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This page is for requests to usurp accounts that already exist. If you want your account renamed to a name that is not already taken, please see Wikipedia:Changing username.

This page permits users to request, and bureaucrats to consider and carry out, the "usurpation" of usernames. This consists of renaming an existing dormant account in order to permit another user to adopt the name.

If you wish to request usurpation, please read and follow the instructions below. The account you want to usurp should have no edits or log entries (except in the username creation log) to qualify for usurpation, although rare exceptions are made where old edits do not require attribution under the GFDL. Please do not request usurpation if your 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.

If you have already unified your login, it is impossible to rename an existing account to that name, because of bug #13507. Unification is still possible once the old account is moved out of the way, but to merge edits from another username with your global account you will need to request that a steward deletes your global account first.

Instructions

Log in to your present account.
Leave a message on the talk page of the target account (preferably of the form {{subst:usurpation requested}} ~~~~) 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.
Add your request to this page using the proper template. This may be done via a shortcut (1) or by the traditional method (2):

(1) The shortcut: Click this link. Replace "REQUESTED_NAME" with the username you wish to usurp, and "CURRENT_NAME" with your current username. You may include some reason for the change beneath the template if you wish. Leave the "Subject/headline" field blank.

(2) The traditional method: Click "edit this page"; find the section for today's date; copy the following text and paste it at the bottom of that section.

{{subst:usurp|REQUESTED_NAME|CURRENT_NAME}} ~~~~

Replace "REQUESTED_NAME" with the username you wish to usurp, and "CURRENT_NAME" with your current username. You may include some reason for the change beneath the template if you wish.

Check your spelling and click "Save page".
Your request is now complete and ready to be processed. If the owner of the target account does not object within seven days, a bureaucrat will fulfill your request provided other requirements are met. Mark the date, so you will not be surprised when you find yourself unable to log in to your old account.

Notes

When the rename has been completed, your account will have been renamed, and any contributions you have made (including deleted contributions) will be reattributed to your new account as a background process. Your account preferences, watchlist contents, password, etc. will all be preserved, and your user and user talk pages will have been moved to the new name.
Note: The process responsible for reallocating old contributions is currently dependent upon the job queue mechanism. As such, you may find old contributions do not immediately appear under your new account; this is perfectly normal. Updates should take at most a day to complete, although the length of time will vary according to the size of the job queue on this wiki, and the status of the server processes which process this queue.
The change will appear in the user rename log and the request will be moved to the archives in the interest of transparency. It is not possible to rename accounts without an entry being created in the log.
This change will not affect signatures you have already left on talk pages, or other places where you signed your username with ~~~~. Those pages will continue to display your signature (including the link to your old username) unless edited manually.
Be aware: Once you have been renamed, your old account will no longer exist and may potentially be recreated by a third party. This is true even if your old account pages have been redirected towards your new account. To guard against impersonation, you may wish to recreate the old account yourself.

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.

Changing username:

Completed rename requests:

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Usurpations:

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Current requests

Please place your request in the section for the current day, at the bottom of the list. The current UTC date is 5 May 2024.

Requests affected by bug #13507

These requests can be performed once a steward has deleted the relevant global account.

Opa ← Opa hun

Current username: Opa hun (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Target username: Opa (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log)
Datestamp: 22:13, 27 March 2008 (UTC)
For bureaucrat use: Email target username (1) (2)
Opa hun (talk) 22:13, 27 March 2008 (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. --Chris 09:48, 28 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This user is a sysop on the Hungarian Wikipedian. WjBscribe 01:33, 31 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Half done. This request will be fulfilled as soon as the SUL bug is fixed. — Dan | talk 17:55, 5 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

April 22, 2008

Requests left here will be filled no earlier than April 30, 2008.

Funker ← Funker_001

Current username: Funker_001 (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Target username: Funker (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log)
Datestamp: 16:07, 22 April 2008 (UTC)
For bureaucrat use: Email target username (1) (2)
Funker_001 (talk) 16:07, 21 April 2008 (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.

Usurpation is generally reserved for established editors. The editor requesting usurpation has one edit. seresin ( ¡? ) 22:10, 22 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I am aware of that. More activity on my part to come. Thanks. - Funker_001, 2008.04.23 0946 cdt

Kerfuffle ← Kerfuffel

Current username: Kerfuffel (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Target username: Kerfuffle (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log)
Datestamp: 04:08, 22 April 2008 (UTC)
For bureaucrat use: Email target username (1) (2)
Kerfuffel (talk) 04:08, 22 April 2008 (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.

The user requesting usurpation has five edits. seresin ( ¡? ) 22:10, 22 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

April 24, 2008

Requests left here will be filled no earlier than May 2, 2008.

