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Desysop (TheDJ)
I've just noticed 's resysop of. I cannot support a community that undermines T&S. Also please take my IAdmin. Good luck everyone. —Th e DJ (talk • contribs) 11:07, 13 June 2019 (UTC)
 * ✅. Please let us know when you want it back. Primefac (talk) 11:14, 13 June 2019 (UTC)
 * , This saddens me. (Which is not to say I disagree). S Philbrick  (Talk)  15:36, 13 June 2019 (UTC)
 * So this will technically go down as a voluntary protest resignation in support of the WMF over WP:FRAM, by someone who officially has done nothing wrong, remains entitled to the mop, and may have the mop back on request. I make no attempt to suggest otherwise. That said, I wish to simply put it on record that, over this exact same incident, TheDJ can be observed as having expressed an animosity towards the community, and as such, I have expressed the opinion that they have violated the community's trust and have forfeited the right to their mop (from an ideological perspective, at least). I have requested that they resign and submit to a new RfA accordingly. Again, I'm not suggesting that my point of view is binding in any way. But if TheDJ requests his tools back from the 'crats, it should at least exist on-record, somewhere, that another admin expressed doubts regarding his adminship, and requested that he put it to the community, for review. He could not be required to acknowledge this, of course, but if such an event comes to pass, he should acknowledge the request and explain why he isn't willing to put himself before the community. A readminship is supposed to be uncontentious, and while procedurally correct, I do not think this readminship could be considered "uncontentious". If he doesn't acknowledge this, someone else should note the request, or at least ping me so I can record my objections and concerns relating to this admin and this desysop. Again, not issuing any decree here, just noting my opinion. Regards, ~Swarm~  {sting} 06:15, 14 June 2019 (UTC)
 * I really disagreed with what TheDJ said, but come on man, let him go in peace. --Rschen7754 06:24, 14 June 2019 (UTC)
 * The fact you admit that TheDJ has "has done nothing wrong, remains entitled to the mop, and may have the mop back on request", but then continue to poison the well on a future re-sysop request while continuing to deny they did nothing wrong is a disingenuous concern. So, don't be surprised when this comment is rightfully ignored if he does request re-sysop. — Moe   Epsilon  06:27, 14 June 2019 (UTC)
 * I disagree with DJ (nearly always) and my opinions of him can't be any more low, than now but from a policy based viewpoint, the de-sysop is not under cloud and he is entitled to get his tools back w/o fuss. &#x222F; WBG converse 06:32, 14 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Aspersions, smears and personal attacks are not funny or cute. Let's be clear: I did not "admit" that TheDJ has done nothing wrong. I would vehemently argue that TheDJ is a toxic, corrupt and invalid administrator who has most certainly done something very, very wrong (I actually used the term "quisling"). To say otherwise is a pretty shameless and malicious misrepresentation of what I said. I clearly worded my statement to say that officially he has done nothing wrong and remains entitled to the mop, and that means that I will respect hard rules and policy considerations. I am absolutely not saying that there is no wrongdoing and forfeiture of the entitlement to the mop ideologically, and that's literally my whole point of posting. Just because technically there is no cloud does not mean that there are no concerns, and just because an admin can insult the community, resign, and then get the mop back without official difficulty does not mean that one can't question the readminship in such a scenario. All I said is that TheDJ is technically, or officially allowed to ignore my concerns. That doesn't render my concerns invalid. If someone would actually like to hear the concerns, they can ask me on my talk page. But I assure you in advance, they most certainly are real, and they most certainly would be taken as such by the community in an RfA. ~Swarm~  {sting} 06:55, 14 June 2019 (UTC)
 * And, to pre-empt any debates about DJ's merits as an admin, I am not trying to argue this point here. If I am so wrong, then the community can reject my viewpoint at RfA, and I will be thoroughly humiliated and ashamed for making such a dramatic assumption. But if DJ is so confident that the community would continue to back their adminship, then there's no reason for them to deny my simple request that they test their community trust. It is not a request I make lightly or casually, and I will debate it in the correct forum if given the chance. But if I'm just overreacting, then fine. Prove me wrong. ~Swarm~  {sting} 07:01, 14 June 2019 (UTC)
 * "Aspersions, smears and personal attacks are not funny or cute" but ironically, you continue to cast them anyway, seemingly on those who disagree with you. Perhaps what you've said about TheDJ may instead be rightfully applied to you and that it is you who need to reassess if the community has confidence in you as an administrator. KoopaLoopa (talk) 07:20, 14 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Echoing what KoopaLoopa said. Also, if you have legitimate concerns about why he shouldn't be re-sysopped, then this would be the forum to discuss it and not your talk page, otherwise it is you casting aspersions without providing evidence. — Moe   Epsilon  07:26, 14 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Why hasn't Swarm been blocked?! It seems an ArbCom case concerning their fitness as an administrator would be appropriate.  I suppose we members of the "community" could express a point of view on their "vehement" and bilious arguing first.  I am doing so here.🌿   SashiRolls t ·  c 07:33, 14 June 2019 (UTC)
 * TBH if everyone who had cast aspersions about (or even straight abused) other editors during this fiasco was blocked, we'd be about 20 editors down at the moment. Black Kite (talk) 08:52, 14 June 2019 (UTC)


 * I think this level of vehemence is over the top; even though I agree that someone who wants people mass-banned for disagreeing with him has no business wielding the tools and I would oppose a reconfirmation RfA. Reyk YO! 07:49, 14 June 2019 (UTC)

I'm not casting vague and unsubstantiated aspersions. I don't know DJ, nor do I have any problem with him personally. The issue is no vague secret or personal attack, it's presently playing out in real time at WP:FRAM. Hell, I'm hosting the offending comment on my user page. This isn't some dirty trick. I'm only gently pointing out the existence of my objection here without specifics, purely for the purposes of preserving some dignity and restraint regarding this resignation, and in order to refrain from anything that could be construed as "gravedancing", while still making the important note for the record that there is an objection that I would like to be taken seriously. That objection can be addressed and debated iff and when the time comes. My restraint is out of respect for DJ. I doubt either DJ or the Crats want the argument as to whether he deserves to be an admin hashed out here and now. I mean, come on. Just because I think that DJ would be desysopped-by-community in a reconfirmation doesn't mean that it's appropriate to make that case at a BN resignation where it technically doesn't carry weight, and that doesn't mean that I'm personally attacking him because I hate him. If I'm wrong, and people want this hashed out at his resignation, then we can certainly argue the point here and now. But policy-wise, it can't be settled here. And surely nobody actually wants the subjective issue of community trust dragged out at DJ's resignation at BN, where the matter is unenforceable anyways. There are specific and inflexible rules that the crats have to follow no matter what. The "proper forum" for hashing this out would be the reconfirmation RfA, which is all I'm asking for. If DJ refuses that request, then there's not much I can do beyond note my objection here. And if someone thinks that I should be blocked for that, please, go for it. I'm not standing behind any sort of privilege or special protection. If someone thinks I deserve to be blocked, whether it is an administrator, a crat, an arbitrator, or the body of Arbcom itself, go for it. I will appeal fairly and squarely via the normal processes. If someone thinks an Arbcom case is necessary, then fine, file one. I will defend myself and accept whatever consequences I have to face. I actually have faith in our systems, even if they rule against me. And I will operate within our systems as I always have. I have literally filed an Arbcom case against myself in response to accusations of misconduct. I have absolutely no fear of examination, transparency, and consequences. The lack of an inherent right to community oversight is precisely the issue here. If DJ rejects community oversight, that's my only issue. If I get blocked by Arbcom or the community, or if someone argues that I should be, I respect that. I don't think requesting an admin run a reconfirmation after directly attacking the community is grounds for discipline, but if I'm in the wrong, then fine. I can accept community-driven oversight. I'm merely asking for DJ to do the same, and more importantly, for Fram to be given that fundamental right. ~Swarm~ {sting} 08:16, 14 June 2019 (UTC)
 * In case anyone wonders, this is exactly the kind of textbook bullying that justifies T&S acting outside of the community. Your egregious personal attacks on theDJ above should earn you a block, but hey, it's the heat of the moment, emotions are running high, plus you have SuperMario admin armor, so you can attack another admin until he resigns, then after he does, continue attack him in the most vicious manner, then claim the high road.
 * Take your own medicine. Resign and submit to a reconfirmation RfA. Your attitude is disgusting. MLauba (Talk) 09:08, 14 June 2019 (UTC)
 * , any comments on DJ proposing a few days back, that all those who supported some sort of token symbolic action against the WMF, be site-banned by WMF? Or, his blatant trolling over here ? Or, shall he be excused because of his civil demeanor?  &#x222F; WBG converse 09:43, 14 June 2019 (UTC)


 * Butting in, if I may, but Swarm is entirely right to be pointing out their observations and opinions on other editor's behaviour, and frankly, those wanting to shut down debate by pointing the finger of "incivility" at them should be ashamed of themselves.  Cassianto Talk  09:12, 14 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Crat commentSwarm, your opinion is noted, but this bureaucrat points out that we have a fairly well-defined notion now of what 'under a cloud' means, which is that someone resigned to escape scrutiny. WP:RESYSOP is worded carefully, that the user resigned for the purpose, or with the effect, of evading scrutiny of their actions that could have led to sanctions. Crats are elected to follow policy to the letter. Anything more about this is polemic and belongs at a different venue, so I'm closing this. --Dweller (talk) Become old fashioned! 09:42, 14 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Thanks, I agree and have not suggested anything beyond this. ~Swarm~  {sting} 10:09, 14 June 2019 (UTC)

Desysop request (BU Rob13)


Please remove my sysop flag. Thanks. ~ Rob 13 Talk 21:15, 11 June 2019 (UTC)
 * ✅. Thank you for your service. 28bytes (talk) 21:16, 11 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Would appreciate if someone could pull EFM too. ~ Rob 13 Talk 21:22, 11 June 2019 (UTC)
 * I’ve done that for you. –xenotalk 21:23, 11 June 2019 (UTC)
 * I'm not sure if you meant to, but you pulled extended-confirmed. MusikAnimal had already pulled EFM. Ivanvector (Talk/Edits) 21:26, 11 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Reverted as an error, thank you for the ping. –xenotalk 21:31, 11 June 2019 (UTC)

Is someone going to remove checkuser and oversight? The Rambling Man (talk) 21:31, 11 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Currently on 24 hour hold on Meta. Mz7 (talk) 21:32, 11 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the update Mz7. The Rambling Man (talk) 21:39, 11 June 2019 (UTC)

