To quote the top of the usurpation page:
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.
- In my honest opinion, I believe that your case is one of those rare situations. Since the uploaded image has been deleted, there doesn't seem to be a required attribution under the GDFL. At this point, it is comes down to the closing bureaucrat's discretion. As a clerk, I can only make sure that the bureaucrat looking at the the request is aware of all the specifics about a request. I'll add an additional note to the request that says the image in question has been deleted. Hopefully that clears things up! Cheers, Icestorm815 • Talk 21:13, 27 February 2008 (UTC)