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June 2026 (UTC). — Purge this page Shortcuts WP:RFAWP:RFA WP:RFXWP:RFX Requests for adminship (RfA) is one of two processes by which the Wikipedia community...

Early 2003 from User:NoSeptember/RfA_chronological Notes Online only. By 2015 admins had started deleting "NotNow" RFAs which artificially reduces the unsuccessful...

WP:RFA/NWP:RFA/N WP:RFA/NOMWP:RFA/NOM WP:RFA/nominateWP:RFA/nominate To nominate yourself or another editor for adminship, you must first create an RfA subpage...

This page aims to list not just every RFA that happened this year so far or the four years before, but also lots of characteristics about them and the...

For almost as long as the Request for Adminship (RfA) process has existed, there has been significant desire to change it. The many requests for comments...

Controversial RFA Contribute   —   Share this  PDF download  E-mail  Mastodon  LinkedIn  Facebook  X (Twitter)  Bluesky  Reddit By Ral315 Editor's note:...

RFA reform Contribute   —   Share this  PDF download  E-mail  Mastodon  LinkedIn  Facebook  X (Twitter)  Bluesky  Reddit By YechielMan In the last two...

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Shortcuts WP:RfA/CWP:RfA/C WP:RFA2011/CLERKSWP:RFA2011/CLERKS This project is divided into sub pages in order to keep discussions focused and on track...

Shortcut WP:RFA/RADICALWP:RFA/RADICAL This project is divided into sub pages in order to keep discussions focused and on track. Read the main page first...

This is a guide to current practice at Wikipedia's requests for adminship (RfA) process, a mechanism by which the Wikipedia community decides who will become...

Reporting statistics of link rfa.org; 15 records. rfa.org: Linksearch en (insource) - meta - de - fr - simple - wikt:en - wikt:fr • Spamcheck • blacklist...

showing their expertise in maintenance, policies, and content creation. The RfA process assesses not only a candidate's editing skills, but also examines...

RFA and open proxies Contribute   —   Share this  PDF download  E-mail  Mastodon  LinkedIn  Facebook  X (Twitter)  Bluesky  Reddit By Sr13 During the...

an WP:RFA process modeled on WP:RFC might look. Please discuss at the talk page or make improvements by editing this page. See also Wikipedia:RFA as RFC/Werdna...

unopposed RfA Extraordinary Writ – 248 in support JPxG – 248 in support Firefly – 246 in support, 3rd highest unopposed RFA, highest unanimous RFA Can't sleep...

Move all optional questions to the RFA's talk page and allow threaded discussion as is normal on talk pages, as opposed to the ask, answer, discuss elsewhere...

RFAs   11–15 successful RFAs   16–20 successful RFAs   21–25 successful RFAs   26–30 successful RFAs   31–35 successful RFAs   36–40 successful RFAs   41–50...

Surge in RFA promotions—a sign of lasting change?: A close look at the history of approving administrators on English Wikipedia, and a roundup of news...

Wales – RfA is a horrible and broken process – Necessary reading User:ErrantX/Essays/RFA Study – Survey on the RfA experience Kudpung's RfA criteria...

deleted articles. That said, if you didn't already know that, put off your RfA, as it almost certainly won't be successful yet. WilyD 07:05, 7 February...

2008 (201) 2007 (408) 2006 (353) 2005 (387) 2004 (240) 2003 (123) Wikipedia:RFA by month: Chart showing successful requests for adminship on Wikipedia....

parallel method of RfA. The second proposal is my original proposal which was designed as a Pre-RfA system. The parallel method of RfA would begin much...

articles Reforming RfA Will the new RfA reform come to the rescue of administrators? 16 May 2024 Jimbo's NFT, new arbs, fixing RfA, and financial statements...

the long-running disputes that have characterised attempts to reform the RfA process on the English Wikipedia, the German Wikipedia's tradition of making...

Danny's is one of only three RFAs to pass with below 70% support, the others being Ryulong's 3rd RFA and Carnildo's 3rd RFA). However, bureaucrat Rdsmith4...

norm at RFA; and I'm happy to see the drop in unsuccessful RFAs, as I hope it's largely the consequence of changes such as semi-protecting WP:RFA and other...

This is what I propose. Make RFA a "two-part" process where the first part is a "Q&A" session, where basically there is no !voting, and only questions...

Guide to deletion (glossary) Help, my article got nominated for deletion! RFA Mollusc (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs |...

don't vote on Wikipedia, but try to reach consensus. That should apply to RFA as well as other areas. Crotalus horridus (TALK • CONTRIBS) 20:16, 17 January...

phase of RfA Review. We hope you'll take the time to respond to our questions in order to give us further understanding of what you think of the RfA process...

but it is an encyclopaedic subject. For example, run a Google search on "RFA Fort Rosalie" and there are 543 results, although a number of those are Wikipedia...

would you close This Rfa?---Balloonman NO! I'm Spartacus! 14:21, 1 April 2011 (UTC) i. If promoted, how would you close this RFA? Useight (talk) 18:33...

Guide to deletion (glossary) Help, my article got nominated for deletion! RFA Growler (1890) (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch |...

WP:RFAADVICE RFA: Everymorning Apr 2015 RFA: Jakec Mar 2015 RFA: EuroCarGT Feb 2015 RFA: Fenix down Feb 2015 RFA: Cadillac000 Feb 2015 RFA: SarekOfVulcan...

removal) of administrator rights almost since the beginning of the on-wiki RFA process. The length of this debate demonstrates that at least a sizable number...

While declining RfA figures have been noted for quite some time, 2011, particularly from August on, has seen some very significant downturns, including...

FormalDude The recent RfA of ScottishFinnishRadish saw 331 votes with 72% supporting his becoming an admin, making it the fifth most attended RfA since 2006. Here's...

talk page. Why do you want to be an administrator? As with Rory's recent RfA, I am not desperate for, nor do I "need" the sysop tools. However, if I'm...

contribs · blocks · protections · deletions · page moves · rights · RfA) – I have been a Wikipedian for more than twelve years now, and an admin...

The WikiProject Administrator RFA !voting criteria asks a !voter to mentally classify the RFA candidate into one of three groups. A straight support expresses...

Shortcut WP:RTPCWP:RTPC As WT:RFA (Requests for adminship) has so many contributors that posting there is like shouting into a wind tunnel, a few editors...

comment/BASC reform 2014 Wikipedia:RFA reform Wikipedia:RfA reform 2012 Wikipedia:RfA reform (continued) Wikipedia:RFC on RFA Reform Wikipedia:RFC reform Wikipedia:User...

more. The actual RfA can be a challenge – some people are sure to oppose; there are even editors who systematically oppose every RfA, but don't worry...

RfA trend line haruspicy: fact or fancy?: Don't be dumb, says math whiz: avoid the gambler's fallacy. Illustrated for your pleasure. ← Back to Contents...

successful RFA's for 2019 are.... Enterprisey JJMC89 Congratulations! To the two users who had a successful RFA! Even if you don't succed an RFA you can...

the BOTTOM of this list. User:Useight/RFA Review - added by Useight at 23:01, 12 June 2008 (UTC) User:KojiDude/RfA Review added by Koji†Dude (C) at 00:47...

voluntarily submitted to a recall process in the form of an RFA. The result of the RFA was unsuccessful, and led to Herostratus's resignation from adminship...

RFAs   6–10 successful RFAs   11–15 successful RFAs   16–20 successful RFAs   21–25 successful RFAs   26–30 successful RFAs   31–35 successful RFAs   36–40...

with RfA were identified during Phase 1 of the RfA review process, which concluded on September 29. According to the main page of the 2021 RfA review...

How do we fix RfA inactivity?: It has been well documented that less and less new Requests for adminship are being filed. Are there simply too many disagreeing...

elsewhere. Also this week: From the editor — Admin desysopped — BLP, revisited — RFA suspended — GFDL Government photos — WikiWorld — News and notes — Features...

there's another RfA about to come forward? With zero RfAs in January, this year looks more like 2016 than 2017 according to Wikipedia:RFA by month. If we...

are a voter at RfA, the admins' and other users' comments reveal much about the situation and perhaps you may like to read Advice for RfA voters. With comments...

filed an RFA, which was unsuccessful. It would be good to have external opinions on whether I've addressed the opposes and neutrals at my RFA. I'm filing...

like Wikipedia ... or to watch cat videos.) The Request for Adminship (RfA) process has played a role in making the English Wikipedia what it is, but...

second RFA to use such a process, after Danny's in April). In all, the request took over a week to decide. Note: Due to delay, the full story on the RfA closure...

and Kudpung The number of admins promotions via RfA per year since 2002 Related articles Reforming RFA Administrator cadre continues to contract 31 July...

though an unsuccessful RFA, and was told to try an editor review, so I want some feedback on my editing so I can have a successful RFA, and become a better...

division clarified its position that access to deleted revisions required an RFA or RFA-identical process; therefore AUSC committee appointments were not open...

present data, to try to get more people involved, and to experiment with trial RFA formats for 3 months. The board would have no authority to promote admins...

occasionally helping out to edit a few more articles there. I am not considering a RfA until at least two to four months, as I still could do with a bit more experience...

