Steward requests/Username changes/2018-05

Simple rename requests

Authorsusangrant

Status:    Done

• Wiki: meta.wikimedia.org (stewardry • list 'crats)
• Old Username: Authorsusangrant (talk • edits • logs • cross-wiki-contribs • userpages • CentralAuth • GlobalRenameUser)
• New Username: vsthrzon (talk • edits • logs • cross-wiki-contribs • userpages • similar names • UV • CentralAuth)

Warning: A username cannot begin with a lower-case letter: vsthrzon → Vsthrzon

• Previous renames: current user, target user. Queue: open req, closed req
• Stewards/Global renamers: usurp user, rename user
• Reason: to avoid appearance of self promotion

--Authorsusangrant (talk) 15:24, 5 May 2018 (UTC)

Done --Alaa :)..! 17:14, 5 May 2018 (UTC)

Vitorvicentevalente

Tracked in Phabricator:
Task T194114 invalid

Status:    Done

• Wiki: meta.wikimedia.org (stewardry • list 'crats)
• Old Username: Vitorvicentevalente (talk • edits • logs • cross-wiki-contribs • userpages • CentralAuth • GlobalRenameUser)
• New Username: VítoR Valente (talk • edits • logs • cross-wiki-contribs • userpages • similar names • UV • CentralAuth)
• Previous renames: current user, target user. Queue: open req, closed req
• Stewards/Global renamers: usurp user, rename user
• Reason: My current username contains personal information. I want to maintain just my first name and surname, please. This new username isn't even registered, so I don't see the problem. Thank you.

--VítoR™ (♪) 21:14, 7 May 2018 (UTC)

 note Phab task created. ‐‐1997kB (talk) 02:43, 8 May 2018 (UTC)

@1997kB: per GR Policy "Accounts with over 100,000 global edits should not be renamed without supervision by a system administrator.", and above account have less than 100K so no need for phab. task --Alaa :)..! 08:14, 8 May 2018 (UTC)

@1997kB: Also, when the account have more than 100K, please open phab. task through T169440 (By click on CLICK HERE) --Alaa :)..! 08:29, 8 May 2018 (UTC)

Done The progress --Alaa :)..! 08:14, 8 May 2018 (UTC)

@علاء: Hey, Thanks for this clarification, as I was confused after watching some of the tasks in which contribs were between 100,000 and 50,000 i.e. phab:T187458 and phab:T186937. Was there something different in these cases? Thanks :) ‐‐1997kB (talk) 09:25, 8 May 2018 (UTC)

Aha got it after watching history of main task T169440. Thanks :) ‐‐1997kB (talk) 09:42, 8 May 2018 (UTC)

Einverne

Status:    Done

• Wiki: meta.wikimedia.org (stewardry • list 'crats)
• Old Username: Einverne (talk • edits • logs • cross-wiki-contribs • userpages • CentralAuth • GlobalRenameUser)
• New Username: evwi (talk • edits • logs • cross-wiki-contribs • userpages • similar names • UV • CentralAuth)

Warning: A username cannot begin with a lower-case letter: evwi → Evwi

• Previous renames: current user, target user. Queue: open req, closed req
• Stewards/Global renamers: usurp user, rename user
• Reason: origin username is to long, I want a short name.

--Einverne (talk) 10:02, 8 May 2018 (UTC)

Done --Alaa :)..! 10:48, 8 May 2018 (UTC)

樑桂

Status:    Done

• Wiki: meta.wikimedia.org (stewardry • list 'crats)
• Old Username: 樑桂 (talk • edits • logs • cross-wiki-contribs • userpages • CentralAuth • GlobalRenameUser)
• New Username: Kubelreiter (talk • edits • logs • cross-wiki-contribs • userpages • similar names • UV • CentralAuth)
• Previous renames: current user, target user. Queue: open req, closed req
• Stewards/Global renamers: usurp user, rename user
• Reason: It's the title of a short story by Franz Kafka. I like that story.

--樑桂 (talk) 20:00, 8 May 2018 (UTC)

Done --Alaa :)..! 12:54, 9 May 2018 (UTC)

1996PK

Status:    Done

• Wiki: meta.wikimedia.org (stewardry • list 'crats)
• Old Username: 1996PK (talk • edits • logs • cross-wiki-contribs • userpages • CentralAuth • GlobalRenameUser)
• New Username: Adminor (talk • edits • logs • cross-wiki-contribs • userpages • similar names • UV • CentralAuth)
• Previous renames: current user, target user. Queue: open req, closed req
• Stewards/Global renamers: usurp user, rename user
• Reason: i hate this username

-- 1996PK (talk | contribs) 11:44, 9 May 2018 (UTC)

Done --Alaa :)..! 12:55, 9 May 2018 (UTC)

user:Adminor

Status:    Not done

• Wiki: meta.wikimedia.org (stewardry • list 'crats)
• Old Username: Adminor (talk • edits • logs • cross-wiki-contribs • userpages • CentralAuth • GlobalRenameUser)
• New Username: PKminor (talk • edits • logs • cross-wiki-contribs • userpages • similar names • UV • CentralAuth)
• Previous renames: current user, target user. Queue: open req, closed req
• Stewards/Global renamers: usurp user, rename user
• Reason: Administrator told me in my en wiki talk page please see here. change your username so i request this.-- Adminor (talk | contribs) 11:05, 14 May 2018 (UTC)

