Status:    Done Template:Renameuser2

• Datestamp: 14:30, 12 April 2013 (UTC)
• Reason: I am doing a global rename. I might have just accidentally created an account coming from it.wiki with the new name. Hope it's not a problem.

Mark91it's my world 14:30, 12 April 2013 (UTC)reply

 Done You will need to merge this account to your global account using Special:MergeAccount. Do also note your (recently renamed?) unattached account at commons. Chenzw  Talk  08:56, 14 April 2013 (UTC)reply

Status:    Not done Template:Renameuser2

• Datestamp: 19:40, 26 March 2013 (UTC)
• Reason: Partially wanting to unify my online identity slightly more, partially just not feeling like my current username; the 'Summer' account has not been used since 2008 and has zero edits.

[+piccolo] 19:40, 26 March 2013 (UTC)reply

Looking at the SUL for summer it looks like it could be many different people. There is no SUL owner. I am hesitant to move you to that name and further fragment that SUL. If any of those accounts are you then I suggest claiming the SUL and then I will move you. -DJSasso (talk) 11:43, 30 May 2013 (UTC)reply

Status:    Not done Template:Renameuser2

• Datestamp: 17:11, 16 January 2013 (UTC)
• Reason: This is a formal attempt to step back from bullying and arguing. The name wards off something bad; and it looks towards a prolonged period of peaceful work

Ansei (talk) 17:11, 16 January 2013 (UTC)reply

 Bureaucrat note: Per your comment here, I would want to put it on the record that I do not approve of the reason behind your requested rename. My opinion is that it is in the long-term interests of the wiki to decline this request at least while the dispute mentioned at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard#Bullying is still ongoing. To approve this request and, as you put it, take you "out of this arguing context", is akin to ignoring the larger issue at hand. I am not saying that other bureaucrats will definitely share my sentiments, so I will leave this open for now. Chenzw  Talk  12:20, 20 January 2013 (UTC)reply

Yes, I think I almost understand the point; however, months of experience have taught us all that patience alone is not good enough. Chenzw is wrong to trivialize a serious problem with the word "dispute". The process of changing username brings a specific focus to the need for meaningful change. Gandhi recognized that "fear has its use"; but it is not good for me nor for our SEWP project. --Ansei (talk) 19:16, 3 February 2013 (UTC)reply

I think this can be safely marked as not done now as the user is currently using a different account. Pmlineditor (t · c · l) 17:58, 21 March 2013 (UTC)reply

Status:    Not done Template:SUL2

• Datestamp: 01:58, 30 May 2013 (UTC)
• Confirmation link: here
• Reason: howdy. both user:phoebe & user:brassratgirl are me, created before the days of SUL. I'd like to merge & rename user:brassratgirl into user:phoebe, which is my current SUL account. Can sign with both accounts. user:phoebe has a couple minimal changes, but I'd like to have user:brassratgirl's edits properly attributed to me. Thanks!
• phoebe (talk) 01:58, 30 May 2013 (UTC)reply
• Phoebe (talk) 02:00, 30 May 2013 (UTC)reply

 Not done Accounts can't be merged. You can choose one of the two to be Phoebe but I can't merge the edits into a single account. -DJSasso (talk) 11:45, 30 May 2013 (UTC)reply

Status:    Done Template:Renameuser2

• Datestamp: 12:33, 27 May 2013 (UTC)
• Reason: Please change my username, I am an editor from English Wikipedia, and I request usurpation here for unified login. I am a regular editor at your projects, especially Wikipedia.

Faizan2 (talk) 12:33, 27 May 2013 (UTC)reply

 Done -DJSasso (talk) 13:45, 27 May 2013 (UTC)reply

Status:    Done Template:Renameuser2

• Datestamp: 09:50, 14 May 2013 (UTC)
• Confirmation link: here
• Reason: I'd like to rename my account to make the impending SUL merging/renaming easier. I already have the username 'Josso' on more than 10 other projects including the English and Danish Wikipedia, Wiktionary, and Wikidata. The current holder of the username hasn't made any edits, as per the public contributions-page. I already hold the SUL for both 'Josso' as well as 'Josso000' but would like to merge it all to 'Josso'.

