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It is 07:17:44 on January 13, 2025, according to the server's time and date.

Wikipedia:Administrator recall/Fastily has been closed as successful

This is to note that the recall petition Wikipedia:Administrator recall/Fastily had received 25 signatures so was closed by an editor as successful. Per WP:RECALL, The bureaucrats are responsible for ensuring that an RRfA is started within a reasonable time frame. If this does not happen, they may remove the administrator privileges at their discretion.

So a crat should probably be in touch with Fastily for next steps and/or when they start an RRFA after this. Soni (talk) 06:51, 16 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

No need. I'm aware of what my options are thanks. -Fastily 07:39, 16 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Just noting here (i.e. cross-posting) that I am not overly thrilled with the phrase "closed as successful" and have started a discussion about the matter on recall's talk page. Primefac (talk) 13:12, 17 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I'm still of the opinion that we shouldn't be pre-emptively closing these, and that there's not consensus to do so, unless the person the recall discussion is about has requested it. It can be valuable to see whether there are going to be a significant number of signers when deciding whether to give up the tools or run again. Hey man im josh (talk) 15:44, 18 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I agree with you, and this is being discussed at Wikipedia:Administrator recall/Reworkshop#Closing a petition although there is opposition to asking the question at the RFC with @The leaky cauldron asserting that there does not need to be a formal consensus to endorse the BOLD change to the policy that stated discussions should be closed immediately upon reaching 25 signatures. Thryduulf (talk) 16:01, 18 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Thryduulf and Hey man im josh: I'm 'theleekycauldron', with three 'e's and no spaces, and I didn't oppose that question. I explicitly supported rephrasing the question to emphasize the "delay after threshold reached" option. theleekycauldron (talk • she/her) 19:11, 18 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

This post added to Fastily's user talk page could be an argument in favor of letting these petitions run the full 30 days instead of closing them down as soon as the reach 25 signatures or whatever the threshold ends up being. I'm not saying it would've made much difference in Fastily's case, but people do sign/post things IRL that they might come to regret and wish they could go back an undo. If someone who signs thinks the petition is to run for 30 days, maybe it should be allowed to go the distance. In a separate matter, it might be a good idea if someone monitors Fastily's user talk to try and prevent it from further becoming a magnet for drama. I'm not sure who monitors talk pages in cases like this, but what's happening now often seems to happen whenever someone retires, particularly when it's not under the best circumstances. It seems a bit late for those who signed the petition to try and soften the blow and at least one of the posts (also the same person posted below) kind of seems like an attempt at polite trolling. FWIW, two accounts posting on Fastily's user talk page yesterday had their posts were removed and they were subsequently blocked; I imagine there's probably going to be some more of these accounts showing up now that Fastily has made their retirement official. -- Marchjuly (talk) 14:03, 19 November 2024 (UTC); post edited -- 14:30, 19 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The time to close isn't a decision being made by us 'crats, there is a discussion about this linked above, please feel free to join the discussion there. — xaosflux ^Talk 14:23, 19 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Change to admin policy

Note to bureaucrats that this RfC was closed with a consensus for Option 2, so the Administrator policy has been changed/clarified. The relevant passage from WP:Administrators is below with removals struck through and additions underlined.

Over five years since administrative tools were last used. I~~n the case of removal due to inactivity,~~ for any administrator who does not have a logged administrator action in five years, bureaucrats should not restore administrator access upon request. This applies to all former administrators

If there are any clarifications needed let me know. —Ganesha811 (talk) 15:14, 16 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Ganesha811, you should also update Wikipedia:Bureaucrats#Restoration_of_permissions. -- WOSlinker (talk) 18:08, 16 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done. —Ganesha811 (talk) 18:27, 16 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for making the change and informing us. Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 18:53, 16 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Desysop request (Fastily)

Fastily (t · th · c · del · cross-wiki · SUL · edit counter · pages created (xtools · sigma) · non-automated edits · BLP edits · undos · manual reverts · rollbacks · logs ^{(blocks · rights · moves)} · rfar · spi · cci) (assign permissions)^{(acc · ap · ev · fm · mms · npr · pm · pc · rb · te)}

