Reason: There's no account for this on English Wikipedia. The existing accounts at
Special:CentralAuth are all ones I Accidentally created a few years back (a couple contributions reflect this). Usurpation seems to only work if the target have an English Wikipedia one, which I never created. But the self-help thing doesn't let me, which makes sense. But the name isn't actually taken by anyone other than me.
Cornea Scratcher (
talk) 12:40, 31 August 2018 (UTC)reply
Not doneCornea Scratcher, please make a request at
WP:CHUU. If you are unable to log into the account to confirm it is yours, then we will have to do this the normal way of usurping a separate account.
Nihlus 12:50, 31 August 2018 (UTC)reply
Thanks. Is it possible to usurp accounts with no English Wikipedia registration at all?
Cornea Scratcher (
talk) 12:55, 31 August 2018 (UTC)reply
Reason:
PMUP (
talk) 14:21, 31 August 2018 (UTC)reply
Robot clerk note: The requested username is already registered; see Special:Listusers. However, as this requested account has made no edits, it meets the criteria for being usurped; if you wish to usurp it, please read and follow the process at
Wikipedia:Changing username/Usurpations. If you do not wish to usurp the username, please choose another name to be renamed to. —
cyberbot ITalk to my owner:Online 14:30, 31 August 2018 (UTC)reply
Not done Looks like target account is created by same user and is now blocked. ‐‐
1997kB (
talk) 03:14, 1 September 2018 (UTC)reply
Not done Account names and article names are two different things. But as you created draft with that name, I am marking thia not done. ‐‐
1997kB (
talk) 09:48, 6 September 2018 (UTC)reply
Robot clerk note: I have detected the following problems:
The requested username is the same as your current name, aside from the first letter being in lowercase. Due to technical limitations, usernames must start with an uppercase letter. However, you may use the template {{
lowercase}} on your user and user talk pages, and change your signature to reflect your preference.
The requested username is already registered; see Special:Listusers. Please choose another name that does not appear on that list.—
cyberbot ITalk to my owner:Online 17:50, 8 September 2018 (UTC)reply
Not done Technically not possible. ‐‐
1997kB (
talk) 02:56, 9 September 2018 (UTC)reply
Renamer note: The username appears to be promotional. Use of a company, organization, group, website, or product name as a username is prohibited by
the username policy. Please choose another name. ‐‐
1997kB (
talk) 17:11, 1 September 2018 (UTC)reply
Not done No response. ‐‐
1997kB (
talk) 12:45, 9 September 2018 (UTC)reply
Renamer note: The username appears to be promotional. Use of a company, organization, group, website, or product name as a username is prohibited by
the username policy. Please choose another name.
Nihlus 22:01, 3 September 2018 (UTC)reply
Not done No response. ‐‐
1997kB (
talk) 10:56, 10 September 2018 (UTC)reply
Renamer note: Is this a
request for courtesy vanishing—meaning you intend never to edit the English Wikipedia again—or are you just wanting to abandon this account? Please note that returning after exercising courtesy vanishing may be met with automatic relinking of the new account with the old one. If you are just interested in retiring, an extended vacation, or are considering a
clean start in the future, placing {{
retired}} on your user and/or talk page(s) and abandoning the account is the better option. —
k6ka🍁 (
Talk ·
Contributions) 01:49, 5 September 2018 (UTC)reply
Not done No response. ‐‐
1997kB (
talk) 20:02, 12 September 2018 (UTC)reply
Renamer note: This username may classify as an inappropriate username under
the username policy . Please choose another name. ‐‐
1997kB (
talk) 14:56, 13 September 2018 (UTC)reply
Not done Filed new request. ‐‐
1997kB (
talk) 15:18, 13 September 2018 (UTC)reply
Reason: I like all lowercase username
Fuyuhaoy (
talk) 15:50, 13 September 2018 (UTC)reply
Robot clerk note: I have detected the following problems:
The requested username is the same as your current name, aside from the first letter being in lowercase. Due to technical limitations, usernames must start with an uppercase letter. However, you may use the template {{
lowercase}} on your user and user talk pages, and change your signature to reflect your preference.
The requested username is already registered; see Special:Listusers. Please choose another name that does not appear on that list.
