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.
- Replace "
TARGET NAME
" with the username you wish to usurp. - Replace "
YOUR REASON
" with a description of why you want to usurp the account. - Leave the "Subject/headline" field blank.
- Replace "
- 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
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- 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 08:15:51, 17 June 2024 (UTC) (
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March 30, 2020
Requests left here should be addressed on or before April 7, 2020.
ItsJustReppopz → Reppop
Status: On hold
- Current username: ItsJustReppopz (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
- Target username: Reppop (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (advise user)
- Previous renames: current user, target user, Queue: open req, closed req
- For renamer use: Email target username, usurp user, rename user
- Datestamp: 22:28, 30 March 2020 (UTC)
- Reason: I want my username here to be shortened to be the same with other sites that I log into (like SoundCloud, YouTube, etc...). ItsJustReppopz (talk) 22:28, 30 March 2020 (UTC)
- 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 10 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 10 total edits on 8 wikis. AnomieBOT⚡ 22:36, 30 March 2020 (UTC)
On hold until 17 April. ‐‐1997kB (talk) 02:15, 10 April 2020 (UTC)
March 31, 2020
Requests left here should be addressed on or before April 8, 2020.
Thomasjackson521 → VN1928673
Status: On hold
- Current username: Thomasjackson521 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
- Target username: VN1928673 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (advise user)
- Previous renames: current user, target user, Queue: open req, closed req
- For renamer use: Email target username, usurp user, rename user
- Datestamp: 19:41, 31 March 2020 (UTC)
- Reason: don't want to use wikipedia anymore. Thomasjackson521 (talk) 19:41, 31 March 2020 (UTC)
Clerk note: The requested username "VN1928673" is not registered. Please see WP:CHU/S instead. AnomieBOT⚡ 19:45, 31 March 2020 (UTC)
Renamer note: Is this a request for courtesy vanishing—meaning you intend never to edit the English Wikipedia again—or are you just wanting to abandon this account? Please note that returning after exercising courtesy vanishing may be met with automatic relinking of the new account with the old one. If you are just interested in retiring, an extended vacation, or are considering a clean start in the future, placing {{retired}} on your user and/or talk page(s) and abandoning the account is the better option. ‐‐1997kB (talk) 02:15, 10 April 2020 (UTC)
April 1, 2020
Requests left here should be addressed on or before April 9, 2020.
ToxiBoi~pub → ToxiBoi~pub
Status: Not done
- Current username: ToxiBoi~pub (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
- Target username: ToxiBoi~pub (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (advise user)
- Previous renames: current user, target user, Queue: open req, closed req
- For renamer use: Email target username, usurp user, rename user
- Datestamp: 05:13, 1 April 2020 (UTC)
- Reason: Hopefully I don't(!) create a ripple in the space-time continum... But I won't... right?[April Fools!] –ToxiBoi! (public) 05:13, 1 April 2020 (UTC)
Clerk note: The target username "ToxiBoi~pub" is equivalent to the original username "ToxiBoi~pub". Please follow the instructions at the top of the page to correctly file your request. AnomieBOT⚡ 05:20, 1 April 2020 (UTC)
- @ToxiBoi~pub: Requested username is same as your username. ‐‐1997kB (talk) 02:15, 10 April 2020 (UTC)
- Lol just reliased it was April fool's joke. Nice one!!
‐‐1997kB (talk) 06:59, 11 April 2020 (UTC)
April 4, 2020
Requests left here should be addressed on or before April 12, 2020.
Moaz786 → M Imtiaz
Status: On hold
- Current username: Moaz786 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
- Target username: M Imtiaz (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (advise user)
- Previous renames: current user, target user, Queue: open req, closed req
- For renamer use: Email target username, usurp user, rename user
- Datestamp: 21:19, 4 April 2020 (UTC)
- Reason: I no longer identify with my current username, and am far more fond of my surname than I was at the time that I created my account. For this reason, I would like to request that my username be changed. Moaz786 (talk to me or see what I've been doing) 21:19, 4 April 2020 (UTC) Moaz786 (talk to me or see what I've been doing) 21:19, 4 April 2020 (UTC)
- 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 4 wikis. Requesting user has 463 undeleted edits and 35 deleted edits, for a total of 498 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 517 total edits on 68 wikis. AnomieBOT⚡ 21:24, 4 April 2020 (UTC)
On hold until 17 April. ‐‐1997kB (talk) 02:15, 10 April 2020 (UTC)
April 5, 2020
Requests left here should be addressed on or before April 13, 2020.
Eian him → Weegee
Status: Not done
- Current username: Eian him (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
- Target username: Weegee (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (advise user)
- Previous renames: current user, target user, Queue: open req, closed req
- For renamer use: Email target username, usurp user, rename user
- Datestamp: 02:55, 5 April 2020 (UTC)
- Reason: choose a wrong name when i created account Eian him (talk) 02:55, 5 April 2020 (UTC)
- Note:
The target username has made edits to Wikipedia. Due to licensing concerns, this may be a barrier to usurpation.
Target user has 38 undeleted edits and 1 deleted edit, for a total of 39 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the target user, with 39 total edits on 1 wiki. Requesting user has 1 edit. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 3 total edits on 18 wikis. AnomieBOT⚡ 03:02, 5 April 2020 (UTC)
Not done @Eian him: Weegee account have valid contributions thus not eligible for usurpation. Please choose another username. ‐‐1997kB (talk) 02:15, 10 April 2020 (UTC)
April 8, 2020
Requests left here should be addressed on or before April 16, 2020.
Davie247 → Dave247
Status: On hold
- Current username: Davie247 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
- Target username: Dave247 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (advise user)
- Previous renames: current user, target user, Queue: open req, closed req
- For renamer use: Email target username, usurp user, rename user
- Datestamp: 07:54, 8 April 2020 (UTC)
- Reason: I wish to unify my online ID/username to be the same or as close to as similar as possible across the internet. My current set username while similar, is not one I use actively use anywhere else online. Davie247 (talk) 07:54, 8 April 2020 (UTC)
- Note:
The target username has made edits to Wikipedia. Due to licensing concerns, this may be a barrier to usurpation.
Target user has 4 undeleted edits and 0 deleted edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the target user, with 4 total edits on 1 wiki. Requesting user has 72 undeleted edits and 1 deleted edit, for a total of 73 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 73 total edits on 6 wikis. AnomieBOT⚡ 07:55, 8 April 2020 (UTC)
On hold until 17 April. ‐‐1997kB (talk) 02:15, 10 April 2020 (UTC)