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 14:33:17, 28 March 2024 (UTC) (
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January 2, 2023
Requests left here should be addressed on or after January 10, 2023.
DaliborP → Izitpajn
Status: In progress
- Current username: DaliborP (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
- Target username: Izitpajn (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: 13:06, 2 January 2023 (UTC)
- Reason: I am trying to "usurp" my old account that I have lost access to for not completely clear reasons. It used to be registered to my email that I am now using for this account (DaliborP), but this doesn't seem to be the case anymore. I haven't been using it for a few years which is the reason why it took me a while to notice something was wrong. After digging through my email, I found an old note that "the email address for this account has been changed". I am sure that I haven't changed it so I suspect a hack, but after so much time, I'm not sure anymore. However, looking at user contributions https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/Izitpajn , there were no Wikipedia edits made after loss of access. DaliborP (talk) 13:06, 2 January 2023 (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.
- Target user has 82 undeleted edits and 11 deleted edits, for a total of 93 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the target user, with 156 total edits on 37 wikis. Requesting user has 7 edits. An SUL account (primary shwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 9 total edits on 14 wikis. AnomieBOT⚡ 13:06, 2 January 2023 (UTC)
January 5, 2023
Requests left here should be addressed on or after January 13, 2023.
Saedes → Aesara
Status: In progress
- Current username: Saedes (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
- Target username: Aesara (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: 22:01, 5 January 2023 (UTC)
- Reason: Saedes is an old online moniker, whereas Aesara reflects my real name, that I currently use for professional purposes. Saedes (talk) 22:01, 5 January 2023 (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 4 wikis. Requesting user has 62 undeleted edits and 6 deleted edits, for a total of 68 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 75 total edits on 18 wikis. AnomieBOT⚡ 22:02, 5 January 2023 (UTC)
January 9, 2023
Requests left here should be addressed on or after January 17, 2023.
Robinindian → N3ver_mind
Status: In progress
- Current username: Robinindian (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
- Target username: N3ver_mind (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: 12:45, 9 January 2023 (UTC)
- Reason: extremist threatening me because of my name in username Robinindian (talk) 12:45, 9 January 2023 (UTC)
- Clerk note: The requested username "N3ver mind" is not registered. Please see WP:CHU/S instead. AnomieBOT⚡ 12:51, 9 January 2023 (UTC)
January 10, 2023
Requests left here should be addressed on or after January 18, 2023.
JustDoggo2onYT → FreshYoMama
Status: In progress
- Current username: JustDoggo2onYT (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
- Target username: FreshYoMama (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: 19:40, 10 January 2023 (UTC)
- Confirmation link: here
- Reason: My old online name, apparently i made an account with it 4 years ago and forget about it. I changed my online name to JustDoggo2YT a few years back but have since gone back to FreshYoMama. FreshYoMama (talk) 19:40, 10 January 2023 (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 4 wikis. Requesting user has 9 undeleted edits and 3 deleted edits, for a total of 12 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 12 total edits on 17 wikis. AnomieBOT⚡ 19:58, 10 January 2023 (UTC)
January 11, 2023
Requests left here should be addressed on or after January 19, 2023.
Phoenix0418 → B33TT3R D@Y$
Status: In progress
- Current username: Phoenix0418 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
- Target username: B33TT3R D@Y$ (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: 18:57, 11 January 2023 (UTC)
- Reason: i put my name in my username and i want better privacy Phoenix0418 (talk) 18:57, 11 January 2023 (UTC)
- Clerk note: The requested username "B33TT3R D@Y$" is not registered. Please see WP:CHU/S instead. AnomieBOT⚡ 19:06, 11 January 2023 (UTC)
January 24, 2023
Requests left here should be addressed on or after February 1, 2023.
Arya 88 → Ariyanto
Status: On hold
- Current username: Arya 88 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
- Target username: Ariyanto (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: 12:10, 24 January 2023 (UTC)
- Reason: My old account name was 'ariyanto' before global account rename my username to Ariyanto~idwiki, I want to take it back. Thanks Arya 88 (talk) 12:10, 24 January 2023 (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 564 undeleted edits and 83 deleted edits, for a total of 647 edits. An SUL account (primary idwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 71497 total edits on 175 wikis. AnomieBOT⚡ 12:12, 24 January 2023 (UTC)
January 26, 2023
Requests left here should be addressed on or after February 3, 2023.
Matttrudel1867 → TARGET NAME
Status: In progress
- Current username: Matttrudel1867 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
- Please fill out this template correctly, replacing TARGET NAME with your Target username. (advise user)
- Previous renames: current user, target user, Queue: open req, closed req
- For renamer use: Email target username, usurp user, rename user
- Datestamp: 23:09, 26 January 2023 (UTC)
- Reason: YOUR REASON Matttrudel1867 (talk) 23:09, 26 January 2023 (UTC)
MontrealIrishMan1867
This account is for a class and I need a name change, as my professor asked us to make are name anonymous, I made the account before she told us that, I would like to change in to "MontrealIrishMan1867" to give anonymity.
Thank you in advanced