Following the outcome of Wikipedia:Administrator recall/Fastily, I am electing to resign. I will not be seeking reconfirmation, thanks. -Fastily 08:11, 19 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your service. Ymblanter (talk) 08:20, 19 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your service. Particurly after performing over 646668 admin actions including over 635368 deletions.Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk) 08:34, 19 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for all the work you have done as an admin. I have often seen your contributions in my watchlist and truly appreciated them. – DreamRimmer (talk) 08:46, 19 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done Echo the above. Good luck, Fastily. Acalamari 09:01, 19 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for all the hard work you have done; unfortunately, it often goes unthanked for. As for me: I will miss you as an admin. Lectonar (talk) 09:04, 19 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for being at Wikipedia for 16 years. Good luck and have a great life outside Wikipedia. PEPSI697 (💬 • 📝) 09:42, 19 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, Fastily. We appreciate the dignity with which you've carried yourself through these activities. BusterD (talk) 14:37, 19 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

What a shame. * Pppery * _{it has begun...} 14:39, 19 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I believe "own goal" is the sports term for this. One of our most productive admins has just been sacked. I am not happy. And WP:RECALL is a trainwreck. I can't blame Fastily at all for saying "no thanks" to another RFA. -Ad Orientem (talk) 20:47, 19 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for all your hard work, Fastily. Espresso Addict (talk) 21:06, 19 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

You might recall me prodding you to ask for your bit back every time you came to WP:AN to point out a backlog between your adminships. I've never regretted that, despite the quibbles I've had with some of your actions. —Cryptic 21:18, 19 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your service and hard work here. At times like this Wikipedia truly does suck!, I wish you all the very best, Take care and stay safe. –Davey2010^Talk 01:37, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Resysop request (Tamzin)

Tamzin (t · th · c · del · cross-wiki · SUL · edit counter · pages created (xtools · sigma) · non-automated edits · BLP edits · undos · manual reverts · rollbacks · logs ^{(blocks · rights · moves)} · rfar · spi · cci) (assign permissions)^{(acc · ap · ev · fm · mms · npr · pm · pc · rb · te)}

I would like to reäctivate my adminship. Since my resignation in February and the feelings about it that I expressed in this audio essay, I've spent a lot of time thinking and looking inward. I haven't changed my mind about anything I said in that essay, but I have learned to better synthesize disparate feelings in myself, like my desire to help in administrative tasks versus my disdain for a lot of our administrative culture. This time around, I plan to focus on quality over quantity, as I've been doing for the past few months in admin-adjacent areas. As always, my gratitude to the bureaucrat team. -- Tamzin^{[cetacean needed]} (they|xe) 00:34, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

yay :3 — TheresNoTime (talk • they/them) 00:39, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

What a surprise! :) SerialNumber54129 00:48, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome back! ThadeusOfNazereth(he/him)^{Talk to Me!} 00:50, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Has at least a logged admin action from Feb 2024. — xaosflux ^Talk 00:52, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Really glad to see this! Don't let anyone pressure you into working in areas that might involve wading into it. I jibed with your essay in February, and it's only come to feel more true since then. Thebiguglyalien (talk) 04:15, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

It's a pleasure to see you return. JJP_{Mas_ter} (she/they) 11:12, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Happy to see you back! Chaotic Enby (talk · contribs) 11:12, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Desysop request (Graham87)

Graham87 (t · th · c · del · cross-wiki · SUL · edit counter · pages created (xtools · sigma) · non-automated edits · BLP edits · undos · manual reverts · rollbacks · logs ^{(blocks · rights · moves)} · rfar · spi · cci) (assign permissions)^{(acc · ap · ev · fm · mms · npr · pm · pc · rb · te)}

Please desysop me; I've withdrawn my re-RFA. I've given myself the non-admin user rights I wanted. I'll keep my importer right. Graham87 (talk) 11:13, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done. Removing per the not pass criteria for a recall RRfA. Access may be regained in the future via WP:RFA. — xaosflux ^Talk 11:17, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]