Renamer note: Hey
Kartika.debasish, It looks like you are using another account
DK6771 also. If you gonna use that one you can abandon this one or if you gonna use both of them please
disclose it and then I will rename it. Remember using multiple accounts without disclosing is against
policy. ‐‐
1997kB (
talk) 09:57, 6 September 2018 (UTC)reply
DK6771 Sorry, but accounts can't be deleted. We can only rename them. If you want to use
DK6771 account just abandon the another one. ‐‐
1997kB (
talk) 14:42, 6 September 2018 (UTC)reply
Not done No response. ‐‐
1997kB (
talk) 16:02, 14 September 2018 (UTC)reply
Reason: Previously called Levity Entertainment Group, company rebranded to Levity Live (name and logo)
Levitylive (
talk) 23:22, 6 September 2018 (UTC)reply
Renamer note: The username appears to be promotional. Use of a company, organization, group, website, or product name as a username is prohibited by
the username policy. Please choose another name. —
k6ka🍁 (
Talk ·
Contributions) 01:24, 7 September 2018 (UTC)reply
Not done Please follow instructions at your talk page. ‐‐
1997kB (
talk) 16:04, 14 September 2018 (UTC)reply
Reason: Accidentally created the user with upper case M. Sorry for the inconvenience.
Mpotthast (
talk) 10:46, 15 September 2018 (UTC)reply
Robot clerk note: I have detected the following problems:
The requested username is the same as your current name, aside from the first letter being in lowercase. Due to technical limitations, usernames must start with an uppercase letter. However, you may use the template {{
lowercase}} on your user and user talk pages, and change your signature to reflect your preference.
The requested username is already registered; see Special:Listusers. Please choose another name that does not appear on that list.
Renamer note: You have made a request
here wanting to be renamed to itsnewmarx instead of itismarx. Which username would you like to be renamed to? ‐‐
1997kB (
talk) 1:19 pm, Yesterday (UTC−4)
Not done. Multiple requests.
Nihlus 11:09, 16 September 2018 (UTC)reply
Renamer note: You have made a request
here wanting to be renamed to itismarx instead of itsnewmarx. Which username would you like to be renamed to? ‐‐
1997kB (
talk) 17:20, 15 September 2018 (UTC)reply
Not done. Multiple requests.
Nihlus 11:09, 16 September 2018 (UTC)reply
@
Craftu: Target account was created after the 1 hour of this request. If it's you then simply stop using old account and if it's not you, please choose another username. ‐‐
1997kB (
talk) 02:55, 9 September 2018 (UTC)reply
Reason: This was a mistake that I made, by filling out the form twice, I want to KEEP this account as Davidgoodheart
Robot clerk note: The username you have requested is the same as your current name.—
cyberbot ITalk to my owner:Online 22:50, 18 September 2018 (UTC)reply
@
K6ka: A second opinion on requested username? ‐‐
1997kB (
talk) 11:23, 10 September 2018 (UTC)reply
@
1997kB: I think we historically have declined such usernames. To be on the safe side, we could take this to
WP:RFCN. —
k6ka🍁 (
Talk ·
Contributions) 18:25, 10 September 2018 (UTC)reply
Renamer note: The username appears to be promotional. Use of a company, organization, group, website, or product name as a username is prohibited by
the username policy. Please choose another name. ‐‐
1997kB (
talk) 07:52, 11 September 2018 (UTC)reply
Renamer note: Hey, from your request it looks like you want to be renamed, so that your username becomes same as the article you working. Well it's not necessary, you can change the article name without renaming the account or you can create a new draft with that name
using article wizard. ‐‐
1997kB (
talk) 19:58, 12 September 2018 (UTC)reply
Not done No response. ‐‐
1997kB (
talk) 08:29, 22 September 2018 (UTC)reply
Renamer note: The username appears to be promotional. Use of a company, organization, group, website, or product name as a username is prohibited by
the username policy. Please choose another name. ‐‐
1997kB (
talk) 20:01, 12 September 2018 (UTC)reply
@
TonyBallioni: Normally we wait for 7 days. Is there something that you closed it so early? ‐‐
1997kB (
talk) 01:03, 15 September 2018 (UTC)reply
No reason other than my mainly handling these through unblocks and the global queue and 3 days seemed long enough to me since they can do another requested :) Undone the decline.
