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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 05:50:16, 15 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. It is 05:50:16, 15 December 2024 (UTC).

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

February 13, 2009

Requests left here will be filled no earlier than February 21, 2009.

Pietru il-Boqli → Pietru

Current username: Pietru il-Boqli (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Target username: Pietru (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log)
Datestamp: 06:32, 13 February 2009 (UTC)
For bureaucrat use: Email target username (1) (2)
Quand le jour se lève les ténèbres s'évanouissent. (talk) 06:32, 13 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Bureaucrat note: On 12 September 2008 your username was changed to Pietru il-Boqli. Why the need for this change? Kingturtle (talk) 14:58, 13 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I'd wanted to change it to Pietru but the user already registered took ages to respond: I'm now willing to wait to 'usurp' my originally intended username. Quand le jour se lève les ténèbres s'évanouissent. (talk) 16:20, 13 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Bureaucrat note: The target username has not specified a valid e-mail address. Everything is in order for February 21. Kingturtle (talk) 17:19, 15 February 2009 (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 2665 edits. ClueBot VI (talk) 05:17, 17 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Done Kingturtle (talk) 16:41, 21 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Peephole → Sloane

Current username: Peephole (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Target username: Sloane (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log)
Datestamp: 16:32, 13 February 2009 (UTC)
For bureaucrat use: Email target username (1) (2)
Peephole (talk) 16:32, 13 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Bureaucrat note: Everything is in order for February 21. The target name is in use on eswiki, but has only 2 edits. Kingturtle (talk) 17:05, 13 February 2009 (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 4025 edits. ClueBot VI (talk) 05:17, 17 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Done Kingturtle (talk) 16:43, 21 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Phauxcamus → Phaux

Current username: Phauxcamus (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Target username: Phaux (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log)
Datestamp: 17:02, 13 February 2009 (UTC)
For bureaucrat use: Email target username (1) (2)
Phaux'' (talk) 17:02, 13 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Note:

The target username has made edits to Wikipedia. Due to licensing concerns, this may be a barrier to usurpation. —Anonymous Dissident^Talk 13:55, 14 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

One contrib made in November 2006. Everything else in order. —Anonymous Dissident^Talk 13:55, 14 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Not done Target user objects to the usurpation. Kingturtle (talk) 19:41, 20 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

February 18, 2009

Requests left here will be filled no earlier than February 26, 2009.

Grsz11 → Z

Current username: Grsz11 (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Target username: Z (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log)
Datestamp: 17:42, 18 February 2009 (UTC)
For bureaucrat use: Email target username (1) (2)
Grsz¹¹ 17:42, 18 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Note:

The target username has made edits to Wikipedia. Due to licensing concerns, this may be a barrier to usurpation.
User has 14 undeleted edits, 0 deleted edits, and 14 total edits. Requesting user has 10566 edits. ClueBot VI (talk) 17:43, 18 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Edits, albeit in 2003, are in good faith. X clamation point 20:46, 18 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I'm assuming that means it can't be usurped? I'm not up on all the details. Grsz¹¹ 22:36, 18 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

~~Pretty much. If an account made edits that weren't unproductive, and that have not been deleted, they cannot be usurped. J.delanoy ^gabs _adds 01:46, 19 February 2009 (UTC)~~[reply]

Apparently, as long as none of the account's edits place it in the top 5 contributors of a page, you can usurp without violating the GFDL. Considering Kingturtle's note below, that is probably moot, but yeah. J.delanoy ^gabs _adds 02:36, 19 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Bureaucrat note: Although there is not SUL account for this username, the name is registered in over 20 different projects. It is advisable that you choose a different target name. Kingturtle (talk) 02:31, 19 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Not done Kingturtle (talk) 17:51, 22 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

February 20, 2009

Requests left here will be filled no earlier than February 28, 2009.

Aboubakrzade → Bakr.Zade

Current username: Aboubakrzade (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Target username: Bakr.Zade (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log)
Datestamp: 12:21, 20 February 2009 (UTC)
For bureaucrat use: Email target username (1) (2)
Aboubakrzade (talk) 12:21, 20 February 2009 (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 8 edits. ClueBot VI (talk) 12:26, 20 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Not done request already fulfilled. Kingturtle (talk) 19:30, 20 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Anafarooq → ANN

Current username: Anafarooq (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Target username: ANN (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log)
Datestamp: 15:46, 20 February 2009 (UTC)
For bureaucrat use: Email target username (1) (2)
Anafarooq (talk) 15:46, 20 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

it is to be stated that my current username is anafarooq. and i want to change it to ANN. i will b very greatfull. thankyou

Clerk note: User "REQUESTED_NAME" is not registered. Please see WP:CHU instead. ClueBot VI (talk) 15:47, 20 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Bureaucrat note: I've reformatted this request. Everything is in order. The target username has not specified a valid e-mail address. Kingturtle (talk) 19:35, 20 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Fife Icedogs → Icedog13

Current username: Fife Icedogs (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Target username: Icedog13 (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log)
Datestamp: 16:17, 20 February 2009 (UTC)
For bureaucrat use: Email target username (1) (2)
Fife Icedogs (talk) 16:17, 20 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Note:

This user was created less than 6 months ago, such usernames may not be usurped. You can file another request when the username is older than 6 months.
User has 0 undeleted edits, 0 deleted edits, and 0 total edits. Requesting user has 36 edits. ClueBot VI (talk) 16:18, 20 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Bureaucrat note: Icedog13 was just created. Is that you? Kingturtle (talk) 19:38, 20 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

thomasnev94 → thomaswheeler94

Current username: thomasnev94 (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Target username: thomaswheeler94 (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log)
Datestamp: 21:39, 21 February 2009 (UTC)
For bureaucrat use: Email target username (1) (2)
Thomas Wheeler (talk) 00:28, 21 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Datestamp: 00:26, 21st February 2009 (GMT) Reason for Change: Changing surname.....

sapph42 → sapph

Current username: sapph42 (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Target username: sapph (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log)
Datestamp: 20:51, 22 February 2009 (UTC)
For bureaucrat use: Email target username (1) (2)
Sapph42 (talk) 20:51, 22 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

DTGardner → PizzaBox

Current username: DTGardner (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Target username: PizzaBox (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log)
Datestamp: 22:03, 22 February 2009 (UTC)
For bureaucrat use: Email target username (1) (2)
DTGardner (talk) 22:03, 22 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]