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This is a list of Wikipedians who are no longer an integral part of the community. See also Wikipedia:List of administrators/Inactive.

Wikipedians who no longer edit due to confirmed death should instead be added to Wikipedia:Deceased Wikipedians.

Purpose of this list

The purpose of this list is to provide a reminder to us of those who have left and their reasons for doing so.

Please do not add people to this list who were never an integral part of the community. Don't add users with fewer than about 1,000 edits. Do not add people unless you are certain they have left, do not add anonymous users identified by their IP address (they could have created an account and still be contributing, or they might have a roaming IP address) and do not add yourself.

People who leave a goodbye message on their talk page or elsewhere, and then actually refrain from editing for at least two weeks are likely to have left permanently and may be added to the list.
Wait about a month before listing someone who has simply ceased editing, unless you have some other reason for being certain that they have left.
In most cases, editors who have gradually adopted a pattern of occasional editing interspersed with long breaks should not be listed merely because they are on one of their long breaks.
Editors who return are no longer "missing" and should be removed from the list.
Missing Wikipedians should be added to this list by people who knew them well rather than by strangers.
If you add your own user name to the list as one of your final edits, your addition might be reverted since it is theoretically impossible for a "missing" Wikipedian to make an edit.

This page was mentioned in an Economist article on March 6 2008: "Many who are excited about contributing to the site end up on the “Missing Wikipedians” page: a constantly updated list of those who have decided to stop contributing. It serves as a reminder that frustration at having work removed prompts many people to abandon the project."

Index

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Missing Wikipedians

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º¡º (talk · contribs · count) - Stopped editing in 2003. also known as User:BigFatBuddha. Specialized in zen-like answers.
-- April (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit: 6 May 2006 - Final edit was to post a notice advising of future intermittent editing. Has not edited since.
²¹² (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit: 24 October 2003 - Final edit stated that this user was "Taking a break.". Has not edited since.
!! (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit 2 December 2007, left after the Durova arbitration case
12.144.5.2 (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit: 9 November 2007 - Louis Epstein, who posted from a fixed IP, left a valediction on his user page on 2 January 2006; only one edit (the final edit) since to an AfD.
52 Pickup (talk · contribs · count) - Administrator. Left on May 9, 2008, with a message explaining his reasoning.
168... (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit: 21 April 2004 - Blanked user & user talk pages 7 March 2004, returning to make a handful of edits (including the final edit) to an RfAr in April 2004. More details available at RfDA.

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Abigail-II (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit: 12 June 2004 - Final edits were unhappy farewells posted on user, user talk and the Village Pump. Excerpt from user page: "I've no interest in working on a system where people break down your work without discussing it on appropriate page."
Abu badali (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit: 11 September 2007 - Left over concerns regarding non-free content usage, per the final edit. The final edit also indicates the user may return in "some months", depending upon progress in this area. Made one edit April 16, 2008, but none since.
Adam Carr (talk · contribs · count) - Started contributing September 2003. After many months of increasing frustration, stopped editing regularly 15 February 2007, then posted 6 May that he would no longer contribute to Wikipedia. Made a few sporadic edits afterwards.
Adamsan (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit: 1 May 2006 - Replaced most user page content with "I give up. You win." on 29 April 2006, then removed that message with the final edit. May have left over concerns with external linking, per this edit to Talk:Stonehenge.
Adjam (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit May 20 2007. Second to last edit in December 2006.
After Midnight (talk · contribs · count) - an administrator with over 50,000 edits to the project. Last edit was January 27 2008.
Alex756 (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit: 9 February 2007 - Administrator - May have left following changes to the Wikimedia Foundation Bylaws in December 2006, a critique of which appears on the user page.
ALoan (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit: 30 July 2007 - Requested de-adminship and left a goodbye message on user talk with the final edit.
Alphax (talk · contribs) - long term editor, no edits since February 2007.
Alphachimp (talk · contribs · count) - Admin, last edit March 18, 2008.
Alren (talk · contribs · count) - Only two edits since May 31 2006, the last on July 22, 2007.
Alteripse (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit: 14 September 2007 - Administrator.
Amarkov (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit May 16 2008.
Amaltheus (talk · contribs · count) - last edit January 31 2008.
Amgine (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit: 20 December 2006 - Took a wikibreak on 3 September 2006, then had user & user talk pages deleted 22 September 2006 after a Board of Trustees election, but was active through to the final edit in December 2006.
Andman8 (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit: 17 November 2007.
AndyZ (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit February 24, 2008.
AnemoneProjectors (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit 11 March 2008.
ANNAfoxlover (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit: 30 August 2007 - User talk page notes "computer problems" since 25 April 2007, which may be related (notice was added by User:Deskana).
AnonEMouse (talk · contribs · count) - an amazingly effective administrator and the heart and soul of WP:P*. Abruptly stopped editing 25 January 2008. Returned to make 2 edits on 21 March 2008.
Anonymous anonymous (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit: 23 December 2006 - Announced her/his retirement on 1 September 2006, with real-life concerns cited as the reason for leaving in subsequent edits. Returned briefly in December 2006 to leave some seasons' greetings.
Anonymous editor (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit: 17 June 2006 - Administrator.
Apankrat (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit: 3 January 2008 - left a goodbye message.
Apollomelos (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit: 19 August 2005 - User & user talk pages were deleted 21 May 2005 by request, citing the reason "I am leaving the project because I no longer have the time to spare contributing to often controversial topics in which I must spend 75% of my time explaining the information to users who did not even bother to read up on the topics[...]". Final edit indicated this user would be returning; has not edited since.
Aranel (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit: 1 September 2005 - Administrator.
Arcturus (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit: 23 April 2007.
Ardenn (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit: 14 August 2006 - Posted an unhappy valediction on their user page 27 July 2006, but made fifteen more edits before the final edit. A more detailed explanation for the departure was subsequently posted on user talk by User:Captainktainer.
ArielGold (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit: February 15, 2008. Taking a wikibreak due to no Internet access.
Ark30inf (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit: 22 February 2004 - Left 24 October 2003 with the posting of several farewell messages indicating concerns at a lack of cooperation. Returned briefly in February 2004 to request de-adminship and have user & user talk pages deleted. See also this weblog entry.
Arundhati_bakshi (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit: 15 March 2007.
Ashmodai (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit: 10 March 2007.
AstroNomer (talk · contribs · count) - AstroNomer (talk · contribs · count) - One of the earliest Wikipedian editors, and an administrator. Editing only sporadically since 2005. Made one edit on January 15, 2008.
AugPi (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit: 19 July 2007.
Avriette (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit: 10 March 2007 - Announced his departure on 20 January 2007, but returned briefly in March 2007 to update user & user talk pages.

