User:Nihlus/changing username 2

Changing username/Usurpations

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 projects 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). As the guidelines employed here pre-date global renaming, if there is any dispute as to whether a particular request qualifies for usurpation the request should be referred to local bureaucrats, especially if the case would not otherwise qualify for usurpation under the global process. 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 Archives Completed requests 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 Declined requests 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 The account you want to usurp must have the English Wikipedia as its "home wiki", i.e. a symbol of a house 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. Leave a message on the talk page of the target account (this template will do the trick: {{subst:usurpr}}) notifying the user of your request. Please do not e-mail the target account yourself. If this becomes necessary, a bureaucrat or clerk will do so. Click here to place your request. Replace "TARGET NAME" with the username you wish to usurp. Replace "YOUR REASON" with a description of why you want to usurp the account. Leave the "Subject/headline" field blank. If the button above doesn't work, simply copy the following text, click "edit this page" and paste it at the bottom of the page. Modify it as indicated. {{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 a confirmation link for SUL requests, use the link parameter with a bare url without the squared brackets: {{subst:usurp|TARGET NAME|link=CONFIRMATION LINK|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 bureaucrat will fulfill your request provided other requirements are met. Do not be surprised when you find yourself unable to log in to your old account. Requests that do not adhere to these instructions or that are grossly malformed are subject to removal.