non-enwiki unattached account exists with the requesting user's name, with 15 total edits. AnomieBOT⚡ 21:50, 4 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

SpeakFree → Targaryen

Status:     In progress

SpeakFree 19:53, 4 May 2012 (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. No SUL account exists for the target user. Requesting user has 17291 undeleted edits and 349 deleted edits, for a total of 17640 edits. An SUL account (primary nlwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 27728 total edits on 147 wikis. AnomieBOT⚡ 19:54, 4 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

May 5, 2012

Requests left here should be addressed on or before May 13, 2012.

None (SUL request) → Mcdonalds

Status:     Done

109.10.33.64 (talk) 07:12, 5 May 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 0 deleted edits. An SUL account (primary frwiki) exists for the target user, with 3639 total edits on 612 wikis. The local account is NOT attached. 3 non-enwiki unattached accounts exist with this name, with 2 total edits. AnomieBOT⚡ 07:18, 5 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]
 Done MBisanz talk 19:52, 9 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Obsolete29 → TARGET Michael Harley

Status:     In progress

Obsolete29 (talk) 16:50, 5 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

 Clerk note: The requested username "TARGET Michael Harley" is not registered. Please see WP:CHU/S instead. AnomieBOT⚡ 16:56, 5 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

May 6, 2012

Requests left here should be addressed on or before May 14, 2012.

Landau renegado → Landau

Status:     In progress

Landau renegado (talk) 05:10, 6 May 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. No SUL account exists for the target user. 8 non-enwiki unattached accounts exist with this name, with 49 total edits. Requesting user has 2 edits. An SUL account (primary ptwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 18 total edits on 11 wikis. AnomieBOT⚡ 05:14, 6 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

LouNH → Docqualizer

Status:     In progress

LouNH (talk) 21:31, 6 May 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 1 edit. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 1 total edit on 12 wikis. AnomieBOT⚡ 21:40, 6 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

May 7, 2012

Requests left here should be addressed on or before May 15, 2012.

Blackabyss221 → Octavarium

Status:     In progress

Blackabyss221 (talk) 09:39, 7 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note:
  • This user has made contributions on another Wikimedia project (frwiki), 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. 6 non-enwiki unattached accounts exist with this name, with 347 total edits. Requesting user has 343 undeleted edits and 97 deleted edits, for a total of 440 edits. AnomieBOT⚡ 09:50, 7 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

May 9, 2012

Requests left here should be addressed on or before May 17, 2012.

None (SUL request) → Timberlinx

Status:     Done

188.78.176.36 (talk) 16:07, 9 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note:
  • This user has made contributions on another Wikimedia project (eswiki), this may be a barrier to usurpation.
  • Target user has 0 undeleted edits and 0 deleted edits. An SUL account (primary eswiki) exists for the target user, with 14 total edits on 1 wiki. The local account is NOT attached. AnomieBOT⚡ 16:14, 9 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]
 Done MBisanz talk 19:53, 9 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

None (SUL request) → Lord

Status:     In progress

86.158.149.192 (talk) 19:39, 9 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Lord has 0 edits here. =86.158.149.192 (talk) 19:43, 9 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Note:
  • This user has made contributions on another Wikimedia project (dewikiversity), 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. 40 non-enwiki unattached accounts exist with this name, with 391 total edits. AnomieBOT⚡ 19:45, 9 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Which of the 40 other accounts do you own? MBisanz talk 19:56, 9 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

May 10, 2012

Requests left here should be addressed on or before May 18, 2012.

Mydnotbot → Mydhili

Status:     In progress

Mydnotbot (talk) 06:21, 10 May 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 2 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 2 total edits on 14 wikis. AnomieBOT⚡ 06:27, 10 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

None (SUL request) → Albtal

Status:     In progress

87.177.138.55 (talk) 12:14, 10 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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