TonyBallioni (
talk) 01:06, 15 September 2018 (UTC)reply
Not done No response. ‐‐
1997kB (
talk) 08:29, 22 September 2018 (UTC)reply
Renamer note: Is this a
request for courtesy vanishing—meaning you intend never to edit the English Wikipedia again—or are you just wanting to abandon this account? Please note that returning after exercising courtesy vanishing may be met with automatic relinking of the new account with the old one. If you are just interested in retiring, an extended vacation, or are considering a
clean start in the future, placing {{
retired}} on your user and/or talk page(s) and abandoning the account is the better option. ‐‐
1997kB (
talk) 07:29, 15 September 2018 (UTC)reply
Not done No response. ‐‐
1997kB (
talk) 08:30, 22 September 2018 (UTC)reply
Reason: case changing
Ashkan.hdr (
talk) 21:36, 22 September 2018 (UTC)reply
Robot clerk note: I have detected the following problems:
The requested username is the same as your current name, aside from the first letter being in lowercase. Due to technical limitations, usernames must start with an uppercase letter. However, you may use the template {{
lowercase}} on your user and user talk pages, and change your signature to reflect your preference.
The requested username is already registered; see Special:Listusers. Please choose another name that does not appear on that list.
Not done Unfortunately it is not possible to fulfill this request. The first letter of every username must be in uppercase due to technical limitations with the software we use. You may, however,
change your signature to reflect your preference, and you may use the {{
lowercase}} template on your user and user talk pages; these changes will be cosmetic and won't affect your actual username, only how it appears to others. —
k6ka🍁 (
Talk ·
Contributions) 00:49, 23 September 2018 (UTC)reply
Reason: my username represents an organization and my be in violation of Wikipedia's username policy
Justinhansonforcongress (
talk) 20:54, 18 September 2018 (UTC)reply
Robot clerk note: I have detected the following problems:
The requested username is already registered; see Special:Listusers. However, as this requested account has made no edits, it meets the criteria for being usurped; if you wish to usurp it, please read and follow the process at
Wikipedia:Changing username/Usurpations. If you do not wish to usurp the username, please choose another name to be renamed to.
Renamer note: Please pick a new username, as the one you have requested has already been taken. (You are unfortunately not eligible to usurp the requested username at this time, so you should pick a new username to be renamed to) —
k6ka🍁 (
Talk ·
Contributions) 02:13, 19 September 2018 (UTC)reply
Not done No response. ‐‐
1997kB (
talk) 16:10, 26 September 2018 (UTC)reply
Reason: The person who is a retired wrestler who I was going to give this account didn't want it, after which it became a sockpuppet. I am giving this account a new life with an editor who DOES want it.
Davidgoodheart (
talk) 22:32, 18 September 2018 (UTC)reply
The former wrestler who I wanted to give this account to didn't want it, after which it became a sockpuppet. I am now giving this account new life by giving it to an editor who does want it.
Davidgoodheart (
talk) 23:00, 18 September 2018 (UTC)reply
(Duplicate requests merged by clerk) —
k6ka🍁 (
Talk ·
Contributions) 02:16, 19 September 2018 (UTC)reply
@
Davidgoodheart: Sorry, it's not immediately evident what you would like done here. If someone else would like to have the username "Retiredwrestler", they should file an usurpation request at
WP:CHU/U or
m:SRUC. We generally don't rename blocked users to "free up" usernames in the off-chance that someone else wants it (FWIW, it is no longer possible to register the old username of an account that was renamed, so in order to use that username, they'd have to go to
m:SRUC anyways). —
k6ka🍁 (
Talk ·
Contributions) 02:22, 19 September 2018 (UTC)reply
Not done Request is stale. ‐‐
1997kB (
talk) 16:13, 26 September 2018 (UTC)reply
Reason: Current username too close to my real name
Miraclewzh (
talk) 03:24, 21 September 2018 (UTC)reply
Renamer note: The requested username is already registered; see Special:CentralAuth. Please choose another name which is not already in use. —
k6ka🍁 (
Talk ·
Contributions) 03:28, 21 September 2018 (UTC)reply
Not done No response. ‐‐
1997kB (
talk) 10:29, 28 September 2018 (UTC)reply
Reason: There's no account for this on English Wikipedia. The existing accounts at
Special:CentralAuth are all ones I Accidentally created a few years back (a couple contributions reflect this). Usurpation seems to only work if the target have an English Wikipedia one, which I never created. But the self-help thing doesn't let me, which makes sense. But the name isn't actually taken by anyone other than me.