@Céréales Killer: what is your opinion here? in relation to this and this --Alaa :)..! 16:58, 14 May 2018 (UTC)

I told this user that he cannot use "admin" into his nickname. Now, he has been asked by another admin to change his nickname. Unfortunately, he asks to change by "ARminor" but there is an existing account "ArMinor"... ©éréales Kille® ☺ 17:09, 14 May 2018 (UTC)

@Adminor: please choose another name --Alaa :)..! 18:12, 14 May 2018 (UTC)

@علاء: okay, i have selected. Adminor (talk | contribs) 06:23, 15 May 2018 (UTC)

 Note Blocked on enwiki for sock-puppetry. ‐‐1997kB (talk) 12:25, 15 May 2018 (UTC)

Case closed. ©éréales Kille® ☺ 12:38, 15 May 2018 (UTC)

Commons User

Status:    Done

• Wiki: meta.wikimedia.org (stewardry • list 'crats)
• Old Username: Commons User (talk • edits • logs • cross-wiki-contribs • userpages • CentralAuth • GlobalRenameUser)
• New Username: The Salvator (talk • edits • logs • cross-wiki-contribs • userpages • similar names • UV • CentralAuth)
• Previous renames: current user, target user. Queue: open req, closed req
• Stewards/Global renamers: usurp user, rename user
• Reason: My old user name is innapropiate for the Wikimedia Commons, and I wish that my user name will change to continue editing in this site, as I am blocked now

--Commons User (talk) 18:24, 15 May 2018 (UTC)

Not done @Commons User: yes it's inappropriate username but you also blocked in ptwiki under the reason vandalism-only account, so please ask to be unblocked in ptwiki, then we can change the username --Alaa :)..! 19:16, 15 May 2018 (UTC)

@علاء: look at the actual Portuguese contribs and see that they have nothing to do with vandalism; it was a blatantly involved block by EVinente. Moreover, this user needs renaming as a legitimate Commoner and I do not care at all how Portuguese Wikipedians will assess indefblock by one of their sysops for a minor edit war. Incnis Mrsi (talk) 20:55, 15 May 2018 (UTC)

@Incnis Mrsi: we don't accept requests with indefblock related to vandalism, as per the policy it included under "The user is not seeking the rename to conceal or obfuscate bad conduct.", if it a minor edit war there's 79 sysop in ptwiki (37 active sysop), the user can ask to be unblocked. --Alaa :)..! 03:40, 16 May 2018 (UTC)

This user direly needs renaming because is currently blocked on Commons exactly because of bad username. The renaming request is a determined outcome of the Commons block and has not anything to do with Wikipedia, let alone pt. @علاء: what obfuscation do you speak of? There is a pt.Wikipedia indefblock, and it will be in place after renaming, and the editing record will be the same as before. Why stewards see pt.Wikipedia in a position to obstruct our user for virtually nothing? Please, interpret the policy with human wisdom—why isn’t checking for “concealing or obfuscation” devolved to software indeed?—and do not encourage creation of sock puppets with denial of legitimate demands. Incnis Mrsi (talk) 05:21, 16 May 2018 (UTC)

Now Done Thanks @Jon Kolbert, Nick, and EVinente: @The Salvator: as you see here you got another chance in pt.wiki, hope you'll use it in good way. And Nick asked to unblock you in commons --Alaa :)..! 11:27, 16 May 2018 (UTC)

LAKresearch

Status:    Not done

• Wiki: meta.wikimedia.org (stewardry • list 'crats)
• Old Username: LAKresearch (talk • edits • logs • cross-wiki-contribs • userpages • CentralAuth • GlobalRenameUser)
• New Username: DataABC (talk • edits • logs • cross-wiki-contribs • userpages • similar names • UV • CentralAuth)
• Previous renames: current user, target user. Queue: open req, closed req
• Stewards/Global renamers: usurp user, rename user
• Reason: some users felt that my current user name was representative of a group or organization and they even blocked my user name. Although I do not represent any group or organization, I accepted to change my user name.

– LAKresearch (talk) 02:13, 18 May 2018 (UTC)

@LAKresearch: Hi, username you requested also looks like a company name. Per your home wiki (enwiki) username policy company names as username are not allowed. So please choose another one. ‐‐1997kB (talk) 04:07, 18 May 2018 (UTC)

Jose2022

Status:    Not done

• Wiki: meta.wikimedia.org (stewardry • list 'crats)
• Old Username: Jose2022 (talk • edits • logs • cross-wiki-contribs • userpages • CentralAuth • GlobalRenameUser)
• New Username: 28022008 (talk • edits • logs • cross-wiki-contribs • userpages • similar names • UV • CentralAuth)
• Previous renames: current user, target user. Queue: open req, closed req
• Stewards/Global renamers: usurp user, rename user
• Reason: I see the name as appropriate and comply with the rules.