WP:RFA2021WP:RFA2021 The last comprehensive examination of our Requests for Adminship (RfA) system occurred in 2015. Nearly 6 years later there has been lots of discussion...

for RfA. You act as if users that would apply for this unbundled right would just be satisfied with what they're doing and wouldn't run for RfA just...

One of the most prominent problems at RFA today, which indubitably contributes, at least in part, to the declining number of users applying to be and...

rights · RfA) - Ladies and gentlemen, allow me to introduce myself. You probably know me from Wikipedia:Highly Active Users or have seen me around WP:RFA. I...

process. The community appoints administrators through a process known as RfA. A number of recent discussions and a lengthening list of Former administrators...

RfA candidates. User:Balloonman/RfA Criteria User:Chetblong/RFA-standards User:Danntm/RFA User:Dar-Ape/GS#RfA_standards User:Dihydrogen Monoxide/RfA criteria...

logs · block log · lu · rfa · rfb · arb · rfc · lta · socks) Beit Or (talk · contribs · count · logs · block log · lu · rfa · rfb · arb · rfc · lta ·...

current problems. Editors proposed statements about the Request for Adminship (RfA) process, which the community debated in separate sections, focusing on problems...

RfAs: An interview with Guy Macon: A Wikipedia editor reflects on his recent RfA and the health issues that became part of it. ← Back to Contents View Latest...

it's a housekeeping deletion. --Coredesat 21:55, 18 November 2006 (UTC) RFA Wave Knight (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs |...

license for use on Wikipedia and elsewhere. Also this week: Board elections — RFA and open proxies — WikiWorld — News and notes — Features and admins — Technology...

hundredfold increase in the number of editors. Wikipedia has outgrown the RFA process, which no longer is effective in either (a) selecting the best people...

successfully—I'm working on it!), but seeing what many users go through in RFA, I am not considering a rerun anytime soon :). So how am I doing? Airplaneman...

The main reason people do not wish to run for RfA is fear. Therefore we should have a pre-RfA process that should get constructive feedback and does not...

Wikipedia:Bureaucrats' noticeboard/RfA Report and the condition that Tangobot will not recreate the pages. Everyone is constantly saying how RFA is not a vote. But guess...

make a statement when closing this "RFA" to clarify my thoughts. It is my opinion that the outcome of this "RFA" is that it is an obvious success. It...

A summary of the conclusions reached follows. The 2021 re-examination of RFA has been completed. 23 (plus 2 variants) ideas were proposed. Over 200 editors...

his adminship, it became the second-most supported RFA after Phaedriel's, and the most opposed RFA, with 118 users in opposition (the next-closest are...

Phoenix2 (talk · contribs) I'd like to be reviewed because I had an obviously premature RFA go miserably here. I'd like some direction and feedback as to where I'm going...

Ral315 Also this week: From the editor — Admin desysopped — BLP, revisited — RFA suspended — GFDL Government photos — WikiWorld — News and notes — Features...

Wikipedia has reached 62,000 articles. Also this week: Board elections — RFA and open proxies — WikiWorld — News and notes — Features and admins — Technology...

The deprecation of Persondata; RfA – A broken process; Complaints from users on Swedish Wikipedia: Since the dawn of Wikipedia, or at least since 22 December...

Delete (uncontested). Tikiwont (talk) 19:08, 6 October 2012 (UTC) RFA Brambleleaf (A91) → RFA Brambleleaf (1959) (links to redirect • history •...

adminship (or RfA) is the process by which administrators are selected by the community, (theoretically) via the process of consensus. However, the RfA process...

Ingram – Reynolds – RFA Appleleaf – RFA Bacchus – RFA Bayleaf – RFA Cherryleaf – RFA Fort Rosalie – RFA Olna – RFA Orangeleaf – RFA Reliant – Rhea – Rhesus...

for not considering RFA as a formal 'vote' at the moment is because of these frivolous concerns - for example, if the current RFA was a 'vote' then a...

de-adminship – February 2010 Amendment of successful RFA closures – May 2009 User:EVula/opining/RfA overhaul – January 2009 Wikipedia:Removing administrator...

Proposal with a Thousand Faces is a basic framework that tends to be shared by RFA/Admin reform proposals. Specific details vary from proposal to proposal,...

There is no official standard on RFA, since everybody is free to express an opinion on the request for adminship as they see fit. Analysis shows that...

issue 25 February 2008 (all comments) Michael Snow interview Controversial RFA Sockpuppeting administrator Print encyclopedias WikiWorld News and notes...

take away, learn from, and come back all the better. Remember; failing an RFA is not the community rejecting you as an editor. The best response now is...

process at all, others may participate once or twice, and others become RFA regulars. If an editor becomes a regular participant in the process, we can...

articles. Also this week: From the editor — Admin desysopped — BLP, revisited — RFA suspended — GFDL Government photos — WikiWorld — News and notes — Features...

are, and post any updates to bugzilla. Also this week: Board elections — RFA and open proxies — WikiWorld — News and notes — Features and admins — Technology...

investigate on encyclopedias, and created my first article. Before creating a RfA, I'll like to be reviewed. Macy's123 22:03, 20 December 2007 (UTC) Reviews...

Extension of the above User:Linuxbeak/RFA_Reform/Analysis Basically an extension of the RFA_Reform page User_talk:Linuxbeak/RFA_Reform/Analysis Does not exist...

Avruch's Proposal to make passing rate of RfB < 90% (which can be found at WT:RFA). We hope to better understand the community's desire regarding Requests...

helps automate RFA closing by adding a 'close' tab to RFA debates, based off the //[[Wikipedia:WikiProject_User_scripts/Scripts/CloseRFA.js]] script //written...

it is near impossible to have admin tools removed after they are given at RFA[citation needed]. Either the admin has to request it, it is done in an emergency...

focus on a designated set of tasks that may or may not get done otherwise. RfA can be stressful for all participants and the clerks' main aim is to reduce...

nominated and answers the standard questions. Candidate transcludes his RFA onto the main RFA page. Voting is open for 7 days. Simultaneously, people ask questions...

so I figured I'd put myself up for review here to get an idea of how an RfA might go over. These are my main projects recently: WikiProject South Park:...

RfA inflation is the belief that as time goes on, the standards for an RfA candidate rise. It is a result of a statistical approach to candidate analysis...

preserved as an archive of an inter-bureaucrat discussion regarding the related RfA, Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Salvidrim. The final decision was that...

elsewhere. Also this week: Rogue admin — Brandt unblocked — Historian detained — RFA reform — Canadian pol edit war — Virginia Tech — China DVDs — WikiWorld —...

nominating. Nominators are an important but poorly supported part of the RfA process. This project was created to support existing nominators and to encourage...

articles Reforming RfA Will the new RfA reform come to the rescue of administrators? 16 May 2024 Jimbo's NFT, new arbs, fixing RfA, and financial statements...

2007-04-23. Also this week: Rogue admin — Brandt unblocked — Historian detained — RFA reform — Canadian pol edit war — Virginia Tech — China DVDs — WikiWorld —...

statement from the foundation's legal team indicated that "...we require an RFA or RFA-identical process for access to deleted revisions." Several followup questions...

that the RFA process is becoming a bit of a walled garden; improving the engagement of the wider editorship and the general attitude during an RFA will encourage...

no RFAs. — Rlevse • Talk • 23:43, 24 September 2010 (UTC) No one wants to go though RFA, the last few RFAs that passed as over 20 oppose votes, RFA standards...

seen you on RFA. Your edits seem fine, and they are well sread out, the bulk being in articles, which is good. My advice, if you fancy RFA, is get another...

issue 25 February 2008 (all comments) Michael Snow interview Controversial RFA Sockpuppeting administrator Print encyclopedias WikiWorld News and notes...

Bibliomaniac15 (talk · contribs · blocks · protections · deletions · page moves · rights · RfA) It's been a year since I was graciously entrusted with the extra tabs by...

bugzilla. Also this week: From the editor — Admin desysopped — BLP, revisited — RFA suspended — GFDL Government photos — WikiWorld — News and notes — Features...

Mainly, I'd like some input on the issues that gave me a lot of opposes in my RfA, which failed about a month and a half ago. These include my involvement...

following the beginning of voting on Thursday. Also this week: Board elections — RFA and open proxies — WikiWorld — News and notes — Features and admins — Technology...

Thespis (opera) Sami people South Dakota Also this week: Board elections — RFA and open proxies — WikiWorld — News and notes — Features and admins — Technology...

and have been fairly active having over 8000 edits to my name. I had an RFA in early May but it did not reach consensus as many thought I needed to spend...

to pass in the current climate? Look at WP:PC/RFC2012, or any of the past RFA-related RFCs. It's difficult to get voters to engage on the issues and talk...

this project page. In recognition of the widely recognized problems with RfA, this project has been started to move past the disorderly and spontaneous...

discussion should be directed to Wikipedia talk:Requests for adminship. The RFA process involves three groups of people: candidates for adminship, voters...