Iakov ← Name to change

Current username: Name to change (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Target username: Iakov (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log)
Datestamp: 15:00, 24 April 2008 (UTC)
For bureaucrat use: Email target username (1) (2)
It could be me, who created the account. But I forgot the password. I use this name in Commons (commons:User:Iakov), Russian (ru:User:Iakov) and German (de:User:Iakov) Wikipedias. Name to change (talk) 15:00, 24 April 2008 (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. seresin ( ¡? ) 22:02, 24 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Sanya ← Sannya

Current username: Sannya (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Target username: Sanya (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log)
Datestamp: 22:06, 24 April 2008 (UTC)
For bureaucrat use: Email target username (1) (2)

I am hr:User:Sanya (also on sr, bs, and it wikipedias, as well as on Meta). --Sannya (talk) 22:06, 24 April 2008 (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. seresin ( ¡? ) 22:20, 24 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Lozman ← Ivywood

Current username: Ivywood (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Target username: Lozman (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log)
Datestamp: 23:21, 24 April 2008 (UTC)
For bureaucrat use: Email target username (1) (2)
I am an administrator of Russian Wikisource and a user with that name in several other projects including commons and meta; I wish to unify my accounts for the SUL. Current WP Lozman does not seem to have any edits/log entries at all. — Ivywood (talk) 23:21, 24 April 2008 (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 does not have an email address specified.

The requested account has created an article that was speedy deleted under A7, so shouldn't be a problem. seresin ( ¡? ) 04:06, 25 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

April 25, 2008

Requests left here will be filled no earlier than May 3, 2008.

Uri ← R uri

Current username: R uri (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Target username: Uri (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log)
Datestamp: 04:03, 25 April 2008 (UTC)
For bureaucrat use: Email target username (1) (2)
R uri (talk) 04:03, 25 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, I am an active in the Hebrew wiki (under: משתמש:אורי ר.), and sometimes contribute to the Spanish and Portuguese wiki's as well. I wish to use the user name "Uri" for the purposes of meta:SUL (the name is available in other languages). The The current user:Uri was active mainly for 6 months in 2003 (about 150 edits) and made 29 edits since, the majority of which during 2004. His one before last edit was to announced his retirement more than three years ago, and did one single edit since a couple of months ago. The user has not specified an e-mail address. I hope the current user will not object and that this request will be granted. Thanks, R uri (talk) 04:03, 25 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Are your usernames at all those wikis "Uri"? seresin ( ¡? ) 04:06, 25 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, no. I checked few wikis, especially those I know their language, and other than the en.wiki did not find any user name under that name. Is there a way to do a global check? thanks, R uri (talk) 22:09, 25 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

If your name is not Uri on your main account, then you do not have a claim to the username under SUL, especially as the editor has made 183 edits as recently as two months ago. seresin ( ¡? ) 22:58, 25 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

thanks again. Maybe I wasn't clear. In the Hebrew wiki, my main site of contribution, I had, so far, a user name in Hebrew characters, as most users do. Now, that the SUL process began, I am trying to unify my accounts and that cannot be done under my current (Hebrew) user name - so I am looking for a new one. So far here in the English wiki is the only "uri" I found, and if you will authorize me to usurp it - I will change my main account in Hebrew as well (I "own" that user name in Hebrew as well). If you will not authorize my request - I will look for another name, something I prefer not to do if possible. no point in doing all this for nothing. Regarding the current user, as I said, he made about 150 edits in mid 2003, about 30 more in 2004 and announced his retirement in 2005. Since than he did one single edit. Maybe this is enough in order for him to keep his name, but I believe me description of the contributions was more accurate. thanks, R uri (talk) 00:22, 26 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

However, I took your advice and started usurping the user name in all languages. R uri (talk) 01:29, 26 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

So far there only two cases other than the en.wiki that needs to be resolved (see here). the Japanese one is the most complicated and therefore I ask to put my request on hold until the other one is resolved. I would ask, though, a tentative confirmation, assuming all problems will be resolved and the English user name is the only one left, that then my request will be strongly considered. Many thanks, R uri (talk) 05:18, 26 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I did not say that you would be able to claim the name if you usurped the other accounts; the Uri account has many, and recent, edits and en.wp policy does not permit usurpation with such edits. seresin ( ¡? ) 05:51, 26 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I guess we differ on what "many" and what "recent" mean, but if this is your policy - keep it. I will leave the subject for the moment. R uri (talk) 14:14, 26 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

DMY ← DMY1

Current username: DMY1 (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Target username: DMY (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log)
Datestamp: 19:18, 25 April 2008 (UTC)
For bureaucrat use: Email target username (1) (2)

I use the name DMY on Hebrew Wiki (he:משתמש:DMY) and on Commons (commons:User:DMY). Thank you,
${\mathbb {\color {Blue}_{DMY}} }$ User page Talk 19:18, 25 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Note:

The target username meets the requirements for usurpation.