Josso000 (talk) 09:50, 14 May 2013 (UTC)reply

 Done Make sure to attach the account in your preferences. -DJSasso (talk) 16:59, 15 May 2013 (UTC)reply

Status:    Done Template:SUL2

• Datestamp: 04:44, 5 May 2013 (UTC)
• Confirmation link: here

109.47.0.97 (talk) 04:44, 5 May 2013 (UTC)reply

Tirkon at Simple Wikipedia has the same name like me Tirkon, but is another person. He had only 4 edits on 12 June 2006 and was blocked the same day indefinitly. One of the edits was an article edit, that deleted the whole article text and was reverted a few minutes later. The other three edits were on the discussion page of other users. Because of this I got messages from other wikipedians what the hell I did on Simple Wikipedia.

I would like to add this account to my SUL - but only if I can keep my name "Tirkon", because other people know me by this name in reallife and other *.org -projects as well.

Thanks for watching

• Tirkon

Looking at the local user here, I'd say a rename is ok. Pretty much a vandalism-only account with no significant contributions that are worth attribution. Any objections, fellow crats? -Barras talk 18:39, 6 May 2013 (UTC)reply

Go for it. -DJSasso (talk) 18:43, 6 May 2013 (UTC)reply

 Done -Barras talk 19:36, 6 May 2013 (UTC)reply

Thank you to all for your fast as lightning reaction. Great service here :-) -- Tirkon (talk) 20:55, 6 May 2013 (UTC)reply

Status:    Not done Template:SUL2

• Datestamp: 04:14, 1 May 2013 (UTC)
• Confirmation link: http://hr.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Razgovor_sa_suradnikom:Kubura&diff=4077705&oldid=4077703 here

Kubura-radispajanjaračuna (talk) 04:14, 1 May 2013 (UTC)reply

My homewiki http://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suradnik:Kubura . Confirmation links . For the Single User Login, I would like to request username usurpation at your wiki for the account User:Kubura which has few edits here from two years ago.
Please rename the local account user:Kubura so that I can usurp that username and complete my SUL account. Thank You. Kubura-radispajanjaračuna (talk) 04:14, 1 May 2013 (UTC)reply

Hello, the currently existing account as quite a few edits here and not only minor edits but content work. A rename can only be done if the user agrees to it. I will leave them a notice about that. Regards, -Barras talk 10:06, 1 May 2013 (UTC)reply

I've seen those edits. I still think that it's not a barrier to usurpation here. I'm not asking to usurp the credit for his work, I'm just asking for the username. His work will still be credited to that user.

You should rename that user, because of the possible impersonation problem. I'm very known user in hr.wp and en.wp (English!) and elsewhere across Wikimedia, I'm established user, with very big editcount, my word is appreciated among my colleagues, users trust to my word.

That user with the same username appeared here in a week when I was not on Wikipedia. June 11. This is my activity on hr.wiki (see the bottom) on that week (absent June 8 - June 15). At the time that user appeared, I have been established Wikipedian for years (and sysop).

Because of that possible impersonation problem, I have been uncomfortable.

That account is a "sleeper-account": user appears very rarely. What if he appears after few years or never again? For him, Wikipedia is occasional thing. For me, it's regular thing, I'm regular author, sysop and maintainer, and established user on Wikimedian projects under the name Kubura.

That occasional user will be renamed anyway, without asking him or You (see SUL finalisation announcement). Therefore, I find that it's better that You rename that user so we can solve this issue locally. Sincere greetings, Kubura-radispajanjaračuna (talk) 01:25, 2 May 2013 (UTC)reply

That is irrelevant due to usurping rules we can't usurp a name of anyone that has major content edits. As such we wouldn't be able to usurp his account for you. When the new SUL policy goes into effect they can make whatever change they determine, but as things stand now we can not usurp. -DJSasso (talk) 11:54, 2 May 2013 (UTC)reply

Hi, everyone. Thank You for the quick replies.

I don't want to push You. We can wait two weeks (but the deadline from Meta is approaching!).

I've looked at the similar case on nl.wp, the case that user Floflo from fr.wp mentioned.

Here's what they did for fr.user Floflo.

They informed (on 10 apr 2012 ) the nl.user Floflo. They gave him two weeks for response.