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Badlydrawnjeff (talk · contribs · count) - following the deletion of the Daniel Brandt article. Later exercised his m:right to vanish. Account was moved to Bdj (talk · contribs · count), last edit was July 8, 2007. Returned briefly in December to vote in ArbCom elections.
Balcer (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit on September 8, 2007; currently works on Wikimedia Commons.
Banes (talk · contribs · count) - On August 29, 2006 he left a retirement message on his userpage, saying he would be busy for the next few months, though he continued editing sporadically. Last edit November 17, 2006.
Bagpuss (talk · contribs · count) - One of the oldest Wikipedians. First edit was January 5, 2003. Last edit was May 7, 2003. Came back once in January 2005, and again in April 2006.
Basara-kun (talk · contribs · count) - Left on 19/07/2007 after uploading 50+ unsourced images. "Enough. My contribuitions are ignored, my images are removed from the articles and in general, my editions aren't "encyclopedic"."
Bcrowell (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit 13 March 2006. "Wikipedia was fun for a few years, but at this point I think it's entered a stage where it's just not fun anymore.... I've intentionally munged my password, so I can no longer log in." Apparently reappeared briefly as Bcrowell2 (talk · contribs · count).
Benc (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit 23 December 2004.
Ben (talk · contribs · count) - Highly experienced with templates, improving several of them. Last edit was on May 18, 2007.
Bhouston (talk · contribs · count), later Deodar (talk · contribs · count) - last edit November 13, 2006.
Big Adamsky (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit April 27, 2006.
Bill Oaf (talk · contribs · count) - Stopped editing regularly after April 20, 2007. Last edit March 2, 2008.
Blankfaze (talk · contribs · count) - Has not intentionally edited since the summer of 2007. Made one edit on 15 June, 2008.
BlankVerse (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit April 5, 2007. Made one edit on April 8, 2008.
Bluemoose (talk · contribs · count) (aka Martin) - Left a departure message on December 1, 2006. Has not edited since.
BM (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit May 2, 2005; gave no reason.
Bmicomp (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit was on August 4, 2006.
Bobblewik (talk · contribs · count) - More than 20,000 edits, but none since October 4, 2006 after heavy criticism was made on his talk page.
BoojiBoy (talk · contribs · count) - Almost 9000 edits, stopped prolific editing in August 2006, then returned in May of 2007 before retiring for good on June 11, 2007. Left a message on his talk page, "I gave it another chance, nothing has changed here and it's not worth my time. I won't be back this time."
Bookofjude (talk · contribs · count) - An administrator. Previously missing from the project for about six months, returned for about a week. Last edit February 28, 2007.
Bornintheguz (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit October 3, 2005. A very prolific contributor to articles about soccer.
BostonMA (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit July 17, 2007; stopped editing proflicially in February, a month after a failed RfA. 6000+ edits. No reason given.
Brat32 (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit August 24, 2006; blanked her/his userpage and replaced it with the message "I'm gone."
Britney Spears (talk · contribs · count), stopped editing in July 2005, made two edits on January 22, 2006.
Brossow (talk · contribs · count) Posted WikiBreak message on user and user talk pages on June 6, 2006, and has been editing sporadically since. Last edit August 15, 2007.
BryanG (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit 3 March 2007, left goodbye notice on userpage
Butseriouslyfolks (talk · contribs · count) - Administrator, last edit May 5, 2008.

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CanadianCaesar (talk · contribs · count) - Administrator. Last edit April 19, 2007.
Can't sleep, clown will eat me (talk · contribs · count) - Administrator, prolific vandal-fighter with over 100,000 edits. Last edit 1 April 2008.
Canuck85 (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit February 10, 2008.
Cantus (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit April 23, 2006. Had over 21000 edits until being blocked for a month on that date due to violating a previous ArbCom decision.
Captain Wikify (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit August 10, 2007. Added statement to his user page.
Captain Zyrain (talk · contribs · count) - Resigned his commission.
Carbonite (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit February 11, 2006, user page says they've "lost interest in editing here" due to unimportant arguments.
Casey Abell (talk · contribs · count) Quit Wikipedia at the end of November 2007. Last edit made December 2, 2007, voting on User:Newyorkbrad's ArbCom election. Made a total of 11,465 edits.
Catamorphism (talk · contribs · count) - Taking an indefinite break from Wikipedia, according to user's userpage. Last edit July 27, 2006.
Celithemis (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit September 6, 2007.
Cerejota (talk · contribs · count) - Made one edit on November 13, 2007, but hadn't edited since September prior to that.
Chacor (talk · contribs · count) - A former admin, originally User:NSLE, then User:Chacor. Originally taking a long wikibreak, left a retirement message September 20, 2007. Made well over 10,000 edits on the English Wikipedia as Chacor alone. Made two edits on January 5, 2008.
Cheeser1 (talk · contribs · count) - Left Wikipedia several times, always came back, but eventually posted a definitive and frustrated goodbye on his/her user page on April 12, 2008. Last edit: May 17, 2008.
ChrisGriswold (talk · contribs · count) - Former administrator. Last edit on August 27, 2007.
Chronographos (talk · contribs · count) - Missing since October 14, 2005. Made one edit to his user page September 6, 2006.
Clicketyclack (talk · contribs · count) - Self-administered {{User EX-WP}} 6 Feb 2008. Contributor with >11,500 edits; WikiProject memberships at time of departure: Categories, Biology.
Clifford Adams (talk · contribs · count) - Administrator.
Coburnpharr04 (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit on September 24, 2007
Codex Sinaiticus (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit September 28, 2007, but hadn't seriously edited since April 2007; cited his displeasure with certain categorizations of religion articles on his talk page.
Coelacan (talk · contribs · count) - An admin, last edit November 23, 2007.
Colin Kimbrell (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit May 5, 2006. Left over concerns about the Wikipedia:Reward board, saying, "I'm going on Wikibreak, maybe forever, due to WP:RB. I no longer wish to contribute my labor to the project under these conditions, as I feel that this tremendously misguided proposal deals a critical blow to the credibility of the project...If it dies, I might come back. Otherwise, best of luck, y'all"[1].
Corax (talk · contribs · count) - Missing since May 22, 2006 following controversy and a block surrounding his posting of another Wikipedian's personal information.
Coredesat (talk · contribs · count) - Admin, left retirement note on userpage March 30, 2008. Made a few edits afterward, last edit May 5, 2008.
Cortonin (talk · contribs · count) - Missing since shortly after June 26, 2005 six-month ban from certain articles by ArbComm. [2]
CovenantD (talk · contribs · count) - Hasn't returned since being blocked for 3RR violation on March 23, 2007.
He made a couple of edits on July 23, but has not edited since. H^t/c 17:48, 1 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
CrazyTalk (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit on November 5, 2005. Left a departure note on his user page. "Closed up shop. The three months I was a Wikiholic have sucessfully served their purpose (postponing my career change) and have now run their course. I have also arrived at this conclusion: [3]."
Curps (talk · contribs · count) - declared a semi-Wikivacation on May 13, 2006 and made some bot edits, blocks, and deletions up until June 26, 2006, and then declared a long-term Wikivacation on August 1, 2006 and has not edited since.
CryptoDerk (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit January 30, 2006 - the user modified his userpage to "I'm not really active on Wikipedia anymore," with the edit summary of (lalala what's up it's derk :P) on July 14, 2006. On March 24, 2007, the user made another edit to his page, adjusting his age in historical context.