Question: would this edit have any bearing on whether a re-sysop request would be granted? "The fundamental question is whether it should be okay for administrators to revert office actions and wheel war with impunity. If the answer is yes, give me back the bit; I'll re-block Fram myself. Rob 13 <sup style='margin-left:-1.0ex;'>Talk 22:11, 13 June 2019 (UTC)" OK, that is a rhetorical question, but noting it here so that it is on the record. Carcharoth (talk) 22:50, 13 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Is the question: “Would bureaucrats grant a WP:RESYSOP request to a user who has stated an intent to further a wheel war?” –<b style="font-family:verdana;color:#000">xeno</b><sup style="color:#000">talk 23:25, 13 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Not really, I don't think any of us really believe BU Rob13 would do that. He and I may find ourselves on opposite sides of this particular situation, but I would restore his admin permissions were he to request it. <strong style="font-variant:small-caps">WJBscribe (talk) 23:34, 13 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Likewise, I just wanted to be sure I understood the question Carcharoth was asking. –<b style="font-family:verdana;color:#000">xeno</b><sup style="color:#000">talk 23:40, 13 June 2019 (UTC)
 * I assume Rob is just speaking rhetorically, and/or trolling, which is not grounds for declining a resysop. When and if he decides the community no longer disgusts him, he is entitled to regain his tools. If he then actually goes and wheel wars to block someone based on private evidence he does not possess, ArbCom can deal with it. 28bytes (talk) 23:32, 13 June 2019 (UTC)

Questions (rhetorical and otherwise) answered. Thanks. :-) Carcharoth (talk) 23:47, 13 June 2019 (UTC)
 * I was speaking rhetorically. Having said that, I find it hysterical that this question is being asked here, while very few are advocating for Bishonen to be desysopped, who actually wheel-warred. I suppose you can do anything when the people with pitchforks agree with you, eh? ~ Rob 13 <sup style="margin-left:-1.0ex;">Talk 15:10, 14 June 2019 (UTC)
 * The Wikipedia community is amply demonstrating it believes "right" is not a matter of ethics and morality, it's a matter of head count. (sarcasm?) Ivanvector (Talk/Edits) 15:14, 14 June 2019 (UTC)


 * Reclosing, bureaucratic determination of "clouds" is evaluated should a resysop request be made in the future, the other questions have been answered. — xaosflux  Talk 15:13, 14 June 2019 (UTC)

Resysop request (Floq)
WMFOffice's statement yesterday said "On these grounds, we will not hesitate to take further appropriate actions should such abuse occur again. The same applies for any attempts made by Floquenbeam to evade the sanctions announced against them today or by attempts by others to override that sanction." Since the only sanction announced against me was a temporary desysop, I was at first confused about how I could evade this sanction, and I just assumed it was part of the overall pattern of them not thinking things through. But then I thought perhaps they were threatening me with a siteban if I even asked for a resysop before the 30 days are up. I suppose that would be kind of evading the sanction. Since further action on their part just because I ask for a resysop would be 100% clear indication that they're just acting like Those Who Must Always Be Obeyed Especially When They Realize They're Wrong, I thought I would test that theory out. Seems like their response to this would be useful information for other admins deciding whether to just watch things unfold, or actively resist ceding day-to-day control of this site to them. So, and crats, I'm officially requesting a resysop today. --Floquenbeam (talk) 13:33, 12 June 2019 (UTC)


 * I did try not to just sit on the sidelines; and there was nothing amusing about it either—I still can't transclude ;)  ——  SerialNumber  54129  13:41, 12 June 2019 (UTC)


 * Or, they're simply referring to any bureaucrat that actually resysops you and helps you evade the sanction, and you've taken the "Path-of-Most-Grandstanding". ~ Rob 13 <sup style="margin-left:-1.0ex;">Talk 13:39, 12 June 2019 (UTC)
 * And your comment comes across more as trolling than anything helpful or useful. Perhaps it's time to act on your retirement notice. - SchroCat (talk) 13:52, 12 June 2019 (UTC)


 * It should be noted that these were unprecedented desysops, accordingly no policy exists concerning their modification by bureaucrats. Discussion on the topic is ongoing at Wikipedia talk:Administrators. –<b style="font-family:verdana;color:#000">xeno</b><sup style="color:#000">talk 13:44, 12 June 2019 (UTC)
 * not done for now, per xeno's comment, and until a procedure can be identified. Primefac (talk) 13:55, 12 June 2019 (UTC)

