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This is an old revision of this page, as edited by AayushiChauhan10 (talk | contribs) at 08:59, 17 January 2024. The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

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This page is for requests to take over an account name that is already registered. If you want your account renamed to a name that is still available, please use Special:GlobalRenameRequest or Wikipedia:Changing username/Simple.

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.

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  • 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

  1. 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.
  2. 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}}
  1. Preview the changes and make sure both names are spelled correctly. Click "Publish changes".
  2. 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 09:59:19, 7 January 2025 (UTC) (Update).

Place your request here


January 6, 2024

Requests left here should be addressed on or after January 14, 2024.

A smart kitten (bot account) → Kittenbot

Status:     On hold

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 1 edit. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 1 total edit on 3 wikis. AnomieBOT⚡ 17:37, 6 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Confirming that this account belongs to me, and that I requested the username usurpation. Best, ‍—‍a smart kitten[meow] 17:37, 6 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
 On hold until February 6, 2023. Neriah (talk) 18:37, 6 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

January 13, 2024

Requests left here should be addressed on or after January 21, 2024.

AsimovtheCat → Wotansspear

Status:     Not done

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 2 wikis. Requesting user has 72 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 72 total edits on 33 wikis. AnomieBOT⚡ 06:22, 13 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
 Not done We unfortunately can't usurp the requested username as they've made edits to Wikipedia. —k6ka 🍁 (Talk · Contributions) 23:26, 16 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Swormzo → Swormzo0

Status:     Not done

Note:
  • The target username has made edits to Wikipedia that are now deleted. Usernames with only deleted edits can usually be usurped.
  • The current owner of the target username has an email address set.
  • Target user has 0 undeleted edits and 2 deleted edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the target user, with 2 total edits on 1 wiki. Requesting user has 1 edit. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 1 total edit on 3 wikis. AnomieBOT⚡ 17:48, 13 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
 Not done Sorry, your account is very new and isn't well established. We prefer to only grant usurpation requests to users who have contributed to the project for a while, so we can be sure that usurped usernames are actually used. —k6ka 🍁 (Talk · Contributions) 23:30, 16 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

January 15, 2024

Requests left here should be addressed on or after January 23, 2024.

MakotoLee → Truffle

Status:     In progress

Note:
  • The target username has made edits to Wikipedia. Due to licensing concerns, this may be a barrier to usurpation.
  • Target user has 11 undeleted edits and 2 deleted edits, for a total of 13 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the target user, with 13 total edits on 2 wikis. Requesting user has 171 undeleted edits and 3 deleted edits, for a total of 174 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 180 total edits on 30 wikis. AnomieBOT⚡ 06:49, 15 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
The username you have chosen is associated with the Wikipedia:Esperanza project, which is officially inactive. I'm not entirely sure about proceeding with this request, but let's see what other renamers think. In my opinion, it might be a good idea to proceed, considering the account hasn't made any edits in articlespace, and the project itself is no longer active. Additionally, there are no edits on the account related to this project. – DreamRimmer (talk) 13:10, 15 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@DreamRimmer: To note, the target user has made two edits to mainspace (here and here), but they're fairly minor edits that shouldn't preclude usurpation. As for the other edits, mere inactivity isn't enough to permit usurpation, but for the record, the user page award page was nominated at MfD with the consensus that it was "a complete waste of time". I would be fine with usurpation. —k6ka 🍁 (Talk · Contributions) 23:39, 16 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

AA Freelancer → TARGET NAME- Aayushi 10

Status:     In progress

 Clerk note: The requested username "TARGET NAME- Aayushi 10" is not registered. Please see WP:CHU/S instead. AnomieBOT⚡ 10:06, 15 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@AA Freelancer: It seems there is a mistake in the target username you have chosen. Please check and correct the request. You have mistakenly added the text "TARGET NAME" in your target username. – DreamRimmer (talk) 12:52, 15 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

AA Freelancer → Aayushi 10

Status:     In progress

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