This username has not been checked by an administrator for deleted contributions.
The current owner of the target username does not have an email address specified.
The target account has four edits. Also the user is not a sysop on any of the linked wikis, so there is no urgent SUL for this request --Chris 06:29, 27 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

April 26, 2008

Requests left here will be filled no earlier than May 4, 2008.

* ← DavidL

Current username: DavidL (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Target username: whatever you want (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log)
Datestamp: 18:18, 26 April 2008 (UTC)
For bureaucrat use: Email target username (1) (2)
If don't have account on en.wikipedia, but I use DavidL for other wiki accounts and I want to use DavidL as the name for my global account. I request to rename User:DavidL whose last contribution was on September 2004. 90.38.209.56 (talk) 18:18, 26 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Clerk note: You have to create the DavidL1 account first. I've also fixed the request - based on what you've said, you reversed the account names. Xenon 54 22:17, 26 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

You don't understand the situation:

I don't have any account on this wiki
DavidL is not my account
I use DavidL as account name on many other wikis
I want to create a global account named "DavidL"
I ask to rename this DavidL account to whatever you want.

--90.38.209.56 (talk) 12:52, 27 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Clerk note: Sorry for the misunderstanding. You will have to create an account here first, then you can usurp the DavidL name. And just to confirm, are you DavidL on French Wikibooks? Xenon 54 21:55, 29 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I created my account here DavidLDavidL (talk), and yes I'am DavidL on French Wikibooks. --DavidLDavidL (talk) 10:58, 30 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The template should be fixed to rename DavidLDavidL to DavidL. There are several edits from 2004 by the requested account; however, they all appear to be an addition of external links. A bureaucrat will need to look at this one.

April 28, 2008

Requests left here will be filled no earlier than May 6, 2008.

Gkoehler70 ← Gtfeducation

Current username: Gtfeducation (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Target username: Gkoehler70 (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log)
Datestamp: 19:00, 28 April 2008 (UTC)
For bureaucrat use: Email target username (1) (2)
Gtfeducation (talk) 19:00, 28 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

This employee was fired.

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. Xenon 54 21:39, 29 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

April 29, 2008

Requests left here will be filled no earlier than May 7, 2008.

Yosarian ← HornK

Current username: HornK (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Target username: Yosarian (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log)
Datestamp: 07:09, 29 April 2008 (UTC)
For bureaucrat use: Email target username (1) (2)
HornK (talk) 07:09, 29 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Note:

The target username meets the requirements for usurpation.

This username has not been checked by an administrator for deleted contributions.
The current owner of the target username does not have an email address specified. Xenon 54 21:40, 29 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The editor requesting usurpation has 51 edits. seresin ( ¡? ) 23:16, 1 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Steinberger ← Ssteinberger

Current username: Ssteinberger (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Target username: Steinberger (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log)
Datestamp: 21:07, 29 April 2008 (UTC)
For bureaucrat use: Email target username (1) (2)
Ssteinberger (talk) 21:07, 29 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Note:

The target username has made edits to Wikipedia. Due to licensing concerns, this may be a barrier to usurpation.
Only edit was to Talk:Abies fraseri. Xenon 54 21:43, 29 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

This should be acceptable by the GDFL, I should think. They didn't actually change the content. -- Anonymous Dissident^Talk 09:00, 30 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

With the exception of the aforementioned edits, the request is fine. seresin ( ¡? ) 23:16, 1 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

May 1, 2008

Requests left here will be filled no earlier than May 8, 2008.

Dtom ← Dtomcro

Current username: Dtomcro (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Target username: Dtom (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log)
Datestamp: 14:25, 1 May 2008 (UTC)
For bureaucrat use: Email target username (1) (2)

reason: SUL
--D tomcro 14:25, 1 May 2008 (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. seresin ( ¡? ) 23:16, 1 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Chico ← Chico-br