Additional comments

 * For the Record Comment: I think are doing nothing but escalating an already escalated issue. They are acting outside of policy, then creating new policies so they can point to them and tell people they aren't really acting outside of them, and generally acting without regard to any sense of working with the community rather than against the community. The issue with Fram should have never been an Office Action. If they were concerned, they could have shared the concerns with ArbCom and let ArbCom decide what to do. The whole "we don't want to share sensitive information" is a falacy as ArbCom regularly handles such information with the utmost care. WMFOffice made a really big mistake with this one, and their actions since the first one with Fram have only compounded the issue. They are only digging a deeper hole with their repeated nose-thumbing at the enwiki community. I agree with Primefac and xeno, though. We (crats) should not do anything right now. ··· 日本穣  ·  投稿  · Talk to Nihonjoe ·  Join WP Japan ! 16:08, 12 June 2019 (UTC)
 * I am still working through my thoughts, but my current reading is that the desysop of Floquenbeam was a violation of WP:OFFICE. –<b style="font-family:verdana;color:#000">xeno</b><sup style="color:#000">talk 16:21, 12 June 2019 (UTC)
 * I agree. As I mentioned in one of my comments, I think they are are acting like their actions cannot ever be questioned. I completely disagree with their handling of everything related to this incident. ··· 日本穣  ·  投稿  · Talk to Nihonjoe ·  Join WP Japan ! 16:35, 12 June 2019 (UTC)
 * What? The relevant policy is "administrators and others who have the technical power to revert or edit office actions are strongly cautioned against doing so. Unauthorized modifications to office actions will not only be reverted, but may lead to sanctions by the Foundation, such as revocation of the rights of the individual involved." Alanscottwalker (talk) 16:37, 12 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Thank you for that pointer. It goes on to say “When in doubt, community members should consult the Foundation member of staff that performed the office action, or their line manager.“ Who performed the action, and who is their “line manager”? –<b style="font-family:verdana;color:#000">xeno</b><sup style="color:#000">talk 16:50, 12 June 2019 (UTC)
 * To (likely mis)quote Ian Malcolm, "You guys got so wrapped up in figuring out if you could, you never got around to asking if you should."rdfox 76 (talk) 16:42, 12 June 2019 (UTC)
 * To quote: This is clearly a conduct issue, regardless of whether you agree or disagree with how Fram or Floq acted. There were no legal considerations here (or at least  has failed repeatedly to mention that it was a legal issue, in which case, there are other problems that need to be addressed with how they (don't) train their paid staff). ··· 日本穣  ·  投稿  · Talk to Nihonjoe ·  Join WP Japan ! 16:46, 12 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Additionally: Exactly what in any of this is an "extraordinary circumstance"? Nothing has deigned to share even comes to close to appraching "extraordinary" under any stretch of the imagination. ··· 日本穣  ·  投稿  · Talk to Nihonjoe ·  Join WP Japan ! 16:49, 12 June 2019 (UTC)
 * A real "community policy" that one, Office actions - top 6 contributors (by text) - Kalliope (WMF) 51%,  Kbrown (WMF), Jimbo Wales, Philippe (WMF) and 2 IP addresses  -- Begoon 16:52, 12 June 2019 (UTC)
 * The Inner Party doesn't care about such plebeian things as "community support". Silly prole. ··· 日本穣 ·  投稿  · Talk to Nihonjoe ·  Join WP Japan ! 16:54, 12 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Maybe it's time for a change in the language of the notice at the top of the page to the language that suggested as more accurate than the current one way back in June of 2008...  rdfox 76 (talk) 17:01, 12 June 2019 (UTC)
 * The full office actions policy is on Meta at Office actions. You'll note it includes secondary actions --> removal of advanced rights. I'm honestly baffled that some of you are trying to present some quasi-legalese argument for why you would be justified in overriding an office action. This is a website on the internet, and the WMF's website at that. This isn't the way to go about improving relations and moving forward. -- Ajraddatz (talk) 16:57, 12 June 2019 (UTC)
 * No, you "go about improving relations and moving forward" by accusing people who disagree with your actions of sexist motives akin to Gamergate apparently. -- Begoon 17:00, 12 June 2019 (UTC)
 * What are you talking about? I don't think I've ever accused anyone of having sexist motives on-wiki before. -- Ajraddatz (talk) 17:04, 12 June 2019 (UTC)
 * You didn't, but the board chair did. Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 17:08, 12 June 2019 (UTC)
 * I keep seeing that mentioned. Where was this accusation made? Do you have a link or diff? ··· 日本穣 ·  投稿  · Talk to Nihonjoe ·  Join WP Japan ! 17:12, 12 June 2019 (UTC)
 * WMF Chair - - "this pattern of trying to prove, in order to absolve a banned admin, that there must be either something in her past, or that she must have done something wrong or used undue influence for her own personal gain, is sadly familiar to most women in the internet, and has strong textbook reminiscences of for instance Gamergate." -- Begoon 17:13, 12 June 2019 (UTC)
 * That's the one, thanks - and it's the first time, as far as I've seen, that gender-based accusations have been brought into it - by the WMF chair of all people! Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 17:18, 12 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Well, when you can't provide a real answer, deflect to a Godwin's law-esque argument. ··· 日本穣 ·  投稿  · Talk to Nihonjoe ·  Join WP Japan ! 17:21, 12 June 2019 (UTC)
 * yes -and apologies to, I should have said "one goes about" instead of "you". I obviously never intended to imply Ajraddatz had said this. -- Begoon 17:24, 12 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the explanation, no apology necessary. Was just confused and hopeful that I hadn't implied something unintentionally. -- Ajraddatz (talk) 17:26, 12 June 2019 (UTC)
 * No crat (that I'm aware of) is proposing taking action. What I've seen here is discussion of why the actions of are not acceptable, even using their own policies that they keep changing, without any discussion or input from the community, to justify whatever they want to do. ··· 日本穣  ·  投稿  · Talk to Nihonjoe ·  Join WP Japan ! 17:05, 12 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Glad to hear no actions are being proposed, because some of the comments here and on the FRAM page suggest otherwise. It has been long-established knowledge, if not policy, that reversing an office action is bad and will get you into trouble. This is codified in the "Who performs office actions?" section of the local and global policy, and has been there since the start (Jimbo quote). And even if they were flagrantly violating their own public-facing policy, the ToU gives them broad powers to enforce vague behavioural requirements. This problem isn't going to be solved by pointing out all the sentences that they may be violating. -- Ajraddatz (talk) 17:13, 12 June 2019 (UTC)
 * That section exists locally also, however, as we are not dealing with major breaches of trust [...] that are not possible to be shared [...] due to privacy reasons, the relevant section is instead Unauthorized modifications to office actions [...] may lead to sanctions [such as revocation of rights]. When in doubt, community members should consult the Foundation member of staff that performed the office action, or their line manager. However, details regarding an office action are only shared to the extent that they do not compromise the safety of users, the public or the project. Alpha3031 (t • c) 17:07, 12 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Yes, I see now. Who performed the action? Who is their line manager? –<b style="font-family:verdana;color:#000">xeno</b><sup style="color:#000">talk 17:11, 12 June 2019 (UTC)
 * I imagine is supposed to reflect an official position of the Foundation, and as such their "line manager" would be the Board. My : It's true that the WMF have, and have always had given themselves broad discretion to make administrative actions in extraordinary cases under OFFICE. It is also true that such actions are normally taken after the community process fails to achieve a timely resolution, where a process exists. IMO T&S have shot themselves in the foot here. This particular office action, and the stony silence after, is unlikely to engender Trust, nor do I expect it to make any measurable difference to Safety. Of course, I'm not paid to do this so what do I know. Alpha3031 (t • c) 17:20, 12 June 2019 (UTC)
 * No, "line manager" is never the Board of Trustees. By definition the Board of Trustees can never hold one of the staff to account, only ask questions of the senior management and hold their appointed CEO to account. For this reason asking Trustees questions about this is a very poor starting point as they cannot be seen to interfere with the work of non-senior employees. At worst it would be the CEO, however in practice one should navigate up the tree from the lowest point, starting with the manager for T&S. This means that the most obvious "line manager" is Jan Eissfeldt, then (probably) Maggie dennis, then Valerie D’Costa, then ... probably Katherine Maher. Admittedly the WMF actually makes navigating their staff tree unnecessarily obscure. --Fæ (talk) 17:32, 12 June 2019 (UTC)
 * The current situation suggests that that may be less accidental than good faith allows one to assume... ——  SerialNumber  54129  17:47, 12 June 2019 (UTC)
 * I was only partially serious, mainly going off the "WMF bans are appealable to noone, ever. Completely final. Nope, nope, nope. Done talking." thing that's written policy. Thanks for doing the research though, the structure of the WMF site completely confounds me and I didn't get anywhere with that. I don't actually have much of an opinion about the ban (I have not taken 4 weeks to comb through contributions, though I would tentatively say that it's longer than I would expect, especially considering what supposedly precipitated the action). What troubles me is the absolute lack of communication. The boilerplate responses are concerning, and so is not consulting with the community processes. Yah, Foundation bans are a last resort, but apparently we can have it be our first as well, just by not resorting to anything else. Go from the top down until we hit someone that can provide an explanation. Alpha3031 (t • c) 18:00, 12 June 2019 (UTC)
 * (e/c, multiple ) NJ: It could not be more clear in policy and in common sense that the "discretion" is in the WMF to decide when the "not been effective and/or legal considerations require" has happened. Otherwise it would have to read something like, "let's take a vote to decide" (or not to be facetious, "let's ask Alanscottwalker or NJ to decide on effectiveness"). (On a side note, Admins rely on their discretion all the time and on their power to exercise discretion so best to be careful before discretion is wikilawyered away.) Alanscottwalker (talk) 17:04, 12 June 2019 (UTC)
 * I am wondering why Floq has to go through a RFA in 30 days. a) He has not lost the confidence of the Wikipedia community. b) The WMFO said the desysop was "temporary" - it would be temporary if rights were restored at the end of thirty days - if he has to go through a new RFA the removal is not temporary. MarnetteD&#124;Talk 17:20, 12 June 2019 (UTC)
 * See WT:ADMIN. Since these actions are unprecedented on this project, local policy is silent on the restoration pathways. –<b style="font-family:verdana;color:#000">xeno</b><sup style="color:#000">talk 17:21, 12 June 2019 (UTC)
 * The fact that we have failed to predict these interferences with our community processes, and so have not enshrined measured to deal with them, does not justify inaction. <strong style="font-variant:small-caps">WJBscribe (talk) 23:39, 12 June 2019 (UTC)
 * In the widest view, I can see it as a prohibition with an automatic expiration of the prohibition, coupled with the involuntary removal. Once no longer prohibited, how we deal with the involuntary removal should be up to us, thus the discussion I opened at WT:ADMIN. —  xaosflux  Talk 17:24, 12 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Since they specifically said it was a temporary removal of rights, I will be first in line to restore them at the end of the 30 days. Maybe I should set myself an alarm. I think WP:IAR applies in spades to this instance. ··· 日本穣 ·  投稿  · Talk to Nihonjoe ·  Join WP Japan ! 17:25, 12 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Dead right ; personally, I think their phrasing merely indicates that they know we have myriad arcane procedures, are uncertain as to how we would usually approach it (and, having so many procedures, they probably assume we have got this eventuality already covered!), and are effectively saying: this is what we are doing for thirty days, after that we don't care. As I said above, "temporary" strongly suggests a return to the status quo ante. ——  SerialNumber  54129  17:47, 12 June 2019 (UTC)
 * User:Nihonjoe, as I was reading over this "IAR" occurred to me at the very moment I started reading your comment. Yes. Ha, I remember getting ready for RfA, thinking "what the hell am I going to say if I get asked about that". And even last week, as I went over the Five Pillars with my students, I found I had nothing to say on the topic: I do now. This is the most legitimate invocation I can imagine. To be picky, I suppose we invoke it here because there isn't a rule, and we judge what to do here based on extensive context and experience. Here, or on one of the other half-dozen boards where this discussion is taking place... Drmies (talk) 18:11, 12 June 2019 (UTC)
 * I don't often invoke WP:IAR, but I think IAR in this case fits perfectly with the spirit of what the account included when they idiotically desysopped Floq. Yes, we have no specific policy wording that covers this situation, but that's likely because none of us thought the WMFOffice would ever do something so moronic. ··· 日本穣  ·  投稿  · Talk to Nihonjoe ·  Join WP Japan ! 18:16, 12 June 2019 (UTC)
 * ,, I would agree with you both on this. I hate WP:IAR (or, if not it, the fact it is used too frequently over silly and minor points). But in a situation like this I think it the ideal situation to at least raise the question of whether to use it or not. - SchroCat (talk) 19:18, 12 June 2019 (UTC)
 * it was Jan Eissfeldt who told me that a statement was being written. Maggie hasn't been involved with this. Doug Weller  talk 17:54, 12 June 2019 (UTC)
 * That’s unfortunate; would that she had, many kBs and much good will would have been preserved. –<b style="font-family:verdana;color:#000">xeno</b><sup style="color:#000">talk 17:57, 12 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Maggie is on medical leave. Not vacation. Courcelles (talk) 18:09, 12 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Yes. Doug Weller  talk 18:31, 12 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Sorry to hear that, Maggie is an excellent and knowledgeable Wikipedian. Her thoughts would be useful for everyone. --Fæ (talk) 18:49, 12 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Agreed. Sending well wishes to the moon rider. –<b style="font-family:verdana;color:#000">xeno</b><sup style="color:#000">talk 19:22, 12 June 2019 (UTC)
 * For sure. The fact that she is out actually explains a lot about how this happened. <strong style="color:#0033CC">Nathan <strong style="color:#0033CC"> T 01:04, 13 June 2019 (UTC)
 * The lack of transparency is the most obvious aspect of this issue, but I think the underlying cause is a large-scale assault on freedom of speech that goes far beyond Wikipedia. Office actions were based on the idea that we should trust the WMF to act only in extraordinary circumstances.  And I mean, if this were still the Golden Age of the Internet and they were saying "Mike Godwin told us we gotta do this", that would be the end of that.  But Mike Godwin doesn't work there any more.  Editors are keelhauled for such nebulous offenses as making fun of requests for unusual gender pronouns.  So when they say they "have" to do something against Fram, we have no idea whether they uncovered something that would make editors say 'that's kind of awful', or whether they've secretly hired a room full of censors over at Cognizant to impose "civility" because our community backwardly hangs on to the idea that occasional expressions of emotion can be tolerated.  Hell, for all I know the George Soros org that handles their money has handed them two pages of directives...  They're saying "trust us" and we're saying "trust you to do what?"  If you don't get them to start talking about details in this case, you had better get them to put something down on paper about rights they respect, not "actions they take when they feel like it without explanation". Wnt (talk) 10:10, 13 June 2019 (UTC)
 * If you could make a point without relying on conspiracy fantasy and fakenews, you might have something to say that others could understand. --Fæ (talk) 10:13, 13 June 2019 (UTC)
 * The lack of transparency is the most obvious aspect of this issue, but I think the underlying cause is a large-scale assault on freedom of speech that goes far beyond Wikipedia. Office actions were based on the idea that we should trust the WMF to act only in extraordinary circumstances.  And I mean, if this were still the Golden Age of the Internet and they were saying "Mike Godwin told us we gotta do this", that would be the end of that.  But Mike Godwin doesn't work there any more.  Editors are keelhauled for such nebulous offenses as making fun of requests for unusual gender pronouns.  So when they say they "have" to do something against Fram, we have no idea whether they uncovered something that would make editors say 'that's kind of awful', or whether they've secretly hired a room full of censors over at Cognizant to impose "civility" because our community backwardly hangs on to the idea that occasional expressions of emotion can be tolerated.  Hell, for all I know the George Soros org that handles their money has handed them two pages of directives...  They're saying "trust us" and we're saying "trust you to do what?"  If you don't get them to start talking about details in this case, you had better get them to put something down on paper about rights they respect, not "actions they take when they feel like it without explanation". Wnt (talk) 10:10, 13 June 2019 (UTC)
 * If you could make a point without relying on conspiracy fantasy and fakenews, you might have something to say that others could understand. --Fæ (talk) 10:13, 13 June 2019 (UTC)

