Gnom ← Gnom2
I believe I once created this account and then forgot about it. I have the same account name on
commons and in
de-wp. I've been a
WikiGnome in en-wp as an IP for quite some time now and would like to have an account since it's more convenient to edit while logged in. Thanks and cheers,
Gnom2
11:53, 20 May 2007 (UTC)
reply
- Note:
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The target username meets the requirements for usurpation.
- Usurpation is usually reserved for established contributers and your account has very few editts. However, given your use of this name on other projects, a
bureaucrat may be willing to perform the usurpation anyway. If you can provide details of the IP address you edit from so that its contribs can be reviewed, that would strengthen your case...
WjB
scribe
12:00, 20 May 2007 (UTC)
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- Exempli gratia: See my
last edit. --
Gnom2
12:15, 20 May 2007 (UTC)
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- Unfortunately if your contributions are over a number of IPs that makes it a lot harder to review them. I note that you have been a user of de.wiki since January 2005 and have made over a thousand edits to that project. We'll see what the bureaucrats decide. Even if they don't think its appropriate to do it now you can always ask again after a few months of editing as Gnom2...
WjB
scribe
12:21, 20 May 2007 (UTC)
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Reviewing the authors contributions I see no harm in giving the username to him.
=Nichalp
«Talk»=
13:54, 26 May 2007 (UTC)
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- I attest that this person is a legitimate contributor and an asset to the English Wikipedia. —
Centrx→
talk •
19:45, 31 May 2007 (UTC)
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Done
=Nichalp
«Talk»=
12:47, 2 June 2007 (UTC)
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- Thanks! --
Gnom
21:21, 2 June 2007 (UTC)
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Warren ← Warrens
Hopefully a simple enough request. I may as well go with the name that I sign my comments with. Thanks for the consideration. :-)
-/-
Warren
20:17, 28 May 2007 (UTC)
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- Note:
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The target username meets the requirements for usurpation.
- Done
Secretlondon
22:01, 9 June 2007 (UTC)
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Ghaag ← Ghaag-user
- Note:
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The target username meets the requirements for usurpation.
- Note: This request was made a month ago and declined see
entry in archives.
WjB
scribe
14:57, 30 May 2007 (UTC)
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- Done The argument was over whether the talk page should have the notice on. It had the notice so I've done the rename.
Secretlondon
22:05, 9 June 2007 (UTC)
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Rfortner ← Rfortner2
- This user is an established user on de: and fr: and has interwiki links between all current accounts, confirming that the request does come from the same user.
Warofdreams
talk
17:41, 30 May 2007 (UTC)
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- Note:
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The target username meets the requirements for usurpation.
- –
WjB
scribe
15:19, 30 May 2007 (UTC)
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- Done
Secretlondon
22:07, 9 June 2007 (UTC)
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- Thanks a lot! ;-) --
Rfortner
22:12, 9 June 2007 (UTC)
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Miranda ← Real96
- Miranda is my first name and I have filed requests on .es, .commons, .simple to ursurp my name to Miranda. Also, Real96 is very close to
Rory096. Thanks.
Real96
18:09, 31 May 2007 (UTC)
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- Note:
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The target username meets the requirements for usurpation.
- Erm. We don't vote here - and we only usurp accounts that have no edits..
Secretlondon
22:20, 9 June 2007 (UTC)
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- Done
Secretlondon
22:19, 9 June 2007 (UTC)
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Quizimodo ← Quizatz Haderach
- Note:
- The target account has edits but has consented to the usurpation
- The target account has not chosen any particular name to be renamed to
- As the target account has consented to this usurpation, it need not wait the full 7 day period.
- –
WjB
scribe
02:32, 7 June 2007 (UTC)
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- Comment The 3rd note/symbol above indicates (I think) '[t]he current owner of the target username does not have an email address specified', but I e-mailed Quizimodo last evening (?). Please clarify
Quizatz Haderach
02:38, 7 June 2007 (UTC)
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- Sorry, wasn't thinking - actually the standard template isn't that useful, I've changed it for more useful information.
WjB
scribe
02:47, 7 June 2007 (UTC)
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- OK. Thanks.
Quizatz Haderach
02:49, 7 June 2007 (UTC)
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- Done
Secretlondon
21:57, 9 June 2007 (UTC)
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Slakr ← Koder
- Two reasons, 1: some random person already registered 'koder' on freenode long ago, so it's potentially confusing; and 2: I've needed to change my overall nickname for a
long time. :P I added a new section for today's date, too, so if I got the "no earlier than" date wrong, feel free to slap me for it. ;) Thanks a million. --
koder
04:52, 2 June 2007 (UTC)
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- Note:
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The target username meets the requirements for usurpation.
- –
WjB
scribe
04:54, 2 June 2007 (UTC)
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- Done
Secretlondon
22:29, 15 June 2007 (UTC)
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S ← Seed 2.0
I originally chose this username because all the user IDs I commonly use on other websites were already taken, including
Seed (which isn't usurpable). Personally, I like The Roots and the song I
share a username with but I have to admit it is pretty explicit which is also the reason why I'd prefer to change it. Since Eagle 101
withdrew his request, I'm asking to usurp
S. Thank you.
Seed
2.0
11:19, 4 June 2007 (UTC)
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- Note:
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The target username meets the requirements for usurpation.
