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"WP:USURP" redirects here. For the guide regarding usurping a page title, see WP:USURPTITLE.


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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 13:05:18, 8 January 2025 (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 13:05:18, 8 January 2025 (UTC).

May 7, 2013

Requests left here should be addressed on or before May 15, 2013.

Beryll → Adamantane

Status:     On hold

Please rename this user once you'll have the confirmation from user Beryll. Thanks by advance. Quentinv57 11:13, 7 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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 frwiki) exists for the target user, with 1365 total edits on 53 wikis. The local account is NOT attached. Requesting user has 43 edits. 2 non-enwiki unattached accounts exist with the requesting user's name, with 0 total edits. AnomieBOT⚡ 11:17, 7 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
 On hold pending confirmation of this request by Beryll (talk · contribs). WJBscribe (talk) 14:25, 7 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

May 24, 2013

Requests left here should be addressed on or before June 1, 2013.

Lotusgreens → Lotusgreen

Status:     In progress

and I do not have access to e-mail account to reset. Lotusgreens (talk) 01:58, 24 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note:
  • The target username has made edits to Wikipedia. Due to licensing concerns, this may be a barrier to usurpation.
  • Target user has 10 undeleted edits and 0 deleted edits. No SUL account exists for the target user. 2 non-enwiki unattached accounts exist with this name, with 1 total edit. Requesting user has 1 edit. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 1 total edit on 1 wiki. AnomieBOT⚡ 02:00, 24 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I don't know how to do this== I am requesting to keep my own name. I've been lotusgreen here for years. I had to open a new account because I forgot my password, and when I first registered I apparently did not include my email, so I couldn't set a new password. So when your usurption page says that I did not write something to the former user, it'd because ***I*** am the former owner! Actually, I would love to just find a way to *keep* my original lotusgreen account.

 Bureaucrat note: Is there any way for you to establish that Lotusgreen (talk · contribs) was your account? Where else do you use the name? Can you post to the blog linked from Lotusgreen's user page to confirm this request for example? WJBscribe (talk) 12:20, 25 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

June 1, 2013

Requests left here should be addressed on or before June 9, 2013.

UltraBlonz → Soulman

Status:     In progress

UltraBlonz (talk) 03:38, 1 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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 21 undeleted edits and -14 deleted edits, for a total of 7 edits. An SUL account (primary dewiki) exists for the target user, with 1492 total edits on 31 wikis. The local account is NOT attached. 4 non-enwiki unattached accounts exist with this name, with 4 total edits. Requesting user has 67 undeleted edits and 2 deleted edits, for a total of 69 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 69 total edits on 3 wikis. AnomieBOT⚡ 03:47, 1 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]
If I may add: "An SUL account (primary dewiki) exists for the target user, with 1492 total edits on 31 wikis. The local account is NOT attached. " That is exactly my SUL account and the local account is not attached because it is not mine, therefore the request. Almost all "Soulmans" belong to me, only 4 not including this local one. UltraBlonz (talk) 03:58, 1 June 2013 (UTC)aka meta:user:Soulman[reply]

Chulbul pandey ab → AB01

Status:     In progress

Chulbul pandey ab (talk) 14:57, 1 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

 Clerk note: The requested username "AB01" is not registered. Please see WP:CHU/S instead. AnomieBOT⚡ 15:00, 1 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

June 2, 2013

Requests left here should be addressed on or before June 10, 2013.

Warenford → Kohelet

Status:     In progress

Warenford (talk) 08:44, 2 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note:
  • This user has made contributions on another Wikimedia project (cswiki), this may be a barrier to usurpation.
  • Target user has 0 undeleted edits and 0 deleted edits. An SUL account (primary cswiki) exists for the target user, with 3950 total edits on 47 wikis. The local account is NOT attached. 5 non-enwiki unattached accounts exist with this name, with 47 total edits. Requesting user has 191 undeleted edits and 1 deleted edit, for a total of 192 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 429 total edits on 70 wikis. AnomieBOT⚡ 17:13, 2 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Avery Kundrick → Db-user

Status:     In progress

Avery Kundrick (talk) 20:21, 2 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note:
  • This user has made contributions on another Wikimedia project (commonswiki), this may be a barrier to usurpation.
  • Target user has 0 undeleted edits and 0 deleted edits. An SUL account (primary plwikibooks) exists for the target user, with 10 total edits on 4 wikis. Requesting user has 9 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 9 total edits on 1 wiki. AnomieBOT⚡ 20:22, 2 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Fiossa → Celestis

Status:     In progress

 Fiossa 20:32, 2 June 2013 (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.
  • Target user has 0 undeleted edits and 0 deleted edits. No SUL account exists for the target user. 1 non-enwiki unattached account exists with this name, with 0 total edits. Requesting user has 71 undeleted edits and 22 deleted edits, for a total of 93 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 93 total edits on 8 wikis. AnomieBOT⚡ 20:33, 2 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

June 3, 2013

Requests left here should be addressed on or before June 11, 2013.

Starshravan1996 → Hele

Status:     In progress

Starshravan1996 (talk) 12:35, 3 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note:
  • The target username has made edits to Wikipedia. Due to licensing concerns, this may be a barrier to usurpation.
  • Target user has 2 undeleted edits and 0 deleted edits. No SUL account exists for the target user. 10 non-enwiki unattached accounts exist with this name, with 5 total edits. Requesting user has 1 edit. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 1 total edit on 2 wikis. AnomieBOT⚡ 12:42, 3 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The Beans Group → The Beans Group

Status:     In progress

The Beans Group (talk) 15:01, 3 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

 Clerk note: The target username "The Beans Group" is equivalent to the original username "The Beans Group". Please follow the instructions at the top of the page to correctly file your request. AnomieBOT⚡ 15:11, 3 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

June 4, 2013

Requests left here should be addressed on or before June 12, 2013.

None (SUL request) → Rewa

Status:     In progress

37.31.6.31 (talk) 09:59, 4 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note:
  • This user has made contributions on another Wikimedia project (plwiki), this may be a barrier to usurpation.
  • Target user has 0 undeleted edits and 0 deleted edits. An SUL account (primary plwiki) exists for the target user, with 754 total edits on 1 wiki. The local account is NOT attached. 7 non-enwiki unattached accounts exist with this name, with 68 total edits. AnomieBOT⚡ 10:09, 4 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Rrbee → RedRamage

Status:     In progress

Rrbee (talk) 16:52, 4 June 2013 (UTC) Rrbee (talk) 16:52, 4 June 2013 (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.
  • 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 77 undeleted edits and 1 deleted edit, for a total of 78 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 80 total edits on 3 wikis. AnomieBOT⚡ 17:01, 4 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

June 5, 2013

Requests left here should be addressed on or before June 13, 2013.

Rajasekar3eg → Knowledgeseeker999

Status:     In progress

Rajasekar3eg (talk) 14:32, 5 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

 Clerk note: The requested username "Knowledgeseeker999" is not registered. Please see WP:CHU/S instead. AnomieBOT⚡ 14:41, 5 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Wikivoyager → Sakib

Status:     In progress

Wikivoyager (talk) 19:20, 5 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note:
  • This user has made contributions on another Wikimedia project (commonswiki), this may be a barrier to usurpation.
  • Target user has 0 undeleted edits and 0 deleted edits. No SUL account exists for the target user. 10 non-enwiki unattached accounts exist with this name, with 63 total edits. Requesting user has 16 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 25 total edits on 3 wikis. AnomieBOT⚡ 19:26, 5 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Rainbow DascC → Rainbow Dash

Status:     In progress

Rainbow DascC (talk) 22:09, 5 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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