Floquenbeam resysopped by WJBscribe

 * ✅. With apologies to my fellow bureaucrats, but I do not agree and have accepted this request. This project has clear policies and procedures that have not been followed. These acts of trampling over the autonomy of this community must stop. I was mindful of Jimbo's request to let the dust settle before taking further action, but with apologies cannot accede to it. Even back in the day that Jimbo would step in and remove admin rights in extreme circumstances, he would refer the matter to ArbCom for a final decision. This has not happened here. Jimbo recognised over time the need for this community to be self-governing to the highest extent possible. Recent actions have shown WMF willing to grant itself local authority beyond that which many found objectionable when held by Jimbo. He at least was an accountable person, rather than a faceless body. If the consequence of my actions is a removal of permissions or a ban so be it. I regard myself to be a servant of the community, not the WMF. If the WMF wants its own servants to edit or administer this project, I invite them to recruit suitable paid staff. If not, it must pay suitable deference to the volunteer community. WMF remain able to refer Floquenbean's actions to ArbCom for sanction if they so choose. <strong style="font-variant:small-caps">WJBscribe (talk) 23:35, 12 June 2019 (UTC)
 * WJBscribe, your rationale is compelling (and your backbone is impressive.) You have my admiration. 28bytes (talk) 23:45, 12 June 2019 (UTC)
 * (e/c, and annoyed I wasn't first to post here) Thanks, WJBscribe. Replied on my talk page, but I also want to say here that this is appreciated, and an honourable and brave thing. And the right thing to do, which if you're like me I know made it easier to do. I'll accept any sanction the en.wiki ArbCom wish to mete out. --Floquenbeam (talk) 23:46, 12 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Thank you. I will also accept any action from ArbCom and have referred my action to them. <strong style="font-variant:small-caps">WJBscribe (talk) 00:07, 13 June 2019 (UTC)
 * My belated compliments as well Buffs (talk) 18:16, 17 June 2019 (UTC)
 * This is an embarrassment. Crats are supposed to be some of the most trusted members of the community, yet here you are escalating a wheel war with the Wikimedia Foundation. How hard is it to wait to see what comes of the board meeting on a 14th? You claim to be representing the community at large, but you have established no consensus to go through with this action. AdA&D  01:07, 13 June 2019 (UTC)
 * AdA&D: while I soundly agree with your other points (escalating is not the best strategy, give the board a chance to look into it), claiming WJBscribe (or Bish, or Floq) do not have the community behind them in this is disingenious. Regardless of whether that support is lasting and whether the actions are the best to achieve our common goals, they very clearly have the overwhelming support of the community now and at the time they were made. --Xover (talk) 06:48, 13 June 2019 (UTC)
 * They have the support of a very vocal portion of the community, but I am not convinced that they have the overwhelming support of the community as a whole. I know am not alone in regarding a 'crat wheel warring with the Foundation to escalate a situation in defence of an (alleged) harasser (Fram) completely contrary to everything that crats are supposed to be. Thryduulf (talk) 09:25, 13 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Just to clear, irrespective of the issues surrounding the actions taken against Fram by WMF, what was totally unacceptable to me was WMF overriding community processes to desysop Floquenbeam out of process, and purport to ban the community from holding an RfA for 30 days. There was no reason whatsoever, no possible private information, that required this action to be taken by WMF. All action by Floq were on wiki and the matter could quickly have been referred to ArbCom for a ruling as to whether or not Floquenbeam ought to be desysopped for reversing the WMF's block of Fram. If it transpires that being an administrator and bureaucrat of this project means that the will and process of the community will always be trumped by actions - right or wrong - of WMF staffers, then I do not want to hold either of those positions. <strong style="font-variant:small-caps">WJBscribe (talk) 12:45, 13 June 2019 (UTC)
 * I do not see that the WMF enforcing the terms of use on a WMF site to be in any way unacceptable. The will of the community will always be lesser than the will of the WMF - whether you like it or not that is the only way that it can be unless every member of the community is qualified in California law and in possession of all evidence (public and private) regarding all matters (which is, for obvious reasons, impossible). If you do not want to contribute in accordance with the terms of use - which explicitly allow the WMF to enforce them as they see fit - then you are under no obligation to do so. Thryduulf (talk) 12:55, 13 June 2019 (UTC)
 * It was unacceptable to you, WJBScribe. Then don't agree to contribute as a crat here under WP:TOU and WP:CONSENSUS. You can and it would be honorable to resign if you find being in a project position under the terms of use, untenable.  But causing other people to resign because you can't keep your tools in abeyance for a time is, at the least, disappointing. -- Alanscottwalker (talk) 15:00, 13 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Indeed, I think at least four other editors agree with you so far. ——  SerialNumber  54129  09:37, 13 June 2019 (UTC)
 * I think a discussion is premature, WJBscribe definitively has a right to do what they did, even if it isn't a situation that is explained in the crat mandate. You cannot expect all-encompassing policy, anyone complaining here should complain at the ArbCom thread. I personally commend WJBscribe for doing something that the other crats wouldn't touch with a 10-feet pole. I'm neutral about the authority required to carry out such a resysop but the recent actions by the WMF and the overwhelming consensus against them means that they certainly don't enjoy confidence of the community, it is only right for crats to act keeping that in mind. --<span style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS',Geneva,sans-serif"> qedk ( t  桜  c ) 14:20, 13 June 2019 (UTC)


 * Uh, can we stop referring to Fram as a "harasser" until we actually know why we was banned? Because we don't. Indeed, if what he has posted is correct, he was banned for telling ArbCom to fuck off. I expect that from certain people, but not from others. C'mon. Black Kite (talk) 09:38, 13 June 2019 (UTC)
 * It is not in doubt that Fram has harassed people - hence his iban for one thing - and we know this was relevant, at least in part, to the decision to ban him, so the description is correct. We simply do not know whether harassment is the whole story. Thryduulf (talk) 09:45, 13 June 2019 (UTC)
 * There are ample doubts about the justification for the IBan-yet-not-IBan. &#x222F; <b style="color:#070">WBG</b> converse 09:52, 13 June 2019 (UTC)
 * And even if there were, we don't know if it's relevant here. You don't see newspapers routinely referring to "serial adulterer Boris Johnson" or "cocaine freak Michael Gove" when reporting on something that's not relevant to those stories. Black Kite (talk) 09:56, 13 June 2019 (UTC)
 * I can't help seeing attempts to poison the well here. "Oh, but Fram's one of those evil scary harassers. Lock him up and throw away the key." Along with trying to make it seem established that he actually is, when that's far from clear. <b style="color: Maroon;">Reyk</b> <b style="color: Blue;">YO!</b> 10:04, 13 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Thryduulf: "Fram harassed people"? Diffs please, or that's a blockable personal attack. There's no evidence of harassment anywhere. We do know that one person (LauraHale) felt harassed. We also know that some WMF staffers (who knew that Laura was the boss's friend) felt it appropriate to take her complaints at face value. But feeling harassed is not the same thing as being harassed. Laura was churning out rotten articles, Fram applied due scrutiny to them. These articles deserved every bit of critical scrutiny they got. Fram was entirely correct in everything he did about LauraHale. Scrutinizing bad writing is necessary and legitimate, no matter how bad it feels to the person at the receiving end. Fut.Perf. ☼ 10:06, 13 June 2019 (UTC)
 * I am merely stating the facts as I see them. We know Fram was interaction banned (effectively, whether by that name or not I can't remember) by the foundation because there was sufficient evidence for them to conclude that at least one person who felt harassed by him was being harassed. This happened off-wiki so obviously I cannot present diffs of it. I know of at least two other people who have alleged they have been harassed by Fram too (at least one of those was in a private conversation, I don't recall whether they have also made the allegations public - not all victims chose to do so). To avoid getting anywhere deeper into this avoiding the main point than is needed I have altered by comment to "(alleged)" harasser. The ulimate point is that a 'crat has reversed an OFFICE action without permission from the OFFICE. It's worth remembering that "unpopular" and "incorrect" are not synonyms. Thryduulf (talk) 10:16, 13 June 2019 (UTC)
 * No, nothing of what Fram did happened off-wiki (at least we have no reasons to believe anything like that happened, as nobody has claimed it did), so if you think there was harassment, the diffs for it must be out there. Cite them, or be silent about it. Fut.Perf. ☼ 10:19, 13 June 2019 (UTC)
 * I'm saying the WMF i-ban was placed off wiki, and that at least some of the allegations against Fram were made off-wiki, not that the harassment was off-wiki (at least some of the behaviour Fram engaged in that resulted in the iban was on-wiki, and likewise it was on-wiki behaviour that led to at least one of the other complaints I know exists. I do not recall if any allegations of off-wiki harassment have been made). That the i-ban was placed, and some of the reasons for it are very much public (e.g. in the statement Fram made on Commons that was copied over to what is now WP:FRAM. That page contains plenty enough other information that none of what I am saying should be at all controversial. Thryduulf (talk) 10:51, 13 June 2019 (UTC)
 * +1, "This happened off-wiki so obviously I cannot present diffs of it", personal attacks are unacceptable from anyone, including you, a trusted oversighter and sysop. If you don't know what you are talking about and are unable to provide evidence for your serious claims, then I agree, you should shut up or expect to face sanctions for making personal attacks. Sticking the word "alleged" in front of "criminal" does not mean you are not calling a fellow Wikipedian a criminal, in writing, in public. --Fæ (talk) 10:43, 13 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Not all harassment is criminal harassment. I have not personally seen evidence that Fram engaged in behaviour that I know or strongly suspect would be classed as criminal behaviour if all parties were subject to the laws of England and Wales (I don't know enough abot the relevant laws in other places to have an opinion about other jurisdictions). Thryduulf (talk) 11:01, 13 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Wow, you really need to stop digging now. These dark insinuations ("I haven't personally seen evidence" and "at least some of the behavior was on-wiki...", each of these obviously with a big implied "but...." at the end) – this is beyond the pale. Of course, I haven't personally seen evidence that you murdered your wife either, and at least some of the behaviour I've seen of you has not involved child porn... – Anyway, final warning; I'll block you if you dig yourself any deeper here. Fut.Perf. ☼ 11:25, 13 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Come on, enough people have been blocked/unblocked/etc already, so can we all try to rein it in a bit? And, Fut.Perf., I don't think it's a good idea to threaten to block someone you are personally in a disagreement with. Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 11:30, 13 June 2019 (UTC)
 * I'm not in a disagreement with him. I warned him about something, and evidently he didn't like the warning. Fut.Perf. ☼ 11:32, 13 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Please read No climbing the Reichstag dressed as Spider-Man very carefully before threatening to block a fellow administrator over a thread at the bureaucrat's noticeboard. Mackensen (talk) 11:39, 13 June 2019 (UTC)
 * I think there's a conversation to be had about whether continual unfounded accusations of harassment are themselves harassment, but I'd defer it until there's less steam coming out of everyone's ears. <b style="color: Maroon;">Reyk</b> <b style="color: Blue;">YO!</b> 11:41, 13 June 2019 (UTC)
 * That conversation, at least, has been had: Arbcom state that An editor must not accuse another of misbehavior without evidence. ——  SerialNumber  54129  11:44, 13 June 2019 (UTC)
 * I note your opinion but disagree with you. I shall leave it at that. Thryduulf (talk) 11:46, 13 June 2019 (UTC)