Cornea Scratcher (
talk) 12:40, 31 August 2018 (UTC)reply
Not doneCornea Scratcher, please make a request at
WP:CHUU. If you are unable to log into the account to confirm it is yours, then we will have to do this the normal way of usurping a separate account.
Nihlus 12:50, 31 August 2018 (UTC)reply
Thanks. Is it possible to usurp accounts with no English Wikipedia registration at all?
Cornea Scratcher (
talk) 12:55, 31 August 2018 (UTC)reply
Reason:
PMUP (
talk) 14:21, 31 August 2018 (UTC)reply
Robot clerk note: The requested username is already registered; see Special:Listusers. However, as this requested account has made no edits, it meets the criteria for being usurped; if you wish to usurp it, please read and follow the process at
Wikipedia:Changing username/Usurpations. If you do not wish to usurp the username, please choose another name to be renamed to. —
cyberbot ITalk to my owner:Online 14:30, 31 August 2018 (UTC)reply
Not done Looks like target account is created by same user and is now blocked. ‐‐
1997kB (
talk) 03:14, 1 September 2018 (UTC)reply
Not done Account names and article names are two different things. But as you created draft with that name, I am marking thia not done. ‐‐
1997kB (
talk) 09:48, 6 September 2018 (UTC)reply
Robot clerk note: I have detected the following problems:
The requested username is the same as your current name, aside from the first letter being in lowercase. Due to technical limitations, usernames must start with an uppercase letter. However, you may use the template {{
lowercase}} on your user and user talk pages, and change your signature to reflect your preference.
The requested username is already registered; see Special:Listusers. Please choose another name that does not appear on that list.—
cyberbot ITalk to my owner:Online 17:50, 8 September 2018 (UTC)reply
Not done Technically not possible. ‐‐
1997kB (
talk) 02:56, 9 September 2018 (UTC)reply
Renamer note: The username appears to be promotional. Use of a company, organization, group, website, or product name as a username is prohibited by
the username policy. Please choose another name. ‐‐
1997kB (
talk) 17:11, 1 September 2018 (UTC)reply
Not done No response. ‐‐
1997kB (
talk) 12:45, 9 September 2018 (UTC)reply
Renamer note: The username appears to be promotional. Use of a company, organization, group, website, or product name as a username is prohibited by
the username policy. Please choose another name.
Nihlus 22:01, 3 September 2018 (UTC)reply
Not done No response. ‐‐
1997kB (
talk) 10:56, 10 September 2018 (UTC)reply
Renamer note: Is this a
request for courtesy vanishing—meaning you intend never to edit the English Wikipedia again—or are you just wanting to abandon this account? Please note that returning after exercising courtesy vanishing may be met with automatic relinking of the new account with the old one. If you are just interested in retiring, an extended vacation, or are considering a
clean start in the future, placing {{
retired}} on your user and/or talk page(s) and abandoning the account is the better option. —
k6ka🍁 (
Talk ·
Contributions) 01:49, 5 September 2018 (UTC)reply
Not done No response. ‐‐
1997kB (
talk) 20:02, 12 September 2018 (UTC)reply
Renamer note: This username may classify as an inappropriate username under
the username policy . Please choose another name. ‐‐
1997kB (
talk) 14:56, 13 September 2018 (UTC)reply
Not done Filed new request. ‐‐
1997kB (
talk) 15:18, 13 September 2018 (UTC)reply
Reason: I like all lowercase username
Fuyuhaoy (
talk) 15:50, 13 September 2018 (UTC)reply
Robot clerk note: I have detected the following problems:
The requested username is the same as your current name, aside from the first letter being in lowercase. Due to technical limitations, usernames must start with an uppercase letter. However, you may use the template {{
lowercase}} on your user and user talk pages, and change your signature to reflect your preference.
The requested username is already registered; see Special:Listusers. Please choose another name that does not appear on that list.
