Wikipedia:Former administrators
The following users had sysop rights at one time but for various reasons are no longer admins. Some are no longer active Wikipedians (See Wikipedia:Missing Wikipedians). For current administrators, see Wikipedia:List of administrators.
Desysopped by ArbCom, Jimbo Wales or otherwise
- Isis (talk · contribs · former admin: blocks · protections · deletions · rights · meta · local rights) - February 2003, involuntary by Jimbo Wales decision
- Kils (talk · contribs · former admin: blocks · protections · deletions · rights · meta · local rights) - June 2003, involuntary by Eloquence [1]
- 168... (talk · contribs · former admin: blocks · protections · deletions · rights · meta · local rights) - March 2004, per ArbCom and Jimbo Wales
- Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason (talk · contribs · former admin: blocks · protections · deletions · rights · meta · local rights) - May 2005, involuntary by Tim Starling
- Stevertigo (talk · contribs · former admin: blocks · protections · deletions · rights · meta · local rights) - November 2005, per ArbCom decision
- Ed Poor (talk · contribs · former admin: blocks · protections · deletions · rights · meta · local rights) - December 2005, per ArbCom decision
- Karmafist (talk · contribs · former admin: blocks · protections · deletions · rights · meta · local rights) - February 2006, per ArbCom decision
- Freestylefrappe (talk · contribs · former admin: blocks · protections · deletions · rights · meta · local rights) - February 2006, per ArbCom decision
- Guanaco (talk · contribs · former admin: blocks · protections · deletions · rights · meta · local rights) - April 2006, per ArbCom decision
- NSLE (talk · contribs · former admin: blocks · protections · deletions · rights · meta · local rights) - June 2006, per ArbCom decision
- Dbiv (talk · contribs · former admin: blocks · protections · deletions · rights · meta · local rights) - August 2006, per ArbCom decision
- Everyking (talk · contribs · former admin: blocks · protections · deletions · rights · meta · local rights) - September 2006, per ArbCom decision
- Marudubshinki (talk · contribs · former admin: blocks · protections · deletions · rights · meta · local rights) - October 2006, per ArbCom decision
- MONGO (talk · contribs · former admin: blocks · protections · deletions · rights · meta · local rights) - December 2006, per ArbCom decision
- Seabhcan (talk · contribs · former admin: blocks · protections · deletions · rights · meta · local rights) - December 2006, per ArbCom decision
- Husnock (talk · contribs · former admin: blocks · protections · deletions · rights · meta · local rights) - December 2006, emergency desysopping, confirmed by ArbCom decision
- Yanksox (talk · contribs · former admin: blocks · protections · deletions · rights · meta · local rights) - February 2007, emergency desysopping by Jimbo Wales, confirmed by ArbCom decision
- Geni (talk · contribs · former admin: blocks · protections · deletions · rights · meta · local rights) - February 2007, emergency desysopping by Jimbo Wales, confirmed by ArbCom decision
- Darwinek (talk · contribs · former admin: blocks · protections · deletions · rights · meta · local rights) - April 2007, per ArbCom decision
- Robdurbar (talk · contribs · former admin: blocks · protections · deletions · rights · meta · local rights) - April 2007, emergency desysopping for disruptive deletions and blocks, confirmed by ArbCom decision
- Betacommand (talk · contribs · former admin: blocks · protections · deletions · rights · meta · local rights) - May 2007, per ArbCom decision
- Henrygb (talk · contribs · former admin: blocks · protections · deletions · rights · meta · local rights) - May 2007, per ArbCom decision
Details about these cases are available at Wikipedia:Requests for de-adminship.
Temporary administrators
These users were given sysop status temporarily for the purposes of editing the Wikimedia Board elections page; they no longer have sysop access.
- BjarteSorensen (talk · contribs · former admin: blocks · protections · deletions · rights · meta · local rights)
- Datrio (talk · contribs · former admin: blocks · protections · deletions · rights · meta · local rights)
- Aphaia (talk · contribs · former admin: blocks · protections · deletions · rights · meta · local rights)
Other
By request of the user except as noted. Many of the users listed requested that their adminship be revoked either because they were no longer active at Wikipedia, because they were chiefly interested in technological contributions rather than editorial ones, or because they wished to focus on other Wikimedia projects. Some of the users listed voluntarily resigned their adminship status in recognition of the community's dissatisfaction with their activities; as such some of these cases, though nominally by user request, are not entirely voluntary. Former administrators who resigned their adminship in good standing may be reinstated at the discretion of any bureaucrat, while administrators who resigned under controversial circumstances must reapply for adminship by the usual means. Unless otherwise specified by the Arbitration committee, the determination of whether "controversial circumstances" existed is left to the discretion of the bureaucrats.