--Jose2022 (talk) 20:45, 18 May 2018 (UTC)

@Jose2022: Only numbers in a username aren't allowed to prevent confusing or spoofed usernames. Please choose another one. ‐‐1997kB (talk) 02:16, 19 May 2018 (UTC)

Anthony112

Status:    Done

• Wiki: meta.wikimedia.org (stewardry • list 'crats)
• Old Username: Anthony112 (talk • edits • logs • cross-wiki-contribs • userpages • CentralAuth • GlobalRenameUser)
• New Username: Mark de Nijs (talk • edits • logs • cross-wiki-contribs • userpages • similar names • UV • CentralAuth)
• Previous renames: current user, target user. Queue: open req, closed req
• Stewards/Global renamers: usurp user, rename user
• Reason: I want to change my old name for my real name. I want the name to be changed for all pages and contributions I have made so far (global).

--Anthony112 (talk) 09:59, 25 May 2018 (UTC)

Done --Alaa :)..! 11:17, 25 May 2018 (UTC)

राजू जांगिड़@global

Status:    Done

• Wiki: meta.wikimedia.org (stewardry • list 'crats)
• Old Username: राजू जांगिड़ (talk • edits • logs • cross-wiki-contribs • userpages • CentralAuth • GlobalRenameUser)
• New Username: Raju Jangid (talk • edits • logs • cross-wiki-contribs • userpages • similar names • UV • CentralAuth)
• Previous renames: current user, target user. Queue: open req, closed req
• Stewards/Global renamers: usurp user, rename user
• Reason: I want change my name because this name in Hindi and Hindi is not know anyone. --Raju Jangid (talk) 06:06, 26 May 2018 (UTC)

Done The progress. ‐‐1997kB (talk) 06:26, 26 May 2018 (UTC)

Krizu7

Status:    Done

• Wiki: meta.wikimedia.org (stewardry • list 'crats)
• Old Username: Krizu7 (talk • edits • logs • cross-wiki-contribs • userpages • CentralAuth • GlobalRenameUser)
• New Username: Anonyymos90 (talk • edits • logs • cross-wiki-contribs • userpages • similar names • UV • CentralAuth)
• Previous renames: current user, target user. Queue: open req, closed req
• Stewards/Global renamers: usurp user, rename user
• Reason: I don't want to use this old name anymore.

--Krizu7 (talk) 01:08, 28 May 2018 (UTC)

Done —k6ka 🍁 (Talk · Contributions) 01:00, 29 May 2018 (UTC)

Jose2022

Status:    Done

• Wiki: meta.wikimedia.org (stewardry • list 'crats)
• Old Username: Jose2022 (talk • edits • logs • cross-wiki-contribs • userpages • CentralAuth • GlobalRenameUser)
• New Username: Mr Misterio2 (talk • edits • logs • cross-wiki-contribs • userpages • similar names • UV • CentralAuth)
• Previous renames: current user, target user. Queue: open req, closed req
• Stewards/Global renamers: usurp user, rename user
• Reason: The account "Mr Misterio" is mine, but i abandoned it

--Jose2022 (talk) 18:47, 28 May 2018 (UTC)

@Jose2022: As you said that account Mr Misterio is yours, but there's no global account registered with that username. So instead of Mr Misterio2 would you like to renamed to Mr Misterio ? ‐‐1997kB (talk) 05:01, 29 May 2018 (UTC)

For some reason he/she answered at Template talk:Welcome/es. Stryn (talk) 18:16, 29 May 2018 (UTC)

Done per their reply. ‐‐1997kB (talk) 18:59, 29 May 2018 (UTC)

Requests involving merges, usurps or other complications

Bengtsson96

Status:    Done

• Wiki: meta.wikimedia.org (stewardry • list 'crats)
• Old Username: Bengtsson96 (talk • edits • logs • cross-wiki-contribs • userpages • CentralAuth • GlobalRenameUser)
• New Username: Autom (talk • edits • logs • cross-wiki-contribs • userpages • similar names • UV • CentralAuth)
• Previous renames: current user, target user. Queue: open req, closed req
• Stewards/Global renamers: usurp user, rename user
• Reason: My old user name contains personal information, and I already use Autom in many other (non Wikimedia) places.

--Bengtsson96 (talk) 12:33, 29 March 2018 (UTC)

•  On hold until 29 April.--J.Wong 15:49, 29 March 2018 (UTC)

Done --Alaa :)..! 18:52, 30 April 2018 (UTC)

Thank you! /Autom (talk) 00:10, 1 May 2018 (UTC)

Հրաչ 2002

Status:    Done

• Wiki: meta.wikimedia.org (stewardry • list 'crats)
• Old Username: Հրաչ 2002 (talk • edits • logs • cross-wiki-contribs • userpages • CentralAuth • GlobalRenameUser)
• New Username: Nerkararyan (talk • edits • logs • cross-wiki-contribs • userpages • similar names • UV • CentralAuth)
• Previous renames: current user, target user. Queue: open req, closed req
• Stewards/Global renamers: usurp user, rename user
• Reason: Thank you.