- –
WjB
scribe
11:22, 4 June 2007 (UTC)
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- Done and old account recreated. I would have emailed the password for the old account to you but you don't have email set.
Secretlondon
22:40, 15 June 2007 (UTC)
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F ← WP
- Note:
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The target username meets the requirements for usurpation.
- –
WjB
scribe
15:59, 5 June 2007 (UTC)
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- Done
Secretlondon
22:56, 15 June 2007 (UTC)
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Octane ← Blast san
- Note:
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The target username meets the requirements for usurpation.
- Done
Secretlondon
15:31, 25 June 2007 (UTC)
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Billy ← Billy227
- Note:
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The target username meets the requirements for usurpation.
- The user creation log is only a couple of years old I think, any account created before the log existed won't show up (though the account will still be on the list of users).
WjB
scribe
11:02, 20 June 2007 (UTC)
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- Done
Secretlondon
15:46, 25 June 2007 (UTC)
reply
Breno ← Bren ******
- Note:
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The target username meets the requirements for usurpation.
- –
WjB
scribe
02:30, 6 June 2007 (UTC)
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Done --
Cecropia
02:33, 25 June 2007 (UTC)
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Shalom ← YechielMan
Regarding the significance of this name, see
Shalom.
Yechiel
Man
18:08, 6 June 2007 (UTC)
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- Note:
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The target username meets the requirements for usurpation.
- –
WjB
scribe
18:11, 6 June 2007 (UTC)
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Done --
Cecropia 02:34, 25 June 2007 (UTC)
Thank you!
Yechiel
Man
02:41, 25 June 2007 (UTC)
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Chris G ← Lwarf
- Note:
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The target username meets the requirements for usurpation.
- –
WjB
scribe
14:33, 10 June 2007 (UTC)
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Done --
Cecropia
02:42, 25 June 2007 (UTC)
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Son ← Myselfalso
- Note:
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The target username meets the requirements for usurpation.
Done --
Cecropia
03:35, 25 June 2007 (UTC)
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Spark ← *Spark*
- Note:
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The target username meets the requirements for usurpation.
- –
WjB
scribe
19:43, 13 June 2007 (UTC)
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Done --
Cecropia
03:36, 25 June 2007 (UTC)
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Kiran ← Kiran90
- Note:
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The target username meets the requirements for usurpation.
- –
WjB
scribe
11:03, 20 June 2007 (UTC)
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- Done --
Cecropia
18:06, 28 June 2007 (UTC)
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Simsarmy ← Simsarmy1
- Note:
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The target username meets the requirements for usurpation.
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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 user requesting the usurpation has about 20 edits to the project, their first edits were in March 2006 to
The Sims 2.
- –
WjB
scribe
11:23, 20 June 2007 (UTC)
reply
- Done --
Cecropia
18:09, 28 June 2007 (UTC)
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Radius ← Ray_Spalding
- Note:
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The target username meets the requirements for usurpation.
- Done --
Cecropia
18:12, 28 June 2007 (UTC)
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I ← Alcemáe
- Note:
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The target username meets the requirements for usurpation.
- –
WjB
scribe
21:54, 23 June 2007 (UTC)
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- Done --
Cecropia
16:01, 30 June 2007 (UTC)
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SJP ← Sir james paul
- Note:
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The target username meets the requirements for usurpation.
- –
WjB
scribe
01:37, 24 June 2007 (UTC)
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- Done --
Cecropia
03:28, 6 July 2007 (UTC)
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Axt ← Likedeeler
- Note:
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The target username meets the requirements for usurpation.
- –
WjB
scribe
20:51, 24 June 2007 (UTC)
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- Done --
Cecropia
03:30, 6 July 2007 (UTC)
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Parabellum ← Parrabellum
- Note:
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The target username meets the requirements for usurpation.
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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 account requesting the rename has just under 50 edits but has been contributing steadily since March 2006.
- –
WjB
scribe
14:54, 25 June 2007 (UTC)
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- Done --
Cecropia
03:31, 6 July 2007 (UTC)
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T ← FireSpike
- Note:
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The target username meets the requirements for usurpation.
- –
WjB
scribe
14:12, 27 June 2007 (UTC)
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- Thanks for creating that shortcut, Greeves! --(
Review Me)
R
Parlate
Contribs
@ (Let's Go Yankees!)
14:24, 27 June 2007 (UTC)
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- No problem!
Greeves (
talk •
contribs)
17:05, 27 June 2007 (UTC)
reply
- Done --
Cecropia
03:34, 6 July 2007 (UTC)
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Psychless ← The Psychless
- Note:
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The target username meets the requirements for usurpation.
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This username has not been checked by an
administrator for
deleted contributions.
-
The current owner of the target username has an email address set, and an email has been sent by a clerk or bureaucrat to notify them of this request.
- The current username is three months old.