 * Fut Perfect: Please retract, what you wrote about knowledge of a personal relationship by another person for which you have no evidence; and WP:INVOLVED would apply to this discussion. Alanscottwalker (talk) 11:48, 13 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Could a crat please close a (part of) this thread which is clearly developing unconstructively and without any benefit for the community. Thanks.--Ymblanter (talk) 11:48, 13 June 2019 (UTC)

sysop flag for DeltaQuadBot
Hello 'crats, Please change the +sysop access for DeltaQuadBot from temporary to indefinite per the approved BRFA at Bots/Requests for approval/DeltaQuadBot 6. Thank you, — xaosflux  Talk 13:20, 20 June 2019 (UTC)
 * ✅  Maxim (talk)  13:29, 20 June 2019 (UTC)

Desysop request - Gadfium
I have been dispirited by the recent action of T&S, and even more so by their refusal to explain their action in any meaningful way, to provide any mechanism for an appeal, or to negotiate on a compromise. I do not wish to hold advanced permissions on en.wikipedia in this situation. Please remove my administratorship.- gadfium 22:53, 21 June 2019 (UTC)
 * ✅. Thank you for your service. I am sorry to see you go but I completely understand. 28bytes (talk) 23:04, 21 June 2019 (UTC)

Daffy123 RfA
It has been withdrawn.ThatMontrealIP (talk) 12:53, 23 June 2019 (UTC)
 * I did the needful. — xaosflux  Talk 13:15, 23 June 2019 (UTC)

Desysop request - Dennis Brown
Disheartening to read Boing! said Zebedee's comments and the comments of others. I won't labor it, just please remove my admin bit. Dennis Brown - 2&cent; 17:07, 23 June 2019 (UTC)
 * ✅. Disheartening is a good word for it. Thank you for your service. 28bytes (talk) 17:12, 23 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Thank you for the fast action. A more detailed explanation is now on my user page.  Dennis Brown - 2&cent; 18:49, 23 June 2019 (UTC)

Desysop please - Boing! said Zebedee
Please remove my admin privileges - there's a resignation explanation on my talk page for anyone who is interested. Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 17:38, 22 June 2019 (UTC)
 * ✅. Thank you for your service. It's a shame we're losing so many good admins over this but I completely understand. 28bytes (talk) 17:44, 22 June 2019 (UTC)


 * I haven't been involved in any of the Fram-related discussions, and I'm not here to do so. The only thing I wanted to say was to point out a statement by yesterday, that said, in part (it's a long statement): "I appreciate in particular the idea put forward by Newyorkbrad and his having been explicit that it could only be valid if it is true that the community has reached accurate conclusions about the facts of the case. However, despite efforts by some community members to scrutinize the contributions of Fram and various people who are speculated to have complained to the Foundation, the community does not and cannot have all the facts of this case, meaning that NYB's condition is not met." I interpret that to mean that this was more than an incivility ban and that the Foundation will not tell us what it is, just as the Committee sometimes won't tell us certain things, which we have to accept. I don't know if that makes any difference to you,, but I thought it would be worth mentioning. I'll miss you.--Bbb23 (talk) 17:49, 22 June 2019 (UTC)
 * I did read it, thanks, and it was not until after I read it that I made my decision. I won't go into my whole thoughts about that statement here, as it really won't help. And thanks for your thoughts. Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 17:52, 22 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Regarding Bbb23's statement "just as the Committee sometimes won't tell us certain things", I have never seen the Arbitration Committee (if that is who is being referred to) evade publicly giving all of the necessary and relevant details on any matter, excepting details which would seriously violate privacy (real names, etc.). ArbCom always summarizes actions taken and explains them. They have never refused to give rationales and details when asked. ArbCom is specifically tasked with privately handling matters or details that would violate our privacy policies, and the fact that ArbCom has not yet privately received information or details from WMF which would explain their rationale and due diligence, to me speaks volumes. Softlavender (talk) 11:45, 23 June 2019 (UTC)
 * did you see Opabinia saying on 22 June : "dialogue with arbcom" (or the subset able to join in) did happen, the T&S members who attended were very generous with their time, and I think we're all still digesting and considering followup  starship  .paint  (talk) 17:29, 23 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Which makes them now seem rather irrelevant; who now will want to run for the poisoned chalice that is arbcom 2020. T & S have breached a deeply rooted social contract, the effects of which are filtering down through the ranks. I must say, Boing!'s gesture here is very meaningful, and appreciated, much as I am aghast to see an admin "who gets it" hand in the tools. On the bright side, our community is together as never before. Ceoil  (talk) 18:18, 23 June 2019 (UTC)
 * - community is together as never before - have we never done better than roughly 75% : 25%?  starship .paint  (talk) 18:42, 23 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Polls are one thing, I'm thinking a deeper unity is emerging. Certainly broader understanding of the workload good admins have to carry, and the scarcity of talent like that which reeks from highly active syops like Fram. Will it seep into RFA? Dunno. Hope so. Ceoil  (talk) 18:52, 23 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Starship.paint, nowhere did Opabinia say that any evidence whatsoever was provided to ArbCom or that any plausible rationale whatsoever was given for Fram's sudden unapeallable ban and desysop or for WMF's refusal to undo it. Softlavender (talk) 23:16, 23 June 2019 (UTC)
 * You are right, . Personally I'm waiting for ArbCom to release a statement on the matter.  starship .paint  (talk) 02:45, 24 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Boing! said Zebedee, thank you for your service. I will miss you. Drmies (talk) 01:22, 24 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Just curious, has only resigned the sysop bit, or have they decided to stop editing here completely? — <span class="monospaced" style="font-family: monospace, monospace;">usernamekiran (talk)   23:02, 24 June 2019 (UTC)
 * That is a question you should ask them on their talk page. Primefac (talk) 12:19, 25 June 2019 (UTC)

Desysop request -- Kusma
Reading through the statements of my two colleagues above, I find myself agreeing with almost every word they said. The way things look at the moment (I sincerely hope that changes in the future), I do not wish to hold advanced permissions on this project. Please remove my sysop bit. —Kusma (t·c) 10:52, 23 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Unfortunate but understandable. Thank you for your service. ✅ –<b style="font-family:verdana;color:#000">xeno</b><sup style="color:#000">talk 11:06, 23 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Thank you for the swift action, much faster than my response... —Kusma (t·c) 19:53, 25 June 2019 (UTC)

Yes.... (desysop for Lectonar)
....I will refrain from elaborating, but unless we can see in the clear, please remove my bit. Lectonar (talk) 19:15, 25 June 2019 (UTC)
 * ✅ best regards and thank you for your prior service. — xaosflux  Talk 19:16, 25 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Cheers. Lectonar (talk) 19:18, 25 June 2019 (UTC)

Remove sysop from User:GB fan
Please remove my admin rights. ~ GB fan 20:30, 25 June 2019 (UTC)
 * ✅. Thank you for your service. 28bytes (talk) 20:53, 25 June 2019 (UTC)

Admin status of User:Fram
On 26 February 2007, the enwiki community granted admin right to. There has never been a resolution of the enwiki community, nor of its Arbitration Committee, to remove those rights. On 10 June 2019, they were removed unilaterally by. That action has not, in accordance with prior precedent, been referred to the enwiki ArbCom. There has been no public statement, despite two weeks having been elapsed, from WMF to state that ArbCom is for some reason unsuited to reviewing Fram's status as an administrator. There has not even been a clear statement that private off-wiki actions by Fram were considered by WMF as part of their decision to enact sanctions. In the intervening period, enwiki ArbCom has not found that Fram's onwiki actions justify removal of admin permissions. Nor has a community process reached that view and endorsed WMF's actions. It seems to me that we have now been more than patient with WMF, the Board and (for that matter) with ArbCom, to which I self-referred my earlier actions on 13 June 2019. Fram has asked two very simple questions. They are questions that as a matter of basic fairness ought to have been answered regardless of whether anyone believes Fram to be guilty or innocent of (as yet unspecified) misconduct. They have not been answered. Those questions, and those raised by members of this community, have been met with obfuscation and delay. In light of the absence of any serious attempt by WMF to engage in discussions with the enwiki community since this incident occurred, I have therefore restored Fram's community-granted admin rights. <strong style="font-variant:small-caps">WJBscribe (talk) 23:49, 25 June 2019 (UTC)
 * You should resign, and you should do so immediately. You have demonstrated a repeated willingness to violate the Terms of Use, exceed the mandate that the community has granted you as a bureaucrat, and inflame conflict on-wiki based on your own personal opinions. I have absolutely zero confidence in your impartiality as it pertains to anything. ~ Rob 13 <sup style="margin-left:-1.0ex;">Talk 00:01, 26 June 2019 (UTC)
 * And I think you should regain your admin tools and your ArbCom seat, and resume acting in both roles because I value differences of opinion and believe this community is richer for them. But there we go, we clearly have different views about things... <strong style="font-variant:small-caps">WJBscribe (talk) 00:07, 26 June 2019 (UTC)
 * You have done an excellent job in cultivating an unsafe environment in which I do not feel able to participate administratively. ~ Rob 13 <sup style="margin-left:-1.0ex;">Talk 00:11, 26 June 2019 (UTC)
 * , the issue is that you've made it so that no one who has a different view than you can act, however. If ArbCom de-crats you, they alienate at least half the community. If they do nothing, they alienate another substantial portion of the community. If the WMF de-crats you, there's even more outrange at them and they risk destroying the flagship project. If they do nothing, they risk that any action they take on any wiki that is legitimate is undone with impunity. Any local bureaucrat that reverse you is wheel warring, even if they disagree with your choice. Literally any action taken that is not in line with your views would destroy the community.I have been critical of the way the WMF has handled this: I do not think project specific bans make any sense and think they need to explain things better, but what you have done is the single thing in this entire saga that most threatens the cohesiveness of the en.wiki community. I'm begging you, please consider reversing yourself here and waiting until the ban expires to do anything. Fram cannot use his tools or he will be globally locked, so it is just a symbolic gesture, but one that threatens tearing us apart even more than we already are. TonyBallioni (talk) 00:27, 26 June 2019 (UTC)
 * I don't agree with you as to the danger of this action. But even if I did, I don't think it would deter me. Fram has a right to fair process, and hasn't had it. <strong style="font-variant:small-caps">WJBscribe (talk) 00:34, 26 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Then would you be willing to state that you have no issue with any bureaucrat who disagrees with your action reversing it, and that you would not consider it wheel warring? TonyBallioni (talk) 00:35, 26 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Yes. <strong style="font-variant:small-caps">WJBscribe (talk) 00:36, 26 June 2019 (UTC)
 * It may not be wheel warring, but it would nevertheless be a desysopping outside of the procedure for removing administrator rights, in a clearly non-emergency situation. * Pppery * <sub style="color:#800000">it has begun... 00:55, 26 June 2019 (UTC)
 * On any other project, WJBscribe would have been emergency de-crated by stewards. I think him saying that he's fine with a reversal without it being wheel warring is good enough for any crat who does not consider his action legitimate to act. TonyBallioni (talk) 01:00, 26 June 2019 (UTC)
 * I'm not so sure about that. But if a wheel war starts, stewards would definitely react, even on en.wikipedia. --Rschen7754 01:05, 26 June 2019 (UTC)
 * I'm pretty sure they would have. Maybe not on de.wiki, but the number of projects where a crat can undo multiple office actions with impunity can be counted on one hand. This isn't some new policy like the local bans. The office has had the ability to remove permissions from local projects for ages, and they have. We're in unprecedented territory here in that a 'crat on a large wiki has undone two office removals of permissions, and no one knows what to do. TonyBallioni (talk) 01:10, 26 June 2019 (UTC)
 * It is not unprecedented - Odder on Commons, 2014 and then again in 2015 following the global ban of Russavia. In the first case, stewards performed the removals, but did not continue wheel warring. After that WMF basically was tasked with doing all their removals themselves - I don't know if it was formally decided, but stewards generally didn't want to get involved in a war between WMF and the crats. (But if it turns into crat versus crat, that's a different story). --Rschen7754 01:19, 26 June 2019 (UTC)