Current username: Chico-br (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Target username: Chico (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log)
Datestamp: 14:39, 1 May 2008 (UTC)
For bureaucrat use: Email target username (1) (2)
Chico-br (talk) 14:39, 1 May 2008 (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. seresin ( ¡? ) 23:16, 1 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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 Half done. This request will be fulfilled as soon as the [https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=13507 SUL bug] is fixed. &mdash; [[User:Rdsmith4|Dan]] | [[User talk:Rdsmith4|talk]] 17:55, 5 April 2008 (UTC)
-=== April 19, 2008 ===
-''Requests left here will be filled no earlier than April 27, 2008.''
-====Shylock ← Shilok====
-*Current username: {{user13|Shilok}}
-*Target username: {{user14|Shylock}}
-*Datestamp: 16:48, 19 April 2008 (UTC)
-*For bureaucrat use: [[Special:Emailuser/Shylock|Email target username]] &nbsp; (<span class="plainlinks">[{{fullurl:Special:Renameuser|reason=WP:USURP&oldusername={{urlencode:Shylock}}&newusername={{urlencode:Shylock_(usurped)}}}} <span style="color:#002bb8">'''1'''</span>]) &nbsp;([{{fullurl:Special:Renameuser|reason=WP:USURP&oldusername={{urlencode:Shilok}}&newusername={{urlencode:Shylock}}}} <span style="color:#002bb8">'''2'''</span>])</span><br> [[User:Shilok|Shilok]] ([[User talk:Shilok|talk]]) 16:48, 19 April 2008 (UTC)
-I'd like to change my username as requested.  I misspelled my original username.  My apologies!
-:{{CUU|contribs=yes}} The requesting user also only has 2 edits outside this page --[[User_talk:Chris G|<b><font style="color:Red;">Chris</font></b>]] 07:31, 20 April 2008 (UTC)
-:{{not done}} - (1) you account is very new and usurpation is reserved for established users so we can make sure popular names are put to good use and (2) the requested account has made a non-trivial edit to an article. <font face="Verdana">[[User:WJBscribe|'''WjB''']][[User talk:WJBscribe|scribe]]</font> 23:55, 26 April 2008 (UTC)
-=== April 20, 2008 ===
-''Requests left here will be filled no earlier than April 28, 2008.''
-====Spinoff ← Landazar====
-*Current username: {{user13|Landazar}}
-*Target username: {{user14|Spinoff}}
-*Datestamp: 02:13, 20 April 2008 (UTC)
-*For bureaucrat use: [[Special:Emailuser/Spinoff|Email target username]] &nbsp; (<span class="plainlinks">[{{fullurl:Special:Renameuser|reason=WP:USURP&oldusername={{urlencode:Spinoff}}&newusername={{urlencode:Spinoff_(usurped)}}}} <span style="color:#002bb8">'''1'''</span>]) &nbsp;([{{fullurl:Special:Renameuser|reason=WP:USURP&oldusername={{urlencode:Landazar}}&newusername={{urlencode:Spinoff}}}} <span style="color:#002bb8">'''2'''</span>])</span><br>[[User:Landazar|Landazar]] ([[User talk:Landazar|talk]]) 02:13, 20 April 2008 (UTC)<br>''Target has been notified, however there is one edit to his user page. Can I still do this considering he only made this one non-encyclopedic edit when he registered?''
-:{{CUU|dcontribs=no|note=The requesting account has only made edits relating to this request}} --[[User_talk:Chris G|<b><font style="color:Red;">Chris</font></b>]] 11:08, 20 April 2008 (UTC)
-:{{not done}} - Your current account is very new - usurpation of existing accounts is restricted to users who have been reasonably active on Wikipedia so that we can make sure popular names will be put to good use. <font face="Verdana">[[User:WJBscribe|'''WjB''']][[User talk:WJBscribe|scribe]]</font> 19:36, 29 April 2008 (UTC)
-:The account isn't that popular in that it hasn't been requested before and nobody asks him if he's going to use his name. I have been active over Wikipedia for many years but have never registered. Please let me have this user name!! --[[User:Landazar|Landazar]] ([[User talk:Landazar|talk]]) 21:56, 30 April 2008 (UTC)
-====Wikimedian ← Wikimedian2radf====
-*Current username: {{user13|Wikimedian2radf}}
-*Target username: {{user14|Wikimedian}}
-*Datestamp: 11:47, 20 April 2008 (UTC)
