Wikipedia:Changing username/Usurpations
Any requests for usurpation of global accounts with attachments on other projects should be made at meta:Steward Requests/Username changes. Only requests to usurp en.wiki accounts without significant attachments on other projects will be processed here. |
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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. 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.
- Replace "
TARGET NAME
" with the username you wish to usurp. - Replace "
YOUR REASON
" with a description of why you want to usurp the account. - Leave the "Subject/headline" field blank.
- Replace "
- 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
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- 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 13:12:00, 28 March 2024 (UTC) (
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).December 15, 2016
Requests left here should be addressed on or before December 23, 2016.
SSTflyer → Feminist
Status: In progress
- Current username: SSTflyer (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
- Target username: Feminist (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: 10:35, 15 December 2016 (UTC)
- Reason: I'm tired of editors capitalizing my current name incorrectly, which affects notifications.
SSTflyer 10:35, 15 December 2016 (UTC)
- 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 enwiki) exists for the target user, with 1 total edit on 1 wiki. Requesting user has 92551 undeleted edits and 19418 deleted edits, for a total of 111969 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 120596 total edits on 104 wikis. AnomieBOT⚡ 10:44, 15 December 2016 (UTC)
- @K6ka: I've performed the usurpation portion of this request. Could you seek out a dev on IRC and go ahead with the "2" portion? 112k edits here. Thanks, –xenotalk 18:08, 28 December 2016 (UTC)
- @Xeno: Opened a phabricator task at phab:T154262. —k6ka 🍁 (Talk · Contributions) 03:36, 29 December 2016 (UTC)
- @Xeno: Special:CentralAuth logs for usurpation target Feminist seem to suggest that the account was registered just 5 days ago (Registered: 09:39, January 13, 2017 (5 days ago)). This seems to suggest that after part 1, the usurpation target was unregistered, leaving the account open for another user, including the usurpation requester, to register the usurpation target. You had performed the usurpation portion of this request roughly 21 days ago. Seeking clarification.--JustBerry (talk) 02:57, 19 January 2017 (UTC)
- @JustBerry: I'll usurp it again, but do we have sysadmin ready to process it? –xenotalk 06:15, 19 January 2017 (UTC)
- @Xeno: We did at the time I left the message, but we can certainly coordinate the process if you're on IRC. Or, we can coordinate a UTC time. --JustBerry (talk) 14:11, 19 January 2017 (UTC)
- @K6ka and JustBerry: K6ka if you are available, please coordinate with JustBerry and sysadmin to have this completed. You can perform the usurp portion and just put "Per :en:WP:CHUU on behalf of Xeno" or something as the reason. This way the account doesn't get registered again in the meantime. Thanks! –xenotalk 18:57, 19 January 2017 (UTC)
- @Xeno: Thanks for your reply. Vogone was completing other large-scale rename requests alongside Krenair (sysadmin), but xe wanted to seek clarification prior to performing the request. I have also re-opened the request on Phabricator here per your clarification of the situation. --JustBerry (talk) 21:41, 19 January 2017 (UTC)
- @K6ka and JustBerry: K6ka if you are available, please coordinate with JustBerry and sysadmin to have this completed. You can perform the usurp portion and just put "Per :en:WP:CHUU on behalf of Xeno" or something as the reason. This way the account doesn't get registered again in the meantime. Thanks! –xenotalk 18:57, 19 January 2017 (UTC)
- @Xeno: We did at the time I left the message, but we can certainly coordinate the process if you're on IRC. Or, we can coordinate a UTC time. --JustBerry (talk) 14:11, 19 January 2017 (UTC)
- @JustBerry: I'll usurp it again, but do we have sysadmin ready to process it? –xenotalk 06:15, 19 January 2017 (UTC)
- Side note for the benefit of SSTflyer and anyone else with similar issues, a good way to ensure you receive notifications is to setup doppelgangers with an e-mail (ex Sstflyer, SSTFlyer, etc.) -- it's the whole reason why I keep Salvidrim, Salvadrim and co. active, that way mentions of these usernames are still delivered to me succesfully (via e-mail, not echo). Just a hot tip. :) ☺ · Salvidrim! · ✉ 19:02, 19 January 2017 (UTC)
January 12, 2017
Requests left here should be addressed on or before January 20, 2017.
The duke (usurped) → The duke
Status: In progress
- Current username: The duke (usurped) (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
- Target username: The duke (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: 00:40, 12 January 2017 (UTC)
- Reason: Restore my original username please - did not receive notification of usurpation so was unable to object to. Thank you
Enlighten me ! (talk) 00:40, 12 January 2017 (UTC)
- 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.
- 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 50 undeleted edits and 0 deleted edits. An SUL account (primary hewiki) exists for the target user, with 4888 total edits on 77 wikis. Requesting user has 2 undeleted edits and 41 deleted edits, for a total of 43 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 43 total edits on 3 wikis. AnomieBOT⚡ 00:49, 12 January 2017 (UTC)
- Sorry, the user objected to this usurpation request, so unfortunately it cannot be processed.
- Could a crat please close this? Thanks, —k6ka 🍁 (Talk · Contributions) 01:43, 19 January 2017 (UTC)
- @Xeno: Sorry to bother, but forwarding the above request to you regarding closing this request, as you are evidently the most recently active crat on this page. Thanks! --JustBerry (talk) 21:43, 19 January 2017 (UTC)
Usurp Request: Become DampFrijoles
PurpleShore9 → DampFrijoles
Status: In progress
- Current username: PurpleShore9 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
- Target username: DampFrijoles (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, 19 January 2017 (UTC)
- Reason: PurpleShore9 is my primary Wikipedia account and DampFrijoles is my secondary. I have been trying to standardize my internet usernames to just DampFrijoles, and this is one of the few accounts that I haven't been able to change yet.
PurpleShore9 (talk) 22:24, 19 January 2017 (UTC)