For these users the date of first edit is listed, with links to previous RFAs. The second section lists users who have made fewer than 30 edits in the...

request). Also this week: From the editor — Admin desysopped — BLP, revisited — RFA suspended — GFDL Government photos — WikiWorld — News and notes — Features...

Adminship (RfA) saw 237 votes and all but one of which supporting their being made a sysop. 1. Congratulations on your nearly unanimous RfA. Why do you...

Experimental RfA Contribute   —   Share this  PDF download  E-mail  Mastodon  LinkedIn  Facebook  X (Twitter)  Bluesky  Reddit By Garden and Ral315 In...

especially in The O2 and Millennium Dome. That can be a major plus in a RFA. Your talk space to mainspace ratio is quite nice, 1 in 5 edits on the talk...

(nom) Also this week: Rogue admin — Brandt unblocked — Historian detained — RFA reform — Canadian pol edit war — Virginia Tech — WikiWorld — News and notes...

User:WereSpielChequers/RFA by month : A table of RfA results by month, focusing on activity levels Wikipedia:RFA study : A table of each RfA, focusing on properties...

individual RFAs. Right now, we mainly just list the successful RFAs in the Features and admins report, sometimes commenting on a few notable RFAs briefly...

addressed and am working on all issues listed in the RFA, such as participating in AFD, AIV, and RFA more. I'm well trusted throughout the community and...

desysopping; dispute centers on suitability of certain biographies . RFA suspended: Controversial RFA suspended, results pending . Dutch government: Dutch government...

write a Wikipedia essay about my RFA experience, sort of a "state of the union" as regards the current process. Besides, RFA has been slow lately :D You could...

(programming) for further clarification. RFAs results can and will vary. There is no known magic threshold for a successful RFA. RFAs have been known to pass at 61%...

page moves · rights · RfA) [3] Worm That Turned (talk · contribs · blocks · protections · deletions · page moves · rights · RfA) [4] One of the remedies...

Lokshin (talk · contribs · count · logs · target logs · block log · lu · rfas · rfb · arb · rfc · lta · checkuser · socks · rights · blocks · protects ·...

as the user was indef blocked while the rfa was in process, and, per a request by some bureaucrat on WT:RFA to mention such things here, I have. In fact...

edits. Also this week: Rogue admin — Brandt unblocked — Historian detained — RFA reform — Canadian pol edit war — Virginia Tech — China DVDs — WikiWorld —...

Special report Will the new RfA reform come to the rescue of administrators? 2024-05-16 We don't know yet, but there is some encouraging news, nevertheless...

Please do not modify it. Hi all. I've closed this RFA as unsuccessful. First, let me state that this RFA suffered from multiple procedural defects. Among...

Wikipedia:Requests for adminship. A more recent table can be found at Wikipedia:RFA study. Last edit reviewed for this data: [1] To update this data, review...

taken care of, and I would like to get some feedback before I possibly go to RFA. V60 干什么？ · VDemolitions 01:55, 21 May 2007 (UTC) Reviews I read your previous...

Yuser31415 (talk · contribs) Hello! I am now over 2000 edits. I plan to make a RfA when I reach around 3000. However, before I do so, I want to be up to my...

have over 7,000 edits, and two bots: 1, and 2. I've had 3 previous failed RFA's: 1, 2, 3. I just wanted to see what people think about me. Thanks --R ParlateContribs@...

123 promotions in total. For older RFAs, see User:NoSeptember/RfA_chronological....

sockpuppeting. Also this week: From the editor — Admin desysopped — BLP, revisited — RFA suspended — GFDL Government photos — WikiWorld — News and notes — Features...

issue 25 February 2008 (all comments) Michael Snow interview Controversial RFA Sockpuppeting administrator Print encyclopedias WikiWorld News and notes...

SilkTork (talk · contribs · count · logs · target logs · block log · lu · rfas · rfb · arb · rfc · lta · checkuser · socks · rights · blocks · protects ·...

In requests for adminship (RFA), it is "not the vote" that matters, but the reasoning behind the "!vote" that is important, especially when opposing a...

so cut when my country owns his. As some sort of compensation, here's an RfA nom! Pedro is a kickass vandalfighter, with 90 AIV reports. He also frequents...

you would need to follow the instructions at WP:RFA/N. As I said however, I doubt very much that any RFA you make would be successful and I strongly urge...

2005. Also this week: Rogue admin — Brandt unblocked — Historian detained — RFA reform — Canadian pol edit war — Virginia Tech — China DVDs — WikiWorld —...

nominees fail an RfA, reviewing that RfA can be a valuable learning tool if they are serious about pursuing an RfA in the future. If the failed RfA is full of...

...

" Also this week: Rogue admin — Brandt unblocked — Historian detained — RFA reform — Canadian pol edit war — Virginia Tech — China DVDs — WikiWorld —...

stress/taking one word and using it to oppose/getting admin if I'm good-ness of RFA. I've been on Wikipedia for almost 2 years, making a small amount of edits...

On the brink of change – RfA reforms appear imminent: Editors propose modifications to Wikipedia's admin-making process. ← Back to Contents View Latest...

Bradv (talk · contribs · count · logs · target logs · block log · lu · rfas · rfb · arb · rfc · lta · checkuser · socks · rights · blocks · protects ·...

images and articles for copyright violations. I have thought since my last Rfa and now I know what an admin needs to do. 2. What are your best contributions...

issue 25 February 2008 (all comments) Michael Snow interview Controversial RFA Sockpuppeting administrator Print encyclopedias WikiWorld News and notes...

| history | links | watch | logs)​ This RfA was created by an inexperienced nominator. I think that this RfA should be deleted because it would almost...

of you Bureaucrats' have got a minute, would you mind popping over to the RfA request for comment? Your views and suggestions would be very much appreciated...

statement from the foundation's legal team indicated that "...we require an RFA or RFA-identical process for access to deleted revisions." The committee has...

adminship that did not succeed. Please do not modify it. I have reverted this RFA to the last revision before its official closing time. This has resulted...

Note that it's not used on the RFA page. It's only linked to by a couple of people's subpages, on lists of every RFA subpage. -- How do you turn this on...

Rfa says "This RfA was restarted from this one due to this post on BN." Easily open to interpretation that a discussion on BN concluded that the Rfa should...

experiences, I have come to the unfortunate conclusion that our current RFA process is broken. The only solution left for us stalwart participants in...

"false consensus" of sham ballots. For such reasons, I have suggested the wp:RfA process to delay !votes for 4 days as a period of fact-finding debate and...

Turned (talk · contribs · count · logs · target logs · block log · lu · rfas · rfb · arb · rfc · lta · checkuser · socks · rights · blocks · protects ·...

split. Also this week: Rogue admin — Brandt unblocked — Historian detained — RFA reform — Canadian pol edit war — Virginia Tech — WikiWorld — News and notes...

licenses. Also this week: From the editor — Admin desysopped — BLP, revisited — RFA suspended — GFDL Government photos — WikiWorld — News and notes — Features...

clear that any bureaucrat who stops by would be justified in delisting this RfA; it's a self-nomination for a user who apparently has 87 edits and hasn't...

says "Also this week: Rogue admin — Brandt unblocked — Historian detained — RFA reform — Canadian pol edit war — Virginia Tech — China DVDs" on the bottom...

how other accepted reliable sources treat RFA articles. In addition, some editors raise questions about how RFA is treated in comparison to other state-run...

deletions v. 49 bad ones is not "more help than harm". If you are commenting at RFA and find that a given candidate's ability to use the tools correctly (i.e...

Neil (talk · contribs · blocks · protections · deletions · page moves · rights · RfA) - Hello! I realise this may look like I'm piling on, but some of us have...

User:DGG/accounts DGG (talk · contribs · count · logs · target logs · block log · lu · rfas · rfb · arb · rfc · lta · checkuser · socks · rights · blocks · protects ·...

One of the most basic problems in RfA is the high prevalence of SNOW and NOTNOW Candidates A large "Wait" sign currently displays when you attempt to...

obvious reasons. Having a joke rfa in disrupting Wikipedia is one thing; having a decent understanding of how to go about doing rfa properly is another. Not...

--Hdt83 Chat 00:25, 3 August 2007 (UTC) I wish to withdraw my rfa. It is clear that making this rfa was a bad decision and I should have waited longer. Thank...

this Rfa on the Rfa list. ElectricalExperiment 23:24, 24 May 2008 (UTC) As it is a self nom by the user it looks like it is up to him to add to the RfA list...