-*For bureaucrat use: [[Special:Emailuser/Wikimedian|Email target username]] &nbsp; (<span class="plainlinks">[{{fullurl:Special:Renameuser|reason=WP:USURP&oldusername={{urlencode:Wikimedian}}&newusername={{urlencode:Wikimedian_(usurped)}}}} <span style="color:#002bb8">'''1'''</span>]) &nbsp;([{{fullurl:Special:Renameuser|reason=WP:USURP&oldusername={{urlencode:Wikimedian2radf}}&newusername={{urlencode:Wikimedian}}}} <span style="color:#002bb8">'''2'''</span>])</span><br> I want to be called Wikimedian [[User:Wikimedian2radf|Wikimedian2radf]] ([[User talk:Wikimedian2radf|talk]]) 11:47, 20 April 2008 (UTC)
-{{CUU|dcontribs=no}} [[User talk:Xenon54|Xenon]][[User:Xenon54|54]] 11:54, 20 April 2008 (UTC)
-:The user requesting usurpation has 9 edits. In addition, Wikimedian might cause conflicts with the Username policy. But it's being amended right now, so I'm not sure. '''[[User:Seresin|seresin]] ( [[User talk:Seresin|¡?]] )''' 17:59, 20 April 2008 (UTC)
-:{{not done}} - account requesting usurpation is too new. Also, I don't think the requested name is appropriate as it may lead to confusion: everyone is a Wikimedian/Wikipedian... <font face="Verdana">[[User:WJBscribe|'''WjB''']][[User talk:WJBscribe|scribe]]</font> 01:45, 22 April 2008 (UTC)
-::Aww please? I had an account late last year and had about 200 edits, but I had a fight and decided I overacted, so I left. Now I'd like to return, and I think that's a cool name. I don't know any part of the policy that name contradicts--[[User:Wikimedian2radf|Wikimedian2radf]] ([[User talk:Wikimedian2radf|talk]]) 18:05, 25 April 2008 (UTC)
-=== April 21, 2008 ===
-''Requests left here will be filled no earlier than April 29, 2008.''
-====UserDoe ← UserDœ====
-*Current username: {{user13|UserDœ}}
-*Target username: {{user14|UserDoe}}
-*Datestamp: 12:32, 21 April 2008 (UTC)
-*For bureaucrat use: [[Special:Emailuser/UserDoe|Email target username]] &nbsp; (<span class="plainlinks">[{{fullurl:Special:Renameuser|reason=WP:USURP&oldusername={{urlencode:UserDoe}}&newusername={{urlencode:UserDoe_(usurped)}}}} <span style="color:#002bb8">'''1'''</span>]) &nbsp;([{{fullurl:Special:Renameuser|reason=WP:USURP&oldusername={{urlencode:UserDœ}}&newusername={{urlencode:UserDoe}}}} <span style="color:#002bb8">'''2'''</span>])</span><br> I used to be UserDoe, but due to private problems I decided to leave (and of course changed my password to something even i couldn't remember). After a while I came back under the user name LightAnkh, but had to close that account as well since my private problems were still not solved (don't ask...it was very complicated...). Now i'm returning for good this time and would like to get my very first account back (by renaming this (UserDœ) one into my old one and get those old contribs moved as well) or at least simply get my old contribs moved to this (UserDœ) account if possible. If this isn't possible i'll stick with this new one. <b><i><font color="FF3300">[[User:UserDœ|User]]</font> <font color="#99FF33">[[User:UserDœ|Dœ]]</font></i></b><sub> [[User_talk:UserDœ|αT]]</sub><sup>[[Special:Contributions/UserDœ|ΩC]]</sup> 12:32, 21 April 2008 (UTC)
-:The problem is that we have nothing to confirm that you are indeed UserDoe. Since you do not have the password, and therefore cannot login, and there is no e-mail address set, there is nothing to confirm your statement. While the bureaucrats could just believe you, I cannot recall a time when this has happened when the target account had so many edits rather recently. A bureaucrat will need to use his discretion on this request. '''[[User:Seresin|seresin]] ( [[User talk:Seresin|¡?]] )''' 22:10, 22 April 2008 (UTC)
-::* Yeah I know...I removed the mail address as well (at this time I didn't expect to return), it was the same mailaddress like the one I'm using right now...(I don't know if you can trace back which mailaddy ''used'' to be set for my old account?). I know this is quite difficult and I don't expect too much from my request, but at least I can say I tried to get my old stuff back (In the likely case that the request won't be filled). <b><i><font color="FF3300">[[User:UserDœ|User]]</font> <font color="#99FF33">[[User:UserDœ|Dœ]]</font></i></b><sub> [[User_talk:UserDœ|αT]]</sub><sup>[[Special:Contributions/UserDœ|ΩC]]</sup> 22:19, 22 April 2008 (UTC)