After that, they renamed nl.user Floflo -> Floflo (hernoemd).(hernoemd=renamed).

Here's the user rename log of the bureaucrat (also a steward!) that renamed him:

00:52, 24 April 2012 Mathonius (Talk | contribs) renamed user Floflo to Floflo (hernoemd) (8 bewerkingen. Reden: Conform verzoek op Wikipedia:Verzoek voor hernoeming van account (oldid=30474112), zie tevens dit bericht)

The contributions of nl.user Floflo are credited to him, also after the renaming, no loss. Two major edit(s), 6 in total. Article Frans van Veen. Article history: credits given to old nl.user.

On this project, the simple.wp user has 18 edits, only 3 major, 1 blanking. That's not a lot. Similar case as Floflo.

So if no response, You can do as colleagues from nl.wiki did: they renamed the user, although he had few major edits.

The exceptions are made here. Please, no need for blindly hard sticking to the "usurping rules": they have not predicted this kind of situation. If simple.wp user Kubura wanted to be renamed, You'd rename him, without any problem. Why will that be a problem after 2 weeks? And he will be renamed on 27 May, without anyone's consent. We can wait two weeks, but please, don't be hardliner with the rules in this case. Regards, Kubura-radispajanjaračuna (talk) 01:45, 3 May 2013 (UTC)reply

But he will be effected, they won't be attributed to him under his chosen name. As I stated below they should't have renamed him at nl wiki like they did. You will be renamed in two weeks. He has had this account for years. Why you are suddenly desperate for a rename two weeks early when its likely you will have the SUL once the meta policy goes through has me suspicious about the situation. Have patience at this point. -DJSasso (talk) 11:38, 3 May 2013 (UTC)reply

Hi, DJSasso. Sorry if I made You any pressure. If You were walking in my wikishoes, You would better understand me. Greetings to all wikifellows. Bye, Kubura-radispajanjaračuna (talk) 02:40, 27 May 2013 (UTC)reply

Status:    Done Template:SUL2

• Datestamp: 09:55, 26 April 2013 (UTC)
• Confirmation link: here

213.245.109.253 (talk) 09:55, 26 April 2013 (UTC) Good morning or afternoon, I hope I publish in a right place. I wish to merge the account below with my SUL account Floflo, home-wiki: Fr if it is possible. Thank you by advance.reply

Unfortunately that account has edits so it can't be Usurped. -DJSasso (talk) 12:26, 26 April 2013 (UTC)reply

I'm surprised: in previous requests on other projects, in that case, bureaucrats used to leave a message on the talk page and merged while no answer within 2 weeks. Has this project not accepted such a method or shall I ask for a merger in an other place? Floflo, 13:22, 26 April 2013 (UTC)

I can let other 'crats comment but the rules surrounding usurping accounts (for all WMF wikis) are such that the 'crats on other wikis should not have made the change. We can possibly make an exception, but for that I need other 'crats input. -DJSasso (talk) 15:32, 26 April 2013 (UTC)reply

I don't think there is a particularly strong barrier to usurpation here. The account that is to be usurped has made only 3 edits which are non-significant in nature. Chenzw  Talk  16:30, 26 April 2013 (UTC)reply

Ok for the rules: it's my mistake, I read them but thought I read "no major changes or log entries" which is not the same that "no changes or major log entries", I admit it... Anyway I'm still surprised because until now I had never been told this (see for example this request on nl.wp). Just do as you decide but don't worry for me, I don't want to break the rules (or make you break them). Many thanks, Floflo, 19:03, 26 April 2013 (UTC)

Only three minor edits were made quite some time ago. For me it would be ok to usurp that account (after informing the current account holder on their talk page and giving them some time to reply). -Barras talk 12:57, 28 April 2013 (UTC)reply

Since there seem to be no objections here, I've now informed the user about the request here. We will give him seven days to react. If they don't reject the rename, I will move the account away. Regards, -Barras talk 18:28, 30 April 2013 (UTC)reply

• After seven days waiting and no objections I've  renamed Floflo. -Barras talk 17:28, 8 May 2013 (UTC)reply

I thank you very much for the renaming Barras. Greetings from the French Alps =) --Floflo (talk) 19:11, 9 May 2013 (UTC)reply