- — Carl (
CBM ·
talk)
19:17, 22 June 2007 (UTC)
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- Can you login as the other account and comment here?
Secretlondon
15:47, 25 June 2007 (UTC)
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- I would if I remembered the password to the account. I don't recall the account having an email, but apparently it did. I do not remember which email address it used, but it's apparently not my current one.
Psych
less
18:54, 25 June 2007 (UTC)
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Not done -- no further response >10 days later, so closing --
Cecropia
20:55, 7 July 2007 (UTC)
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- Done -- per analysis by WjBscribe --
Cecropia
00:44, 8 July 2007 (UTC)
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Panda ← Apanda
- Note:
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The target username meets the requirements for usurpation.
- –
WjB
scribe
21:49, 27 June 2007 (UTC)
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-
Clerk note: We usually reverse usurp for "established users." Now Apanda created the account and had an edit in September, but really didn't start to edit until May. Do we go with the date of the creation of the account, or since they began to edit? ~
Wikihermit
02:04, 28 June 2007 (UTC)
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Apanda's been editing quite solidly for over a month and created his account last September. He's made nearly 400 edits. I would have thought its fine - but it is a borderline case and the crat who reviews the request will have to whether in their discretion that's sufficiently established.
WjB
scribe
02:34, 28 June 2007 (UTC)
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- If it matters when I began to edit, I made edits using IP address 128.12.179.47 before I knew that you could create a user name (first edit 12 November 2005). Then I also made edits with IP address 72.25.91.86 in July 2006, and have forgotten to sign in a few times and edited with IP addresses 68.183.197.114 and 66.245.255.28. Is there some way to replace the IP addresses with my username?
apanda
15:22, 28 June 2007 (UTC)
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- No, but if you post the contribs to those accounts it would probably help --
ʇuǝɯɯoɔ
ɐqǝɟ
15:26, 28 June 2007 (UTC)
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- ??? "post the contribs to those account" ???
apanda
15:28, 28 June 2007 (UTC)
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Done -- but please blank the already existing talk page if it's there and create your own --
Cecropia
20:59, 7 July 2007 (UTC)
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L ← Feba
- Note:
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The target username meets the requirements for usurpation.
- –
WjB
scribe
11:05, 28 June 2007 (UTC)
reply
Done --
Cecropia
21:02, 7 July 2007 (UTC)
reply
דוד ← DMTsurel
DMTsurel
09:58, 22 June 2007 (UTC)
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- Note:
- Although the target account has edits, it has consented to being renamed -
[1]
- The target account has not chosen any particular name to renamed to
- –
WjB
scribe
12:20, 22 June 2007 (UTC)
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- I'm not comfortable with renaming users on the English language wikipedia to untypable (and in many cases undisplayable) usernames. I'm not doing any until SUL comes in, if it ever does. Usernames displaying as squares breaks things for many users, the only benefit is a minor one to the user account renamed. I don't see the balance to be beneficial to the project.
Secretlondon
15:05, 25 June 2007 (UTC)
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- Also, this name looks a lot like the word Tit, i'm surprised that isnt a violation of username policy.
Matt/TheFearow
(Talk)
(Contribs)
(Bot)
05:01, 1 July 2007 (UTC)
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- Secretlondon: I understand in the past users with non-English usernames were blocked, but a sysop made it clear to me this is not the policy anymore. I want this usurpation so that my username will be the same in all wikimedia projects.
- TheFearow: this is simply the name David in Hebrew. It has nothing to do with the word tit.
DMTsurel
08:09, 1 July 2007 (UTC)
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- I think you need to engage the current user with this name to find out what name he wants to be renamed to, so this can go forward. --
Cecropia
03:25, 6 July 2007 (UTC)
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- Please change my username to
user:dvd13.
דוד
01:24, 8 July 2007 (UTC)
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If a bureaucrat decides to perform this requests - links taking into account the requested names are below.
WjB
scribe
14:59, 8 July 2007 (UTC)
reply
(
rename דוד to Dvd13) (
rename DMTsurel to דוד)
- Done -- Thank you, "old" DMTsurel for your patience, "new" Dvd13 for your generosity, and WjBscribe for making it easy. :) --
Cecropia
14:49, 9 July 2007 (UTC)
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Lights ← Mystytopia
Note: This is my second rename.
Reason: Current username is simalar to "
Migospia".
Cheers,
Mystytopia
19:21, 30 June 2007 (UTC)
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- Note:
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The target username meets the requirements for usurpation.
—
Qst
20:30, 30 June 2007 (UTC)
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- Done --
Cecropia
14:56, 9 July 2007 (UTC)
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Skander ← Skander (usurper)
- Note:
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The target username meets the requirements for usurpation.
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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.
- Please also sign this request with
User:Skander (usurper)
- It may also be helpful if you could make an edit with your Dutch Wikipedia account confirming that its is
User:Salaskan on the English Wikipedia and link us to that edit
- –
WjB
scribe
16:07, 29 June 2007 (UTC)
reply
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Confirmed with my Dutch Wikipedia account, and signed here with the usurper:
Skander (usurper)
21:03, 29 June 2007 (UTC)
reply
Done --
Cecropia
04:04, 10 July 2007 (UTC)
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HarrisonB ← HB4026
- Note:
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The target username meets the requirements for usurpation.