-:{{not done}} - as there is no email address enabled for this account, you cannot remember the password and it's edit are too old for checkuser data there is no way to confirm that the account is yours. <font face="Verdana">[[User:WJBscribe|'''WjB''']][[User talk:WJBscribe|scribe]]</font> 19:50, 29 April 2008 (UTC)
 === April 22, 2008 ===
@@ Line 156: / Line 101: @@
 *For bureaucrat use: [[Special:Emailuser/Iakov|Email target username]] &nbsp; (<span class="plainlinks">[{{fullurl:Special:Renameuser|reason=WP:USURP&oldusername={{urlencode:Iakov}}&newusername={{urlencode:Iakov_(usurped)}}}} <span style="color:#002bb8">'''1'''</span>]) &nbsp;([{{fullurl:Special:Renameuser|reason=WP:USURP&oldusername={{urlencode:Name to change}}&newusername={{urlencode:Iakov}}}} <span style="color:#002bb8">'''2'''</span>])</span><br> It could be me, who created the account. But I forgot the password. I use this name in Commons ([[:commons:User:Iakov]]), Russian ([[:ru:User:Iakov]]) and German ([[:de:User:Iakov]]) Wikipedias. [[User:Name to change|Name to change]] ([[User talk:Name to change|talk]]) 15:00, 24 April 2008 (UTC)
 {{CUU|dcontribs=no}} '''[[User:Seresin|seresin]] ( [[User talk:Seresin|¡?]] )''' 22:02, 24 April 2008 (UTC)
-====blackbird ← 146.232.75.208====
-*Current username: {{user13|146.232.75.208}}
-*Target username: {{user14|blackbird}}
-*Datestamp: 15:53, 24 April 2008 (UTC)
-*For bureaucrat use: [[Special:Emailuser/blackbird|Email target username]] &nbsp; (<span class="plainlinks">[{{fullurl:Special:Renameuser|reason=WP:USURP&oldusername={{urlencode:blackbird}}&newusername={{urlencode:blackbird_(usurped)}}}} <span style="color:#002bb8">'''1'''</span>]) &nbsp;([{{fullurl:Special:Renameuser|reason=WP:USURP&oldusername={{urlencode:146.232.75.208}}&newusername={{urlencode:blackbird}}}} <span style="color:#002bb8">'''2'''</span>])</span><br> [[User:Polystudent|Polystudent]] ([[User talk:Polystudent|talk]]) 15:53, 24 April 2008 (UTC)
-:Edits made by an IP cannot be attributed to an account. Sorry. '''[[User:Seresin|seresin]] ( [[User talk:Seresin|¡?]] )''' 22:20, 24 April 2008 (UTC)
-:{{not done}} - we cannot transfer edits from an IP address. If you just wanted to create an account, go to [[Special:Userlogin]]. <font face="Verdana">[[User:WJBscribe|'''WjB''']][[User talk:WJBscribe|scribe]]</font> 05:28, 27 April 2008 (UTC)
 ====Sanya ← Sannya====
@@ Line 211: / Line 146: @@
 *Datestamp: 19:18, 25 April 2008 (UTC)
 *For bureaucrat use: [[Special:Emailuser/DMY|Email target username]] &nbsp; (<span class="plainlinks">[{{fullurl:Special:Renameuser|reason=WP:USURP&oldusername={{urlencode:DMY}}&newusername={{urlencode:DMY_(usurped)}}}} <span style="color:#002bb8">'''1'''</span>]) &nbsp;([{{fullurl:Special:Renameuser|reason=WP:USURP&oldusername={{urlencode:DMY1}}&newusername={{urlencode:DMY}}}} <span style="color:#002bb8">'''2'''</span>])</span><br><br>I use the name DMY on Hebrew Wiki ([[:he:משתמש:DMY]]) and on Commons ([[:commons:User:DMY]]). Thank you,<br><math>{\mathbb {\color{Blue}_{DMY} } }</math> [[user:DMY1|User page]] [[User talk:DMY1|Talk]] 19:18, 25 April 2008 (UTC)
-:{{CUU|dcontribs=no|note=The target account has four edits. Also the user is '''not''' a sysop on any of the linked wikis, so there is no urgent SUL for this request}} --[[User_talk:Chris G|<b><font style="color:Red;">Chris</font></b>]] 06:29, 27 April 2008 (UTC)
+:{{CUU|contribs=yesdcontribs=no|note=The target account has four edits. Also the user is '''not''' a sysop on any of the linked wikis, so there is no urgent SUL for this request}} --[[User_talk:Chris G|<b><font style="color:Red;">Chris</font></b>]] 06:29, 27 April 2008 (UTC)
 === April 26, 2008 ===
@@ Line 221: / Line 156: @@
 *Target username: {{user14|''whatever you want''}}
 *Datestamp: 18:18, 26 April 2008 (UTC)
