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 13:23:23, 26 April 2024 (UTC) (
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).January 2, 2018
Requests left here should be addressed on or before January 10, 2018.
Timofeeoghoul → OGhoul
Status: Not done
- Current username: Timofeeoghoul (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
- Target username: OGhoul (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: 18:42, 2 January 2018 (UTC)
- Reason: I apparently made this second account in error and would like to take back my standard username.
OGhoul (talk) 18:42, 2 January 2018 (UTC)
- Note:
- The target username has made edits to Wikipedia. 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 2 undeleted edits and 0 deleted edits. An SUL account (primary tenwiki) exists for the target user, with 2 total edits on 7 wikis. Requesting user has 3 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 3 total edits on 2 wikis. AnomieBOT⚡ 18:51, 2 January 2018 (UTC)
- @Timofeeoghoul and OGhoul: Why don't you just continue to use the OGhoul account since you have access to it? Nihlus 04:40, 4 January 2018 (UTC)
- Not done No response.—CYBERPOWER (Chat) 18:44, 29 January 2018 (UTC)
January 15, 2018
Requests left here should be addressed on or before January 23, 2018.
Cs2017 → Sky186
Status: Not done
- Current username: Cs2017 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
- Target username: Sky186 (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: 16:28, 15 January 2018 (UTC)
- Reason: Other account was also created by me, when i forgot the username of this account. but now since i have this account, i want to change my usrname to Sky186. Please proceed faster.
Cs2017 (talk) 16:28, 15 January 2018 (UTC)
- 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 4 wikis. Requesting user has 16 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 16 total edits on 3 wikis. AnomieBOT⚡ 16:29, 15 January 2018 (UTC)
- @Cs2017: Can you log in with the Sky186 account and leave a message here confirming that you have possession of the account? Nihlus 16:32, 15 January 2018 (UTC)
- Not done No response.—CYBERPOWER (Chat) 18:45, 29 January 2018 (UTC)
January 26, 2018
Requests left here should be addressed on or before February 3, 2018.
Alfiepates → Alfie
Status: In progress
- Current username: Alfiepates (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
- Target username: Alfie (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: 01:05, 26 January 2018 (UTC)
- Reason: Vanity rename to bring my WP username in line with my Freenode nick. Username belongs to presumably abandoned account with very few edits from over a decade ago.
-- Cheers, Alfie. (Say Hi!) 01:05, 26 January 2018 (UTC)
- Note:
- The target username has made edits to Wikipedia. Due to licensing concerns, this may be a barrier to usurpation.
- Target user has 22 undeleted edits and 0 deleted edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the target user, with 22 total edits on 1 wiki. Requesting user has 50 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 54 total edits on 11 wikis. AnomieBOT⚡ 01:09, 26 January 2018 (UTC)
January 29, 2018
Requests left here should be addressed on or before February 6, 2018.
EDigen → Edgarasb
Status: In progress
- Current username: EDigen (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
- Target username: Edgarasb (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: 22:59, 29 January 2018 (UTC)
- Reason: My current name is ugly. I don't like it, it doesn't fit me.
edgarasb (talk) 22:59, 29 January 2018 (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 ltwiki) exists for the target user, with 0 total edits on 2 wikis. Requesting user has 45 edits. An SUL account (primary ltwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 111 total edits on 26 wikis. AnomieBOT⚡ 23:04, 29 January 2018 (UTC)
February 2, 2018
Requests left here should be addressed on or before February 10, 2018.
Scaleoutinc → Oggyoggy
Status: In progress
- Current username: Scaleoutinc (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
- Target username: Oggyoggy (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: 12:14, 2 February 2018 (UTC)
- Reason: This my nick name. The target user has no significant edits. The requesting user name is a company name so I would like to change the user name anyway.
Scaleoutinc (talk) 12:14, 2 February 2018 (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 1 wiki. Requesting user has 15 undeleted edits and 1 deleted edit, for a total of 16 edits. An SUL account (primary jawiki) exists for the requesting user, with 38 total edits on 6 wikis. AnomieBOT⚡ 12:17, 2 February 2018 (UTC)
February 4, 2018
Requests left here should be addressed on or before February 12, 2018.
JacobPace → MisterWiki
Status: Not done
- Current username: JacobPace (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
- Target username: MisterWiki (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: 01:22, 4 February 2018 (UTC)
- Reason: This is the name of my paid editing firm and I'd like to switch to this alias instead of my real name. It has made no edits and meets the criteria to be usurped.
JacobPace (talk) 01:22, 4 February 2018 (UTC)
- 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 unknown) exists for the target user, with 816 total edits on 127 wikis. Requesting user has 391 undeleted edits and 5 deleted edits, for a total of 396 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 397 total edits on 12 wikis. AnomieBOT⚡ 01:31, 4 February 2018 (UTC)
- Not done Please file your request at meta:SRUC. Also if the target name is the name of your business, that is a violation of our username policy and will result in a block here.—CYBERPOWER (Chat) 15:09, 4 February 2018 (UTC)