(a majority) of users will most probably support you RFA at this point of time but the current RFA process does involve jumping through a lot of hoops...

call opposition. The most common place where WikiReapers are seen is WP:RFA, but they can also be in other areas such as WP:FAC. Some WikiReapers are...

battleground that is RFA? -- Anonymous DissidentTalk 09:17, 20 September 2007 (UTC) Er, yeah, 5 GAs. I Don't Remember is at GAC now (hinthint). RfA - probaly at...

functions. I would suggest that you start taking a look at WP:RFA to prepare yourself for a future RFA, and also to gain some valuable experience. If you have...

increase the chance for Requests for Adminship (RfAs) to pass, prevent the RfA process from being quite so toxic, and give some of our most prolific editors...

effect, he is only voting in those Rfa's. It would be different if he were to vote in all Rfa's or just some of the Rfa's. I feel that he is being unfair...

feedback at Optional RfA candidate poll/Archive 1#Supdiop, which you said was "enough for [you] to stop thinking about [your] future RFA"? A: Additional question...

for experienced editors who intend to request administrative privileges (RfA) or run in an admin election in the near future and wish to receive feedback...

few people who don't know anything about it, but who are still active at RFA. Just click on that link. So I'll just briefly say that, after getting desysopped...

known as Boriss (for reasons that are beyond me)) for adminship. Her first RFA was approximately three months ago and I'm afraid it's no exaggeration to...

Husond (talk · contribs · blocks · protections · deletions · page moves · rights · RfA) - I've been thinking about a request for bureaucratship for some time now...

would add, that the RfA community bears cupability for allowing an RfA to pass despite glaring deficeincies in the rfa. But the RfA and ArbCOM communities...

Rlevse (talk · contribs · blocks · protections · deletions · page moves · rights · RfA) - Rlevse has been a Wikipedian since Nov 15, 2005 and an admin since Feb...

pass a RFA mainly because I don't see any involvement in any "admin duties" and there seems to be no need for the tools. If you decide to go for RFA, you...

preserved as an archive of an inter-bureaucrat discussion regarding the related RfA, Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Floquenbeam 2. The final decision was that...

intended as a guide to getting the most out of the request for adminship (RfA) procedure. It is not intended to be binding policy, nor is there an expectation...

includes acting or commenting as a bureaucrat at any venue including WP:BN/RFA/RFB/RFBAG/BRFA and responding to requests in their capacity as a global renamer...

articles Reforming RfA Will the new RfA reform come to the rescue of administrators? 16 May 2024 Jimbo's NFT, new arbs, fixing RfA, and financial statements...

in the RFA for them to react to it? One of the reasons for having 7 days for an RFA is that it does give time for things to emerge and the RFA to take...

that's gained him a few more enemies than the average, "keep your head down" rfa candidate, it has also allowed him to acquire and refine exactly the sort...

SoWhy (talk · contribs · blocks · protections · deletions · page moves · rights · RfA) – SoWhy has been an editor since 2004 and an admin since 2008. In that time...

Bibliomaniac15 (talk · contribs · blocks · protections · deletions · page moves · rights · RfA) - I've decided to give RFB a go, partly because I'm curious to see how this...

b · p · d · m · r) (RFA) July 3: Lomn (t · c · b · p · d · m · r) (RFA) July 7: thedemonhog (t · c · b · p · d · m · r) (2nd RFA) July 7: Tanner-Christopher...

new and experienced users alike. As you can see, this is Lourdes' second RfA. Since the first one, around a year ago, she has reached out to those who...

Wugapodes (talk · contribs · count · logs · target logs · block log · lu · rfas · rfb · arb · rfc · lta · checkuser · socks · rights · blocks · protects ·...

arguments will advance consensus further. ) RFA/ArbElect are subject to interpretation by the closer Some pages (RFA, *FD) use variants on polling, and also...

Swatjester (talk · contribs · blocks · protections · deletions · page moves · rights · RfA) for one month (later reduced to one week) for revert warring. Abu badali:...

WP:RFA (Requests for adminship (not to be confused with requests for arbitration at WP:RFAr)) and WP:RFAr (Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration). This is...

browsing and editing. More recently, I have come across Ten Pound on WP:RFA. Whenever I go to discuss deletions, which I have become more active in recently...

--Jaranda wat's sup 05:22, 4 February 2006 (UTC) I withdraw as I accpeted that RFA for all the wrong reasons and please, please delete it. Thank you --Jaranda...

WikiDrama! --TitanOne (talk) 15:43, 1 April 2011 (UTC) Support Meets my RFA criteria. Reach Out to the Truth 15:45, 1 April 2011 (UTC) Support I thought...

Useight (talk · contribs · blocks · protections · deletions · page moves · rights · RfA) - Well, here I am, again standing for public scrutiny. I believe a brief...

just failed an RfA because of a low edit count. TIM KLOSKE|TALK 03:13, 19 May 2008 (UTC) Reviews Hey there Tim, don't worry about your RFA. I just recently...

Wikipedia space edits, many of which were made to important areas such as XfDs, RFAs, and FACs, as well as the WikiProject Comics. His talk archives show that...

(2) a notable RfA which the community sometimes refers to (maybe because of controversy?). However, both are resolved with the fact that RFA links are easy...

contribs) – Jaranda (IRC Aranda56) has been around for a while (and has had an RfA in the past) and is well suited for adminship. Meeting *FA, excellent Vandal...

SFR has handled this RFA--much better than some admin and non-admin editors in this RFA, as well as being better than some past RFA candidates who have...

accounts at RfA reform 2024, Feb 2024 Wikipedia talk:Requests for comment/Responder role Wikipedia:When unbundling admin power works Wikipedia:RFA reform...

your many merits will allow people to overlook this in an RFA. Your block will hurt your RFA, so you'll need to show that you've made a decisive change...

English Wikipedia we have had several successful RFAs! Some include, Colin M's RFA, and Sdrqaz's RFA! Check out this event! It's about a conversation...

block log · lu · rfa · rfb · arb · rfc · lta · socks confirmedsuspected) DavidYork71 (talk · contribs · count · logs · block log · lu · rfa · rfb · arb ·...

Wikipedia for almost 11 months now, and I'm going to try a third attempt at an RfA in a month. I'd like some feedback on how I'm doing, what I should be doing...

preserved as an archive of a inter-bureaucrat discussion regarding the related RfA, Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Kww 3. The final decision was no consensus...

Sennecaster's RfA debriefing: User Sennecaster shares her thoughts on her recent RfA and the aspects that might have played a role in making it successful...

· 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe 02:23, 3 February 2010 (UTC) I just started an RfA. I have previously edited under a different name, but for real life safety...

WilliamH (talk · contribs · blocks · protections · deletions · page moves · rights · RfA) – WilliamH has been a Wikipedian since May 2006 and an admin since August...

was Keep and undelete previous RFA. Deletion of RFAs is a bad practice. Nothing444 requested deletion of the prior RFA, deletion was denied, page was...

Fools' Day delete. Actually, why not? After Salvio giuliano's RFA, maybe it is time to delete RFA and start over. Strange Passerby (talk • contribs • Editor...

(UTC) Oppose Oppose Spam for rfa [1], <500 edits, this page not formatted correctly, not listed on opening date on main rfa page etc. --pgk(talk) 20:32...

clear up cases of when to resysop admins and when they should go through the RFA process again. Article titles Should a section be added to the article titles...

the usual 75% approval guideline that has been cited in many borderline RFAs. In a statement explaining their decision, bureaucrats Taxman, Danny and...

.wp-rfa-recent { text-align: right; } @media (min-width: 640px) { .wp-rfa-recent { float: right; clear: right; margin: 0.5em 0 0.5em 0.5em; }...

judged by my work for this project. The previous time that I went up on RfA, I was greeted with cries of "Not enough edits!" Well, I am a fairly slow...

in every issue now! RexxS and HickoryOughtShirt?4 both had a successful RFA, Congrats! Battle of the hairs???? weird redirects Oshwah has been blocked...

tried to take that feedback and use it appropriately. I won't make another RFA for another couple of months, but I'd like to know if I'm on the right track...

unless (1) at least ten regular users object to that, in which case a regular RFA decides, or (2) the user has barely used the tools at all (as judged by the...

articles Reforming RfA Will the new RfA reform come to the rescue of administrators? 16 May 2024 Jimbo's NFT, new arbs, fixing RfA, and financial statements...

whatsoever regarding what's an "unhelpful comment" on an RfA. Tendentious essay, patronizes RfA participants as if they weren't capable of making a wise...

community. We keep getting rants at WT:RFA over this process, I presume that my RFA will be the test whether RFA really is broken or not in some people's...

look through some of the relevant adminship pages linked at the top of WP:RFA and return when you have a bit more experience? I don't think you're quite...

Husond (talk · contribs · blocks · protections · deletions · page moves · rights · RfA) - After my unsuccessful request for bureaucratship a few months ago, I would...

nomination here: I accept. I ask that the bureaucrat not remove this RFA too soon. Another RFA was removed minutes ago after only 4 oppose votes (characterized...

administrator hopefuls using api.php?action=query&list=categorymembers Retrieve all RFA page names using a series of api.php?action=query&list=allpages queries For...

preserved as an archive of an inter-bureaucrat discussion regarding the related RfA, Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Tamzin. The final decision was that consensus...

months to go! Bishzilla filed a (serious) RfA for RexxS on 1 April 2019. After a 'crat chat, Dweller closed the RfA as successful. The story continued, however;...