--Հրաչ 2002 (talk) 11:06, 6 April 2018 (UTC)

 On hold until 7 May --Alaa :)..! 04:44, 7 April 2018 (UTC)

@Հրաչ 2002: can you translate this page to hy. language? --Alaa :)..! 04:44, 7 April 2018 (UTC)

Done --Alaa :)..! 12:57, 7 May 2018 (UTC)

NiharikaKohli

Status:    Done

• Wiki: meta.wikimedia.org (stewardry • list 'crats)
• Old Username: NiharikaKohli (talk • edits • logs • cross-wiki-contribs • userpages • CentralAuth • GlobalRenameUser)
• New Username: Niharika (talk • edits • logs • cross-wiki-contribs • userpages • similar names • UV • CentralAuth)
• Previous renames: current user, target user. Queue: open req, closed req
• Stewards/Global renamers: usurp user, rename user
• Reason: Both accounts are mine and ideally I'd like them to be merged but as the notice above says that merging isn't an option anymore, I'd like to go with Niharika as my only account as that is my username in other places. Thanks.

--NiharikaKohli (talk) 04:29, 6 May 2018 (UTC)

@NiharikaKohli: so we'll change NiharikaKohli to Niharika and Niharika to Niharika (usurped), if yes, please confirm that Niharika account is yours by signing under my comment? --Alaa :)..! 10:26, 6 May 2018 (UTC)

Okay. To be sure, all of the edits made under Niharika will be lost and the edits made under NiharikaKohli will be transferred to Niharika, correct? Thanks. -- Niharika (talk) 15:39, 6 May 2018 (UTC)

@NiharikaKohli and Niharika: Edits of Niharika will be transferred to Niharika (usurped) and edits of NiharikaKohli will be transferred to Niharika, so none of the edit will be lost. ‐‐1997kB (talk) 15:55, 6 May 2018 (UTC)

Thanks 1997kB.-- Niharika (talk) 16:08, 6 May 2018 (UTC)

It's a pity that we sometimes receive this kind of requests and we're forced to "loose" edits. If at least local user merge was possible... —MarcoAurelio (talk) 21:23, 6 May 2018 (UTC)

Doing... —MarcoAurelio (talk) 21:31, 6 May 2018 (UTC)

Done:

• Niharika moved to Niharika (usurped)
• NiharikaKohli moved to Niharika

I chatted with Legoktm if we could at least merge the mediawiki accounts using UserMerge, but we weren't sure it would work based on the extension actual coding and status. Reedy says reasigning edits is easy though. I'm leaving that decision to the tech people.

—MarcoAurelio (talk) 21:51, 6 May 2018 (UTC)

Thanks, MarcoAurelio! I'll look into reassigning edits bit. Do you think it will be useful for more people? -- Niharika (talk) 16:54, 7 May 2018 (UTC)

@Niharika: Hi. I think that having extension UserMerge fixed so it works with Wikimedia would be of great help in the (not so rare) cases like yours. I filed T156584 some time ago. So yes, I feel it'll certainly be useful for more people. Thanks, —MarcoAurelio (talk) 18:07, 7 May 2018 (UTC)

Hilarmont II

Status:    Done

• Wiki: meta.wikimedia.org (stewardry • list 'crats)
• Old Username: Hilarmont (talk • edits • logs • cross-wiki-contribs • userpages • CentralAuth • GlobalRenameUser)
• New Username: Pan Tau (talk • edits • logs • cross-wiki-contribs • userpages • similar names • UV • CentralAuth)
• Previous renames: current user, target user. Queue: open req, closed req
• Stewards/Global renamers: usurp user, rename user
• Reason: User "Pan Tau" already exists, but without any log, date or edits. Thanks a lot! Maybe it will work now.

--Hilarmont (talk) 14:38, 9 April 2018 (UTC)

 On hold until 9 May --Alaa :)..! 14:46, 9 April 2018 (UTC)

@علاء: Let's do it. :-) --Hilarmont (talk) 06:53, 9 May 2018 (UTC)

Done The progress --Alaa :)..! 12:52, 9 May 2018 (UTC)

Shahin.shn

Status:    Done

• Wiki: meta.wikimedia.org (stewardry • list 'crats)
• Old Username: Shahin.shn (talk • edits • logs • cross-wiki-contribs • userpages • CentralAuth • GlobalRenameUser)
• New Username: Shahin (talk • edits • logs • cross-wiki-contribs • userpages • similar names • UV • CentralAuth)
• Previous renames: current user, target user. Queue: open req, closed req
• Stewards/Global renamers: usurp user, rename user
• Reason: simply it's my name and nobody use this username except one in Persian wiki and he never use the account and didn't any editing since 2005

--Shahin.shn (talk) 11:17, 10 April 2018 (UTC)

 On hold until 10 May --Alaa :)..! 14:02, 10 April 2018 (UTC)

Done --Alaa :)..! 15:25, 10 May 2018 (UTC)

Zack Tartufo

Status:    Done

• Wiki: meta.wikimedia.org (stewardry • list 'crats)
• Old Username: Zack Tartufo (talk • edits • logs • cross-wiki-contribs • userpages • CentralAuth • GlobalRenameUser)
• New Username: Zax (talk • edits • logs • cross-wiki-contribs • userpages • similar names • UV • CentralAuth)
• Previous renames: current user, target user. Queue: open req, closed req
• Stewards/Global renamers: usurp user, rename user
• Reason: Inactive user with the same username on the Jappo wiki.