- –
WjB
scribe
13:04, 30 June 2007 (UTC)
reply
- Done --
Cecropia
14:54, 9 July 2007 (UTC)
reply
Thanks
Harrison-HB4026
01:27, 10 July 2007 (UTC)
reply
Keyser Söze ← Kaizersoze
- Note:
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The target username meets the requirements for usurpation.
— The Sunshine Man is now
Qst
14:28, 1 July 2007 (UTC)
reply
- Done --
Cecropia
04:06, 10 July 2007 (UTC)
reply
Mau_db ← Transitional
- Note:
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The target username meets the requirements for usurpation.
Clerk note:-The requesting users only has two edits, both related to the usurpation. --(
Review Me)
R
you talking to me?
Contribs
@ (Let's Go Yankees!)
17:17, 1 July 2007 (UTC)
reply
Note: Mau_db was created by me in may, but I did a mistake writing a wrong e-mail address during the registration. Please see
here and
here. I'm a contributor from it.wiki, my user page is
[2]. Thank you --
Transitional
17:25, 1 July 2007 (UTC)
reply
- Done --
Cecropia
04:08, 10 July 2007 (UTC)
reply
B ← BigDT
- Note:
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The target username meets the requirements for usurpation.
- –
WjB
scribe
02:15, 29 June 2007 (UTC)
reply
- Comment: In before Greeve mentions
WP:SLG :D -
ʇuǝɯɯoɔ
ɐqǝɟ
07:40, 29 June 2007 (UTC)
reply
- Comment: Soon
SLG will be more well-known than this usurpation request page itself!! —
«
ANIMUM
»
13:35, 29 June 2007 (UTC)
reply
- Done --
Andre (
talk)
23:40, 12 July 2007 (UTC)
reply
Dreadstar ← Dreadlocke
- Note:
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The target username meets the requirements for usurpation.
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This username has not been checked by an
administrator for
deleted contributions.
-
The current owner of the target username has an email address set, and an email has been sent by a clerk or bureaucrat to notify them of this request.
–
Qst
Talk
20:32, 6 July 2007 (UTC)
reply
-
Clerk note: The target account has responded upon receipt of the email and confirmed that they are happy to be renamed to a generic username so Dreadlocke can use the name
[3].
WjB
scribe
22:11, 6 July 2007 (UTC)
reply
- Done --
Andre (
talk)
23:34, 12 July 2007 (UTC)
reply
Ben Tillman ← darkliight
- Note:
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The target username meets the requirements for usurpation.
Clerk note: Can you sign this request while logged in as
User:Ben Tillman to confirm that account is yours?
WjB
scribe
21:20, 12 July 2007 (UTC)
reply
- Sure.
Ben Tillman
22:30, 12 July 2007 (UTC)
reply
- Done --
Andre (
talk)
23:27, 12 July 2007 (UTC)
reply
Thejerm ← Thejermdotorg
- Note:
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The target username meets the requirements for usurpation.
—
Qst
14:55, 5 July 2007 (UTC)
reply
- Done --
Andre (
talk)
07:35, 13 July 2007 (UTC)
reply
Josh ← Joshua Oreman
- FYI - A usurpation request was made for
User:Jpgordon -> Josh on Jan 31
[4], but Jpgordon cancelled his request. The note on
User talk:Josh is from this old request.
Josh
23:20, 8 July 2007 (UTC)
reply
- Note:
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The target username meets the requirements for usurpation.
Clerk note:This request may be able to be done right away, since the other account has technically had over 6 months to respond (from the old request).
R
Parlate
Contribs
@ (Let's Go Yankees!)
23:23, 8 July 2007 (UTC)
reply
- (edit conflict) You're too fast with that template!
Greeves (
talk •
contribs)
23:24, 8 July 2007 (UTC)
reply
- Done --
Andre (
talk)
07:38, 13 July 2007 (UTC)
reply
Mav ← Maveric149
- Note:
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The target username meets the requirements for usurpation.
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The current owner of the target username has an email address set, and an email has been sent by a clerk or bureaucrat to notify them of this request.
-
Greeves (
talk •
contribs)
14:06, 3 July 2007 (UTC)
reply
- Email address enabled for 'user:mav' account. BTW, I'll still have my original (maveric149) UID of 62, right? If not, then I'm not sure if I want to go through with this. --
mav
03:21, 4 July 2007 (UTC)
reply
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Clerk note: I have sent the standard usurpation email. --
Nick—
Contact/
Contribs
03:51, 4 July 2007 (UTC)
reply
- Update:
Maveric149 (
talk ·
contribs) replied to my email sent to
Mav (
talk ·
contribs) confirming that they control the account and consent to usurpation. --
Nick—
Contact/
Contribs
07:39, 7 July 2007 (UTC)
reply
- Not done - mav, I don't know whether you'll keep your UID or not. Maybe ask a developer. --
Cecropia
04:10, 10 July 2007 (UTC)
reply
Note - per
Redux
here it appears that the UID does transfer when an account is renamed. I will ask
Maveric149 to confirm whether they still wish to be renamed.