''' Please reverse this now WJBscribe. This is not the hill you want to die on. You’re making a big mistake. ''' Jehochman Talk 00:31, 26 June 2019 (UTC)
 * As your action enables this restricted person to perform privileged activity that is not publicly logged (for example the ability to access deleted revisions), I don't think this is a good idea right now, and further escalates the conflict. — xaosflux  Talk 00:30, 26 June 2019 (UTC)
 * I think we've waited more than enough time for an explanation as to why this person is "restricted" (as you euphemistically put it) or, at the very least, for an explanation as to why we can't be told WMF's reasons. <strong style="font-variant:small-caps">WJBscribe (talk) 00:34, 26 June 2019 (UTC)
 * I don't understand. What are you trying to accomplish with this action? --Rschen7754 00:34, 26 June 2019 (UTC)
 * I’ve dug through the history. The ban is absolutely justified. Please reverse yourself now. We will sort out WMF’s bungled process and communication in due course. There is no deadline.  Jehochman Talk 00:37, 26 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Please provide the diffs that justify the ban because the rest of us haven’t found anything. Pawnkingthree (talk) 00:43, 26 June 2019 (UTC)
 * No. I won’t identify the victim. If you look deep enough you can figure out what happened. Jehochman Talk 00:45, 26 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Perhaps if you look even deeper you may realise that you only think that you've identified what happened, not that you actually have. Eric   Corbett  00:54, 26 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Unless you know some information that the rest of the community doesn't, then all this means is that you have a lower standard for what merits a siteban than the rest of the community. Whether Fram should be banned, or equivalently whether the community thinks his ban is justified, is a matter for consensus, and consensus has shown that it isn't. * Pppery * <sub style="color:#800000">it has begun... 00:50, 26 June 2019 (UTC)

I'd like to applaud WJBScribe's actions from way back in the peanut gallery. Tazerdadog (talk) 00:37, 26 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Seconded peanut gallery support. -A la d insane  <small style="color:#006600">(Channel 2)  00:50, 26 June 2019 (UTC)


 * Things just get curiouser and curiouser. It would seem that Arb has had plenty of opportunity to pipe in and opine on the desysop, and they don't seem to have done much at all publicly.  Not sure this was the right move or not, but I respect it as it makes it harder for the WMF and Arb to just kick this can down the road hoping we lose interest in the case.   Dennis Brown - 2&cent; 00:51, 26 June 2019 (UTC)
 * One possible endgame is that Fram resumes editing and Jan decides not to follow through on the threat of global lock so as not to inflame the situation further. Haukur (talk) 00:55, 26 June 2019 (UTC)
 * It's a tactic that's worked well for them in the past. But everything comes to an end, one day even Wikipedia itself. Is this the day? Who knows. Eric   Corbett  00:58, 26 June 2019 (UTC)
 * They still have lots of money to spend, so it probably won't be today. Dennis Brown - 2&cent; 01:05, 26 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Good. I have no idea if Fram should be desysopped or not, but if so, it should be done locally, or (in an emergency) an explanation should be provided to ArbCom in less than, say, 10 days. —Floquenbeam (talk) 00:58, 26 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Were the ban already rescinded, I would be on board with this. But as it is, Fram remains banned on en.wp, and there is a consensus that a banned user should not have admin tools, primarily because of viewdeleted (which a block/ban doesn't prevent). I strongly urge WJBScribe to retract this action and think a bit more about this. We're already complaining about Jan escalating things with content-free bullshit; please don't stoop to his level of "discourse". —<i style="color: #1E90FF;">A little blue Bori</i> v^_^v  Bori! 01:15, 26 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Were any other 'crats aware that this one was going resysop? cygnis insignis 01:54, 26 June 2019 (UTC)
 * hard to say, but this is the normal venue where resysop discussions are held and what you see above is the first notification I saw. — xaosflux  Talk 02:07, 26 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Would insist they follow the 24 hour wait period for resysop which is not an emergency (Dssysop maybe) and other crats should be consulted in future.Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk) 02:19, 26 June 2019 (UTC)


 * I'm a little confused about this "joint statement", was it prepared/discussed off-wiki or did you both reach the same conclusion at the same time and Maxim simply signed their name to it? –<b style="font-family:verdana;color:#000">xeno</b><sup style="color:#000">talk 13:18, 26 June 2019 (UTC)
 * We discussed the issue on IRC. Primefac (talk) 15:22, 26 June 2019 (UTC)
 * It would have been better to keep things onwiki. –<b style="font-family:verdana;color:#000">xeno</b><sup style="color:#000">talk 15:29, 26 June 2019 (UTC)

Recall request (WJBscribe)

 * I've split the recall request to its own section for ease of processing. — xaosflux  Talk 01:18, 26 June 2019 (UTC)


