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. 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.
- 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 12:38:02, 25 April 2024 (UTC) (
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May 29, 2021
Requests left here should be addressed on or after June 6, 2021.
Amx2203 → Waterrail
Status: On hold
- Current username: Amx2203 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
- Target username: Waterrail (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: 11:14, 29 May 2021 (UTC)
- Reason: The target account is 8 years old with no edits. I'd like to change my username to the one I use on other platforms, for uniformity. Amx2203 (talk) 11:14, 29 May 2021 (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. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the target user, with 0 total edits on 3 wikis. Requesting user has 9 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 42 total edits on 73 wikis. AnomieBOT⚡ 11:20, 29 May 2021 (UTC)
- On hold until June 8, 2021. —k6ka 🍁 (Talk · Contributions) 12:57, 1 June 2021 (UTC)
June 5, 2021
Requests left here should be addressed on or after June 13, 2021.
Mstarkrn72 → NurseMomica
Status: On hold
- Current username: Mstarkrn72 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
- Target username: NurseMomica (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: 21:57, 5 June 2021 (UTC)
- Reason: A second username was created not realizing that usernames are apparently case sensitive and that that was part of the reason I was having difficulty with resetting my password despite including the correct email address. Both the old username (Mstarkrn72) and the new one (NurseMomica) are currently registered to the same email address. Simply put, I do not need two usernames and prefer to use the new one that I just created anyway. I want bookmarks/saved pages, edits, questions, anything I've done on Wikipedia moved from my old username/Mstarkrn72 to my new one/NurseMomica. I just hope that I'm doing this correctly as the process itself and the accompanying explanations are TERRIBLY long and thoroughly confusing for what should be a pretty straightforward task. Frankly, I mostly created an account years ago just to save and sync my bookmarked pages. Thank you! Mstarkrn72 (talk) 21:57, 5 June 2021 (UTC)
- 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 enwiki) exists for the target user, with 0 total edits on 4 wikis. Requesting user has 2 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 2 total edits on 7 wikis. AnomieBOT⚡ 22:01, 5 June 2021 (UTC)
- @Mstarkrn72: Please login and comment with NurseMomica to confirm. ‐‐1997kB (talk) 01:08, 6 June 2021 (UTC)
June 6, 2021
Requests left here should be addressed on or after June 14, 2021.
Zupotachyon → Zetana
Status: In progress
- Current username: Zupotachyon (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
- Target username: Zetana (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: 21:35, 6 June 2021 (UTC)
- Reason: I'd like to change my username. Zupotachyon (talk) 21:35, 6 June 2021 (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. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the target user, with 0 total edits on 2 wikis. Requesting user has 6939 undeleted edits and 1105 deleted edits, for a total of 8044 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 8175 total edits on 55 wikis. AnomieBOT⚡ 21:35, 6 June 2021 (UTC)
June 9, 2021
Requests left here should be addressed on or after June 17, 2021.
Rcolinj → Rcolinjx
Status: In progress
- Current username: Rcolinj (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
- Target username: Rcolinjx (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: 00:29, 9 June 2021 (UTC)
- Reason: I have created both of these accounts, but would prefer Rcolinjx to be username that remains. Rcolinj (talk) 00:29, 9 June 2021 (UTC)
- 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 15 wikis. Requesting user has 20 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 21 total edits on 16 wikis. AnomieBOT⚡ 00:34, 9 June 2021 (UTC)