Wikipedia:Changing username/Usurpations

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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.
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.

Please place your request in the section for the current day, at the bottom of the list. It is currently 10:43:45, 13 December 2024 (UTC) (Update).

Place your request here

Current requests

Please place your request in the section for the current day, at the bottom of the list. The current UTC date is 13 December 2024.

Requests relating to single-user login and/or global accounts can now be found at Wikipedia:Changing username/SUL

August 19, 2008

Requests left here will be filled no earlier than August 27, 2008.

Davin7 → Davin

I am Davin from nl.wikipedia.org and I come often here on en.wikipedia.org as Davin7 (talk). There is a username of Davin here that has not been used a long time (since 9 January 2006 - not active anymore) and was just used for 82 edits. Can I use my account name 'Davin' here please? I would be pleased if this is possible. Davin7 (talk) 14:42, 19 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
As Davin I have made 15.167 edits on nl.wikipedia.org Davin7 (talk) 15:43, 19 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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The target username has made edits to Wikipedia. Due to licensing concerns, this may be a barrier to usurpation.
User has 82 undeleted edits, 0 deleted edits, and 82 total edits. Requesting user has 1850 edits. ClueBot VI (talk) 14:44, 19 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Bureaucrat note: Asked requestor if target was contacted. That's a lot of edits to usurp. — Rlevse • Talk • 01:31, 3 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

English user:Davin cannot be contacted by e-mail; s/he didn't activate this option. I could leave a message at her/his talk page but there has been no activity since two and a half years so I might wait for a long time an maybe even in vain. Do you have a option what I could do? Davin7 (talk) 09:40, 3 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

By the way, if it's a lot of edits to usurp: when Davin will be my account here, I could make a redirect from Davin7 to Davin too if that would be an option - just a suggestion; I don't know if that is desirable. Davin7 (talk) 09:44, 3 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

August 21, 2008

Requests left here will be filled no earlier than August 29, 2008.

RAJANI AHIRWAR → RJNMP

Current username: RAJANI AHIRWAR (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Target username: RJNMP (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log) (SUL conflicts?)
Datestamp: 19:53, 21 August 2008 (UTC)
For bureaucrat use: Email target username (1) (2)
Rajani (talk) 19:53, 21 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Clerk note: User "RJNMP" is not registered. Please see WP:CHU instead. ClueBot VI (talk) 19:56, 21 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Please make the decision between this request and the one above. —Anonymous Dissident^Talk 17:22, 22 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Fixed. —Anonymous Dissident^Talk 10:13, 1 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Not done Seems the other one was done. — Rlevse • Talk • 19:59, 1 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

August 22, 2008

Requests left here will be filled no earlier than August 30, 2008.

Jorrit-H → Thoth

Current username: Jorrit-H (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Target username: Thoth (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log) (SUL conflicts?)
Datestamp: 18:35, 22 August 2008 (UTC)
For bureaucrat use: Email target username (1) (2)
Jorrit-H (talk) 18:35, 22 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I'm Thoth on the Dutch Wikipedia and commons. Jorrit-H (talk) 18:43, 22 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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.
User has 240 undeleted edits, 16 deleted edits, and 256 total edits. Requesting user has 27 edits. ClueBot VI (talk) 18:40, 22 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

*Αλέξανδρος → Alexanderlrs

Current username: *Αλέξανδρος (talk • Special:Contributions/*Αλέξανδρος • Logs • Block Log)
Target username: ((user14|Alexanderlrs}} (this account is mine, I'd like to keep my contributions)

I'm *Αλέξανδρος in greek wikipedia. *Αλέξανδρος (talk) 21:03, 22 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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.
User has 60 undeleted edits, 0 deleted edits, and 60 total edits. Requesting user has 1 edits. ClueBot VI (talk) 21:06, 22 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Formatting this request to standard may be hard, as the name with the asterisk (*) is ruining the layout here. <nowiki> is also proving useless. Any ideas? —Anonymous Dissident^Talk 14:31, 24 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Clerk note: Fixed up the template. Not sure about the Target username one, though. Glacier Wolf 22:43, 27 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

August 26, 2008

Requests left here will be filled no earlier than September 3, 2008.

Soaringgoldeneagle → Jonathan Hall

Current username: Soaringgoldeneagle (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Target username: Jonathan Hall (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log) (SUL conflicts?)
Datestamp: 09:34, 26 August 2008 (UTC)
For bureaucrat use: Email target username (1) (2)
User:Jonathan Hall has 1 edit (requesting username change to that name) I'd like to use my real name.

Soaringgoldeneagle (talk) 09:34, 26 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Note:

The target username has made edits to Wikipedia. Due to licensing concerns, this may be a barrier to usurpation.
User has 1 undeleted edits, 0 deleted edits, and 1 total edits. Requesting user has 1635 edits. ClueBot VI (talk) 09:38, 26 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Edit made to CHU in April '08... —Anonymous Dissident^Talk 13:42, 26 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

August 27, 2008

Requests left here will be filled no earlier than September 4, 2008.