Renamer note: Hey
Kartika.debasish, It looks like you are using another account
DK6771 also. If you gonna use that one you can abandon this one or if you gonna use both of them please
disclose it and then I will rename it. Remember using multiple accounts without disclosing is against
policy. ‐‐
1997kB (
talk) 09:57, 6 September 2018 (UTC)reply
DK6771 Sorry, but accounts can't be deleted. We can only rename them. If you want to use
DK6771 account just abandon the another one. ‐‐
1997kB (
talk) 14:42, 6 September 2018 (UTC)reply
Not done No response. ‐‐
1997kB (
talk) 16:02, 14 September 2018 (UTC)reply
Reason: Previously called Levity Entertainment Group, company rebranded to Levity Live (name and logo)
Levitylive (
talk) 23:22, 6 September 2018 (UTC)reply
Renamer note: The username appears to be promotional. Use of a company, organization, group, website, or product name as a username is prohibited by
the username policy. Please choose another name. —
k6ka🍁 (
Talk ·
Contributions) 01:24, 7 September 2018 (UTC)reply
Not done Please follow instructions at your talk page. ‐‐
1997kB (
talk) 16:04, 14 September 2018 (UTC)reply
Reason: Accidentally created the user with upper case M. Sorry for the inconvenience.
Mpotthast (
talk) 10:46, 15 September 2018 (UTC)reply
Robot clerk note: I have detected the following problems:
The requested username is the same as your current name, aside from the first letter being in lowercase. Due to technical limitations, usernames must start with an uppercase letter. However, you may use the template {{
lowercase}} on your user and user talk pages, and change your signature to reflect your preference.
The requested username is already registered; see Special:Listusers. Please choose another name that does not appear on that list.
Renamer note: You have made a request
here wanting to be renamed to itsnewmarx instead of itismarx. Which username would you like to be renamed to? ‐‐
1997kB (
talk) 1:19 pm, Yesterday (UTC−4)
Not done. Multiple requests.
Nihlus 11:09, 16 September 2018 (UTC)reply
Renamer note: You have made a request
here wanting to be renamed to itismarx instead of itsnewmarx. Which username would you like to be renamed to? ‐‐
1997kB (
talk) 17:20, 15 September 2018 (UTC)reply
Not done. Multiple requests.
Nihlus 11:09, 16 September 2018 (UTC)reply
@
Craftu: Target account was created after the 1 hour of this request. If it's you then simply stop using old account and if it's not you, please choose another username. ‐‐
1997kB (
talk) 02:55, 9 September 2018 (UTC)reply
Reason: This was a mistake that I made, by filling out the form twice, I want to KEEP this account as Davidgoodheart
Robot clerk note: The username you have requested is the same as your current name.—
cyberbot ITalk to my owner:Online 22:50, 18 September 2018 (UTC)reply
@
K6ka: A second opinion on requested username? ‐‐
1997kB (
talk) 11:23, 10 September 2018 (UTC)reply
@
1997kB: I think we historically have declined such usernames. To be on the safe side, we could take this to
WP:RFCN. —
k6ka🍁 (
Talk ·
Contributions) 18:25, 10 September 2018 (UTC)reply
Renamer note: The username appears to be promotional. Use of a company, organization, group, website, or product name as a username is prohibited by
the username policy. Please choose another name. ‐‐
1997kB (
talk) 07:52, 11 September 2018 (UTC)reply
Renamer note: Hey, from your request it looks like you want to be renamed, so that your username becomes same as the article you working. Well it's not necessary, you can change the article name without renaming the account or you can create a new draft with that name
using article wizard. ‐‐
1997kB (
talk) 19:58, 12 September 2018 (UTC)reply
Not done No response. ‐‐
1997kB (
talk) 08:29, 22 September 2018 (UTC)reply
Renamer note: The username appears to be promotional. Use of a company, organization, group, website, or product name as a username is prohibited by
the username policy. Please choose another name. ‐‐
1997kB (
talk) 20:01, 12 September 2018 (UTC)reply
@
TonyBallioni: Normally we wait for 7 days. Is there something that you closed it so early? ‐‐
1997kB (
talk) 01:03, 15 September 2018 (UTC)reply
No reason other than my mainly handling these through unblocks and the global queue and 3 days seemed long enough to me since they can do another requested :) Undone the decline.