--Zack Tartufo (talk) 10:24, 14 April 2018 (UTC)

 On hold until 14 May --Alaa :)..! 10:29, 14 April 2018 (UTC)

Done the progress --Alaa :)..! 07:14, 14 May 2018 (UTC)

caicopley

Status:    Not done

• Wiki: meta.wikimedia.org (stewardry • list 'crats)
• Old Username: caicopley (talk • edits • logs • cross-wiki-contribs • userpages • CentralAuth • GlobalRenameUser)
• New Username: CharlesCopley (talk • edits • logs • cross-wiki-contribs • userpages • similar names • UV • CentralAuth)
• Previous renames: current user, target user. Queue: open req, closed req
• Stewards/Global renamers: usurp user, rename user
• Reason: I’m trans and in the middle of changing of my name from Cai to Charles, and would like to usurp this name. Logs, upload, and talk pages show no activity being done for over four years. I can provide proof of name change if desired. I am fully aware of any consequences with using a real name.

--Caicopley (talk) 10:34, 12 May 2018 (UTC)

@Caicopley: as mentioned here — User who requests usurpation must have at least 400 edits or be an administrator on some Wikimedia project. You've less than 30 edits. ‐‐1997kB (talk) 11:59, 12 May 2018 (UTC)

Not done --Alaa :)..! 12:12, 12 May 2018 (UTC)

X-Pilot

Status:    Done

• Wiki: meta.wikimedia.org (stewardry • list 'crats)
• Old Username: X-Pilot (talk • edits • logs • cross-wiki-contribs • userpages • CentralAuth • GlobalRenameUser)
• New Username: Xplt (talk • edits • logs • cross-wiki-contribs • userpages • similar names • UV • CentralAuth)
• Previous renames: current user, target user. Queue: open req, closed req
• Stewards/Global renamers: usurp user, rename user
• Reason: I would like to use the same username, as I use on Wikia. Local bureaucrats refused to do it when the username was vacant, so I registered it to be usurped. Thanks.

--X-Pilot (talk) 22:39, 13 May 2018 (UTC)

 On hold until 14 June --Alaa :)..! 07:16, 14 May 2018 (UTC)

@علاء: They said both accounts belongs to them. Can't we proceed usurpation immediately after confirming that target account is their? ‐‐1997kB (talk) 08:41, 14 May 2018 (UTC)

@1997kB: yes, but where he mentioned that both accounts belongs to him? @X-Pilot: if yes, please confirm that by sign under my comment using Xplt account --Alaa :)..! 16:56, 14 May 2018 (UTC)

@علاء: In the reason they said - I registered it. ‐‐1997kB (talk) 17:01, 14 May 2018 (UTC)

I confirm that this account was registered by X-Pilot and I would like to rename "X-Pilot" into "Xplt". Xplt (talk) 17:05, 14 May 2018 (UTC)

Done --Alaa :)..! 11:41, 15 May 2018 (UTC)

Thank you! :) Xplt (talk) 18:51, 15 May 2018 (UTC)

Russian translator

Status:    Done

• Wiki: meta.wikimedia.org (stewardry • list 'crats)
• Old Username: Wikisaurus (talk • edits • logs • cross-wiki-contribs • userpages • CentralAuth • GlobalRenameUser)
• New Username: Викизавр (talk • edits • logs • cross-wiki-contribs • userpages • similar names • UV • CentralAuth)
• Previous renames: current user, target user. Queue: open req, closed req
• Stewards/Global renamers: usurp user, rename user
• Reason: See below. --Russian translator (talk) 18:04, 15 May 2018 (UTC)

Status:    Done

• Wiki: meta.wikimedia.org (stewardry • list 'crats)
• Old Username: Russian translator (talk • edits • logs • cross-wiki-contribs • userpages • CentralAuth • GlobalRenameUser)
• New Username: Wikisaurus (talk • edits • logs • cross-wiki-contribs • userpages • similar names • UV • CentralAuth)
• Previous renames: current user, target user. Queue: open req, closed req
• Stewards/Global renamers: usurp user, rename user
• Reason: First, Wikisaurus is my old account, from which I lost password, but checkusers confirmed that it is mine and moved its flags to Russian translator 2 month ago, see here and here. Second, account Викизавр (transliterated - Vikizavr) with three edits was indefblocked 3 month ago, because its username is similar to the username of account Wikisaurus and because it is someone's sockpuppet, see [1]. Please move Викизавр somewhere, Wikisaurus то Викизавр and Russian translator to Wikisaurus. --Russian translator (talk) 18:04, 15 May 2018 (UTC)

@Russian translator: As you said Wikisaurus was your account and you lost the password, and you don't have access to that account too. So why to rename it to Викизавр, because for that there will be three renames; First Викизавр to Викизавр (usurped), second Wikisaurus to Викизавр and third Russian translator to Wikisaurus. Or this can be done with two renames; Wikisaurus to Wikisaurus (usurped) and then Russian translator to Wikisaurus. ‐‐1997kB (talk) 18:21, 15 May 2018 (UTC)