WjB
scribe
21:27, 12 July 2007 (UTC)
reply
- Yes, please go ahead. --
mav
11:53, 13 July 2007 (UTC)
reply
- Done --
Andre (
talk)
16:31, 13 July 2007 (UTC)
reply
- Thank you! :) --
mav
20:08, 13 July 2007 (UTC)
reply
Reinis ← Fatalis
Fatalis
09:28, 7 July 2007 (UTC)
reply
- Note:
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The target username meets the requirements for usurpation.
-
The current owner of the target username has an email address set, and an email has been sent by a clerk or bureaucrat to notify them of this request. --
Chris
g
10:08, 7 July 2007 (UTC)
reply
- Done --
Andre (
talk)
00:31, 14 July 2007 (UTC)
reply
J ← Justen
- Note:
Clerk note:-And once you're done, you can join
WP:SLG :).
R
Parlate
Contribs
@ (Let's Go Yankees!)
16:10, 7 July 2007 (UTC)
reply
- Done --
Andre (
talk)
00:31, 14 July 2007 (UTC)
reply
- Thank you, Andre!
j
talk
11:29, 14 July 2007 (UTC)
reply
Owen ← Sarge Baldy
- Note:
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The target username meets the requirements for usurpation.
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The current owner of the target username does not have an email address specified. --
Chris
g
06:11, 8 July 2007 (UTC)
reply
- Done --
Andre (
talk)
01:16, 15 July 2007 (UTC)
reply
Halo2 ← Halo2020
- The only reason I have never created an account was because this username was taken. If I have to create an account I will, but I thought I'd first try this way, as the account has never been used in 18 months. I've had various IP's this year (5 I think) and edited with most of them. Even if it's denied please tell me if I can sign-up and then usurpate later. Thanks --
81.179.123.35
10:23, 8 July 2007 (UTC)
reply
-
Clerk note: Sorry you need to have an account to be able to userp someone elses account create one and then we'll see what we can do. --
Chris
g
10:28, 8 July 2007 (UTC)
reply
- Thanks for the infomation. Will I just need to change the above or start a new usurpation request? --
81.179.123.35
10:31, 8 July 2007 (UTC)
reply
- Sure, Can't see any reason why you can't change the above. --
Chris
g
10:49, 8 July 2007 (UTC)
reply
- Done. Thanks for the information again. --
Halo2020
Talk
11:26, 8 July 2007 (UTC)
reply
- Note:
-
The target username meets the requirements for usurpation.
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The current owner of the target username does not have an email address specified. --
Chris
g
11:28, 8 July 2007 (UTC)
reply
-
Clerk note: The account requesting the usurpation is very new (created for the purpose of making this request) and usurpation is generally reserved for established users. However, there is evidence that the editor has made substantial contribitions to Wikipedia under various IP addresses - for example it seems he made over 100 as
User:81.179.123.35. Information about the other IPs would be useful but it seems to me likely the requester would make good use of the name (the reason for restricting usurpation to established users)...
WjB
scribe
14:42, 8 July 2007 (UTC)
reply
- Done --
Andre (
talk)
01:16, 15 July 2007 (UTC)
reply
U ← Wyv
- Note:
- Done --
Andre (
talk)
02:06, 16 July 2007 (UTC)
reply
- Wow, that was shockingly fast! Thank you! --
Up
to no good.
02:10, 16 July 2007 (UTC)
reply
O ← vishwin60
- Note
-
As this account has made an edit, it does not meet the present requirements for usurpation. Given that the sole edit was in Feb 2004
[5] and was a test edit later reverted there are no GFDL or other issues this request. A bureaucrat may be willing to perform the request as an exercise of discretion although it falls outside the Community-agreed criteria.
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The target username has no deleted edits logged since September 2006.
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The current owner of the username has been notified of this usurpation request.
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The current owner of this username does not have an email address specified.
- –
WjB
scribe
15:11, 10 July 2007 (UTC)
reply
- Done --
Andre (
talk)
00:03, 17 July 2007 (UTC)
reply
Brad ← WindsorFan
- Note:
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The target username meets the requirements for usurpation.
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The current owner of the target username does not have an email address specified.
- –
WjB
scribe
20:08, 11 July 2007 (UTC)
reply
- Done --
Andre (
talk)
07:17, 18 July 2007 (UTC)
reply
Kevin ← Kevin1243
- Note:
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The target username meets the requirements for usurpation.
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The current owner of the target username does not have an email address specified.
- –
WjB
scribe
23:23, 11 July 2007 (UTC)
reply
- Done --
Andre (
talk)
07:18, 18 July 2007 (UTC)
reply
Bob ← Thesublime514
- Note:
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The target username meets the requirements for usurpation.
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The current owner of the target username does not have an email address specified.
01:49, 11 July 2007 (UTC)
reply
Clerk note: I have notified the target account and updated the template accordingly.