Mailer diablo also has a large section written about RFBs below his regular RFA review. Recorded by: UltraExactZZ Claims ~ Evidence 19:01, 5 August 2008...

Dweller (talk · contribs · blocks · protections · deletions · page moves · rights · RfA) - Well I'm not too sure where to begin. I bumped into Dweller over two years...

grammatical errors, Thanks. Now, Onto the description.Hello all. I Come to WP:RFA to ask for adminship. Through the Past year, I have had over 1,500 edits...

2007 Also this week: Rogue admin — Brandt unblocked — Historian detained — RFA reform — Canadian pol edit war — Virginia Tech — China DVDs — WikiWorld —...

to evaluate requests for adminship to determine community consensus. Most RFAs are obvious yeas or nays; a case comes within the bureaucrats' discretion...

bureaucrat privileges shall be de-bureaucrated by a steward at Meta. Closing a WP:RFA (or RFB) proceeding that is not closed early per WP:SNOW, WP:NOTNOW, or candidate...

deletions · page moves · rights · RfA) John (talk · contribs · blocks · protections · deletions · page moves · rights · RfA) Hawkeye7 (talk · contribs · blocks ·...

Calidum (talk · contribs · count · logs · target logs · block log · lu · rfa · rfb · arb · rfc · lta · checkuser · socks · rights · blocks · protects ·...

preserved as an archive of an inter-bureaucrat discussion regarding the related RfA, Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/RexxS. The final decision was that consensus...

another user to renominate me for adminship, but seeing a couple of other RFAs with the similar situation, like W.marsh and with the heavy backlogs at times...

debated. Also this week: From the editor — Admin desysopped — BLP, revisited — RFA suspended — GFDL Government photos — WikiWorld — News and notes — Features...

component of the RfA Review. The review is a detailed analysis of the Requests for adminship process. Discussion about this report, and the RfA Review in general...

time now. His latest act is to oppose any and all self-nominations for WP:RFA on an inherent basis. He has been warned of this several times, and yet has...

have other impacts in how I view RfA as well... we'll see. I don't really know where/what will happen with me at WP:RfA, but I have been backing down from...

ϢereSpielChequers 13:14, 26 September 2008 (UTC) PS Thanks for reading my RFA. Addendum This has been a fascinating and interesting few days and I thank...

believe those supporting have made the better case. I also note that as the RfA has gone on, there was a clear trend of opposers shifting to neutral and...

• RfA • RfArb • RfC • RFR • RM • SPost • SSP • UN • UTM • VP • WL AB  AFD  AIV  AN  AN3  ANI  BL  CFD  CSD  DRV  HD  MFD  OP  PER  PP  PRD  PT  RFA...

occurs at almost every RFA. When an RFA is as contentious as this one, it reaches a critical mass. But in a less-contentious RFA like Tanthalus's last...

desysopping; dispute centers on suitability of certain biographies . RFA suspended: Controversial RFA suspended, results pending . Dutch government: Dutch government...

December 2014 (UTC) At RfA where in spite of the in-your-face warning at transclusion we still get plenty of totally snow noms, but at RfA the candidates are...

issue 25 February 2008 (all comments) Michael Snow interview Controversial RFA Sockpuppeting administrator Print encyclopedias WikiWorld News and notes...

accounts. L235 (talk · contribs · count · logs · target logs · block log · lu · rfas · rfb · arb · rfc · lta · checkuser · socks · rights · blocks · protects ·...

requested to discuss proposed changes to the dispute resolution process. RFA closer change It is being proposed that Stewards take over for bureaucrats...

reform or improve it. However, as laid out at the 2021 and 2015 RfA reform pushes, RfA is widely agreed by the community to be toxic and hostile to participants...

uncivil and continues to disrupt, soapbox, and bully candidate atheists at RfA, effectuating a chilling effect on atheistic potential candidates. An RfC...

Below are my proposals for reforms to the rfa system. I have no idea how successful these proposals will be, but as they say "nothing ventured, nothing...

policy should be amended to require disclosure of paid editing activity at WP:RFA and to prohibit the use of administrative tools as part of paid editing activity...

2008 09:25:13 (UTC) Keilana (talk · contribs) - This is a reconfirmation RfA. Keilana was mentioned in this discussion (see also this one) as an admin...

There's a lengthy conversation going on here concerning RFA's and the number of additional bureaucrats we may or may not need. I think it might be useful...

Swatjester (talk · contribs · blocks · protections · deletions · page moves · rights · RfA) for one month (later reduced to one week) for alleged revert warring. Abu...

well-behaved manners and activeness. Well, that can be fixed by passing his rfa :) Obli (Talk) 12:55, 12 February 2006 (UTC) Support for this candidate's...

away now.... Now, before I go on, I must stress that Husond and me take RfA nominations very, very, seriously. That’s why we’re betting on which nomination...

editors to evaluate and trust the user at an RFA. Editors may not acquire all three modules without an RFA or strong community consensus. To request a...

start a second RFA; his behavior during and after the first one, not to rehash too much, was part of the reason for the block. This RFA was SNOW closed...

Final: (3/14/3); ended 11:33, 3 April 2007 (UTC) (withdrawn [1]) First RfA at Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/RevRagnarok RevRagnarok (talk · contribs)...

through unnecessary hoop-jumping at RfA - and it is my main contention with the RfA process. My nickname for RfA is "The Meatgrinder". As a coach I encountered...

Please do not modify it. WP:SNOW closure (0/17/3). After looking at this RFA, it is clear that it not going anywhere fast and people are just piling on...

issue 25 February 2008 (all comments) Michael Snow interview Controversial RFA Sockpuppeting administrator Print encyclopedias WikiWorld News and notes...

should apply. I also possess an understanding of and participation in afd, rfa, drv, blocking policy, and others. I love wikipedia and have grown vastly...

marsh (talk · contribs · blocks · protections · deletions · page moves · rights · RfA) - With the recent (unfortunate) departure of Essjay, it occurs to me that...

If a candidate for Rfa seems like a logical, good candidate, and no reasonable complaint has been addressed in the Oppose section (or the complaint is...

Unbundling - some U1 and G7s. There was a strong consensus in Round One that the RfA process should be more productive and easier to navigate, and if the proposals...

Primefac (talk · contribs · count · logs · target logs · block log · lu · rfas · rfb · arb · rfc · lta · checkuser · socks · rights · blocks · protects ·...

you. :) — Aitias // discussion 17:39, 18 May 2009 (UTC) I have opened a RfA on myself, despite being a standing admin. Basically, I am requesting reconfirmation...

work, but the quality which is important. Poor voting and commenting at RfA discourages good editors from volunteering to become admins. Although at...

Freestylefrappe (talk · contribs · blocks · protections · deletions · page moves · rights · RfA) Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Freestylefrappe (Please list yourselves if...

community we must embrace reform and appropriate improvements. WP:Admin WP:RFA and WT:RFA Wikipedia:Administrators' reading list Wikipedia:Guide to requests for...

(UTC) Hdt83 (talk · contribs) - Hello, my name is Hdt83. This is my 2nd rfa after the first one which failed [1]. I am nominating myself for adminship...

article building, malformed RFA, and autocratic behaviour exhibited by deleting valid questions. Nom is advised to review WP:RFA/ST. Themindset 23:05, 12...

contribs) Just want to know how I'm doing. (Links to first ER, second ER, and RfA) –The Great Llamamoo? 21:28, 16 December 2006 (UTC) Reviews Arjun's Royal...

would like to present is the reason why his last RfA was unsuccessful. TomStar81 pulled his own RfA, accompanied by this message: From the Desk of User:TomStar81:...

since then has accumulated over 13,000 edits and, as was noted at his last RFAs, has worked on several Featured Articles and garnered a decent number of...

votes on that nomination totalled 74/22/5 or more than 77% support and the RfA was closed as no consensus to promote using a fairly conservative reading...

encyclopedia, but users who do nothing but vandal fight rarely pass an RFA. There is an ongoing RFA right now that is right on the border between passing and failing...

an RfA. If we want admin to re-run for RfA, that would be a different proposal. But we can't ask a crat to basically decide if a theoretical RfA would...

whether you go to Rfa or not, I would like to thank you for being a very valuable asset to the project. What would improve your chances at Rfa? (1) Try to have...

2017 From the editor — Next steps for the Signpost News and notes Surge in RFA promotions—a sign of lasting change? Interview What is it like to edit Wikipedia...

will come to for help. While ER is not supposed to be a stepping stone to RfA, what is it about adminship that interests you and how long do you think...

or two since my unsuccessful RfA. I'm not rerunning any time soon, but I found the feedback so valuable during the RfA that I thought I'd stick my hand...

RyanGerbil10 (talk · contribs · blocks · protections · deletions · page moves · rights · RfA) - As the community seems to think it is a good idea to have all interested...