1997kB, first, there is some 14 thousand edits on Wikisaurus, it would be nice if they will be shown in history of articles without "(usurped)"; second, Викизавр was my old username before Wikisaurus for some time and it is not nice to see my signature pointing at someone's sockpuppet. Sorry for asking you to do additional work) --Russian translator (talk) 18:38, 15 May 2018 (UTC)

Doing... --Alaa :)..! 18:51, 15 May 2018 (UTC)

Ummm by mistake (enter button mistake) I didn't suppress the creation of redirect form Wikisaurus to Викизавр, so can @Pathoschild: help in that or I should clean it manually? --Alaa :)..! 19:01, 15 May 2018 (UTC)

@Rxy and -revi: as I did it previously, so any help well be appreciated! --Alaa :)..! 19:17, 15 May 2018 (UTC)

I can delete the User talk:Wikisaurus pages with Synchbot if that's what you need. You'd just have a few subpages to delete manually (Synchbot is optimised for deleting one title across all wikis, so it's faster to delete individual pages manually). Want me to do the talk pages? —Pathoschild 20:36, 15 May 2018 (UTC)

Yes, please do that. Thanks.--rxy (talk) 21:09, 15 May 2018 (UTC)

The talk pages are deleted. :) —Pathoschild 03:06, 16 May 2018 (UTC)

@Pathoschild: Thanks, what about user page? --Alaa :)..! 03:18, 16 May 2018 (UTC)

There's only two user pages and some subpages, so it'd be faster to delete those manually. —Pathoschild 03:23, 16 May 2018 (UTC)

Thanks @Pathoschild: --Alaa :)..! 03:34, 16 May 2018 (UTC)

Done Thanks all --Alaa :)..! 06:23, 16 May 2018 (UTC)

Thank you and sorry for disturbance. Wikisaurus (talk) 06:54, 16 May 2018 (UTC)

Quuxplusone2

Tracked in Phabricator:
Task T194929 resolved

Status:    Done

• Wiki: meta.wikimedia.org (stewardry • list 'crats)
• Old Username: Quuxplusone2 (talk • edits • logs • cross-wiki-contribs • userpages • CentralAuth • GlobalRenameUser)
• New Username: Quuxplusone (talk • edits • logs • cross-wiki-contribs • userpages • similar names • UV • CentralAuth)
• Previous renames: current user, target user. Queue: open req, closed req
• Stewards/Global renamers: usurp user, rename user
• Reason: So, en:User:Quuxplusone is my account, and I'm logged in as Quuxplusone right now, but I no longer know the password. (I have a password saved in Safari password manager, but Wikipedia no longer accepts that password. Maybe I changed it a long time ago and forgot about it.) Admins have told me that they can't get the current password, or change it, or add a recovery email (because to do any of those things one needs to know the current password, which I don't). So someone suggested that I should create a new account and WP:USURP my current one. Is this possible? If so, I'd like for en:User:Quuxplusone2 (created by me on 2018-05-18, with a recovery email, and with a password I have not forgotten yet) to usurp the name of existing account en:User:Quuxplusone. (And ditto on Wiktionary, Wikisource, etc etc.) You can contact me by email at the email address associated with https://google.com/search?q=Quuxplusone. (And of course if I'm missing an easier way to regain the login to User:Quuxplusone, please tell me!) --Quuxplusone (talk) 20:37, 17 May 2018 (UTC)

And for the record, here I am as User:Quuxplusone2, from a different device. --Quuxplusone2 (talk) 20:41, 17 May 2018 (UTC)

@Quuxplusone and Quuxplusone2: If you haven't any options, there are some things you should know. We can rename Quuxplusone to Quuxplusone (usurped) and then Quuxplusone2 to Quuxplusone over all projects including Wiktionary, Wikisource, but your old contributions/history and user rights will be on the old account, whose password you don't know. ‐‐1997kB (talk) 04:23, 18 May 2018 (UTC)

• I think the fact that we have posts here from the two accounts, Quuxplusone and Quuxplusone2, which confirm each other, is sufficient evidence that they are both operated by the same person for us to do a usurp rename. Renamers, see discussion on the mailing list. Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 09:38, 18 May 2018 (UTC)
• I have sent you a secret word to the email address associated with your Quuxplusone2 account. Please reply here from Quuxplusone and tell us that word. That should confirm pretty conclusively that you are the same person in control of both accounts. Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 09:45, 18 May 2018 (UTC)

Comment I opened T194929 to see if there's anything else we can do. @Quuxplusone2 and Quuxplusone: please keep the login until this task closed or declined, then either to preform the usurpation or if we found another way by T194929.Best --Alaa :)..! 11:20, 18 May 2018 (UTC)

Well, I still can't remember the password, so let's do it. (Even though it means losing my contribution history.) I'm happy to wait until T194929 is concluded, just in case someone thinks of a different solution. @Boing! said Zebedee: the secret word is "bicycle." --Quuxplusone (talk) 17:09, 18 May 2018 (UTC)

Yes, that's pretty conclusive confirmation that you are in control of both accounts. Hopefully T194929 will result in a way to get you access to your old account without losing your edit history. Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 17:26, 18 May 2018 (UTC)

Working on this, thanks for your patience all. Joe Sutherland (Wikimedia Foundation) (talk) 21:54, 21 May 2018 (UTC)