- Koyaanis Qatsi (talk · contribs · former admin: blocks · protections · deletions · rights · meta · local rights) - March 2003
- Ark30inf (talk · contribs · former admin: blocks · protections · deletions · rights · meta · local rights) - October 2003
- Cordyph (talk · contribs · former admin: blocks · protections · deletions · rights · meta · local rights) - November 2003
- Stephen Gilbert (talk · contribs · former admin: blocks · protections · deletions · rights · meta · local rights) - January 2004
- Muriel Gottrop (talk · contribs · former admin: blocks · protections · deletions · rights · meta · local rights) - April 2004
- Andre Engels (talk · contribs · former admin: blocks · protections · deletions · rights · meta · local rights) - July 2004
- KRS (talk · contribs · former admin: blocks · protections · deletions · rights · meta · local rights) - August 2004
- Sewing (talk · contribs · former admin: blocks · protections · deletions · rights · meta · local rights) - September 2004
- Kate (talk · contribs · former admin: blocks · protections · deletions · rights · meta · local rights) - November 2004
- 172 (talk · contribs · former admin: blocks · protections · deletions · rights · meta · local rights) - May 2005
- Kim Bruning (talk · contribs · former admin: blocks · protections · deletions · rights · meta · local rights) - November 2005. Retired. Still hopes others will too. :-)
- Robchurch (talk · contribs · former admin: blocks · protections · deletions · rights · meta · local rights) - December 2005 1 2
- Fredrik (talk · contribs · former admin: blocks · protections · deletions · rights · meta · local rights) - December 2005
- SWAdair (talk · contribs · former admin: blocks · protections · deletions · rights · meta · local rights) - December 2005
- Bmicomp (talk · contribs · former admin: blocks · protections · deletions · rights · meta · local rights) - January 2006
- Carbonite (talk · contribs · former admin: blocks · protections · deletions · rights · meta · local rights) - February 2006
- Kosebamse (talk · contribs · former admin: blocks · protections · deletions · rights · meta · local rights) - February 2006 (see this)
- Jtkiefer (talk · contribs · former admin: blocks · protections · deletions · rights · meta · local rights) - March 2006 1 2
- Fabiform (talk · contribs · former admin: blocks · protections · deletions · rights · meta · local rights) - May 2006
- RN (talk · contribs · former admin: blocks · protections · deletions · rights · meta · local rights) - May 2006
- Homeontherange (talk · contribs · former admin: blocks · protections · deletions · rights · meta · local rights) - July 2006 – case 1
- Sceptre (talk · contribs · former admin: blocks · protections · deletions · rights · meta · local rights) - August 2006 1 2
- Banes (talk · contribs · former admin: blocks · protections · deletions · rights · meta · local rights) - August 2006
- RasputinAXP (talk · contribs · former admin: blocks · protections · deletions · rights · meta · local rights) - September 2006
- JCarriker (talk · contribs · former admin: blocks · protections · deletions · rights · meta · local rights) - September 2006
- Worldtraveller (talk · contribs · former admin: blocks · protections · deletions · rights · meta · local rights) - September 2006
- Essexmutant (talk · contribs · former admin: blocks · protections · deletions · rights · meta · local rights) - September 2006
- Kelly Martin (talk · contribs · former admin: blocks · protections · deletions · rights · meta · local rights) - September 2006 – 1
- FrancisTyers (talk · contribs · former admin: blocks · protections · deletions · rights · meta · local rights) - September 2006
- Tony Sidaway (talk · contribs · former admin: blocks · protections · deletions · rights · meta · local rights) - October 2006 – 1
- Konstable (talk · contribs · former admin: blocks · protections · deletions · rights · meta · local rights) - November 2006 – see case1
- PMA (talk · contribs · former admin: blocks · protections · deletions · rights · meta · local rights) - November 2006 – resigned due to an RFC 1
- Sjakkalle (talk · contribs · former admin: blocks · protections · deletions · rights · meta · local rights) - November 2006
- Sam Hocevar (talk · contribs · former admin: blocks · protections · deletions · rights · meta · local rights) - December 2006
- Sam Korn (talk · contribs · former admin: blocks · protections · deletions · rights · meta · local rights) - December 2006
- Bunchofgrapes (talk · contribs · former admin: blocks · protections · deletions · rights · meta · local rights) - January 2007
- Crzrussian (talk · contribs · former admin: blocks · protections · deletions · rights · meta · local rights) - January 2007
- Gurch (talk · contribs · former admin: blocks · protections · deletions · rights · meta · local rights) - January 2007 1
- Philwelch (talk · contribs · former admin: blocks · protections · deletions · rights · meta · local rights) - February 2007 – see case 1
- Mark Dingemanse (talk · contribs · former admin: blocks · protections · deletions · rights · meta · local rights) - February 2007
- Essjay (talk · contribs · former admin: blocks · protections · deletions · rights · meta · local rights) - March 2007 1
- Durin (talk · contribs · former admin: blocks · protections · deletions · rights · meta · local rights) - March 2007
- Dannyisme (talk · contribs · former admin: blocks · protections · deletions · rights · meta · local rights) - March 2007 3
- RobertG (talk · contribs · former admin: blocks · protections · deletions · rights · meta · local rights) - March 2007
- Lucky 6.9 (talk · contribs · former admin: blocks · protections · deletions · rights · meta · local rights) - April 2007
- The wub (talk · contribs · former admin: blocks · protections · deletions · rights · meta · local rights) - April 2007
- ChrisGriswold (talk · contribs · former admin: blocks · protections · deletions · rights · meta · local rights) - May 2007 – case 1
- DanKeshet (talk · contribs · former admin: blocks · protections · deletions · rights · meta · local rights) - May 2007
- JRM (talk · contribs · former admin: blocks · protections · deletions · rights · meta · local rights) - May 2007
- Obli (talk · contribs · former admin: blocks · protections · deletions · rights · meta · local rights) - May 2007
- Nilfanion (talk · contribs · former admin: blocks · protections · deletions · rights · meta · local rights) - May 2007
- RadioKirk (talk · contribs · former admin: blocks · protections · deletions · rights · meta · local rights) - May 2007
- Demi (talk · contribs · former admin: blocks · protections · deletions · rights · meta · local rights) - May 2007. Retired.
1 ^ While these former admins voluntarily relinquished adminship, they must go through RfA if they want to be resysopped.
2 ^ These former admins have requested to be resysopped, but their RfA was unsuccessful.
3 ^ Alternate account of Danny, who resigned at the same time and regained his adminship.