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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. oder 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 08:01:17, 7 September 2024 (UTC) (Update).

Place your request here


August 22, 2024

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Requests left here should be addressed on or after August 30, 2024.

Azarctic → Quetzal

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Status:     On hold

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  •   This user has made contributions on another Wikimedia project (frwiki), this may be a barrier to usurpation.
  •   Target user has 0 undeleted edits and 0 deleted edits. An SUL account (primary frwiki) exists for the target user, with 154 total edits on 7 wikis. Requesting user has 1774 undeleted edits and 225 deleted edits, for a total of 1999 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 2065 total edits on 41 wikis. AnomieBOT⚡ 14:16, 22 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  Renamer note: Request on hold until August 30, 2024. Target emailed. - FlightTime (open channel) 14:32, 22 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Quetzal doesn’t have English Wikipedia as their homewiki, so this usurpation should not be handled here; it should be managed on Meta instead. Since seven days have passed, I have no problem approving this specific request here, but I hope that future requests like this, where the target user’s homewiki is not English Wikipedia, will be directed to Meta. Thanks! – DreamRimmer (talk) 16:53, 28 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@FlightTime, Did you get any response to the email notification? – DreamRimmer (talk) 12:08, 31 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@DreamRimmer: No. - FlightTime (open channel) 13:50, 31 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@FlightTime, I can't find the usurpation notification message on this user’s talk page. Do you remember where you posted it? – DreamRimmer (talk) 15:04, 31 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@DreamRimmer: It was emailed as noted above. - FlightTime (open channel) 16:37, 31 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@FlightTime, As part of our standard process, the target user should be notified about the usurpation on their home wiki’s talk page and via email, if their account has one associated. I'd appreciate it if you could complete the process. Thanks! – DreamRimmer (talk) 15:26, 1 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
{{done}} - FlightTime (open channel) 15:32, 1 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Hi, I have a question. When my username changes, will I have to reapply for the AfC review participants? Azarctic (talk) 16:41, 2 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Azarctic, this request is   On hold until 7 September 2024. Although Meta would have been the correct venue for this request, we have already started the process here, and some time has passed. We don't want to waste your time by asking you to resubmit it there, so we'll handle it here after 7 September 2024. – DreamRimmer (talk) 07:45, 3 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I know and I apologise I didn't know I had to put it there. My question was though is that I submitted to be a draft reviewer, because of my username change, will I have to reapply for that draft reviewer permit? Azarctic (talk) 17:20, 3 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Azarctic: If your AfC script doesn't work after the rename is performed, you should ask the admins over there to fix. You don't need to re-apply for rights that you already have. Regards, Aafi (talk) 17:47, 3 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oh thanks I was unsure because I've seen other people on the list of applicants reapply because of their username change. Azarctic (talk) 19:13, 3 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Just adding this note so the bot doesn’t archive it before it’s completed. – DreamRimmer (talk) 17:06, 6 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@FlightTime, did you get any response to the email notification? – DreamRimmer (talk) 03:28, 7 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@DreamRimmer: No. - FlightTime (open channel) 05:44, 7 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  Erledigt Quetzal - DreamRimmer (talk) 08:01, 7 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

September 4, 2024

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Requests left here should be addressed on or after September 12, 2024.

Rklingmann → Northlander

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Status:     Not done

  Clerk note: The requested username "Northlander" is not registered locally, but is reserved for a global account. If you own the global account, please use that account to comment here explicitly consenting to the usurpation, or link to such a comment made elsewhere. If you do not own the global account, this may preclude renaming. Requests for usurpation of global usernames with significant attachments on other projects must be made at meta:Steward requests/Username changes. AnomieBOT⚡ 21:35, 4 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  Not done Northlander does not have English Wikipedia as their home wiki. They are registered on zhwiki, so please submit this request on Meta instead. – DreamRimmer (talk) 17:20, 6 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

September 5, 2024

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Requests left here should be addressed on or after September 13, 2024.

Ahmedadeljaff → Ahmd

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Status:     On hold

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  •   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 51 undeleted edits and 36 deleted edits, for a total of 87 edits. An SUL account (primary arwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 285 total edits on 36 wikis. AnomieBOT⚡ 11:11, 5 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  On hold until 14 September 2024. – DreamRimmer (talk) 17:24, 6 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Titus Kempf → Mope

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Status:     Not done

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  •   This user has made contributions on another Wikimedia project (trwiki), this may be a barrier to usurpation.
  •   Target user has 0 undeleted edits and 0 deleted edits. An SUL account (primary trwiki) exists for the target user, with 30 total edits on 6 wikis. Requesting user has 1 undeleted edit and 1 deleted edit, for a total of 2 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 2 total edits on 3 wikis. AnomieBOT⚡ 18:06, 5 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  Not done. To ensure that usurped usernames are put to good use, we prefer to grant requests only from reasonably well-established users. Please feel free to re-file this request in the future after your account has been established. – DreamRimmer (talk) 17:32, 6 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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