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Danakil (talk · contribs · count) - This user edited for only one and a half months, from August 1 to September 14, 2004, yet during that time made 3,009 edits. Although his pages moves were controversial, he was responsible for the systematic and correct categorization of hundreds of programming languages and other software related articles.
Darkfred (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit September 27, 2006.
DarthVader (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit October 13, 2007.
David Shankbone (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit May 17, 2008. See his explanation.
David91 (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit April 12, 2006.
Decumanus (talk · contribs · count) - Great editor of New York and U.S. river related topics. Really stopped in June 2005, but last edit was 29 March, 2006.
Demiurge (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit October 26, 2007.
DennyColt (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit April 13, 2007.
Derex (talk · contribs · count) - Began editing in July 2005, retired in May 2007; seemed pretty jaded.
Descendall (talk · contribs · count) - Placed a retirement tag on his talk page but continued to edit sporadically until his last edit on April 24, 2007. Made a handful of further edits, the last on November 15, 2007
DESiegel (talk · contribs · count) - Administrator, last edit August 13, 2007.
Dinosaur puppy (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit November 24, 2007. States on userpage that he has gotten a little bored and is less active now.
Discordance (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit June 14, 2006.
Djinn112 (talk · contribs · count) - Only a handful of edits after June 12, 2005; the last was on April 19, 2006.
DLJessup (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit November 12, 2006 after two years of prolific editing.
Dlloyd (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit January 31, 2006
Dmcdevit (talk · contribs · count) - Administrator, former ArbCom member. Last edit June 3, 2008.
Doc glasgow (talk · contribs · count) - Administrator, last edit April 23 2008. Left message on userpage.
Doc Tropics (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit December 9, 2007
DomRem (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit May 10, 2007
Doom127 (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit June 23, 2006
Dori (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit March 20, 2005. Left message on userpage
Duncharris (talk · contribs · count) - Long time editor and admin, departed September 25, 2006 after blanking his user pages.
Dysprosia (talk · contribs · count) - Administrator, last edit March 3, 2007
Dionyseus (talk · contribs · count) - Stopped editing after July 20, 2007. Made one edit on October 27, 2007.

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E Pluribus Anthony (talk · contribs · count) - Massive amount of edits, last one on December 3, 2006. Was blocked several times then used sock puppets and was blocked again. As Cogito ergo sumo, announced departure [4] October 15, 2006.
Eequor (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit February 16, 2006 in which she left a note at Esperanza that said "I don't expect to come back again."
Efghij (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit November 18, 2003.
Elaragirl (talk · contribs · count) - Placed a retirement template on her user page on March 28, 2007, and made her last edit May 1, 2007.
ElBenevolente (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit January 08, 2006, arbitrary departure occured after acknowledging a user with the {{welcome}} tag. As of April 21 2006, all attempts to contact user in question have been unsuccessful.
- The Benevolent One made four subsequent edits (three of which regarding the same content edit) on 15 November 2007.^{[5] [6] [7] [8]} El B was the editor who welcomed me to Wikipedia; It's sad to think we've lost his continued contribution. --SSBohio 02:52, 19 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Emax (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit 18 February, 2005. Disappeared without any notice or indication of reason.
Essexmutant (talk · contribs · count) - Surrendered his adminship and left a departure message on his userpage on September 12, 2006 and made his final four edits 12 days later.
Essjay (talk · contribs · count) - Missing since March 4, 2007. He retired after being exposed by the New Yorker. He has surrendered his various flags on every wikimedia project. See Essjay controversy.
Evilphoenix (talk · contribs · count) - Missing since April 25, 2006, left good-bye message on talk page on 28 November 2006.
Exir Kamalabadi (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit August 24, 2007, owing to the fact that his home country of China had blocked access to Wikipedia at the time.
Eye of the Mind (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit December 9, 2007. Left after a fiasco with his sister accessing his account and deleting the main page.