-*For bureaucrat use: [[Special:Emailuser/DavidL|Email target username]] &nbsp; (<span class="plainlinks">[{{fullurl:Special:Renameuser|reason=WP:USURP&oldusername={{urlencode:DavidL}}&newusername={{urlencode:DavidL_(usurped)}}}} <span style="color:#002bb8">'''1'''</span>]) &nbsp;([{{fullurl:Special:Renameuser|reason=WP:USURP&oldusername={{urlencode:DavidL1}}&newusername={{urlencode:DavidL}}}} <span style="color:#002bb8">'''2'''</span>])</span><br> If don't have account on en.wikipedia, but I use DavidL for other wiki accounts and I want to use DavidL as the name for my global account. I request to rename [[User:DavidL]] whose last contribution was on September 2004. [[Special:Contributions/90.38.209.56|90.38.209.56]] ([[User talk:90.38.209.56|talk]]) 18:18, 26 April 2008 (UTC)
+*For bureaucrat use: [[Special:Emailuser/DavidL|Email target username]] &nbsp; (<span class="plainlinks">[{{fullurl:Special:Renameuser|reason=WP:USURP&oldusername={{urlencode:DavidL}}&newusername={{urlencode:DavidL_(usurped)}}}} <span style="color:#002bb8">'''1'''</span>]) &nbsp;([{{fullurl:Special:Renameuser|reason=WP:USURP&oldusername={{urlencode:DavidLDavidL}}&newusername={{urlencode:DavidL}}}} <span style="color:#002bb8">'''2'''</span>])</span><br> If don't have account on en.wikipedia, but I use DavidL for other wiki accounts and I want to use DavidL as the name for my global account. I request to rename [[User:DavidL]] whose last contribution was on September 2004. [[Special:Contributions/90.38.209.56|90.38.209.56]] ([[User talk:90.38.209.56|talk]]) 18:18, 26 April 2008 (UTC)
 :{{clerknote}} You have to create the DavidL1 account first. I've also fixed the request - based on what you've said, you reversed the account names. [[User talk:Xenon54|Xenon]][[User:Xenon54|54]] 22:17, 26 April 2008 (UTC)
 ::You don't understand the situation:
@@ Line 232: / Line 167: @@
 :::{{Clerknote}} Sorry for the misunderstanding. You will have to create an account here first, then you can usurp the DavidL name. And just to confirm, are you [[b:fr:Utilisateur:DavidL|DavidL on French Wikibooks]]? [[User talk:Xenon54|Xenon]][[User:Xenon54|54]] 21:55, 29 April 2008 (UTC)
 ::::I created my account here [[User:DavidLDavidL|DavidLDavidL]] ([[User talk:DavidLDavidL|talk]]), and yes I'am [[b:fr:Utilisateur:DavidL|DavidL on French Wikibooks]]. --[[User:DavidLDavidL|DavidLDavidL]] ([[User talk:DavidLDavidL|talk]]) 10:58, 30 April 2008 (UTC)
+:::::The template should be fixed to rename DavidLDavidL to DavidL. There are several edits from 2004 by the requested account; however, they all appear to be an addition of external links. A bureaucrat will need to look at this one.
-====Uri R ← R uri====
+=== April 28, 2008 ===
+''Requests left here will be filled no earlier than May 6, 2008.''
-*Current username: {{user13|R uri}}
-*Target username: {{user14|Uri R}}
-*Datestamp: 05:14, 28 April 2008 (UTC)
-*For bureaucrat use: [[Special:Emailuser/Uri R|Email target username]] &nbsp; (<span class="plainlinks">[{{fullurl:Special:Renameuser|reason=WP:USURP&oldusername={{urlencode:Uri R}}&newusername={{urlencode:Uri R_(usurped)}}}} <span style="color:#002bb8">'''1'''</span>]) &nbsp;([{{fullurl:Special:Renameuser|reason=WP:USURP&oldusername={{urlencode:R uri}}&newusername={{urlencode:Uri R}}}} <span style="color:#002bb8">'''2'''</span>])</span><br> [[User:R uri|R uri]] ([[User talk:R uri|talk]]) 05:14, 28 April 2008 (UTC)
-Hello, I would ask to usurp the user name "Uri R" for the purpose of SUL.  The user does not exist and the similar user name "Urir" has no contributions.  Thanks, [[User:R uri|R uri]] ([[User talk:R uri|talk]]) 05:14, 28 April 2008 (UTC)
 ====Gkoehler70 ← Gtfeducation====
@@ Line 255: / Line 183: @@
 === April 29, 2008 ===
+''Requests left here will be filled no earlier than May 7, 2008.''
 ====Yosarian ← HornK====
@@ Line 262: / Line 192: @@
 *For bureaucrat use: [[Special:Emailuser/Yosarian|Email target username]] &nbsp; (<span class="plainlinks">[{{fullurl:Special:Renameuser|reason=WP:USURP&oldusername={{urlencode:Yosarian}}&newusername={{urlencode:Yosarian_(usurped)}}}} <span style="color:#002bb8">'''1'''</span>]) &nbsp;([{{fullurl:Special:Renameuser|reason=WP:USURP&oldusername={{urlencode:HornK}}&newusername={{urlencode:Yosarian}}}} <span style="color:#002bb8">'''2'''</span>])</span><br> [[User:HornK|HornK]] ([[User talk:HornK|talk]]) 07:09, 29 April 2008 (UTC)
