Wikipedia:Changing username/Usurpations

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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. 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

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.
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}}

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 21:11:37, 19 April 2024 (UTC) (Update).

Place your request here

January 19, 2021

Requests left here should be addressed on or after January 27, 2021.

Hyderabadi Wikipedian → Hyderabadi

Status: On hold

Current username: Hyderabadi Wikipedian (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Target username: Hyderabadi (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: 06:49, 19 January 2021 (UTC)
Reason: Hyderabadi Wikipedian is too long username. I just thought to trim my name to Hyderabadi. Hyderabadi Wikipedian (talk) 06:49, 19 January 2021 (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 562 undeleted edits and 18 deleted edits, for a total of 580 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 603 total edits on 23 wikis. AnomieBOT ⚡ 06:52, 19 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

On hold until 30 January. ‐‐1997kB (talk) 04:51, 23 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Waiting until T272770 gets resolved. ‐‐1997kB (talk) 03:56, 8 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

January 24, 2021

Requests left here should be addressed on or after February 1, 2021.

Georgian → Floridian

Status: Done

Current username: Georgian (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Target username: Floridian (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: 03:19, 24 January 2021 (UTC)
Reason: Target username has not edited in 16 years (4 edits). I wish to change my username because I moved to another state and would like to keep the same username theme. GEORGIAN ^{Go Dawgs} 03:19, 24 January 2021 (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 enwiki) exists for the target user, with 4 total edits on 1 wiki. Requesting user has 3461 undeleted edits and 392 deleted edits, for a total of 3853 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 3878 total edits on 32 wikis. AnomieBOT ⚡ 03:25, 24 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

On hold until 31 January. ‐‐1997kB (talk) 13:17, 24 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Waiting until T272770 gets resolved. ‐‐1997kB (talk) 03:56, 8 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Done. -- CptViraj (talk) 13:02, 8 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

February 1, 2021

Requests left here should be addressed on or after February 9, 2021.

Ben8142 → John wiki

Status: On hold

Current username: Ben8142 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Target username: John wiki (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: 15:58, 1 February 2021 (UTC)
Reason: old username contains real name, this user has made 0 edits Editor/123 15:58, 1 February 2021 (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 251 undeleted edits and 6 deleted edits, for a total of 257 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 257 total edits on 8 wikis. AnomieBOT ⚡ 16:14, 1 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

On hold until 15 February. ‐‐1997kB (talk) 03:58, 8 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

February 3, 2021

Requests left here should be addressed on or after February 11, 2021.

Ernstvgr → Kronvrak

Status: In progress

Current username: Ernstvgr (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Target username: Kronvrak (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: 18:37, 3 February 2021 (UTC)
Reason: Present user name too close to RW name Ernstvgr (talk) 18:37, 3 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Clerk note: The requested username "Kronvrak" is not registered locally, but is reserved for a global account. If you own the global account, please ensure you have included a confirmation link. 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 ⚡ 04:13, 8 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

February 5, 2021

Requests left here should be addressed on or after February 13, 2021.

MNI7040 → PRIDE OF BONG

Status: Done

Current username: MNI7040 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Target username: PRIDE OF BONG (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: 17:37, 5 February 2021 (UTC)
Reason: previous one not suitable MNI7040 (talk) 17:37, 5 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Clerk note: The requested username "PRIDE OF BONG" is not registered. Please see WP:CHU/S instead. AnomieBOT ⚡ 17:45, 5 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Done ‐‐1997kB (talk) 04:03, 8 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

February 6, 2021

Requests left here should be addressed on or after February 14, 2021.

Jacobw X → Jacobw

Status: In progress

Current username: Jacobw X (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Target username: Jacobw (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: 18:19, 6 February 2021 (UTC)
Reason: So I noticed that my name was taken when I first joined Wikipedia. It seems like this username redirects to a old (and dead) user. If you wish to deny this request then that's fine. I guess. Jacobw X (talk) 18:19, 6 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Clerk note: The listed current username "Jacob X" is not registered. AnomieBOT ⚡ 18:22, 6 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Fixed. Jacobw X (talk) 18:25, 6 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

February 7, 2021

Requests left here should be addressed on or after February 15, 2021.

KamilAleeBhat → Kamilalibhat

Status: Not done

Current username: KamilAleeBhat (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Target username: Kamilalibhat (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: 04:32, 7 February 2021 (UTC)
Reason: Few days ago I revived my old account (this one). I have one other account (Kamilalibhat). I want to make this account as my primary account and usurp the username of my new account ("Kamilalibhat"). I confirm that both accounts are mine and I have the total control over both of them. –Kamil Alee 04:32, 7 February 2021 (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.
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 2086 undeleted edits and 182 deleted edits, for a total of 2268 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the target user, with 2380 total edits on 13 wikis. Requesting user has 87 undeleted edits and 21 deleted edits, for a total of 108 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 108 total edits on 6 wikis. AnomieBOT ⚡ 04:41, 7 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Per userpage history, it's confirmed that both are your accounts, therefore no need for typical confirmation here.

On hold until phab:T272770 gets resolved. -- CptViraj (talk) 04:51, 7 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Not done, Request withdrawn by the user. -- CptViraj (talk) 01:37, 8 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]