@JSutherland: Thank you! (You reset my password.) I logged in using the temporary password emailed to me, and have changed it to something that hopefully I won't forget again. :) Therefore, I no longer need anything else — no usurp, no rename. We're good here. :) You (or anybody) can mark this usurp request as "no longer needs doing". Thank you again very much! --Quuxplusone (talk) 22:25, 21 May 2018 (UTC)

@Quuxplusone: all the best. Thanks @JSutherland (WMF): and others --Alaa :)..! 23:18, 21 May 2018 (UTC)

Gormflaith

Status:    Done

• Wiki: meta.wikimedia.org (stewardry • list 'crats)
• Old Username: Gormflaith (talk • edits • logs • cross-wiki-contribs • userpages • CentralAuth • GlobalRenameUser)
• New Username: Julia (talk • edits • logs • cross-wiki-contribs • userpages • similar names • UV • CentralAuth)
• Previous renames: current user, target user. Queue: open req, closed req
• Stewards/Global renamers: usurp user, rename user
• Reason: Julia's my real name; current holder hasn't edited since 2008

– Gormflaith (talk) 04:09, 23 April 2018 (UTC)

@Gormflaith: Are you aware of (and comfortable with) the potential implications associated with using a real name? 1997kB (talk) 06:50, 23 April 2018 (UTC)

@1997kB: Yes, it's only my first name and Julia is a very common name. – Gormflaith (talk) 11:10, 23 April 2018 (UTC)

 On hold until 23 May --Alaa :)..! 12:48, 23 April 2018 (UTC)

@علاء: Thank you! – Gormflaith (talk) 14:01, 23 April 2018 (UTC)

Done The progress. ‐‐1997kB (talk) 08:44, 23 May 2018 (UTC)

173.72.147.231

Status:    Not done

• Wiki: meta.wikimedia.org (stewardry • list 'crats)
• Old Username: 173.72.147.231 (talk • edits • logs • cross-wiki-contribs • userpages • CentralAuth • GlobalRenameUser)
• New Username: Navy_History_Tracker (talk • edits • logs • cross-wiki-contribs • userpages • similar names • UV • CentralAuth)
• Previous renames: current user, target user. Queue: open req, closed req
• Stewards/Global renamers: usurp user, rename user
• Reason: (I created an account so I have a name instead of an IP address, but both talk pages are still there, one for the IP and one for my new name)

--Navy History Tracker (talk) 02:34, 22 May 2018 (UTC)

@Navy History Tracker: You should probably request to delete the talkpage, because when you create an account the user talk page is created, but the IP's talk page is never deleted, because they are seperate things. Also, a talk page for that account does not exist on meta. Were you thinking of english wikipedia? ―^∇RufusR_Δ 05:48, 22 May 2018 (UTC)

Not done Sorry, this isn't a request we can process. We cannot rename IP addresses and in any case, the talk pages for your IP address and for the account you've just created are going to have to remain separate, as we do not generally merge talk page histories in this fashion. —k6ka 🍁 (Talk · Contributions) 23:13, 22 May 2018 (UTC)

Rozemarijn vL

Status:    Not done

• Wiki: meta.wikimedia.org (stewardry • list 'crats)
• Old Username: Rozemarijn vanL (talk • edits • logs • cross-wiki-contribs • userpages • CentralAuth • GlobalRenameUser)
• New Username: Rozemarijn vL (talk • edits • logs • cross-wiki-contribs • userpages • similar names • UV • CentralAuth)
• Previous renames: current user, target user. Queue: open req, closed req
• Stewards/Global renamers: usurp user, rename user
• Reason: In 2011 I forgot my password of Wikimedia Commons (my account was: User:Rozemarijn vL, but that was recently changed to: User:Rozemarijn vL~commonswiki). So in 2011 I created on Commons a second account: User:Rozemarijn vanL.

But my Dutch account (and global) is still Gebruiker:Rozemarijn vL. To use Commons, I have to log out, and log in to 'vanL'. This is impractical.

My question is: can my old account on Commons (now named User:Rozemarijn vL~commonswiki) and my later made account on Commons (User:Rozemarijn vanL) both be transferred to the account name I globally use: User:Rozemarijn vL on Commons?

So everything I have uploaded is easy for me to find back? To be clear: the right name is Rozemarijn vL, the wrong name (I use only on Commons) is vanL. Can this all be made to one account under Rozemarijn vL on Commons?