WjB
scribe
01:53, 11 July 2007 (UTC)
reply
- An IP claiming to be
Bob replied on his
talk page. Seeing as how Bob still has no edits, however, might I still be able to usurp it if he consents? —
thesublime514 •
talk • 14:50, July 13, 2007 (UTC)
- But how do we know this really is Bob? The usurpation template even says that objecting means logging in and making an edit. I'd say that all this does is possibly reset the 7-day window, since the account still has no edits and no confirmed owner.
Wyv
15:30, 13 July 2007 (UTC)
reply
- Extend one week.
Andre (
talk)
07:19, 18 July 2007 (UTC)
reply
- Scratch that. Done after seeing
this.
Andre (
talk)
00:26, 19 July 2007 (UTC)
reply
Maxim ← Evilclown93
- Note:
- Done --
Andre (
talk)
23:48, 18 July 2007 (UTC)
reply
Shudde ← Shudda.nz
- Note:
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The target username meets the requirements for usurpation.
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The current owner of the target username does not have an email address specified.
- –
WjB
scribe
03:42, 12 July 2007 (UTC)
reply
- Question: If you're vanishing, why do you have such a specific request for vanished-to username?
Andre (
talk)
07:39, 13 July 2007 (UTC)
reply
- I'm not vanishing, but for privacy reasons I wish to change my username. I want this one because it is close to my current one without sacrificing privacy. -
Shudde
talk
01:31, 16 July 2007 (UTC)
reply
- Done --
Andre (
talk)
23:50, 18 July 2007 (UTC)
reply
Computer ← WOPR
I do not own
user:Computer. That user has no edits and also does not have a usercreation log implying it is well over a year old. --
Cat
chi? 16:42, 12 July 2007 (UTC)
- Note:
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The target username meets the requirements for usurpation.
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The current owner of the target username does not have an email address specified.
16:57, 12 July 2007 (UTC)
reply
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Clerk note: User has since notified the target account; template has been updated accordingly.
17:04, 12 July 2007 (UTC)
reply
- Done --
Andre (
talk)
23:54, 18 July 2007 (UTC)
reply
Isaac ← St.isaac
Please note that
User:Isaac has made an edit: over four years ago. It was a minor grammatical edit which would not cause controversy. There does not appear to have been activity on the account in the past four years.
St.isaac
20:58, 12 July 2007 (UTC)
reply
- Note:
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The target username has made edits to Wikipedia. Due to licensing concerns, this may be a barrier to usurpation.
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The target username has no deleted edits logged since September 2006.
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The current owner of the username has been notified of this usurpation request.
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The current owner of this username does not have an email address specified.
- –
WjB
scribe
21:19, 12 July 2007 (UTC)
reply
- That's a GFDL thing, right? Attribution and all that? I'm not sure if it applies in this case -- see the user's one edit, which was a simple grammatical fix that probably doesn't fall under copyright.
Andre (
talk)
23:52, 12 July 2007 (UTC)
reply
- It's a policy thing. Usurpation was controversial and it took a lot of compromise to get consensus that it should happen. The agreement reached was that any edit whatsoever would prevent usurpation. A lot of the discussion can be found at
Wikipedia talk:Usurpation and its archive. Some crats have been willing to perform these usurpations (few edits long ago, especially where there are no GFDL consequences) as an exercise of discretion, but they do not presently fall within the usurpation policy.
WjB
scribe
23:59, 12 July 2007 (UTC)
reply
- This looks like an edit with no GFDL issues so I think I'll go ahead and do it when we get to the right date.
Andre (
talk)
07:41, 13 July 2007 (UTC)
reply
- This edit, which looks like a minor spelling/grammar fix, is in fact attributable to the GNU FDL. Only vandalism, test edits, and others of that sort isn't an FDL issue.
17:13, 13 July 2007 (UTC)
reply
- It's no longer extant in the page in question, though. Doesn't that have some GFDL significance?
Andre (
talk)
17:41, 13 July 2007 (UTC)
reply
- Somebody still might be citing that revision and attributed that name.
17:57, 13 July 2007 (UTC)
reply
- Done, I find the GFDL claims here to be spurious. An edit which was merely the removal of "th" is not copyrightable, and besides it is no longer active in the article. I've carried out the rename.
Andre (
talk)
23:58, 18 July 2007 (UTC)
reply
Maarten van Emden ← Vanemden
- Note:
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The target username meets the requirements for usurpation.
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The current owner of the target username has an email address set, and an email has been sent by a clerk or bureaucrat to notify them of this request.
- --
Deskana
(talk)
23:38, 18 July 2007 (UTC)
reply
-
Bureaucrat note: The owner of the target account e-mailed me informing me both accounts are his, and he wishes for the usurpation to take place. As such... --
Deskana
(talk)
11:42, 20 July 2007 (UTC)
reply
- Done. --
Deskana
(talk)
11:42, 20 July 2007 (UTC)
reply
Picaroon ← Picaroon9288
- Well it seems it has already been Done, anyway.
Andre (
talk)
18:26, 20 July 2007 (UTC)
reply
- (edit conflict) Done already. There wasn't any need for the template, really. We're not all about red tape. --
Deskana
(talk)
18:27, 20 July 2007 (UTC)
reply
- Just for archival purposes, did the previous user of Picaroon email, or what?
