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This page is for requests to usurp accounts that are already taken. If you want your account renamed to a name that is still available, please use the regular old Wikipedia:Changing username.

This page is a forum in which users can request, and bureaucrats can consider and carry out, the "usurpation" of usernames. This consists of renaming an existing account in order to vacate the username and allow another user to take it.

If you wish to request usurpation, please read and follow the instructions below. The account you want to usurp should have no edits or significant log entries on any Wikimedia Project to qualify for usurpation, although rare exceptions are made where old edits do not require attribution under the GFDL. Please do not request usurpation if your 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.

SUL notice:

If you are requesting usurpation in order to unify your global account, you are in the wrong place. Your request should go to Wikipedia:Changing username/SUL.
If you made a request on this page and it has disappeared, we have probably moved it to Wikipedia:Changing username/SUL.

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.

Notes

When the rename has been completed, your account will have been renamed, and any contributions you have made, including deleted contributions, will be reattributed to your new account as a background process. Your account preferences, watchlist contents, password, etc. will all be preserved, and your user and user talk pages will have been moved to the new name.
Note: The process responsible for reallocating old contributions is currently dependent upon the job queue mechanism. As such, you may find old contributions do not immediately appear under your new account; this is perfectly normal. Updates should take at most a day to complete, although the length of time will vary according to the size of the job queue on this wiki, and the status of the server processes which process this queue.
The change will appear in the user rename log and the request will be moved to the archives in the interest of transparency. It is not possible to rename accounts without an entry being created in the log.
This change will not affect signatures you have already left on talk pages, or other places where you signed your username with ~~~~. Those pages will continue to display your signature (including the link to your old username) unless edited manually.
Be aware: Once you have been renamed, your old account will no longer exist and may potentially be recreated by a third party. This is true even if your old account pages have been redirected towards your new account. To guard against impersonation, you may wish to recreate the old account yourself.
Note well that the day of renaming depends on the day of notification. If you place your request on the 1st, but only notify the target on the 3rd, your request will be filled on the 11th, not the 8th. Requests may be subject to section movement based on this principle. For the sake of simplicity and swiftness of usurpation, be smart and notify your target immediately after placing a request.

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.

Changing username:

Completed rename requests:

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Rejected rename requests:

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2009: Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec

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Usurpations:

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 * This change will not affect signatures you have already left on talk pages, or other places where you signed your username with <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>. Those pages will continue to display your signature (including the link to your old username) unless edited manually.
 * '''Be aware:''' Once you have been renamed, your old account will no longer exist and may potentially be recreated by a third party. This is true even if your old account pages have been redirected towards your new account. To guard against impersonation, you may wish to recreate the old account yourself.
-*'''Note well''' that the day of renaming is dependant on the day of notification. If you place your request on the 1st, but only notify the target on the 3rd, your request will be filled on the 11th, not the 8th. Requests may be subject to section movement based on this principle. For the sake of simplicity and swiftness of usurpation, be smart and notify your target immediately after placing a request.
+*'''Note well''' that the day of renaming depends on the day of notification. If you place your request on the 1st, but only notify the target on the 3rd, your request will be filled on the 11th, not the 8th. Requests may be subject to section movement based on this principle. For the sake of simplicity and swiftness of usurpation, be smart and notify your target immediately after placing a request.
 A few users have agreed to provide [[Wikipedia:Changing username/Assistance|assistance]] with the mechanics of this process. If you wish to assist as well, please read the linked page carefully.
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