Boss555 → Boss

Current username: Boss555 (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Target username: Boss (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log) (SUL conflicts?)
Datestamp: 06:55, 27 August 2008 (UTC)
For bureaucrat use: Email target username (1) (2)
Boss555 (talk) 06:55, 27 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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The target username meets the requirements for usurpation.
The current owner of the target username does not have an email address specified.
User has 0 undeleted edits, 0 deleted edits, and 0 total edits. Requesting user has 2 edits. ClueBot VI (talk) 06:58, 27 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Clerk note: ClueBot false positive, user forgot to sign. X! who used to be Soxred93 07:11, 27 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

User note: The notification is signed. Boss555 (talk) 20:54, 28 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Donat.descamps → Auseklis

Current username: Donat.descamps (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Target username: Auseklis (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log) (SUL conflicts?)
Datestamp: 12:28, 27 August 2008 (UTC)
For bureaucrat use: Email target username (1) (2)
Donat.descamps (talk) 12:28, 27 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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The target username has made edits to Wikipedia. Due to licensing concerns, this may be a barrier to usurpation.
User has 13 undeleted edits, 0 deleted edits, and 13 total edits. Requesting user has 16 edits. ClueBot VI (talk) 12:29, 27 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Note: only two of these edits would be GDFL significant. They were made drawing on 2 years ago. —Anonymous Dissident^Talk 14:07, 28 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

RodhullandemuSecond → Janitor of Lunacy

Current username: RodhullandemuSecond (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Target username: Janitor of Lunacy (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log)
Datestamp: 22:07, 27 August 2008 (UTC)
For bureaucrat use: Email target username (1) (2)
RodhullandemuSecond (talk) 22:07, 27 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Note:

The target username meets the requirements for usurpation.
The current owner of the target username has an email address set.
User has 0 undeleted edits, 0 deleted edits, and 0 total edits. Requesting user has 4 edits. ClueBot VI (talk) 22:09, 27 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Clerk note: This is in relation to this request. Useight (talk) 22:15, 27 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Clerk note: Email sent. X! who used to be Soxred93 22:43, 27 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Bureaucrat note: With SUL in place, we're a little hesitant to perform renames for doppelgänger accounts; the best method is to have a secondary account with a derivative name (in relation to the "main" account). You already have that, which makes me think that this rename, ultimately, won't be performed. EVula // talk // ☯ // 15:18, 28 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

No problem with that, I'd forgotten the SUL implications. It would have been convenient to do some editing without being badgered, but never mind. --Rodhull andemu 15:23, 28 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

August 30, 2008

Requests left here will be filled no earlier than September 7, 2008.

Ferrer-ru → Ferrer

Current username: Ferrer-ru (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Target username: Ferrer (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log)
Datestamp: 12:35, 30 August 2008 (UTC)
For bureaucrat use: Email target username (1) (2)
Ferrer-ru (talk) 12:35, 30 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I am Ferrer from mediawiki.org and Meta. Last contributions Ferrer@enwiki in April 2006, two years ago. Ferrer-ru (talk) 03:10, 30 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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.
User has 38 undeleted edits, 0 deleted edits, and 38 total edits. Requesting user has 3 edits. ClueBot VI (talk) 03:14, 30 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Nazrani → Nasrani

Current username: Nazrani (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Target username: nasrani (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log)
Datestamp: 19:36, 30 August 2008 (UTC)
For bureaucrat use: Email target username (1) (2)
Nazrani (talk) 19:36, 30 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Note:

The target username meets the requirements for usurpation.
The current owner of the target username does not have an email address specified.
User has 0 undeleted edits, 0 deleted edits, and 0 total edits. Requesting user has 16 edits. ClueBot VI (talk) 19:38, 30 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Clerk note: - notified on behalf of user. —Anonymous Dissident^Talk 10:18, 1 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

September 2, 2008

Requests left here will be filled no earlier than September 10, 2008.

Editorofthewiki's sock → EOTW

Current username: Editorofthewiki's sock (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Target username: EOTW (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log)
Datestamp: 23:49, 2 September 2008 (UTC)
For bureaucrat use: Email target username (1) (2)

This is to be my sock account, on public computers and whenever I want it. 0 edits. Editorofthewiki's sock (talk) 23:49, 2 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Note:

The target username meets the requirements for usurpation.
The current owner of the target username has an email address set.
User has 0 undeleted edits, 0 deleted edits, and 0 total edits. Requesting user has 5 edits. ClueBot VI (talk) 23:58, 2 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Message now left. —Anonymous Dissident^Talk 07:07, 3 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

September 3, 2008

Requests left here will be filled no earlier than September 11, 2008.

TheGreatZorko → Gunrun

Current username: TheGreatZorko (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Target username: Gunrun (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log)
Datestamp: 13:07, 3 September 2008 (UTC)
For bureaucrat use: Email target username (1) (2)
TheGreatZorko (talk) 13:07, 3 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Both these accounts are mine (as you can see from Gunrun's talk page) but I forgot about the Gunrun account soon after making it. I have now switched to using this username pretty much everywhere else on the internet and wish to use it here too while keeping my edit history and such. Is it possible to just have the names swapped around? If not I don't mind what you rename the Gunrun account. TheGreatZorko (talk) 13:07, 3 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Note:

The target username has made edits to Wikipedia. Due to licensing concerns, this may be a barrier to usurpation.
User has 12 undeleted edits, 0 deleted edits, and 12 total edits. Requesting user has 225 edits. ClueBot VI (talk) 13:07, 3 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Closerlondon_NAME → CloserLondon_NAME

Current username: Closerlondon_NAME (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Target username: CloserLondon_NAME (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log)
Datestamp: 15:12, 3 September 2008 (UTC)
For bureaucrat use: Email target username (1) (2)
Closerlondon (talk) 15:12, 3 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]