Andre (
talk)
18:28, 20 July 2007 (UTC)
reply
- He came over to my house for breakfast, I broached the subject of usurping his username, and, surprise, he had no objections! :-)
Picaroon
(Talk)
18:30, 20 July 2007 (UTC)
reply
I'm taking off the template as it gives the wrong impression of the situation. For the record, the target account did have deleted edits, but those confirmed that it was indeed an alternative account of
Picaroon9288
[6].
WjB
scribe
18:31, 20 July 2007 (UTC)
reply
- I added the template just to be sure.
Rlest
18:32, 20 July 2007 (UTC)
reply
Padraig ← Padraig3uk
- Note:
- Sorry I didn't realise I had to leave a message for the user who is being usurped, I have now done so.--
padraig3uk
08:39, 14 July 2007 (UTC)
reply
- Done --
Andre (
talk)
05:32, 21 July 2007 (UTC)
reply
Sesquipedalian ← Sesquapedalian
I want to correct misspelling of my username - should be Sesquipedalian. Thanks!!
Sesquapedalian
19:09, 14 July 2007 (UTC)
reply
- Note:
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The target username meets the requirements for usurpation.
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The current owner of the target username does not have an email address specified.
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Clerk note: This is a new user requesting usurpation.
Greeves (
talk •
contribs)
19:12, 14 July 2007 (UTC)
reply
- I have left a note on
User talk:Sesquipedalian. Thanks again.
Sesquapedalian
19:39, 14 July 2007 (UTC)
reply
- Done --
Andre (
talk)
05:33, 21 July 2007 (UTC)
reply
Jeremiah ← Jgassens
- Note:
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The target username meets the requirements for usurpation.
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The current owner of the target username does not have an email address specified.
- –
WjB
scribe
23:39, 14 July 2007 (UTC)
reply
- Done --
Andre (
talk)
05:33, 21 July 2007 (UTC)
reply
Triumph ← Zolonox
- Note:
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The target username has made edits to Wikipedia. Due to licensing concerns, this may be a barrier to usurpation.
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The current owner of the username has been notified of this usurpation request.
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The current owner of this username does not have an email address specified.
- –
WjB
scribe
19:14, 15 July 2007 (UTC)
reply
Clerk note: The target username made two spam edits in September 2004 as such it falls outside the community-agreed usurpation policy. A
bureaucrat may be willing to make an exception given the edits were reverted and have no GFDL consequences.
WjB
scribe
19:14, 15 July 2007 (UTC)
reply
- Done --
Andre (
talk)
00:41, 22 July 2007 (UTC)
reply
The Doctor ← Cyanide Cocktails
- Note:
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The target username meets the requirements for usurpation.
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The current owner of the target username does not have an email address specified.
- –
WjB
scribe
06:28, 18 July 2007 (UTC)
reply
- Note to Crats - I'm going to be editing from a college campus come this fall and wanted to create an account for me to use on public computers without fear of my nice shiny admin buttons being turned to the
Dark Side. I immediately thought of the username The Doctor and was dismayed to discover it had been taken. Seeing as how it's not in use and never has been, I was hoping nobody would mind if I grabbed it. Thanks for your consideration,
Hemlock Martinis
06:41, 18 July 2007 (UTC)
reply
- Done --
Deskana
(talk)
01:29, 25 July 2007 (UTC)
reply
Heather ← Ergot
- Note:
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The target username meets the requirements for usurpation.
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The current owner of the target username does not have an email address specified.
- –
WjB
scribe
00:39, 19 July 2007 (UTC)
reply
- Done
Andre (
talk)
02:18, 26 July 2007 (UTC)
reply
- Thanks greatly!
Heather
12:13, 26 July 2007 (UTC)
reply
Wanderer ← War-hammer
- Note:
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The target username has made edits to Wikipedia that are now deleted. Usernames with only deleted edits can usually be usurped.
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The current owner of the target username does not have an email address specified.
-
The current owner of the username has been notified of this usurpation request.
-
The current owner of this username does not have an email address specified.
- –
WjB
scribe
01:58, 20 July 2007 (UTC)
reply
Clerk note. Although the target username has no edits, it made one edit (now deleted) to
Milf on July 11, 2003. The page was later redirected to
Mother I'd Like To Fuck and subsequently deleted as a broken redirect under
CSD R1. The edit was to create a stub and appears to have been in good faith. Accounts with any edits whatsoever cannot be usurped under present policy, including deleted edits. This may need some discussion.
WjB
scribe
01:58, 20 July 2007 (UTC)
reply
- What is the reason for not being able to usurp accounts with deleted edits? If they're gone, they can't have any GFDL meaning.
Andre (
talk)
02:07, 20 July 2007 (UTC)
reply
- The argument at the time the policy was being developed was they they would not be moved when the account was renamed and if undeleted would be attributed to the wrong person. Now that the rename function reattributes deleted edits as well
[7] that problem no longer arises.