TonyBallioni (
talk) 01:06, 15 September 2018 (UTC)reply
Not done No response. ‐‐
1997kB (
talk) 08:29, 22 September 2018 (UTC)reply
Renamer note: Is this a
request for courtesy vanishing—meaning you intend never to edit the English Wikipedia again—or are you just wanting to abandon this account? Please note that returning after exercising courtesy vanishing may be met with automatic relinking of the new account with the old one. If you are just interested in retiring, an extended vacation, or are considering a
clean start in the future, placing {{
retired}} on your user and/or talk page(s) and abandoning the account is the better option. ‐‐
1997kB (
talk) 07:29, 15 September 2018 (UTC)reply
Not done No response. ‐‐
1997kB (
talk) 08:30, 22 September 2018 (UTC)reply
Reason: case changing
Ashkan.hdr (
talk) 21:36, 22 September 2018 (UTC)reply
Robot clerk note: I have detected the following problems:
The requested username is the same as your current name, aside from the first letter being in lowercase. Due to technical limitations, usernames must start with an uppercase letter. However, you may use the template {{
lowercase}} on your user and user talk pages, and change your signature to reflect your preference.
The requested username is already registered; see Special:Listusers. Please choose another name that does not appear on that list.
Not done Unfortunately it is not possible to fulfill this request. The first letter of every username must be in uppercase due to technical limitations with the software we use. You may, however,
change your signature to reflect your preference, and you may use the {{
lowercase}} template on your user and user talk pages; these changes will be cosmetic and won't affect your actual username, only how it appears to others. —
k6ka🍁 (
Talk ·
Contributions) 00:49, 23 September 2018 (UTC)reply
Reason: my username represents an organization and my be in violation of Wikipedia's username policy
Justinhansonforcongress (
talk) 20:54, 18 September 2018 (UTC)reply
Robot clerk note: I have detected the following problems:
The requested username is already registered; see Special:Listusers. However, as this requested account has made no edits, it meets the criteria for being usurped; if you wish to usurp it, please read and follow the process at
Wikipedia:Changing username/Usurpations. If you do not wish to usurp the username, please choose another name to be renamed to.
Renamer note: Please pick a new username, as the one you have requested has already been taken. (You are unfortunately not eligible to usurp the requested username at this time, so you should pick a new username to be renamed to) —
k6ka🍁 (
Talk ·
Contributions) 02:13, 19 September 2018 (UTC)reply
Not done No response. ‐‐
1997kB (
talk) 16:10, 26 September 2018 (UTC)reply
Reason: The person who is a retired wrestler who I was going to give this account didn't want it, after which it became a sockpuppet. I am giving this account a new life with an editor who DOES want it.
Davidgoodheart (
talk) 22:32, 18 September 2018 (UTC)reply
The former wrestler who I wanted to give this account to didn't want it, after which it became a sockpuppet. I am now giving this account new life by giving it to an editor who does want it.
Davidgoodheart (
talk) 23:00, 18 September 2018 (UTC)reply
(Duplicate requests merged by clerk) —
k6ka🍁 (
Talk ·
Contributions) 02:16, 19 September 2018 (UTC)reply
@
Davidgoodheart: Sorry, it's not immediately evident what you would like done here. If someone else would like to have the username "Retiredwrestler", they should file an usurpation request at
WP:CHU/U or
m:SRUC. We generally don't rename blocked users to "free up" usernames in the off-chance that someone else wants it (FWIW, it is no longer possible to register the old username of an account that was renamed, so in order to use that username, they'd have to go to
m:SRUC anyways). —
k6ka🍁 (
Talk ·
Contributions) 02:22, 19 September 2018 (UTC)reply
Not done Request is stale. ‐‐
1997kB (
talk) 16:13, 26 September 2018 (UTC)reply
Reason: Current username too close to my real name
Miraclewzh (
talk) 03:24, 21 September 2018 (UTC)reply
Renamer note: The requested username is already registered; see Special:CentralAuth. Please choose another name which is not already in use. —
k6ka🍁 (
Talk ·
Contributions) 03:28, 21 September 2018 (UTC)reply
Not done No response. ‐‐
1997kB (
talk) 10:29, 28 September 2018 (UTC)reply