- 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 local bureaucrats who are global renamers can consider and carry out, the "usurpation" of local usernames. 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 with 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 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.
- Leave a message on the talk page of the target account (this template will do the trick:
{{subst:usurpr}}
) notifying the user of your request.- Please do not e-mail the target account yourself. If this becomes necessary, a bureaucrat or clerk will do so.
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- 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 "
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- If the button above doesn't work, simply copy the following text, click "edit this page" and paste it at the bottom of the page. Modify it as indicated.
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{{subst:usurp|TARGET NAME|reason=YOUR REASON}}
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- Preview the changes and make sure both names are spelled correctly. Click "Save page".
- 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 bureaucrat 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 13:02:56, 4 January 2016 (UTC) (
).December 25, 2015
Requests left here should be addressed on or before January 2, 2016.
Grumblebum International Inc → Grumblebum
Status: In progress
- Current username: Grumblebum International Inc (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) ()
- Target username: Grumblebum (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google)
- For bureaucrat use: Email target username | (1) (2)
- Datestamp: 05:00, 25 December 2015 (UTC)
- Reason: Please allocate username which is no longer actively used.
Grumblebum International Inc (talk) 05:00, 25 December 2015 (UTC)
- Note:
The target username meets the requirements for usurpation.
The current owner of the target username does not have an email address specified.
The current owner of the target username has been notified of this usurpation request.
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 1 edit. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 1 total edit on 4 wikis. AnomieBOT⚡ 05:03, 25 December 2015 (UTC)
- Notified target. I think this is not a real company? So it's okay as username. –xenotalk 15:16, 26 December 2015 (UTC)
December 30, 2015
Requests left here should be addressed on or before January 7, 2016.
Mythecember → My December
Status: In progress
- Current username: Mythecember (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) ()
- Target username: My December (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google)
- For bureaucrat use: Email target username | (1) (2)
- Datestamp: 21:18, 30 December 2015 (UTC)
- Reason: This is my old account. I have been inactive since 2013 and I have forgotten my password. I did not register this account with any e-mail, hence my failure to reset my password. Therefore, I would like to usurp this account.
Mythecember (talk) 21:18, 30 December 2015 (UTC)
- 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.
The current owner of the target username has been notified of this usurpation request.
Target user has 3323 undeleted edits and 199 deleted edits, for a total of 3522 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the target user, with 3522 total edits on 18 wikis. Requesting user has 2 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 2 total edits on 4 wikis. AnomieBOT⚡ 21:24, 30 December 2015 (UTC)
January 3, 2016
Requests left here should be addressed on or before January 11, 2016.
RichardOSmith → BC108C
Status: In progress
- Current username: RichardOSmith (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) ()
- Target username: BC108C (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google)
- For bureaucrat use: Email target username | (1) (2)
- Datestamp: 18:37, 3 January 2016 (UTC)
- Reason: Wish to switch to a non-real name.
RichardOSmith (talk) 18:37, 3 January 2016 (UTC)
- 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.
The current owner of the target username has been notified of this usurpation request.
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 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 4784 undeleted edits and 1802 deleted edits, for a total of 6586 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 6612 total edits on 43 wikis. AnomieBOT⚡ 18:39, 3 January 2016 (UTC)
- Request withdrawn given the requirement that names must be at least six months old before they can be usurped. RichardOSmith (talk) 13:02, 4 January 2016 (UTC)