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Faedra (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit January 1, 2005. "This contributor is currently under the impression that Wikipeia is a complete waist of time. (except for a spelling lesson)."
Fan-1967 (talk · contribs · count) - Left a day after withdrawing RfA early on January 28 2007.
Fastifex (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit December 4 2006.
FateClub (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit July 13 2007.
Fenice (talk · contribs · count) - Left January 18, 2006 after an editwar.
Filiocht (talk · contribs · count) - After falling ill earlier in the year, he declared himself "away indefinitely" on June 6 2006. Returned in March 2008 and deleted user and user talk pages.
Firebug (talk · contribs · count) - Left on January 1 2006, due to the Userbox controversy. There is a rather, um, explicit goodbye message on his user page.
Flcelloguy (talk · contribs · count) - ArbCom member, hasn't edited since May 28, 2007, when he left a note at his talk page explaining he's been busy.
Fonzy (talk · contribs · count) - Retired May 2004: "I don't like change much (which some will probably know or guess why). I prefered Wikipedia more when it was smaller and I felt part of a small community, now Wikipedia has got bigger (which is great) but I dont feel as useful, or as important, I just feel like part of a mob." Made last edit on the 26th of that month. Four more edits on November 11, 2007.
Made 3 edits on November 9 2006 to confirm he was the anonymous editor who was instrumental in starting Wikinews. And admitting he had made some anonymous edits to Wikinews during his absence.
Formeruser-81 (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit July 14 2005.
Francs2000 (talk · contribs · count) - Admin and Bureaucrat, left on July 15 2006 following over 38,000 edits, and has not edited since. Is believed though to have made this anonymous edit in December 2006 after being emailed by another user.
Freak104 (talk · contribs · count) - Left 6 February 2008 due to WP:N's effects on comic book articles.
Freakofnurture (talk · contribs · count) - Administrator, stopped editing on November 5 2007; has made some edits in late March 2008.
FuelWagon (talk · contribs · count) - Had over 6000 edits from April 2 to December 23 2005 before receiving a six-month ban from the ArbCom, and has not edited since, even after the expiration of his ban.
Func (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit 10 October 2005. "My apologies, I am away from Wikipedia for an extended period of time." Made two edits on April 11, 2006.
Funnybunny (talk · contribs · count)- Left August 13 2006. He has told an editor by email that he had officially quit. He will be missed by many. Two edits since, last on October 10, 2007.
Fys (talk · contribs · count)- Left November 9 2007.

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Gadykozma (talk · contribs · count) - Stated he was "taking wikivacation, probably permanent" on November 22, 2004. Last edit 21 December 2004.
Gaillimh (talk · contribs · count) - Administrator. Last edit in February 2008; reappeared briefly to delete and protect a user talk page on March 5, 2008. Has edited sporadically since then.
Gaimhreadhan (talk · contribs · count) - Irish Wikipedian, last edit August 8, 2007.
Ganymead (talk · contribs · count) - Left a retirement notice on his page on August 24, 2007
Gay Cdn (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit July 6, 2007, posted retirement notice
GeorgeMoney (talk · contribs · count) - Said that he retired (on his user page)
Getaway (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit September 28, 2007.
GK (talk · contribs · count) - Last edits on December 7, 2006, when he participated in ArbCom elections. Had previously stated he was leaving for good.
Gleng (talk · contribs · count) - see his user page for details about his reason why.
Gorrister (talk · contribs · count) Last edit October 5, 2005. Made one edit over a year later on February 27, 2007.
GRAHAMUK (talk · contribs · count) - Announced in November 2007 that he was quitting the project, citing "the direction that the project has taken."
Greyengine5 (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit September 4, 2004.
Grimjaw (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit January 6, 2008.
Guanaco (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit November 19, 2006.

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H (talk · contribs · count), formerly HighInBC - Left after threats were made against the well-being of his family. His final words were "it's just a website for fuck's sake." Last edit June 21, 2007.
Hajor (talk · contribs · count) - An admin, he stated "It stopped being fun... but it was fun while it lasted. Thanks for the ride" in his last edit on November 22, 2005.
Hapsiainen (talk · contribs · count) - Has been absent from Wikipedia since December 12, 2005. No further explanation. Has made some edits on the Finnish Wikipedia during 2006.
Harry Potter (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit April 10, 2004. Just disappeared.
Havok (talk · contribs · count) - See User:Havok/Liars for details.
Hephaestos (talk · contribs · count) - Administrator. Stopped editing regularly since December 2004, followed by very sporadic editing. Left an unhappy goodbye on his user page on April 2, 2005. Last edit was on February 27, 2007.
Hermione1980 (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit May 7, 2006 due to being grounded for the summer (May to August). She has not returned since.
HighwayCello (talk · contribs · count) - Stated that he felt WikiBonked on November 6, 2006. Ceased editing the next day.
HResearcher (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit September 10, 2006.
Humansdorpie (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit June 8, 2006. Mature, good-humoured editor with special interest in Africa articles. Left in response to legal threats from User:Lightoftheworld.
Hurricane111 (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit April 23, 2006. RC patroller and member of the Canadian law WikiProject, which misses him.
Hyperbole (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit February 11, 2008. Left after mistreatment by certain admins. Good editor and will be missed. Last edits were a request that his talk page be deleted/protected/salted.

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Icestorm815 (talk · contribs · count) - Administrator. Last edit 7 March 2008.
Improv (talk · contribs · count) - last edit 26 December 2006. Left a note on his user page on 2 January 2007 stating: "I have left Wikipedia. I do not see it as acceptable to have advertisements, whether they be for brand identity or for a product, on Wikipedia." - with a link to a foundation-l reference [9]. Edited his userspace 2 March 2007.
Imladjov (talk · contribs · count) - Historian and Scholar. Last edit 13 August 2006. Influential and distinguished editor with great contributions to Byzantine History and similar topics. He will be missed on many levels.
Imran (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit 13 February 2005. Left a note on 3 November 2004 to say "Note: I am (as of Sept 04) currently inactive on Wikipedia".
Interiot (talk · contribs · count) - last edit 25 December 2007. Says he needed to spend less time online, and still edits anonymously.
IP Address (talk · contribs · count) - blanked his user page on August 5, 2006 and made his last contribution later that day.
Izehar (talk · contribs · count) - last edit January 16, 2006. Made a few user and talk page edits on February 24 of that year and a single edit in January 2007.