19 August 2007 (UTC) There was also discussion about recent RFA activity, noting that RFA is becoming more focused on process editors compared to 12months...

remember the last time somebody had this userbox on their page and passed RfA; indeed, several people have said that suitable admin candidates will NOT...

addition to the admin's mop). Most of the opposition centred around Addshore's RfA commentary; the response to that concern by the supporters was that the incidents...

been around since September 2004, racking up over 17,000 edits. His first RfA became hopelessly derailed with a dispute between two editors, and Tom honorably...

thorough, well-sourced articles about towns in Utah. The Utahraptor's previous RfA failed per WP:NOTNOW, but he has since been advancing in huge leaps and bounds...

history | links | watch | logs)​ RfA of a user who has been indefinitely partially blocked. The transclusion to WP:RFA was reverted by HJ Mitchell, stopping...

RfA. It is troubling when there is speculation that all that is needed to become an admin is to rack up editcounts at recent changes then go to RfA and...

Successful. Another note: PastorMatt appears to be sore about a WP:SNOWballed RFA, his commentary should likely be taken with a grain of salt. Recorded by:...

efforts in reforming the very process this he is going through today - the RfA Review. Listening to hundreds of fellow Wikipedians' sentiments, compiling...

about RfA is when a "popular" user opposes an RfA, and friends/supporters of that person then oppose the RfA, or when someone decides to sink an RfA by bringing...

your last RFA was closed per WP:NOTNOW just over a week ago. Trying again so soon shows a clear lack of understanding of why your previous RFA failed and...

using the MW API. For every RfA, it: Uses RfA Analysis Library to analyze the RfA Updates the vote count at the top of the RfA if it is incorrect. Indents...

was originally named A new name 2008 but based on feedback at my failed RFA I requested a username change. Before anyone asks I have used another username...

considering an RFA don't know it's available and those who have passed an RFA don't see this as a chance to "give back" to the community. With RFA reform a...

xFDs, vandal fighting and help to select for good admins at RFAs. I had three unsuccessul RFAs, the first I declined due to inexperience. I had some conflict...

confidence. He is equally experienced with RfA-related discussions, and is an active participant at RfA/B and WT:RFA. Among those RfXs are his own nominations...

advantageous to the project, so please consider this RFA constructive criticism, and I hope I can support a future RFA at a later date. If you are truly intrested...

AGK (talk · contribs · blocks · protections · deletions · page moves · rights · RfA) - For a while now, I've been thinking how I can best serve Wikipedia in...

non-administrators being given access to deleted revisions without passing an RFA or RFA-identical process, editors who are not administrators are ineligible for...

Hghyux (talk · contribs · count) I had an RFA about one month ago and it failed. Miserably. I had some harsh feedback and for a short period afterwards...

automatically identify users likely to pass the Requests for adminship (RfA) process. In their contribution to the 2008 Conference on Human Factors in...

reason for removal, the editor will need to instead request through the WP:RFA process. No conclusion has thus far emerged regarding the proposed binding...

What if we did the opposite of what we do now? Instead of having an RFA-like process to grant adminship, we could do it to remove adminship. Anyone who...

and policy news An RfC has closed with a consensus that candidates at WP:RFA must disclose whether they have ever edited for pay and that administrators...

before commenting. Way too soon. 5 edits, including 3 for this RFA. --Kbdank71 20:09, 21 May 2008 (UTC) Oppose - low edit count, neglected to...

for just under 2 years, and it is coming up on a year since my initial WP:Rfa closed as a snowball, and rightfully so. I am once again looking to carry...

Avraham (talk · contribs · blocks · protections · deletions · page moves · rights · RfA) - With the apparent need for more bureaucrats, the volunteering of a number...

adminship. The Transhumanist 12:55, 13 February 2008 (UTC) This is my 4th RfA. I've made over 5,000 edits since my last one, which was about 9 weeks ago...

RfA (ToadetteEdit), a "snowing" RfA (Numberguy6), and a withdrawn RfA (DreamRimmer). That might seem pessimistic at first, but then the current RfA,...

than some fake apologetics, and now adding more suckpuppet !votes in an RfA): getting his vanity article speedied (was defending it in talk under another...

also like to add that Werdna has addressed many concerns in his previous RFA. His work on the article namespace has increased, and he has shown much more...

have disagreed with certain users on RFAs. It contains, among others, every single user who opposed Sean Black's RFA. When one user asked why they were...

>=6 months yet since my first rfa, I am again making an another attempt at adminship. Well like I said in my previous rfa my experience on Wikipedia includes...

I am very pleased to present TheSandDoctor to you for consideration at RfA. TheSandDoctor registered his account in January 2017, and since then, he...

(UTC) User has requested closure of his RfA. Law type! snype? 02:13, 8 August 2009 (UTC) Any editor can close an RfA if the candidate has withdrawn it; all...

Snow interview Signpost interview: Michael Snow . Controversial RFA Controversial RfA results in resysopping of ^demon . Sockpuppeting administrator Sockpuppeting...

what they are doing? Or even, when time goes by, and it comes down to their RFA, we vote oppose and criticize them for knowing how to edit from the beginning...

to tackling vandalism issues, CSCWEM is also a familiar face here on WP:RFA, WP:AFD, and is an active member of Wikipedia:WikiProject Categories and...

edit count (about 430) and experience (1 month) easily is to little for an RFA, but that will come with time. The Evil Clown 20:41, 13 March 2007 (UTC)...

20 April 2008 (UTC) RFA is a bureaucratic mess beaten only by ArbCom. How BAG membership jumped from a tiny discussion to RFA, I still don't know. Mr...

Leujohn (talk) 10:55, 3 December 2008 (UTC) PS: If this RFA is succesful, I'm gonna go for RFA. The above adminship discussion is preserved as an archive...

abusively. Archtransit, who became an administrator in January after a unanimous RfA, was criticized for a pattern of poor administrative actions, and was the...

05:24, 30 January 2007 (UTC) Chris is me (talk · contribs) - After last RFA crashed and burnt over my incessant incivility, I attempted to keep a level...

issues such as AFD and of course am active in voting on admin candidacies on RFA. I also do not shy away from controversies as they pop up but I don't seek...

reward culture on Wiki, we may see other RFA candidates alleging credentials they don't have, and other RFA !voters Supporting on that basis (I have no...

RFAs -- Patar knight - chat/contributions 19:14, 20 November 2024 (UTC) Wikipedia:Administrator recall/Current re-RFAs (edit | talk | history...

Tedder offered a "tool for the arsenal at RFA;" strong words made me curious about RFA and its "arsenal." Reading RFA it seems the last thing wanted there...

NOTNOW-close this based on the 12/1 RFA, but that RFA had no comments. Inexperienced users need some feeback before speedy-closing RFAs. davidwr/(talk)/(contribs)/(e-mail)...

so far. I would appreciate reviewers reviewing me as if I am writing an RFA, along with anything else they would like to say :-). I don't expect to get...

very few edits supports Llamadog903's RfA[1] The accounts were created two days apart from each other. During the RfA Llamadog903 is inactive during the...

(some standards, even individual ones, do help folks become acquainted with RfA; and, at the very least, these pages have archival value); there also appears...

elections: Board election series: An interview with the candidates . RFA and open proxies: RfA receives attention, open proxies policy reviewed . WikiWorld:...

Wizardman (talk · contribs · blocks · protections · deletions · page moves · rights · RfA) - Ah, where to start.. I'm not one to talk about myself. I have over 30k...

Nihonjoe (talk · contribs · blocks · protections · deletions · page moves · rights · RfA) – I've been an active editor of Wikipedia since September 2005. Since May...

an administrator over at Commons for a couple of months now (his Commons RFA passed unanimously). He performs an invaluable service to Wikipedia in the...

While obviously not a major change to RFA, various tweaks have been proposed that may have far-reaching effects. Some may be worthy of consideration....

think about an RFA? --Alex (talk here) 11:31, 9 September 2006 (UTC) Hey, no problem. Personally, I'd be happy to support you in an RfA based on what I've...

I did some research and doesn't look like that RFA and CXF organizations are in the list. Also RFA was merged with Legacy Fighting Championship and...

when tallybotting at RFA are often less than helpful. I know you're trying to lighten the mood, but I'd rather see a status of the RFA than an in-joke LOL...

frequently report users to WP:AIAV and (to a lesser extent) WP:UAA. My first RfA was now two months ago, and was closed per WP:NOTNOW, which I feel was a...

com Former tallest buildings Culture of RfA - Werespielchequers and RFA tracking - User:WereSpielChequers/RFA_by_month Kevin Gorman is an admin now Easier...

logs · block log · lu · rfa · rfb · arb · rfc · lta · socks) Formerly Gbambino (talk · contribs · count · logs · block log · lu · rfa · rfb · arb · rfc ·...

block log · lu · rfa · rfb · arb · rfc · lta · socks) Anticipation of a New Lover's Arrival, The (talk · contribs · count · logs · block log · lu · rfa · rfb ·...

bradbury 09:13, 10 March 2007 (UTC) Oppose, malformed RFA. Use another page if you are creating another RFA. Not enough edits and lacks of experience. Spend...

comment probably wouldn't change my mind, should you be the subject of an RfA, this could only give ammunition to the opposition. —Travistalk 00:37, 30...

an editor and as a general Wikipedian. It is far too early to go for an RFA, but I would like to become an admin, so am requesting this review to see...