Thank you in advance, with kind regards, Rozemarijn vL (talk) 12:55, 23 May 2018 (UTC) --Rozemarijn vL (talk) 12:55, 23 May 2018 (UTC)

@Rozemarijn vL: We can't merge accounts as you can see a notice on this section. We only do is usurpation now, but in that case if you want commons contribution on account Rozemarijn vL, then you will lose contribution on Dutch Wikipedia. Means we can only assign username Rozemarijn vL to one account which will not solve your problem. So my advice is you use your Dutch account on commons also, and set a redirect on your old account so that you can easily found it's contributions. ‐‐1997kB (talk) 13:18, 23 May 2018 (UTC)

Well, it's a pity that it's not possible. I will follow your advice and make a redirect. Thank you for your time and explanation! Rozemarijn vL (talk) 18:21, 23 May 2018 (UTC)

Not done ‐‐1997kB (talk) 00:45, 24 May 2018 (UTC)

Richard0612

Status:    Done

• Wiki: meta.wikimedia.org (stewardry • list 'crats)
• Old Username: Richard0612 (talk • edits • logs • cross-wiki-contribs • userpages • CentralAuth • GlobalRenameUser)
• New Username: Firefly (talk • edits • logs • cross-wiki-contribs • userpages • similar names • UV • CentralAuth)
• Previous renames: current user, target user. Queue: open req, closed req
• Stewards/Global renamers: usurp user, rename user
• Reason: I would like a username that (a) doesn't contain my real name and (b) doesn't contain numbers or other suffixes. The 'Firefly' user has only one account, on WikiData, where it has only made a handful of unconstructive edits (that were swiftly reverted) in 2013. --Richard⁰⁶¹² 18:10, 25 April 2018 (UTC)

 On hold until 25 May --Alaa :)..! 19:55, 25 April 2018 (UTC)

Done The progress. ‐‐1997kB (talk) 06:37, 25 May 2018 (UTC)

1997kB, thank you! ƒirefly ( t · c · who? ) 18:48, 25 May 2018 (UTC)

Takkuchan

Status:    Not done

• Wiki: meta.wikimedia.org (stewardry • list 'crats)
• Old Username: Takkuchan (talk • edits • logs • cross-wiki-contribs • userpages • CentralAuth • GlobalRenameUser)
• New Username: DoraMoon (talk • edits • logs • cross-wiki-contribs • userpages • similar names • UV • CentralAuth)
• Previous renames: current user, target user. Queue: open req, closed req
• Stewards/Global renamers: usurp user, rename user
• Reason: : I want to change my name because I would like to usurp this name and this is a my first name in Wiki. Thanks. 171.253.31.79 14:17, 26 May 2018 (UTC)

Not done we don't accept request from IP. Please, login and submit your request again --Alaa :)..! 14:19, 26 May 2018 (UTC)

Takkuchan

Status:    Not done

• Wiki: meta.wikimedia.org (stewardry • list 'crats)
• Old Username: Takkuchan (talk • edits • logs • cross-wiki-contribs • userpages • CentralAuth • GlobalRenameUser)
• New Username: DoraMoon (talk • edits • logs • cross-wiki-contribs • userpages • similar names • UV • CentralAuth)
• Previous renames: current user, target user. Queue: open req, closed req
• Stewards/Global renamers: usurp user, rename user
• Reason: : I want to change my name because I would like to usurp this name and this is a my first name in Wiki. Thanks. 171.253.31.79 14:17, 26 May 2018 (UTC)

Not done we don't accept request from IP. Please, login and submit your request again --Alaa :)..! 14:19, 26 May 2018 (UTC)

Takkuchan

Status:    Done

• Wiki: meta.wikimedia.org (stewardry • list 'crats)
• Old Username: Takkuchan (talk • edits • logs • cross-wiki-contribs • userpages • CentralAuth • GlobalRenameUser)
• New Username: DoraMoon (talk • edits • logs • cross-wiki-contribs • userpages • similar names • UV • CentralAuth)
• Previous renames: current user, target user. Queue: open req, closed req
• Stewards/Global renamers: usurp user, rename user
• Reason: : I want to change my name because I would like to usurp this name and this is a my first name in Wiki. Thanks. Takkuchan (talk) 14:24, 26 May 2018 (UTC)

@Takkuchan: As you said on Vietnamese Wikipedia that you have access to both accounts. So please confirm by signing below my comment using DoraMoon account. ‐‐1997kB (talk) 14:29, 26 May 2018 (UTC)

It's me. DoraMoon (talk) 15:21, 26 May 2018 (UTC)

Doing... ‐‐1997kB (talk) 15:25, 26 May 2018 (UTC)

Done The progress. ‐‐1997kB (talk) 15:31, 26 May 2018 (UTC)

Takkuchan

Status:    Done

• Wiki: meta.wikimedia.org (stewardry • list 'crats)
• Old Username: Takkuchan (talk • edits • logs • cross-wiki-contribs • userpages • CentralAuth • GlobalRenameUser)
• New Username: DoraMoon (talk • edits • logs • cross-wiki-contribs • userpages • similar names • UV • CentralAuth)
• Previous renames: current user, target user. Queue: open req, closed req
• Stewards/Global renamers: usurp user, rename user
• Reason: : I want to change my name because I would like to usurp this name and this is a my first name in Wiki. Thanks. Takkuchan (talk) 14:24, 26 May 2018 (UTC)

@Takkuchan: As you said on Vietnamese Wikipedia that you have access to both accounts. So please confirm by signing below my comment using DoraMoon account. ‐‐1997kB (talk) 14:29, 26 May 2018 (UTC)

It's me. DoraMoon (talk) 15:21, 26 May 2018 (UTC)

Doing... ‐‐1997kB (talk) 15:25, 26 May 2018 (UTC)

Done The progress. ‐‐1997kB (talk) 15:31, 26 May 2018 (UTC)