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JamesBurns (talk · contribs · count) - Very active AfD participant; last edit August 19 2005. His user page and his talk page did not give any indication that he was intending to leave the project, but the user appeared on August 4 2006, to post an indefinite wikibreak template on his space.[10]
James Russiello (talk · contribs · count) No edits since March 28, 2008. No indication of why he stopped.
Jaxl (talk · contribs · count) - An admin, has not edited since December 20 2006, when he blanked his user pages after a period of inactivity.
Jazz77 (talk · contribs · count) - Stopped editing after August 28 2004; made a change to his userpage on August 15, 2005, and announced he was coming back on March 26, 2006; however, he has not edited since.
JCarriker (talk · contribs · count) - An admin, retired in September 2006, last edit was November 1 2007. Felt that his work was not appreciated.
Jedi6 (talk · contribs · count) - Administrator, last edits on February 13 2007 (except for two edits on 10 October). He is possibly busy with school matters.
Jenolen (talk · contribs · count) – Very active opponent of current image use policy and prolific contributor; left {{nobots}} tag on his talk page February 18, 2008. One edit since then suggests he may still be lurking.
Jesster79 (talk · contribs · count) - Left a message on his userpage on July 2 2006 saying he was leaving Wikipedia for the time being.
Jewbacca (talk · contribs · count) - Left retirement notices on his user and talk pages via IP address on April 8, 2006. Made a handful of later edits, the last on September 23, 2006.
JHCC (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit May 15 2006. Left a farewell message on his userpage.
Jimregan (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit February 1 2007. No longer active around Wikipedia and now writes for the Linux Gazette.
Jguk (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit March 9 2007.
Jmoliver (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit December 13 2006.
JodyB (talk · contribs · count) - Administrator, last edit May 14 [2008]] after placing a {{busy}} template on his usertalk page.
Johanthon (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit January 4, 2008.
John_Fader (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit May 20 2005 after nearly 5000 edits including regular responses at Wikipedia:Village pump (technical). Declined an offer to be nominated for admin. His user page and his talk page give no indication that he was intending to leave the project and email contact is not enabled.
John Reid (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit November 30 2006, posted the lyrics to Crazy Rhythm, a sad song about lovers parting (about which he'd written of the mainspace article) presumably as an allusion to his leaving Wikipedia, the day after coming off a disputed block for alleged edit-warring on a policy page; his last edit under this username had a sardonic "null edit summary" in reference to the block log reason.
Joie de Vivre (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit July 14 2007. Stated he left after being accused of lying.
JonGwynne (talk · contribs · count) - Left after June 26 2005 three-month ban by ArbCom in the Climate change dispute case. Came back 27 March 2007, but was blocked.
Jose_Ramos (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit March 23 2004; not known why. Now back after a vacation under a new psuedonym, only being disclosed to selected Wikipedians, though.
Joseph Dwayne (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit May 8 2006. Known for his humorous vandalism.
Jreferee (talk · contribs · count) - Administrator. Last edit November 29 2007.
J-stan (talk · contribs · count) - Administrator, left retirement notice on usertalk page April 29, 2008.
Julien Tuerlinckx (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit 1 May 2007

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User-multi error: "Karen_Johnson" is not a valid project or language code (help). - Last edit October 8, 2004.
Katefan0 (talk · contribs · count) - A prolific administrator, she left after Daniel Brandt threatened to inform her employer regarding her work on Wikipedia. See Muddying Sandifer for more details. Last edit May 27, 2006.
Kevin Mulligan (talk · contribs · count) - Stopped editing on January 6, 2006. Blanked his user pages later that year, and again on September 27, 2007.
Kils (talk · contribs · count) - Former admin, no edits since December 4, 2006.
Kirjtc2 (talk · contribs · count) - left a goodbye note on his/her userpage on November 21, 2006
KittySaturn (talk · contribs · count) - Left a goodbye message on her user page on July 31, 2006 and changed it to Japanese the next day. Her message roughly translated said, You grew tired already. How it is good already. Bygone days, this Wikipedia which I have regularly used, Today, it was broken.
Kotepho (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit July 19, 2007. Requested for user and talk pages to be blacked.
KRS (talk · contribs · count) - Inactive since February 2005. Made a few sporadic edits since then, last one dating back to July 29, 2006.
Kukkurovaca (talk · contribs · count) - last edit November 23, 2005. Came back briefly on July 3 and 9, 2006.

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Larry laptop (talk · contribs · count) - Left on January 20, 2007. See essay for details.
LC (talk · contribs · count) - Administrator
Lifefeed (talk · contribs · count) - Made only a handful of edits after August 2005; his last act was to blank his user and talk pages and replace them with the word "done" on October 10, 2005
Linuxbeak (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit March 31, 2008. Has made only 21 edits since 2006.
Lordkinbote (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit November 28, 2006, after problems with vandals. Left a retirement notice on his userpage quoting RickK on what he saw as Wikipedia's internal problem in dealing with "vandals, trolls, and malefactors."
LordSuryaofShropshire (talk · contribs · count) - Unclear. Admin agreed to delete all pages December 15, 2006. Apparently exercised his right to vanish.
LordViD (talk · contribs · count) Last edit March 28, 2006
Lucid (talk · contribs · count) - Declared retirement on September 7, 2007, made one edit on September 13, 2007. Has not edited since.

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Mamawrites (talk · contribs · count) - Remarked on user page that she would be contributing perhaps only once or twice a week; however, her last edit was made 28 August 2006.
Mark_Richards (talk · contribs · count) - last edit March 10, 2005
MarkS (talk · contribs · count) - last edit July 23, 2007
Marudubshinki (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit September 10, 2006. He blocked himself to "show contrition" over the use of his bot that inspired a request for arbitration. Made a few edits and archived his talk page on December 29, 2006.
Maximus_Rex (talk · contribs · count) - last edit: July 31, 2004 - deleted his user page right before he left.
Mboverload (talk · contribs · count) - Made a few edits on December 29, 2006, but hadn't contributed heavily since August. Returned briefly March 18, 2007. Edited his page and several others. Hasn't edited since.
M C Y 1008 (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit October 7, 2007
Megan1967 (talk · contribs · count) - last edit August 27, 2006. Left a message on her talk page on June 20, 2005 saying she resigned to go live with her girlfriend; [11] made an edit on August 1, 2006, and another on August 27, reiterating her retirement.
Mel Etitis (talk · contribs · count) an editor since 2004 and an administrator since 2005. Was heavily active until June 2007, where he edited occasionally. Last edit was on July 1, 2007.
Mereda (talk · contribs · count) - Just before reaching 6,000 edits, user stated that his/her username will be mainly dormant from April 2007. Last edit was on March 28, 2007.
Merlinus (talk · contribs · count) - last edit April 8, 2007.
Mic (talk · contribs · count) - last edit September 27, 2004.
MichaelTinkler (talk · contribs · count) - last edit: September 2, 2002.
Mintguy (talk · contribs · count) - last edit November 13, 2004. "It has stopped being fun. The lunatics are taking over the asylum." See his userpage for more information
Minun (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit October 28, 2006, has not returned after ArbCom ban ended on August 13, 2007
Mister Jinxy (talk · contribs · count) Edited from December 2005 to May 2007. Left after stating, "Too many editors out there drinking the politically correct Kool-Aid and trying to make everybody worship at the altar of the Almighty Wikipedia Rule Book."
Morton devonshire (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit November 18, 2007. Says he'll be on indefinite wikibreak, as there isn't much conspiracy cruft left to deal with.
Morwen (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit July 16, 2007.
MPLX (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit April 28, 2005, left apparently after a conflict at Teach the Controversy.
Musical Linguist (talk · contribs · count) - Administrator, last edit June 23, 2007
Mustafaa (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit November 17, 2006. His user page cites a lack of free time for his absences.

