Wikipedia:Changing username/Usurpations

Any requests for usurpation of global accounts with attachments on other projects should be made at meta:Steward Requests/Username changes. Only requests to usurp en.wiki accounts without significant attachments on other projects will be processed here.

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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

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}}

3. Preview the changes and make sure both names are spelled correctly. Click "Publish changes".
4. 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 01:56:18, 14 November 2024 (UTC) (Update).

Requests left here should be addressed on or after November 18, 2024.

Status:     On hold

• Current username: Sir Kenneth Kho (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
• Target username: Kenneth Kho (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: 00:11, 10 November 2024 (UTC)
• Reason: This was my own account, but I did not log in during the 7 days, and had just realized after digging emails, that my request to create this account was granted

Usurp as this was my original intended name. Sir Kenneth Kho (talk) 00:11, 10 November 2024 (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 3 wikis. Requesting user has 576 undeleted edits and 15 deleted edits, for a total of 591 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 615 total edits on 35 wikis. AnomieBOT⚡ 00:19, 10 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

 On hold until 17 November 2024. – DreamRimmer (talk) 12:21, 10 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Requests left here should be addressed on or after November 20, 2024.

Status:     In progress

• Current username: GigaDerp (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
• Target username: Ross (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: 18:26, 12 November 2024 (UTC)
• Reason: The Robot clerk on the simple username change page told me to come here. The reason I stated there is as follows:

This username was made a decade ago and I want to change it to be more mature. From what I can see, this name is unused on every wiki except the Chinese language one. I was surprised it was not taken anywhere else and there does not appear to be any close name to be confused with as "Rosss" is exclusively a wikimedia account.

The clerk pointed out the existence of the global user that is only active on the Chinese wikipedia. GigaDerp (talk) 18:26, 12 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Note:

• This user has made contributions on another Wikimedia project (zhwiki), this may be a barrier to usurpation.
• Target user has 0 undeleted edits and 0 deleted edits. An SUL account (primary zhwiki) exists for the target user, with 3035 total edits on 14 wikis. Requesting user has 131 undeleted edits and 5 deleted edits, for a total of 136 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 139 total edits on 37 wikis. AnomieBOT⚡ 18:30, 12 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The 3035 edits it mentions are exclusively on the zh.wikipedia and zh.wikimedia. The clerk on the simple username change page said that the name meets the criteria for usurpation on this wikipedia. GigaDerp (talk) 18:32, 12 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Honestly, I wanted the username Sir_Ross as that is my username on almost every other site, but I was rejected 3 years ago because it was too similar to the account SirRoss that hasn't done anything since 2006 with a grand total of 18 edits. I don't know if I should try again for that name, try to usurp the existing name, or if I am just out of luck. GigaDerp (talk) 21:56, 12 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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

Status:     In progress

• Current username: Penguin Engine (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
• Target username: Vegapunk (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: 06:58, 13 November 2024 (UTC)
• Reason: Aligning my online presence to match usernames with other websites; Vegapunk, on cursory search, does not appear to be taken. My prior request for another name was denied as the other username was taken with a few edits in history. Penguin Engine (talk) 06:58, 13 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Note:

• This user has made contributions on another Wikimedia project (itwiki), this may be a barrier to usurpation.
• Target user has 0 undeleted edits and 0 deleted edits. An SUL account (primary itwiki) exists for the target user, with 1 total edit on 10 wikis. Requesting user has 5 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 5 total edits on 14 wikis. AnomieBOT⚡ 06:59, 13 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Status:     In progress

• Current username: Swormzo (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
• Target username: Swormzo0 (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: 23:33, 13 November 2024 (UTC)
• Reason: This is my old account and I think that the associated email address is dead, so I can't reset the password. Swormzo (talk) 23:33, 13 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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 3 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 3 total edits on 4 wikis. AnomieBOT⚡ 23:37, 13 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]