 * The first 'crat action you took was questionable at best and, thankfully, no one needed to bring it to ArbCom because you brought it there yourself. You escalated this, again, for no reason. You have the option to recall yourself on your userpage and I'd like to take you up on that now. — Moe   Epsilon  01:00, 26 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Seems a bit moot since this will surely be added to the current Arb case. Dennis Brown - 2&cent; 01:03, 26 June 2019 (UTC)
 * I've been reading the post as they come in, and like I have no idea on the background of this issue, but I agree with him.  -  FlightTime  ( open channel ) 01:07, 26 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Having a request for arbitration active that is likely to result in being closed in a motion doesn't have to stop a recall from happening. (unless WJBscribe is desysopped in that motion of course) — Moe   Epsilon  01:12, 26 June 2019 (UTC)
 * I second that call for recall, both for bureaucrat and admin. ~ Rob 13 <sup style="margin-left:-1.0ex;">Talk 01:13, 26 June 2019 (UTC)
 * I've also went ahead and notified the Foundation this action was taken. So, we'll see. — Moe   Epsilon  01:14, 26 June 2019 (UTC)
 * I do not think an individual who takes a step that is all but guaranteed to divide an already divided community even more should retain access to the bureaucrat permission, and would encourage WJBscribe to resign rather than put the community through a divisive recall RfB. TonyBallioni (talk) 01:20, 26 June 2019 (UTC)
 * I would agree to him resigning, but I'll believe it when I see it. — Moe   Epsilon  01:23, 26 June 2019 (UTC)
 * As TonyBallioni implies above, bureaucrats are supposed to be above reproach. What WJBscribe has done here is incompatible with the high degree of trust which the community has placed in the position, both as a specific action (granting a user banned for harassment access to deleted information) and as a general one (acting to further inflame an already-divisive community dispute)., please do the honorable thing and resign. Kirill Lokshin (talk) 01:33, 26 June 2019 (UTC)
 * I disagree. I see no grounds for WJBscribe not to be a bureaucrat. The WMF has explicitly stated that The removal of administrator access is intended as enforcement of the temporary partial Foundation ban placed on Fram, and the community has clearly indicated at WP:FRAM that it views that office action as wrong. This, to me, is no different from WJBscribe's recratting of Floquenbeam or Floquenbeam's unblock of Fram. None of those actions launched a serious recall movement, demonstrating the lack of any valid reason for a recall here. * Pppery * <sub style="color:#800000">it has begun... 01:46, 26 June 2019 (UTC)
 * that was before we had an ongoing arbcom case about this. &#8211; MJL &thinsp;‐Talk‐☖ 01:49, 26 June 2019 (UTC)
 * The difference is he gave the technical access to deleted/non-public information to a account banned for misconduct that WJBscribe himself doesn't have all the facts of (regardless of the unblock by Floq). If that doesn't strike you as serious misconduct, especially while not discussing a resysop on-wiki before pulling the trigger (unless I missed it somewhere), then I don't see what is. — Moe   Epsilon  01:53, 26 June 2019 (UTC)
 * The community still trusts Fram with access to that deleted information, though. My understanding of the point WJBscribe was making, in both of his resysoppings, was that he does not believe the office to have the social power to desysop users (apologies if I am misunderstanding, here) and is willing to use his bureaucrat access to revert actions he feels to be outside procedure. In that regard, both actions were the same. And no, in this case I don't view enforcing clear, policy-backed community consensus and procedure as serious misconduct that merits removal of rights. * Pppery * <sub style="color:#800000">it has begun... 01:59, 26 June 2019 (UTC)
 * It's a betrayal of trust because his actions actively harmed the community he claims to be trying to protect. His actions here are going to be significantly more divisive than anything the WMF did. If you want the chapter and verse, here is the quote from the applicable policy In doubtful cases, re-granting will be deferred until a broader community discussion takes places and is closed. There was no community discussion on this. It was a unilateral action that was guaranteed to inflame passions more, and there are calls for a recall here, which would be very divisive. He should not put the community through that. Like Kiril said, the honourable thing to do is resign. TonyBallioni (talk) 02:03, 26 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Well, I do. Bureaucrats were given their role to determine consensus for practices such as RFA because they were thought to have good judgement, not to unilaterally go against Office because they took too long to reply and potentially damage Wikipedia. Bureaucrats don't have the authority to go above the Foundation, as evidenced by the fact Fram is still banned, regardless of his unblock and his tools being returned. If he edits, his account will be globally locked, as Jan said. The false consensus at WP:FRAM doesn't really change that. — Moe   Epsilon  02:05, 26 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Please point to why this is a false consensus. — python coder (talk &#124; contribs) 02:09, 26 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Well consensus there cannot overturn an office action. PackMecEng (talk) 02:11, 26 June 2019 (UTC)
 * For two reasons: 1) Because you're forming "consensus" based on a lack of information. The fact the Foundation has office hours and privacy to consider prohibits them from fully explaining actions they have taken. And let me be clear, the lack of information goes both ways, whether you support the ban or not, because without knowing the full details you're just guessing. 2) Any consensus formed there can't actually overturn the Office action of him being banned. You can undo all their actions, re-sysop Fram and block the Foundation accounts for the fun of it, but they can bypass that and "consensus" doesn't change it. — Moe   Epsilon  02:17, 26 June 2019 (UTC)
 * No one's asking for a "full explanation". No one's asking for the Foundation to respond 24/7. No one's asking for confidential information. These are straw men you're throwing up. We're just asking for a simple confirmation that the ban was not outright corrupt, as it is alleged to be. If the Foundation cannot deny corruption, that raises red flags. Also, the consensus there is overwhelming, and is prominently advertised to the community, and is being left open for an extended period&mdash;it ticks all the boxes of a community-level discussion as opposed to a local discussion. It's disingenuous to call it a "false consensus". Just because Foundation staff don't have to respect our community's consensus doesn't render it nonexistent. And, just because you disagree with the prevailing view doesn't mean you get to supervote it as "false". ~Swarm~  {sting} 03:59, 26 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Well, you might not be asking for confidential information but some people are asking for more information than others, and it severely limits the resources of the WMF to try and reply to everyone as a collective. At any rate, it's not my 'vote' to determine it false, it just is. I've outlined why consensus is disingenuous there (a lack of information and a lack of ability to enforce anything realistically) and neither of which is something relevant to my opinion on the case. — Moe   Epsilon  07:16, 26 June 2019 (UTC)
 * I'm at a loss at how one of the bureacrats I used to hold in such high esteem would engage in such reckless actions. I understand that emotions are high, but I expect our bureacrats to be calm and cautious, rather than jumping in head first. I don't really want more people to resign, I'm just disappointed. Legoktm (talk) 01:57, 26 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Yes, this was what prompted me to comment on the situation to begin with. If you want to fall on your sword, then fall on your sword and resign. Otherwise you're just making things worse, in a situation where, if we're being completely honest, most of the community is either unaware or doesn't care otherwise, and is happily carrying about their business without the theatrics.  G M G  <sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk  02:18, 26 June 2019 (UTC)
 * I would like to mirror what most are saying here. Perhaps it is time to hand in your tools and step down. I also think it was inappropriate to edit past the lock and add your personal views of the ban on their user page like you did here. PackMecEng (talk) 02:25, 26 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Is there anyone close enough to WJBscribe to ensure that his account has not been compromised? While the resysop of Floq was much bolder than I would expect from him - in all my interactions and from what I've ever seen of WJBscribe - this is beyond what he would do even in extreme circumstances.  I could follow the reasoning of handing in ones tools, and many have, but this just seems very Un-WJBscribe like. — Ched :  ?    —  02:30, 26 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Support holding a recall vote I've been following some of the discussions and while the resysoping of Floquenbeam was understandable the latest resysoping seems unreasonable at this point in time. From what I've followed in the earlier discussion that there has already been concerns with Fram's action as an administrator. As pointed out above if the allegations of harassment are true this action gave privileged access to someone that should have it. While I admire the self-reporting, this is not the relative haste I expect from a bureaucrat. And yes 13 or so days is hasty given the volume of discussions still going on. Given the recent votes for ArbCom towards accepting for a motion it should have at the very least waited for the outcome regardless of what the likely outcome might or might now be. Further having resysoped Floquenbeam, it would have been better if this had been a another bureaucrat or even a bureaucrat discussion. If the intent was represent that community the actions should be carried out by multiple parties. PaleAqua  (talk) 02:34, 26 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Procedural Note: Please keep in mind, there is no official process for a Bureaucrat Recall discussion, nor is there policy support to enforce results. Let's please give  time to respond to this request, and help determine the best venue to host it if he chooses to participate.  —  xaosflux  Talk 02:43, 26 June 2019 (UTC)
 * I am left Speechless echo what Ched says and did not expect from WJBscribe .He has been one of the highest regarded crats in the Project for years.Sadly this is clearly violates WP:INVOLVED as a Arbcom case is ongoing and further  he should have consulted the other crats policy is clear In doubtful cases, re-granting will be deferred until a broader community discussion takes places and is closed.  and before doing anything like this.This is not an emergency no resysop is and hence we have 24 hour wait period.I do agree with Kirill Lokshin and all above this is a very delicate period for the project and this only can inflame  an already-divisive community dispute particurly through unilateral actions.Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk) 02:55, 26 June 2019 (UTC)
 * I've largely stayed out of all this, but 's actions frighten me. Most of what's happening at WP:FRAM is mob rule.  I'm ok with people expressing their opinions there, but it gets scary when people start declaring that this represents community consensus, and acting on it.  WJBscribe, if you disagree with what WMF did, that's fine.  You have the right to speak out against it.  But, don't go using the tools that have been entrusted to you to enforce your opinion.  Even more so than admins, crats are entrusted with great power, and I expect them to wield that power with deliberation and care.  I don't want activist crats.  You no longer have my trust.  -- RoySmith (talk) 03:00, 26 June 2019 (UTC)
 * I support User:WJBscribe voluntarily initiating, as per User:WJBscribe, a test of the confidence of a simple majority of the community for his continuing to hold the Bureaucrat privilege.   I personally will support him for his considered political action that did not break anything, but it is obviously contentious.  ArbCom may well consider the same question, but ArbCom is supposed to be the last resort, the seven-day recall RfB test result should be on the table before they decide on actions.  WJBscribe should do this promptly, so that the ArbCom case is not delayed by waiting for it.  --SmokeyJoe (talk) 05:33, 26 June 2019 (UTC) Someone above wrote: "If ArbCom de-crats you, they alienate at least half the community. If they do nothing, they alienate another substantial portion of the community. If the WMF de-crats you, there's even more outrange at them and they risk destroying the flagship project. If they do nothing, they risk that any action they take on any wiki that is legitimate is undone with impunity. Any local bureaucrat that reverse you is wheel warring, even if they disagree with your choice. Literally any action taken that is not in line with your views would destroy the community." and they are right.  This difficult situation is rescued by something between this voluntary test of confidence and a resignation.  The voluntary test of confidence is most consistent with the position that he considers his action to have been the right thing to do.  --SmokeyJoe (talk) 06:02, 26 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Oppose the imaginary recall process, and damn this navel gazing. ——  SerialNumber  54129  05:42, 26 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Oppose per SN. &#x222F; <b style="color:#070">WBG</b> converse 05:47, 26 June 2019 (UTC)
 * This might be reasonable if WJB refused to be accountable for his action, but he preemptively acknowledged the controversy of what he did, and freely opened himself up for review and any consequences when he self-reported to Arbcom. The WMF declined taking action against him, though Arbcom is also on it. There is also already a community discussion in place, in which the consensus overwhelmingly supports him. So attempting to make an extraordinary argumentum ad populum desysop attempt in this context seems like a disingenuous attempt to punish by a quaternary method. He should not be morally obliged to bow to this dubious request, just because a user states the obvious fact that he was "not allowed to do that". ~Swarm~  {sting} 05:55, 26 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Oppose recall - WJBscribe should be blocked Govindaharihari (talk) 06:44, 26 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Please run an RfA so we can get a sense of the community's view on your judgment as to who should be blocked. I'll even nominate you. Serious offer! If you pass, you'll even get to block WJB yourself! ~Swarm~  {sting} 07:09, 26 June 2019 (UTC)
 * . The Rambling Man (talk) 07:15, 26 June 2019 (UTC)
 * . <b style="color: Maroon;">Reyk</b> <b style="color: Blue;">YO!</b> 07:18, 26 June 2019 (UTC)
 * This is a extremely serious violation of the tools by WJBscribe and your comedy comments regarding it here do nothing to change my position. Govindaharihari (talk) 07:26, 26 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Govindaharihari, I think you have been here long enough to understand that blocks are preventative, not punitive. WJBscribe has already said they will accept the reversal of their action by another crat, and that has already happened. So there is nothing to prevent now, is there? Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 07:40, 26 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Hi Boing! said Zebedee. I knew he had been reverted, sadly required by his actions. As regards your comment, well, yes there is in my opinion, this user is now making his second controversial use of his tools and there is no evidence to suggest he won't make a third with them. Govindaharihari (talk)
 * Then support the removal of the tools by all means, but a block is not needed to prevent misuse of crat tools. Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 08:07, 26 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Sadly, yes, this situation and the actions are or do make me sad, he has accepted his actions and requested removal, removing the need to block. Govindaharihari (talk) 08:16, 26 June 2019 (UTC)
 * That, and blocking WJBscribe for some (unspecified) duration but without a recall process would presumably mean WJBscribe keeps the admin flag. I'm not sure that's what Govindaharihari wants. I'm not even sure Govindaharihari really knows what they want. This kind of thoughtless "lock him up and throw away the key" nonsense is something I associate more with the comments section of a Daily Mail article than Wikipedia. <b style="color: Maroon;">Reyk</b> <b style="color: Blue;">YO!</b> 07:50, 26 June 2019 (UTC)


 * Oppose recall- Clearly, WJBscribe is acting according to community consensus. <b style="color: Maroon;">Reyk</b> <b style="color: Blue;">YO!</b> 07:18, 26 June 2019 (UTC)
 * I know exactly what I want. I want this edit warring of our advanced users to stop and for discussion to prevail. Govindaharihari (talk) 07:55, 26 June 2019 (UTC)


 * Reyk, could you point to the community consensus to resysop Fram? AFAIK, the vast majority of discussion has been on the block, and no large discussion has occurred specifically on the question of resysopping? Galobtter (pingó mió) 08:12, 26 June 2019 (UTC)