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Nathan Ladd (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit: June 6 2006.
Nathanlarson32767 (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit: January 26 2005.
Natl1 (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit October 13, 2007
Neurodivergent (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit January 12, 2007.
Netoholic (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit December 19, 2006.
Newyorkbrad (talk · contribs · count) - Administrator, Last edit April 29, 2008. Left "due to some external events".
NHSavage (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit October 28, 2007
Nknight (talk · contribs · count) - last edit: 24 Feb 2005 - has decided to leave, see the user page.
Nobleeagle (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit was on March 10, 2007.
Noitall (talk · contribs · count)- last edit October 11, 2005
Notheruser (talk · contribs · count) left on August 17, 2003 giving no reason, but stating "I'm taking an indefinite break from Wikipedia." Returned for one day on June 4, 2005, but has not edited since.

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Oden (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit was January 2007, placing a retirement tag on his userpage. Left due to his involvement in the heated WP:NFCC debates, resulting AN complaints about wikistalking, incivility on the part of others, etc.
Oldwindybear (talk · contribs · count) - Former administrator. Amidst allegations of sockpuppetry, Oldwindybear requested his userpage deleted and blanked his talkpage. Last edit July 25, 2007.
OmegaWikipedia (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit November 27, 2005.
Omicronpersei8 (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit 1 December 2006, made a few on the 9th, placing a "Former Wikipedians" template on his user page with "Goodbye" as the edit summary. A dedicated vandalfighter with over 50,000 edits.
Omniplex (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit 10 July 2006, blanked user page; was also very active on Meta from Mar - Jul 2006.
OneGuy (talk · contribs · count) - last edit was on 9 December, 2006.
Optim (talk · contribs · count): Administrator and Bureaucrat. Missing since 19:00 (UTC), March 6, 2004.
Ossmann (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit March 7, 2008

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Pádraic MacUidhir (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit on December 25 2006. Requested his user and talk pages be deleted on April 25 2007
Pcpcpc (talk · contribs · count) - Left a message on his talk page on April 1 2006, saying he was leaving due to "stress caused by the unreliability of the system and harrassment from certain users." [12] Reiterated this on April 17, and has not edited since.
Pekinensis (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit July 31, 2006, except for 2 edits on September 15, 2006 and one on his user talk on June 7, 2007.
Peter (talk · contribs · count) - Administrator. Last edit on August 8, 2007.
Pfortuny (talk · contribs · count) - Three edits since 13 December, 2004, with last on December 6, 2007.
Pgk (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit August 16 2007. A sysop who was very good at what he did. Ran a bot called Pgkbot.
Phaedriel (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit September 28 2007. A respected administrator on Wikipedia, known however to have taken long breaks in the past.
Phatcat68 (talk · contribs · count) - An evangelical Christian, his userpage suggests he may have left due to conflicts with other users about Wikipedia's treatment of Christianity. Stopped regularly editing on 7 May 2006; has made a few edits since then, but none since September 25, 2007.
Phuzion (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit May 9, 2008.
Picaroon (talk · contribs · count) - Administrator and Arbitration clerk, last edit on March 1 2008 to userpage noting disappointment at how things were going
Pir (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit December 1, 2006
Private_Butcher (talk · contribs · count)- last edit, December 31, 2005. Briefly returned and edited during April 2006 and early November 2006. Made three more edits January 1, 2007, none since.
Poindexter Propellerhead (talk · contribs · count) - last edit, September 27, 2007 placed a short wikibreak tag on userpage. made 4500+ edits, one edit since on March 16, 2008.
Purplefeltangel (talk · contribs · count) - This creator of the Wikihug left November 4, 2005 after conflict. Was so mad she moved a page to "On Wheels!" (a la Willy on Wheels) and was blocked for some time.
PurplePlatypus (talk · contribs · count) - last edit June 26, 2007

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Qrc2006 (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit July 13, 2007.
Quadzilla99 (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit July 27, 2007. Userpage says he's taking a long wikibreak.
Quarl (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit April 29, 2007.
Quintessent (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit November 11, 2004.

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RadicalBender (talk · contribs · count) - an admin, last edit on April 17, 2007. Edited his user page. Protect his user and user talk pages on June 16, 2006.
RadioKirk (talk · contribs · count) An admin, announced he was inactive on Wikipedia on April 3, 2007. Last edit was on May 16, 2007, announcing on his user page that "administrative access has been removed by request." Not been seen since.
Radman1 (talk · contribs · count) - Blanked his user and talk pages in December 2005. He returned to make a few edits on February 10, 2006, but again blanked his talk page and ceased editing. He made one edit since then, to April 1, 2006, on April 1, 2006.
Rama's Arrow (talk · contribs · count) - Former administrator credited with nominating 12 featured articles, last edit August 26 2007
Random Passer-by (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit May 11, 2007.
Random Replicator (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit 28 Jan 2008. Successfully got article to FA and then left over the wiki-drama.
Rangerdude (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit on December 19, 2005. Had 3155, over a little under a year. Left after an arbitration case.
RasputinAXP (talk · contribs · count) - an admin, left in September 2006 after posting to WikiEN-L of being "burned out". Cleaned-up talk page in Dec 2007
RattBoy (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit 15 December 2006. Worked mostly on U.S. politicians. Editor simply vanished.
Redwolf24 (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit July 23, 2006. Made a few edits to his user page and talk page on 6 November 2007.
Remuel (talk · contribs · count) Has made only 2 edits since August 29, 2005. The second was to add himself to the List of non-admins with high edit counts on February 17, 2006.
Reubenbarton (talk · contribs · count) - Has edited very sporadically since July 2005. He made a handful of edits on July 20, 2006. He was a major contributor to articles about manned space flight.
Revolutionaryluddite (talk · contribs · count) - requested user page deletion; stopped edits 2007/11/13. Has made some smaller edits since then.
Rfl (talk · contribs · count) A Wikipedia and Commons administrator, inactive since September 2005, last edit October 11, 2006.
Rhion (talk · contribs · count) - An active editor especially on Welsh topics, he left a farewell message on his talk page on January 9, 2007. Left one further message at the Welsh Wikipedians' notice board on January 28 requesting his userpage be blanked and offering a further explanation for his departure.
RickK (talk · contribs · count) - One of the most active administrators on recent changes patrol, blanked his talk page and left a rather bitter goodbye message on his user page. His exit came after a revert war where he was removing a copyright violation, in which he was blocked for violating the three revert rule by a fellow administrator. (see here). Appeared on Simple Wikipedia on July 21, 2005. He came back on December 23, 2005 to protect his user page and leave a message.
Rizzleboffin (talk · contribs · count) - Quit WP on July 12, 2007.
Robchurch (talk · contribs · count) - Left a message on his user page on July 3, 2006, saying he'd be "getting out of the way". Only a handful of edits since then, the last on May 23, 2007, supporting an RfA.
Robert_McClenon (talk · contribs · count) - vanished suddenly after March 20, 2006.
Rogper (talk · contribs · count) - Prominent on the Swedish Wikipedia, he stopped editing here July 2005. Returned briefly on March 16 and 17, 2006, but hasn't edited since.
Rotem_Dan (talk · contribs · count) - last contribution on March 15, 2006, which was to blank his talkpage and a subpage. Hasn't appeared since.
Rune.welsh (talk · contribs · count) - administrator, frequent promoter/failer of lists on WP:FLC. Last edit January 6, 2007.