Protected Area MV Ascension Banknotes of the pound sterling British passport RFA Darkdale East India Company Gough Island Legacy of Napoleon The Memorial...

preserved as an archive of an inter-bureaucrat discussion regarding the related RfA, Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/ScottishFinnishRadish. The final decision...

 Bluesky  Reddit By Artoria2e5, Bri, Ganesha811, Smallbones, and Yair rand An RfA candidacy favored 123 to 1 was closed with the comment "This was unsuccessful...

(c) 02:36, Apr 21, 2005 (UTC) Oppose add to Tony's point below that this RFA is far too laconic for a self-nomination. Even the "generic questions" are...

issue 25 February 2008 (all comments) Michael Snow interview Controversial RFA Sockpuppeting administrator Print encyclopedias WikiWorld News and notes...

Panyd (talk · contribs · count) Hi there! I'm hoping to run for RfA again in the near future and I'd really like to know the following; Where are my strong...

20:11, 30 April 2008 (UTC) Untranscluded RFA, malformed, shouldn't count against candidate actual submitting an RFA. MBisanz talk 20:08, 30 April 2008 (UTC)...

contribs) After editing Wikipedia for 6 months and seriously considering an RFA in the coming months, I'd like to recieve some feedback about what I'm doing...

do not modify it. Statement by closing bureaucrat I've read through this RFA and it is certainly very close. There are even crat !votes in the support...

of my abilities. If not elected, no problem. I used to be very active at RfA. I was one of the tougher reviewers and known for the depth to which I would...

explain what has prompted attempts at RFA/ADMIN reform and how reform could help Wikipedia function better. RFA is widely described as being problematic...

knowledge of policy and process around here. He made a stuff up mistake in this RfA in accepting a clearly bogus nomination, and we all make mistakes sometimes...

2021 (UTC) Ah, that photo is for RFA Maine. Clarityfiend (talk) 22:08, 4 May 2021 (UTC) Okay, this site says it was RFA Maine (1902). Clarityfiend (talk)...

Messedrocker (talk · contribs · blocks · protections · deletions · page moves · rights · RfA) - Hello, Wikipedians! As administrator, I have been involved in WP:RFPP...

editor, and some day would like to be an administrator. Acutally putting in a RFA has helped me realize how to improve, but I would like to be reviewed and...

involvement in the RFA (Fae stated that it was sanctioned by ArbCom; John Vandenberg stated that Fae was mistaken and that only he endorsed the RFA)." Moreschi...

user to ignore users duty to monitor the users own RFA. If the user will not monitor a simple RFA for questions, the user cannot be trusted to monitor...

count · logs · block log · lu · rfas · rfb · arb · rfc · lta · socks) M.K (talk · contribs · count · logs · block log · lu · rfa · rfb · arb · rfc · lta · socks)...

(UTC) Support I see this guy all over the place. He is a common face on RFAs and VFDs. His reasons are also not stale or shallow. They are well thought...

you would any other job. By researching the subject and preparing for an RfA, you can enhance the odds of your passing. Many people have written criteria...

archive of a successful request for adminship. Please do not modify it. This RFA was successful. Raul654 03:19, 10 April 2007 (UTC) For more information,...

their cool. In addition, Richardshusr has been an active contributor here at RfA for a long time, and knows what makes a great admin (just see his well thought...

succeed. Please do not modify it. Closing Statement: The opposition to this RfA is sufficient enough to prevent Itsmejudith’s promotion. The concerns focused...

with section headers in the RFA is a dead give-away.[3] [4] combined with the similar interest in an article and a single RFA. The prior edits are not productive...

administrator, if I am, I will close this editor review early and transclude my RFA early. Remember that I do make mistakes because I am human. Remember that...

the last RFA, to see what the reasons for failure were, and what has changed to demonstrate to the community why a new request should pass. RFA 3 received...

popular and familiar with the RFA crowd, this RFA will pass. NSR77 TC 01:54, 23 June 2007 (UTC) I have stated repeatedly this RfA should pass or fail on my...

SilkTork (talk · contribs · blocks · protections · deletions · page moves · rights · RfA) – It is a rare occasion that we are able to consider the nomination of a...

28bytes (talk · contribs · count · logs · target logs · block log · lu · rfas · rfb · arb · rfc · lta · checkuser · socks · rights · blocks · protects ·...

January 2012#Out of curiosity. The IP that made the first edit on the RfA page has a history of non constructive edits resulting in a Block last December...

the road?" . News and notes: News and notes: Ontario error, no consensus RFA, milestones . Features and admins: Features and admins . Technology report:...

2007 before I'll consider accepting an RFA nomination, which would be nine months from the conclusion of the last RFA. Questions for the candidate Dear candidate...

participants: 1. What admin work do you intend to take part in? A: To start if the RFA passes, I'd like to do my fair share of the basic toilet work: speedy deletions...

perceived incivility. That editor, Malleus Fatuorum, will be subject to an RFA talk page ban. Specifically, he is banned from "any page whose prefix begins...

Wikiprojects and subprojects Featured sounds Checkuser, bureaucrats, and socking at RFA Durova Cary Bass Shoemaker's Holiday FT2 (in text) Mitchazenia Rlevse...

eight months, and then you made about 2000 edits, and then applied for an RFA again. It seems you just want to be an administrator, you have shown no commitment...

Addendum (March 2013) : As per this declaration, the WMF requires a RFA or RFA-identical process for being granted rights with access to deleted revisions...

Danny: Danny Wool regains adminship in controversial RFA . Election leaks: Leak last year likely to produce changes for handling next board election ...

during a player's active years and after retirement." "Request for Adminship (RFA) within Wikipedia: How Do User Contributions Instill Community Trust?" From...

here! On the English Wikipedia some RFAs which took place the past few months. You can see the full details at the RFA main page. There is a event (Conference)...

undeleting this as it is being used as evidence in an ongoing RFA. It will be redeleted when that RFA is closed. Dragons flight 01:45, 25 September 2005 (UTC)...

Ral315 (talk · contribs · blocks · protections · deletions · page moves · rights · RfA) - I have been interested in running for bureaucratship for a while now,...

cool-down from all the stuff I had to do. Have there been any major changes in RfA since I stopped doing this? — Ilyanep (Talk) 17:02, 12 July 2006 (UTC) Not...

April 2008 (UTC) per Grandmasterka; while many of the requirements voters at RFA put upon candidates are onerous and unnecessary, I doubt that a better workable...

Xeno (talk · contribs · blocks · protections · deletions · page moves · rights · RfA) – I'm going to throw my hat in the ring. I'm an avid watcher of CHU /USURP...

Shortcuts WP:ALTRFAWP:ALTRFA WP:RfA/DEALWP:RfA/DEAL This project is divided into sub pages in order to keep discussions focused and on track. Read the...

clear up cases of when to resysop admins and when they should go through the RFA process again. Copying within Wikipedia guideline to policy Copying within...

user's conduct during his last RFA and his general approach to this RFA that leads me to oppose. During his last RFA, I was concerned by an overall antagonistic...

Wikidetainment: Historian detained after his Wikipedia article is vandalized . RFA reform: Efforts to reform Requests for Adminship spark animated discussion...

contribs) – Fellow Wikipedians, it's a very long time since Timmeh's previous RFA in 2007, and I think it high time that we reconsidered him for the mop. He...

Hamster Sandwich's RFA was accidently closed early, due to a mistake over timezones by Raul654 and an incorrect date on the RFA. One article was featured...

adminship is rejected, clearly, and a hybrid solution, along the lines of RfA, is supported, but by a much smaller group of editors (interest may have...

contribs · blocks · protections · deletions · page moves · rights · RfA) - Hello, I am Anonymous Dissident, a Wikipedian since 17 January, 2007....

understand the rfa process at all: first, it is not made clear enough that this is a selfnom; second, the questions weren't answered before this rfa was posted...

A Man In Black (talk · contribs · blocks · protections · deletions · page moves · rights · RfA) - Along with all of the madness of the other nominations for 'crat, I present...

summary of the conclusions reached follows. After 13 years of talking about RfA, we finally have WP:RFA2015: three RfCs, including this one, that find consensus...

Part of Question 8 of this RFA This page contains an old deletion debate for the purpose of asking the candidate a question concerning closing deletion...

opinions on Luigi30's RFA, as he was promoted with around 72% support, which is quite low. There's discussion going on at the RFA talk page. Talrias (t...

want to thank everyone who has participated in my RFA thus far. For now, I am withdraw-ing my RFA. In my mind, I knew that some of the opinions I had...