WjB
scribe
02:16, 20 July 2007 (UTC)
reply
- In that case, I'm announcing my intention to perform this usurpation when the time comes, and meanwhile we should modify the policy to allow this sort of thing.
Andre (
talk)
02:20, 20 July 2007 (UTC)
reply
- Originally, deleted edits were a pain in the ass, as the
archive table was not updated during renames. If that stopped being a problem, then I see no problem with the usurpation, because AFAIK the
GFDL was the only impediment behind the reattribution of these edits. I'd make sure of this with a test account beforehand, though.
Titoxd(
?!? -
cool stuff)
02:33, 20 July 2007 (UTC)
reply
- Confirmed. Lets use the last rename as our example - it was done about an hour ago.
User:Mindys12345 became
User:Adam.J.W.C.. The deleted edits made prior to that rename are now attributed to
User:Adam.J.W.C., not
User:Mindys12345.
WjB
scribe
02:44, 20 July 2007 (UTC)
reply
- Thank you kindly one and all. I feel privileged, a precedent in the annals of Wiki history ;-)
War-hammer
03:58, 20 July 2007 (UTC)
reply
- Done --
Andre (
talk)
04:54, 27 July 2007 (UTC)
reply
- Thank you!
Wanderer
05:06, 27 July 2007 (UTC)
reply
Legend ← Reputation
- Note:
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The target username meets the requirements for usurpation.
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The current owner of the target username does not have an email address specified. --
Chris
g
04:10, 21 July 2007 (UTC)
reply
- Done --
Andre (
talk)
00:13, 28 July 2007 (UTC)
reply
Gagandeep ← Gagan Panwar
- Note:
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The target username meets the requirements for usurpation.
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The current owner of the target username does not have an email address specified.
- –
WjB
scribe
10:39, 21 July 2007 (UTC)
reply
- Done --
Andre (
talk)
00:13, 28 July 2007 (UTC)
reply
Jeremyb ← LinuxMigration
I have requested usurpation of this username once before:
Wikipedia:Changing_username/Usurpations/Rejected/1#Jeremyb ← LinuxMigration. I believe that the typical minimum 7 day waiting period between notification and usurpation is unnecessary because the user was warned for my original request and did not respond.
I was planning on waiting longer to request usurpation again, but I received a notice on my talk page today threatening blocking/forced
WP:CHU because my name does comply with the criteria at
WP:UN and therefore submit this as a possible remedy and to avoid conflict over that issue. (
diff)
--
Jeremyb
17:59, 30 July 2007 (UTC)
reply
Also, FWIW, I am quoting my original request: Jeremy and Jeremyb (with capitalization variations) have become my primary nicks on several IRC networks/other wikis/etc. And updating it: In addition, I am using
commons:user:jeremyb and plan to request the use of
m:user:jeremyb (possibly through a usurpation request to prevent confusion with the existing
m:user:jeremyB) --
Jeremyb
18:28, 30 July 2007 (UTC)
reply
- Note:
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The target username meets the requirements for usurpation.
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The current owner of the target username does not have an email address specified.
-
Ryan Postlethwaite
18:13, 30 July 2007 (UTC)
reply
-
Clerk note: - As LinuxMigration stated, he had a request rejected back in May because usurption is reserved for established users. At this point in time, LinuxMigration still has fewer than 75 edits, although he now has a significant length of time on the project, so it is within the 'crats discretion.
Ryan Postlethwaite
18:15, 30 July 2007 (UTC)
reply
- Done. --
Deskana
(banana)
18:40, 30 July 2007 (UTC)
reply
- Thanks! --
Jeremyb
18:42, 30 July 2007 (UTC)
reply
Parsifal ← Parzival418
- Note:
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The target username meets the requirements for usurpation.
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The current owner of the target username does not have an email address specified.
- –
WjB
scribe
03:57, 23 July 2007 (UTC)
reply
- Dam your fast! --
Chris
g
03:57, 23 July 2007 (UTC)
reply
- Done --
Andre (
talk)
02:46, 31 July 2007 (UTC)
reply
- Thanks for your help, much appreciated. --
Parsifal
Hello
03:43, 31 July 2007 (UTC)
reply
Anthony ← Anthony DiPierro
- Note:
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The target username meets the requirements for usurpation.
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The current owner of the target username does not have an email address specified.
- --
Deskana
(banana)
11:57, 31 July 2007 (UTC)
reply
- Done now, because the usurpation notice on the talk page was left in April, so the required seven day waiting period has been observed. --
Deskana
(banana)
12:00, 31 July 2007 (UTC)
reply
Manticore ← Lima Golf
I use this name at
Wikia, and as it was taken here, have filed this request. Thanks for your time :)
Lima Golf
Talk |
Contributions
18:49, 24 July 2007 (UTC)
reply
- Note:
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The target username meets the requirements for usurpation.
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The current owner of the target username does not have an email address specified.
- –
WjB
scribe
18:51, 24 July 2007 (UTC)
reply
- Done --
Deskana
(banana)
01:30, 1 August 2007 (UTC)
reply
Thank you! Much appreciated. --
Manticore
Talk |
Contributions
18:49, 24 July 2007 (UTC)
reply