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Sabbut (talk · contribs · count) - Has made only a few edits after July 20, 2005; mostly contributes to the Spanish Wikipedia.
Salsa_Shark (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit January 29, 2004.
Sam Spade (talk · contribs · count) - Became only an infrequent contributor after a May 2006 arbitration case. Last edit April 19, 2007.
Samaritan (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit June 6, 2006.
Samir (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit October 29, 2007.
Sango123 (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit October 1, 2006, e-mail messages sent to her have not been replied to.
Sanguinity (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit January 28, 2007.
Scraggy4 (talk · contribs · count) - last edit 12 Sep 2004. Re-appeared briefly in July 2005.
ScudLee (talk · contribs · count) - A prolific editor during 2004, ScudLee first disappeared in December 2004. Made almost 1500 edits in December 2005, then blanked talk page on December 26, 2005 and has not been heard from since.
SD6-Agent (talk · contribs · count) - Last seen at the end of January 2006, after over 9600 edits; left without explanation. A major contributor to Canadian topics, he started the page on what is now the FA on the TV show, Lost.
Seabhcan (talk · contribs · count) - One edit since November 24, 2007
Secretlondon (talk · contribs · count) - One of the original bureaucrats, her last edit was on February 8, 2008. Userpages says "I'm currently offline-ish. I may be offline at no notice. Don't rely on me to do anything."
Sergeant Snopake (talk · contribs · count) - Left a message on her talk page on September 15, 2006, saying her "time here has passed." She made a few more edits, the last on December 29, but reiterated that she was not coming back.
ShaneKing (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit 19 August, 2005.
Shauri (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit December 30, 2005.
Shorne (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit December 6, 2004.
Skellam (talk · contribs · count) - Blanked his userpage and unsubscribed from WikiProject on 16 November 2004; no reason given. Contributions oversighted.
Skinnyweed (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit December 18, 2006.
Smee (talk · contribs · count), formerly Smeelgova (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit June 28, 2007
Snoyes (talk · contribs · count) - An administrator, last edit December 26, 2006.
Someone_else (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit November 22, 2003.
SoM (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit July 15, 2006. Left explanation on his user page on March 23, 2007, saying he's "had enough" and "it wasn't fun anymore".
Sortior (talk · contribs · count) - Made an admin January 8, 2005. Last edit January 18, 2005.
Soulpatch (talk · contribs · count) - Last contributed March 7, 2003.
SouthernComfort (talk · contribs · count) - Blanked his user page and made his last edit May 14, 2006. Left a retirement message on September 7, 2006 and has not edited since.
Soxrock (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit December 7, 2007. A member of numerous sports projects with over 52K edits. On an indefinite wikibreak, 'is at a crossroads.'
Spebi (talk · contribs · count) - Administrator. Last series edits were on March 31, 2008. Returned to blank and protect both user and talk pages on June 13, 2008.
Spencer195 (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit December 24, 2005.
Spinboy (talk · contribs · count) - Very few edits since December 27, 2005, the last on January 1, 2007. Left a message on his user page.
SPUI (talk · contribs · count) - Onetime heavy and prolific contributor to U.S. Roads and other transportation-related projects; subject of many block-unblock wars and a few RFCs and arbitration cases. Stopped editing regularly on December 26, 2006; made a few sporadic edits through 2007 and has not edited since October 21 of that year. Last edit claimed he was still active on IRC.
Squash (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit April 13, 2006 except for one edit on 18 May 2007.
Staffelde (talk · contribs · count) - Left a farewell message on his user page on June 13, 2006.
Stbalbach (talk · contribs · count) - last edit September 14, 2007, after slowing down his edits significantly since May.
Stemonitis (talk · contribs · count) - Administrator, last edit October 14, 2007.
SteveW (talk · contribs · count) - Has not seriously edited since May 2005. Made one edit on September 21 that year.
StuartDD (talk · contribs · count) - fell out with Wikipedia. Last edit March 10 2008.
Susvolans (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit December 13, 2005.
Star500 (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit October 15, 2006.
Sweet Diva (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit October 20, 2007.