(UTC) Does this count as canvassing for a particular result in an RFA? I supported the RFA (which is due to close in a few hours), so I don't think it would...

participation at RfA would be counterproductive. That is, RfA participation can be good or bad, but lack of RfA participation is neither. Saying this at RfA is one...

preserved as an archive of an inter-bureaucrat discussion regarding the related RfA, Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Mkativerata 2. The final decision was that...

welcome. AGK (talk · contribs · count · logs · target logs · block log · lu · rfas · rfb · arb · rfc · lta · checkuser · socks · rights · blocks · protects ·...

currently hold the Rollback, Reviewer and File Mover flags. I wish to note RfA is in my opinion the most pathetic and disgraceful horrible part of Wikipedia...

2009 (UTC) I have reopened your RFA per the discussion at WP:Administrators' noticeboard#Fairly new account closing RFAs and AFDs.Smallman12q (talk) 16:31...

for those interested that I have made over 3300 edits more since my last Rfa and have taken the advice of many seriously using more edit summaries and...

first RFA Stood for re-RFA Failed at that re-RFA The most recent examples I can find of an editor doing steps 1-5 are Everyking (RFA) and MZMcBride (RFA),...

September (15 of which have been in your self-nom RFA), and a malformed RFA I would suggest this RFA goes not much further. The Rambling Man 21:39, 14...

there's been a fair few occasions when an editor has been promoted sysop. post-RfA closure, and the rollback flag has been left on. Perhaps some of the Bureaucrats...

issue 25 February 2008 (all comments) Michael Snow interview Controversial RFA Sockpuppeting administrator Print encyclopedias WikiWorld News and notes...

high. And lastly, could this process possibly coexist with the existing RFA process? Tyrol5 [Talk] 20:45, 20 June 2012 (UTC) Oppose the number of admins...

have just had an RFA rejected (see comments). Carbonite | Talk 11:53, 5 May 2005 (UTC) Not nearly enough experience. Also, this RFA is not properly formatted...

find the previous RfA, and having reviewed that, I don't think there is a need for this RfA. Might I suggest that Majorly ask for this RfA to be closed per...

including cleaning up after vandalism, contributing to discussions on AfD and RfA and IRC and BBQ. I think he has the maturity and know-how to be trusted with...

contribs) is deliberately confused with Splinter (talk · contribs) and the RFA redirect to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles character. Splinter (talk ·...

for an RFA recently; take the criticism there to heart as well. Keep working hard, and fight vandalism, and I'm sure you can have a successful RFA in a...

if you come back, I'm here to help. Don't sweat the RFA. I've had a couple of stressful failed RFAs myself. The instructions page doesn't say this, but...

friendly and helpful and have a fair grasp of policy. If you do go for an Rfa I would recommend stronger answers to the questions (although you probably...

User:NoSeptember/admin graphs User:White Cat/Adminship survey summary User:Useight/RFA Subjects/Statistics wmf:File:Wikipedia General Survey-Overview 0.3.9.pdf...

The candidate submits a RFA. Their nomination is reviewed by a board/group of trusted Administrators/Bureaucrats, who will decide if to grant the user...

Primefac (talk · contribs · blocks · protections · deletions · page moves · rights · RfA) – It is my great pleasure to nominate Primefac for bureaucratship. I've...

of a request for adminship that did not succeed. Please do not modify it. RFA Withdrawn by candidate FINAL (0/2/0); withdrawn by candidate[1] July 4, 2007...

How do you (collectively) feel about this discussion where the idea of an RfA with an explicit request to the 'crats to have "wider latitude" and the possibility...

intention for an RFA anytime soon; I would like to just focus on my contributions as an editor. However, if a user wants to review me as a RFA candidate, go...

through the following methods; A request for adminship (known by the acronym, "RfA") Doing really clever technical wonkery stuff on the software that runs the...

of whether or not it's fair, that could be a significant hindrance to any RfA. However, on the bright side, I did see that you have been editing across...

WP:NOTNOW ("insufficient experience in all admin areas"). Since my last RFA in July, I have considerably changed myself; my editing areas, attitude,...

his admin status while allowing him to apply for its reinstatement. The RfA failed and Fram withdrew. The details of the Fram case are covered in this...

information, please see: Wikipedia talk:RfA reform (continued)/Clerks Wikipedia:RfA reform (continued)/Clerks Wikipedia:RfA Clerks noticeboard (draft) Kudpung...

Xeno (talk · contribs · blocks · protections · deletions · page moves · rights · RfA) – While I don't think there's a particularly pressing need for additional...

a controversial RFA, and controversial RFAs attract many participants who would otherwise not do so (for example, if you see an RFA which is at 46/0/0...

Definite STRONG oppose. Edits, edit summaries, time spent, and even a malformed RFA (I mean, come on, if you're going to selfnom at least do it right!). Not...

adminship. This is his second RFA, the first is linked below. Rudget has been diligently working on concerns from his first RFA and I have been his admin...

rollback rights from user Toddst1. I'm also a reviewer. I participate in RFAs, and I'm now beginning to have more dialogue with other users. Have you been...

that you malformed this RFA also doesn't bode to well. Please however don't give up or feel downcast should / when this RFA does not pass. Get editing...

preserved as an archive of an inter-bureaucrat discussion regarding the related RfA, Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/GoldenRing. The final decision was that...

Deletion policy Ignore all rules Jamaican Bobsled Team clause Not now, an RFA-specific application of the snowball clause Process is important {{Snow}}...

continues to contract" from the July issue, or other items in the Reforming RfA series. This December, for the first time since the list was established...

to believe that today's RfA can handle the same amount as 2007's could. RfA fatigue: But even if we assumed that current RfA could handle 60+ requests...

of a request for adminship that did not succeed. Please do not modify it. Rfa Withdrawn by candidate --Chris  G  13:18, 23 August 2007 (UTC) FINAL (1/6/2);...

No further edits should be made to this discussion. Oh look, it's another RfA that will end up in the Questions section of a future RfB. After observing...

articles. The thing that I admire is that he is active participating in RfA discussions. I think he will be an asset to the community when he becomes...

supported RfA ever. JIP | Talk 07:03, 4 April 2006 (UTC) As of this moment, this RfA is now the most supported ever, surpassing BD2412's RfA by one support...

Mackensen (talk · contribs · blocks · protections · deletions · page moves · rights · RfA) - In brief, I have been an editor since August of 2003, an administrator...

Harro5 (talk · contribs · count) – I am requesting adminship after my second RFA (this contains a link to the older one as well) which failed due to a small...

than a year. He has made over 4000 edits and is a familiar face in AfD and RfA. He has made an immense number of contributions to Singapore schools articles...

xaosflux Talk 03:05, 25 January 2007 (UTC) This orphaned RFA was never even listed on the front RFA page. Even if it had run the course, it would have been...

September 2006 (UTC) This is another "voting" template for RFA's. I think we all know that RFA is not a vote and as such, sticking "vote numbers" just like...

social aspects of how a disability affects people. This is Roger's second RfA; since the first in 2014 he has kept an active CSD log, and is now particularly...

observations to make about this RfA and my evaluation of the discussion it contains. There have been various suggestions that this RfA should be either forshortened...

source of persistent vandalism by showing consensus in favour with an WP:RfA-like vote. Any users granted the CheckUser right in this way may not use...

days I head over to AfD and offer my opinions there. Every few days I check RFA and offer my opinions there if a new case pops up, though I'll admit I forget...

protection policy fairly well, having made over 200 reports to RPP. His first RfA failed due to concerns about his judgment, but his judgment has greatly improved...

April 2007 (UTC). Disrupt RfA? Excuse me? Nothing is being disrupted. This RfA is the way RfA used to be run. Gosh, I guess RfA must have been a shambles...

issue 25 February 2008 (all comments) Michael Snow interview Controversial RFA Sockpuppeting administrator Print encyclopedias WikiWorld News and notes...

These two things among others I have learned the most from my previous rfas. Optional questions from Krator 5. Which of the following two do you find...

always has to find an admin to update the list on the main page. If this RFA is successful, we would use his experience to help with DYK updates. An extra...

eagerness to take on a bigger role). However, you might want to withdraw this RFA from consideration, as you might become discouraged by the large number of...

this RFA, then those two accounts were created mere minutes after the RFA was made. Both supporting accounts only have one edit, here in this RFA. I have...

Wheels was nominated for adminship....(moved innumerable times whilst on RFA) Wikipedia:Requests_for_adminship/JIP VFD Template - Terminator Edition Modified...

August 2007 (UTC). There is no evidence this was ever transcluded onto WP:RFA, as is expected of nominations. --Deskana (banana) 01:06, 3 August 2007 (UTC)...

general consensus or are at least held by a majority based on thousands of RfA discussions and RfCs. Feel free to add principles to this page, but only...

experience still seems rather limited. I actually had to fix the position of your RfA, as you'd put it in the incorrect place. You seem a very willing editor,...

to gain feedback on how I'm doing; and if anyone wants to nominate me for RFA soon, then let me know here. Thanks! BTW, I am not good at RC patrolling...

Majorly (talk · contribs · blocks · protections · deletions · page moves · rights · RfA) Closed at 13:41, 4 July 2007 (UTC) Final tally: 35/12/2 Wikipedia:Requests...

else... I am not going to comment about myself, however I will say this RFA for me is not a matter of ego as I am to hit my full year here. I need admin...