Wikipedia talk:Requests for adminship

Requests for adminship and bureaucratship update

No current discussions. Recent RfAs, recent RfBs: (successful, unsuccessful)

Current time is 01:47, 4 December 2025 (UTC). —

Recent RfA, RfBs, and admin elections ()

Candidate	Type	Result	Date of close	Tally
				S	O	N/⁠A	%
Chaotic Enby	RfA	Successful	3 Nov 2025	255	1	0	>99
Rjjiii	RfA	Successful	1 Nov 2025	170	0	1	100
Toadspike	RfA	Successful	9 Oct 2025	245	0	1	100

AELECT Header

Should we include {{Administrator elections/Latest/Header}} as part of WP:RfA somewhere? I've asked a similar question at WT:AELECT regarding whether we should include {{Rfx report}} and/or {{Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Recent}}, where it was suggested to include the AELECT header here. fanfanboy (block_talk) 13:23, 3 November 2025 (UTC)

I don't think that's necessary, it's a fairly large header and wouldn't fit anywhere but the top of the page, which seems inappropriate. Toadspike [Talk] 13:32, 3 November 2025 (UTC)

Staff apply

hello Wikimedia foundation I wanna apply for Wikipedia admin Jaredryandloneria (talk) 14:18, 10 November 2025 (UTC)

Hello User:Jaredryandloneria. Thanks for your enthusiasm. Becoming an admin requires a lot of experience on Wikipedia, and very good understanding of all our policies and guidelines. Normally people need at least 8,000 edits before they gain that experience, and sometimes much more. It's not a staff position either, we don't get paid. And finally: the Wikipedia foundation has nothing to do with admins. They are chosen by the community, not by the foundation that runs the servers. —Femke 🐦 (talk) 15:30, 10 November 2025 (UTC)

Ok Winter (talk) 16:03, 10 November 2025 (UTC)

Unused templates

The following templates are related to this process but appear to be unused and not linked from anywhere. Can anyone familiar with this process check and comment which of these is used (and where)? Thanks!

• Template:RfA-dm
• Template:RfA-nom
• Template:RfA-replies
• Template:RfA-thanks
• Template:RfA/Draft
• Template:RfA/readyToStart
• Template:RfA/subst
• Template:RfA query
• Template:RfA watchlist notice/text
• Template:RfA withdrawal
• Template:RRfA
• Template:RRfA/subst

Gonnym (talk) 06:54, 13 November 2025 (UTC)

/readyToStart and /subst (both versions) are used to populate the RFA itself. Primefac (talk) 00:38, 15 November 2025 (UTC)

My recollection is that with this edit, you replaced {{RfA/readyToStart}} with {{RfA/readyToSubmit}}, to implement an improved version of the automatic ending of the comment phase for the request. Is the readyToStart template still used?

(For those following along, the nomination page at Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Nominate has a form to create the request page that preloads {{RfA/subst}} / {{RRfA/subst}} into the edit box. The preloaded text is an invocation of {{RfA}} / {{RRfA}}. The implementation of those templates use {{RfA/readyToSubmit}} / {{RRfA/readyToSubmit}}. The readyToSubmit template was added to the chain to facilitate marking the comment phase as over by purging the page once the deadline has passed, as opposed to editing it manually.) isaacl (talk) 01:04, 15 November 2025 (UTC)

December 2025 administrator elections - schedule

Administrator Elections | Schedule

• The December 2025 administrator elections are set to proceed.
• We plan to use the following schedule:
  • Nov 25 – Dec 1: Candidate sign-up
  • Dec 4 – Dec 8: Discussion phase
  • Dec 9 – Dec 15: SecurePoll voting phase
• If you have any questions, concerns, or thoughts before we get started, please ask at Wikipedia talk:Administrator elections.

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MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 08:47, 17 November 2025 (UTC)

rfx starter script

One of the scariest parts of launching an RfA, at least it has been for me, is getting the transclusion stuff right. I have created a script designed to help successfully launch RfAs and RfBs by substituting the timer and transcluding the page. I hope it is of use to people. Best, Barkeep49 (talk) 17:28, 17 November 2025 (UTC)

I'm inclined to think the the RfA process shouldn't be prettified, and it being technically hard to do is the point - if you can't figure that out you aren't qualified to be an admin. * Pppery * _{it has begun...} 18:20, 17 November 2025 (UTC)

Administrator Elections - Call for Candidates

The administrator elections process has officially started! Interested editors are encouraged to self-nominate or arrange to be nominated by reviewing the instructions at Wikipedia:Administrator elections/December 2025/Candidates.

Here is the schedule:

• November 25 – December 1 - Call for candidates
• December 4–8 - Discussion phase
• December 9–15 - SecurePoll voting phase

Please note the following:

• The requirements to run are identical to RFA—a prospective candidate must be extended confirmed.
• Prospective candidates are advised to become familiar with the community's expectations of administrators, which are much higher than the minimum requirement of having extended confirmed status. This includes reviewing successful and unsuccessful RFAs, reading the essay Wikipedia:Advice for admin elections candidates, and possibly requesting an optional poll on their chances of passing.
• The process will have a seven day call for candidates phase, a two day pause, a five day discussion phase, and a seven day private vote using SecurePoll. Discussion and questions are only allowed on the candidate pages during the discussion phase.
• The outcome of this process is identical to making a request for adminship. There is no official difference between an administrator appointed through RFA versus administrator elections.
• Administrator elections are also a valid means of regaining adminship for de-sysopped editors.

Ask any questions about the process at the talk page. Later, a user talk message will be sent to official candidates with additional information about the process.

If you are interested in the process, please make sure to watchlist the appropriate pages. A watchlist notice will be added when the discussion phase opens, and again when the voting phase opens.

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MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 00:49, 25 November 2025 (UTC)

Administrator Elections - Discussion Phase

The discussion phase of the December 2025 administrator elections is officially open. As a reminder, the schedule of the election is:

• Dec 4–8 - Discussion phase (we are here)
• Dec 9–15 - SecurePoll voting phase
• Scrutineering phase

We are currently in the discussion phase. The candidate subpages are open to questions and comments from everyone, in the same style as a request for adminship. You may discuss the candidates at Wikipedia:Administrator elections/December 2025/Discussion phase.

On December 9, we will start the voting phase. The candidate subpages will close to public questions and discussion, and everyone will have a week to use the SecurePoll software to vote, which uses a secret ballot. You can see who voted, but not who they voted for. Please note that the vote totals cannot be made public until after voting has ended and as such, it will not be possible for you to see an individual candidate's totals during the election. You must be extended confirmed to vote.

Once voting concludes, we will begin the scrutineering phase, which typically lasts between a couple days and a week. Once everything is certified, the results will be posted on the results page (you may want to watchlist this page) and transcluded to the main election page. In order to be granted adminship, a candidate who has not been recalled must have received at least 70.0% support, calculated as Support / (Support + Oppose), and must also have received a minimum of 20 support votes. A candidate that has been recalled must have at least 55.0% support. Because this is a vote and not a consensus, there are no bureaucrat discussions ("crat chats").

Any questions or issues can be asked on the election talk page. Thank you for your participation. Happy electing.

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