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Ta bu shi da yu (talk · contribs · count) - Admin, scrambled password, last edit November 16, 2007. Says Wikipedia has lost its sense of community.
Talrias (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit April 14, 2006, a good bye note on user page.
Tarnas (talk · contribs · count) - 1,987 edits, on indefinite wikibreak since December 10, 2005 but returned briefly in September and November 2006. Created some excellent sketches whilst he was here.
Taw (talk · contribs · count) - Formerly very active Polish Wikipedian, but no edits since November 29, 2006.
TchussBitc (talk · contribs · count) Disappeared without explanation on 19 September 2006.
Technobadger (talk · contribs · count) - left end of Feb 2008, may have been frustrated by "GNU/Linux" vs "Linux" discussions
Terence (talk · contribs · count) - Left a retirement notice on his user page on July 12, 2007. Has made a few edits since then, the last on November 29, 2007.
The Halo (talk · contribs · count) - Left a wikibreak message on February 23, 2007, then a retirement message on May 1.
The Raven's Apprentice (talk · contribs · count) - Added retirement notice on September 2 2007, last edit on September 15 2007.
Theoldanarchist (talk · contribs · count) - Placed a retirement notice on his user page on August 22, 2007, made a few more edits, the last on September 4, 2007.
TheQuandry (talk · contribs · count) - Placed retirement notice on his talk page July 1, 2007. Several sporadic edits since then, last contribution was to participate in an AFD on December 1, 2007. No edits since then.
Thernlund (talk · contribs · count) - thousands of (mainly) firearm subject edits over the course of 12 months; methodically closed out his editor involvement September 14 2007
Thright (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit March 17, 2008
Thuglas (talk · contribs · count) - Once active in WikiProjects Mixed Drinks and Neuroscience; apparently frustrated by bureaucracy announced March 5, 2007 he is "no longer editing" here.
Thunderbrand (talk · contribs · count) - Creator and host of the WikiProject Video games GCOTW, last edit 31 May 2007
TKD (talk · contribs · count) - Video games editor, last edit January 15 2008
TOO (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit November 12, 2006.
TonyW (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit August 26, 2006.
Torc2 (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit April 28, 2008 by blanking his talk page; hasn't mainly edited since March 11.
Tmorton166 (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit December 6, 2006, says on his userpage he feels other users don't get his personal style of conversation.
Tregoweth (talk · contribs · count) - Former administrator, missing since October 2007. Made one edit on November 30.
Trey Stone (talk · contribs · count) - Requested his user and talk page to be deleted on June 17, 2007; no reason given.
Truthspreader (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit February 3, 2007; user page cites real-life obligations as the reason for departure.
Tuspm (talk · contribs · count) - On August 6, 2006 he left a goodbye note on his userpage stating his time was being taken up by real life. He made a few edits on August 25 and August 27 and suggested he would still contribute anonymously.
Tyson2k (talk · contribs · count) - Over 1100 edits since January 2005. Last edit February 2, 2006; one more on March 8, 2006.
Tznkai (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit February 8, 2006; user page indicates family obligations.

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Uncle G (talk · contribs · count) - Prolific administrator. Stopped editing abruptly on January 25, 2008.
Uriyan (talk · contribs · count) - The original uri. Last edit: August 1, 2003.

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Vancouverguy (talk · contribs · count) - "I think I've officially "disappeared" now. You can call me a "missing Wikipedian" although I might edit anonymously." Vancouverguy was previously absent from Wikipedia in February 2004. He edited a bit in October 2005 and has not posted since. His account was compromised on June 2007 and de-sysoped, see WP:FIRED.
Veledan (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit September 6, 2007. Made one edit on December 10 explaining that he was busy.
Vera, Chuck & Dave (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit March 11, 2008. Contributed to articles related to the Beatles and other British bands.
VeryVerily (talk · contribs · count) - Banned at one point in 2004 for edit warring, he returned for a few months in 2005. On December 27, 2005 he started an appeal at requests for arbitration to "clear his name" from his previous block. He has not edited since February 28, 2006.
Vespristiano (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit August 26, 2006 to his sandbox after a four-month Wikibreak.
Vikreykja (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit 29 March, 2007. Left no word as to why. Maybe getting his pilot certification has taken up all his time. He edited mostly on San Francisco Giants, Liger and Online poker. He did a lot of the early template work for Major League Baseball templates.
VivaEmilyDavies (talk · contribs · count) 4721 edits, last edited December 30, 2005

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Walton One (talk · contribs · count) - Administrator, last edit June 9, 2008.
Water Bottle (talk · contribs · count) - Administrator, inactive since May 2006, last edit January 26, 2008.
WCityMike (talk · contribs · count) - Left a retired notice on his userpage on August 2, 2006. Made four edits on October 27.
White Guard (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit October 19, 2006. Valedictory... There is too much on Wikipedia which is both extreme and foolish. Left after being blocked for 3RR when reverting a now banned editor.
Who (talk · contribs · count) - Administrator. Wrote on December 15, 2005 that he needed "to get some things worked out here". Edited only very sporadically since. Last edit was on May 12, 2007.
Wiglaf (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit December 30, 2005, left a sign on his userpage saying "Good bye forever".
Wisden17 (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit September 14, 2006.
Witkacy (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit September 15, 2005. Disappeared without any notice or indication of reason.
WojPob (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit June 8, 2003.
Worldtraveller (talk · contribs · count) - Prolific editor with 24 featured article successful nominations, last edit on March 3, 2007.
Wow1000 (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit November 22, 2006.

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Xiner (talk · contribs · count) - Administrator. Last edit on September 23, 2007.
Spoke to him by email on March 2 2008, he responded, he's ok and on an indefinite(?) wikibreak. VegaDark (talk) 20:54, 2 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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Yardcock (talk · contribs · count) Last edit, July 16, 2005

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Zeldamaster3 (talk · contribs · count) - Four edits in 2007, one edit on June 29, 2007, but hadn't edited regularly since September 24, 2006 before that.
Zestauferov (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit December 16, 2005
Zleitzen (talk · contribs · count) - 17,000+ edits. Last edit September 29, 2007 - left in May over disgust with FAC process; returned briefly in July when Jimbo put a NPOV tag on FA Che Guevara. Made one edit in September.
Zoe (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit February 1, 2007. Left due to a conflict with Jimbo Wales over a professor that asked his students to vandalise Wikipedia.
Zoz (talk · contribs · count) - left on September 26th, 2006. However, returned on April 18th, 2007 to add {{Db-userreq}} to user and user talk pages. He has not made any edits since.
Zora (talk · contribs · count) - Last edit December 8, 2007, but had been only sporadically active for several months, citing frustration with POV-pushers.

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 *{{User2|Ganymead}} - Left a retirement notice on his page on [[August 24]], [[2007]]
 * {{user2|Gay Cdn}} - Last edit [[July 6]], [[2007]], posted retirement notice
+* {{User2|GeorgeMoney}} - Said that he retired (on his user page)
 *{{user2|Getaway}} - Last edit [[September 28]], [[2007]].
 * {{User2|GK}} - Last edits on [[December 7]], [[2006]], when he participated in ArbCom elections. Had previously stated [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:GK&diff=prev&oldid=24204945 he was leaving for good].