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.
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}}

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 21:59:39, 12 November 2024 (UTC) (Update).

Place your request here

November 7, 2024

Requests left here should be addressed on or after November 15, 2024.

Scott → Hex

Status: Done

Current username: Scott (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Target username: Hex (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: 16:21, 7 November 2024 (UTC)
Reason: I'm moving away from this current name in general. I already own Hex as you can see from the redirect there and in fact did use it for a while in the distant past. Note: due to some wrangling in the pre-SUL era there's already a Hex (usurped). — Scott • talk 16:21, 7 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Note:

This user has made contributions on another Wikimedia project (elwiki), 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 0 undeleted edits and 0 deleted edits. An SUL account (primary unknown) exists for the target user, with 73 total edits on 44 wikis. 1 unattached account exists with this name, with 1 total edit. Requesting user has 22088 undeleted edits and 2608 deleted edits, for a total of 24696 edits. An SUL account (primary enwiki) exists for the requesting user, with 27114 total edits on 99 wikis. AnomieBOT ⚡ 16:26, 7 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Scott: When you changed your username from 'Hex' to 'Scott Martin', your account was moved, and the username 'Hex' was released. But I noticed that 'Hex' is registered again. Did you re-register it after the rename? If so, why doesn't it appear in your user creation logs? Once a username is renamed, the system prevents users from creating an account with that name due to anti-spoof. Could you please add a comment from the 'Hex' account to confirm? – DreamRimmer (talk) 04:08, 8 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Just noting that I'm aware you've been an admin for a long time, and admins have the override-antispoof right, but I'm not seeing anything in the user creation logs. – DreamRimmer (talk) 04:24, 8 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Maybe because I've never used Special:CreateAccount. I don't remember at all, but presumably I registered it the way regular users do. Then there was a bunch of messing around involved with getting the SUL manually assigned to the "Hex" account, which took a long time and I've basically blanked the entire memory of it.... The logs also don't line up, because the main log says it was created on 20 April 2013 but CentralAuth says 16 September 2012 🤷 I'll comment from it now. — Scott • talk 20:46, 8 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hello! Please usurp me for that handsome devil Scott. — Hex (talk) 20:49, 8 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Scott: Thanks for confirming. We need to rename Hex to make space for this usurpation. Usually, we'd go with 'Username (usurped)', but in this case Hex (usurped) is already in use. What username name would you like for the current Hex account? – DreamRimmer (talk) 02:43, 9 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hmm... not very creative but I guess Hex 2 (usurped) would be fine. Thank you! — Scott • talk 16:37, 9 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

nah. Hex (userped 2), perhaps. _Regards,Aafi ^(talk) 16:56, 9 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

~~"Nah"? It's my account. Which is the second one I've had called Hex. Hex 2 (usurped) it is.~~ You know what, I'm not in the mood for a back and forth over nitpicking. I'll take Other Hex. — Scott • talk 21:05, 9 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Scott, can you please check T379483? I have renamed it to 'Hex (usurped 2)', but once the usurpation is complete, I will rename it to 'Other Hex' for you. For now, your action is needed to attach the unattached Wikitech account to your current username, Scott. Once this is done, I will complete the usurpation process. – DreamRimmer (talk) 04:56, 10 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I'll do that but per the above the answer to your question "What name would you like for the current Hex account" was Other Hex, not Hex (usurped 2). Please rectify that. — Scott • talk 09:10, 10 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Other Hex is already registered. – DreamRimmer (talk) 09:58, 10 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Ah. Back in 2012, that was the name of my non-admin account and it seemed fun just now to bring it back, but upon checking I see that it still exists with SUL for jp:User:Other Hex. More mess to deal with another day.... If you could move this one to Another Hex then please. Cheers. — Scott • talk 10:23, 10 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Confirmation edit for Wikitech, please rename the account. — Scott • talk 10:27, 10 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done – DreamRimmer (talk) 18:16, 10 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks a bunch! — Hex • talk 18:32, 10 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

November 10, 2024

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

Sir Kenneth Kho → Kenneth Kho

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]

November 11, 2024

Requests left here should be addressed on or after November 19, 2024.

Crossvertise GmbH → TARGET Marketing at crossvertise GmbH

Status: Not done

Current username: Crossvertise GmbH (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Target username: TARGET Marketing at crossvertise GmbH (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: 10:57, 11 November 2024 (UTC)
Reason: Naming convention Crossvertise GmbH (talk) 10:57, 11 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Clerk note: The requested username "TARGET Marketing at crossvertise GmbH" is not registered. Please see WP:CHU/S instead. AnomieBOT ⚡ 11:07, 11 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not done Wikipedia accounts are meant for individuals, not for companies, organisations, or their departments. Please use "Your name at Crossvertise GmbH" format and submit a new request at WP:CHUS. – DreamRimmer (talk) 15:53, 11 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

November 12, 2024

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

GigaDerp → Ross

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]