 :{{CUU}} [[User talk:Xenon54|Xenon]][[User:Xenon54|54]] 21:40, 29 April 2008 (UTC)
+::The editor requesting usurpation has 51 edits. '''[[User:Seresin|seresin]] ( [[User talk:Seresin|¡?]] )''' 23:16, 1 May 2008 (UTC)
 ====Steinberger ← Ssteinberger====
@@ Line 271: / Line 202: @@
 :{{CUU|contribs=yes|note=Only edit was to [[Talk:Abies fraseri]].}} [[User talk:Xenon54|Xenon]][[User:Xenon54|54]] 21:43, 29 April 2008 (UTC)
 ::This should be acceptable by the GDFL, I should think. They didn't actually change the content. -- <strong>[[User:Anonymous Dissident|<span style="font-family:Script MT Bold;color:DarkRed">Anonymous Dissident</span>]]</strong>[[User_talk:Anonymous Dissident|<sup><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:Gray">Talk</span></sup>]] 09:00, 30 April 2008 (UTC)
+:::With the exception of the aforementioned edits, the request is fine. '''[[User:Seresin|seresin]] ( [[User talk:Seresin|¡?]] )''' 23:16, 1 May 2008 (UTC)
-:::Keeping the above in mind:
-:::::{{CUU|dcontibs=no|email=no|notified=yes}} -- <strong>[[User:Anonymous Dissident|<span style="font-family:Script MT Bold;color:DarkRed">Anonymous Dissident</span>]]</strong>[[User_talk:Anonymous Dissident|<sup><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:Gray">Talk</span></sup>]] 09:02, 30 April 2008 (UTC)
-====REQUESTED_NAME ← CURRENT_NAME====
-*Current username: {{user13|CURRENT_NAME}}
-*Target username: {{user14|REQUESTED_NAME}}
-*Datestamp: 08:51, 30 April 2008 (UTC)
-*For bureaucrat use: [[Special:Emailuser/REQUESTED_NAME|Email target username]] &nbsp; (<span class="plainlinks">[{{fullurl:Special:Renameuser|reason=WP:USURP&oldusername={{urlencode:REQUESTED_NAME}}&newusername={{urlencode:REQUESTED_NAME_(usurped)}}}} <span style="color:#002bb8">'''1'''</span>]) &nbsp;([{{fullurl:Special:Renameuser|reason=WP:USURP&oldusername={{urlencode:CURRENT_NAME}}&newusername={{urlencode:REQUESTED_NAME}}}} <span style="color:#002bb8">'''2'''</span>])</span><br> [[User:L.ARUL BALAJI|L.ARUL BALAJI]] ([[User talk:L.ARUL BALAJI|talk]]) 08:51, 30 April 2008 (UTC)larulbalaji
-:{{Clerknote}} Please choose a name that you want to be renamed to. [[User talk:Xenon54|Xenon]][[User:Xenon54|54]] 10:37, 30 April 2008 (UTC)
+=== May 1, 2008 ===
+''Requests left here will be filled no earlier than May 8, 2008.''
 ====Dtom ← Dtomcro====
@@ Line 290: / Line 214: @@
 *For bureaucrat use: [[Special:Emailuser/Dtom|Email target username]] &nbsp; (<span class="plainlinks">[{{fullurl:Special:Renameuser|reason=WP:USURP&oldusername={{urlencode:Dtom}}&newusername={{urlencode:Dtom_(usurped)}}}} <span style="color:#002bb8">'''1'''</span>]) &nbsp;([{{fullurl:Special:Renameuser|reason=WP:USURP&oldusername={{urlencode:Dtomcro}}&newusername={{urlencode:Dtom}}}} <span style="color:#002bb8">'''2'''</span>])</span><br>
 reason: SUL <br />--[[User:Dtomcro|'''<font face="Segoe Script" color="Lightblue" size="3px">D</font>''']] [[User talk:Dtomcro|'''<font face="Segoe Script" color="blue" size="3px">tomcro</font>''']][[Image:Aero-stub img.svg]] 14:25, 1 May 2008 (UTC)
+{{CUU|dcontribs=no}} '''[[User:Seresin|seresin]] ( [[User talk:Seresin|¡?]] )''' 23:16, 1 May 2008 (UTC)
-=== May 1, 2008 ===
 ====Chico ← Chico-br====
@@ Line 300: / Line 222: @@
 *Datestamp: 14:39, 1 May 2008 (UTC)
 *For bureaucrat use: [[Special:Emailuser/Chico|Email target username]] &nbsp; (<span class="plainlinks">[{{fullurl:Special:Renameuser|reason=WP:USURP&oldusername={{urlencode:Chico}}&newusername={{urlencode:Chico_(usurped)}}}} <span style="color:#002bb8">'''1'''</span>]) &nbsp;([{{fullurl:Special:Renameuser|reason=WP:USURP&oldusername={{urlencode:Chico-br}}&newusername={{urlencode:Chico}}}} <span style="color:#002bb8">'''2'''</span>])</span><br> [[User:Chico-br|Chico-br]] ([[User talk:Chico-br|talk]]) 14:39, 1 May 2008 (UTC)
+{{CUU|dcontribs=no}} '''[[User:Seresin|seresin]] ( [[User talk:Seresin|¡?]] )''' 23:16, 1 May 2008 (UTC)