 * I think community consensus is clear that the WMF should not have done a damn thing to Fram. It's academic anyway because, resysopped or not, Fram still can't actually do anything and WJBscribe has resigned as an admin in the meantime. <b style="color: Maroon;">Reyk</b> <b style="color: Blue;">YO!</b> 08:15, 26 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Support recall or immediate re-desysop of Fram. Either is fine with me. Seriously, Will, this was reckless and irresponsible, what the community needs now is diplomacy, not a bunch of cowboy sysops. So just because the WMF goes in gung-ho and does something controversial out of the blue that upsets people, it's okay for us to respond in kind? No, I thought we were better than that. <b style="color:#7F007F">Ritchie333</b> <sup style="color:#7F007F">(talk) <sup style="color:#7F007F">(cont)  07:31, 26 June 2019 (UTC)
 * , has already re-desyopped Fram. Galobtter (pingó mió) 07:39, 26 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Oppose recall. Under more normal circumstances, I would have been at least somewhat critical. But we live through a constitutional crisis. WMF is stonewalling, the board seems to be deadlocked, and even Jimbo has effectively vanished. The resysop is one of the milder forms of reminding the foundation that they need but do not have (to quote Jefferson) "the consent of the governed". --Stephan Schulz (talk) 07:38, 26 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Support recall I agree with Ritchie that we don't need cowboys here. Crats have more advanced permissions than admins, and so are expected to act with caution, and not take reckless individual actions that further divides the community (as Tony has said above). Galobtter (pingó mió) 07:39, 26 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Oppose recall A few of us are working on this issue. Doc James  (talk · contribs · email) 07:52, 26 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Oppose recall I am aware this is now moot, given WJB's resignation below, but feel I should state my view for the record. --NSH001 (talk) 08:05, 26 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Oppose recall Congratulations supporters of this motion, you got rid of him, someone whose primary flaw was caring too much about fairness. Now that you've successfully deprived the project of a competent 'crat, will you actually wake up and aim to address the underlying reason for all this mess? I think not, and I severely doubt that WJB will be the last 'crat who resigns as part of this saga.  Promethean  (talk) 08:19, 26 June 2019 (UTC)

Resignation (WJBscribe)
I note that my action has been overturned by other bureaucrats. In light of that action in the context of recent WMF actions (and failure to engage regarding them), and irrespective of the "recall" discussion started above, I neither wish to continue as an administrator or bureaucrat of this project, nor is it tenable for me to do so. Please remove my admin rights locally. I will post a request in relation to the bureaucrat rights on meta. I'm done here. <strong style="font-variant:small-caps">WJBscribe (talk) 07:49, 26 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Sigh.  Promethean  (talk) 07:55, 26 June 2019 (UTC)
 * - You may be dying on a hill without a cause here. Please refer yourself to the developments at FRAMBAN before making any further hasty decisions. Yes, the WMF has failed miserably here and it's causing grievous problems. No, you shouldn't have reinstated Fram's tools. That said, even Doc James is opposing your recall. Please, patience. Mr rnddude (talk) 07:57, 26 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Will, you're one of the best, but I completely understand why you're doing this. Congratulations to WMF, another victim.  The Rambling Man (talk) 08:00, 26 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Please stay; we are already losing admins at a record rate. James (who, FWIW has opposed the recall) and the BoT is already looking into the issue and I have significant faith that this kerfuffle will be resolved, soon-enough. &#x222F; <b style="color:#070">WBG</b> converse 08:15, 26 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Echo the general sentiments above: Would much rather he didn't resign, he's had such a positive effect on the project over many years, and was one of the few who stuck up for what was right and fair as opposed to what was popular.  Promethean  (talk) 08:29, 26 June 2019 (UTC)
 * I won't be the one to pull this trigger given my other roles, but I do think it was the right thing to do. I am sorry to see you go WJBscribe, you've been an individual who I have looked up to throughout my time on Wikipedia. <b style="text-shadow:0 -1px #DDD,1px 0 #DDD,0 1px #DDD,-1px 0 #DDD; color:#000;">Worm</b>TT(<b style="color:#060;">talk</b>) 08:23, 26 June 2019 (UTC)

Regardless of the unsubstantiated speculation being posted by Jehochman (that the ban is based on substantive evidence of harassment by Fram), 'crats acting in a solo, apparent renegade fashion, is not something wholly supported by the community. A cratchat would have unified the 'crat position with minority views fully expressed. In fact, if the Fran ban is ever fully justified it leaves egg on the face of those who have acted impetuously. A discussion concerning clouds is needed. Leaky caldron (talk) 08:55, 26 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Can @AllCrats please ignore WJBScribes request for the next ~seven days? Many thanks. ——  SerialNumber  54129  09:12, 26 June 2019 (UTC)


 * Wait, what? No one overturned your resysop of . What is this even about? ~Swarm~  {sting} 09:15, 26 June 2019 (UTC)
 * , Look above, WJBscribe resysop'd Fram. <b style="text-shadow:0 -1px #DDD,1px 0 #DDD,0 1px #DDD,-1px 0 #DDD; color:#000;">Worm</b>TT(<b style="color:#060;">talk</b>) 09:18, 26 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Copy that, thanks. ~Swarm~  {sting} 09:18, 26 June 2019 (UTC)


 * And as I argued further up the page, it's not even that important. Sysop or not, Fram can't actually do anything until the ban expires or is lifted. And when that happens, there is little doubt that they'll get the admin bit back anyway, unless of course the WMF decide they want to start vetoing RfAs. <b style="color: Maroon;">Reyk</b> <b style="color: Blue;">YO!</b> 09:21, 26 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Perhaps someone should renominate Fram at RfA in absentia, on the basis that no rationale was actually given for his desysopping. ~Swarm~  {sting} 09:23, 26 June 2019 (UTC)


 * I'm sorry to see this, and to see some users descend to aggressive language, but I won't characterise on it being the right thing to do or not. Suffice it to say that this whole episode is yet another result of the FRAMBAN; it's tearing our community apart, and it's time the powers that be (whoever they are, ) sit up and now start doing some serious talking and open some proper and transparent quadripartite dialog with the WMF, the BoT, Arbcon, and the community. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 09:43, 26 June 2019 (UTC)
 * I'm upset by this development and am not sure I trust my judgement on it. As such, I do not feel able to remove WJB's tools. --Dweller (talk) Become old fashioned! 09:53, 26 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Will, I'm gutted to see this. I don't edit much these days, but I've been reading up on the case. It's not hyperbole to say that the actions around the FRAMBAN thing have caused significant damage to the community, and in particular the morale of many long term / experienced editors. Take care. I hope to see you back. Pedro : Chat  09:56, 26 June 2019 (UTC)
 * It's impossible to acknowledge WJB's "wrongdoing" without suggesting that Floq should be desysopped. No one has suggested that it was wrong of WJB to reinstate Floq's bit (Floq is equally open to recall, with no objections to their resysopping.) This is all a fabricated crisis of confidence. ~Swarm~  {sting} 10:20, 26 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Are you only choosing to read those comments that agree with your point of view? I'll give you hint, go have a look at Rob's, mine, and a few others comments on RFAR. -- KTC (talk) 12:48, 26 June 2019 (UTC)
 * If I were a Crat, I would not remove the bits, like Dweller has stated above. Sometimes, doing the right thing has consequences, but I was hoping this wasn't one of them.  The admin (and now Crat) bleadout due to FramGate keeps adding up.  Dennis Brown - 2&cent; 10:38, 26 June 2019 (UTC)
 * As regretful as the decision is, I think Will's requests should be respected. I didn't see anyone trying to convince all those who have been de-sysopped to think again, or to delay by a week.  I don't see this as any different.  The Rambling Man (talk) 10:45, 26 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Thoughtful point, TRM. There's a significant difference in that with the ongoing Arbcom case, WJB is clearly 'under a cloud'. I do wish we weren't here. But your argument is persuasive and WJB knows policy well enough to know what he's doing. I'll grit my teeth and do this. --Dweller (talk) Become old fashioned! 10:54, 26 June 2019 (UTC)
 * ✅ I've removed the sysop flag. Someone will need to rustle up a steward for the crat hat. --Dweller (talk) Become old fashioned! 10:57, 26 June 2019 (UTC)
 * They have a mandatory 24 hour cooling off period for self-requests on meta, so that won't happen until tomorrow. If anyone is unduly concerned, I confirm that I won't use the bureaucrat permissions in the meantime. <strong style="font-variant:small-caps">WJBscribe (talk) 11:14, 26 June 2019 (UTC)
 * has anyone considered that that might be good for self-requests here as well? (With all due respect WJB, and not to imply that you came to this decision hotheadedly). Thank you for your service. Crazynast 11:24, 26 June 2019 (UTC)
 * the primary difference is that if an admin in good standing resigns here they can (typically) just ask for reinstatement, on meta you can not. — xaosflux  Talk 11:39, 26 June 2019 (UTC)
 * In this case, Dweller has already noted it as being under a cloud. While I haven't looked into the details of the case, it seems an inescapable observation that there was controversy immediately preceding the request. Samsara 19:04, 26 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Once we process it, only way to regain your access via Steward is 'go to another round of RfA/B/whatever'. I once restored without new RfX but that was handling compromised admin account so it is a different story. &mdash; regards, <span style="color:green;font-family:Courier new, serif;font-variant:small-caps">Revi 14:11, 26 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Note that majority of wikis even don't have crats on their own. &mdash; regards, <span style="color:green;font-family:Courier new, serif;font-variant:small-caps">Revi 14:20, 26 June 2019 (UTC)
 * All of this transpired between the time I logged out yesterday and my just now looking back here today. I'm just very, very, very sad. Admittedly, this entire mess was avoidable, because contrary to what is widely being said, no magical deadline has passed, and there is no need for anyone to have decided that now is the time to die on a hill. But I still think that WJBScribe has been a real hero to the en-wiki community (or, if anyone really wants to argue with me, a real hero to me). The amount of time between his action and his resignation has been far short of what would have been needed if there were to have been a thoughtful discussion. He acted too quickly, and the calls here for his de-crat-ing were too much mired in the emotions of the moment. This entire thing has been a series of really fine people allowing themselves to get overly upset over a dismal situation, instead of just taking a much-needed breath to think it over. None of this needed to happen, and I hope that in the near future we will be able to return to happier times. --Tryptofish (talk) 18:46, 26 June 2019 (UTC)


 * Oppose recall. Just in case sanity breaks loose at WMF headquarters and/or WJBScribe decides to come back and seek privileges, I think it is worth continuing the 'closed' vote above simply to say that he should not be treated as having resigned 'under a cloud'.  The constitutional crisis has brought us to a point where the interpretation of the existing rules is undefined. Wnt (talk) 21:34, 26 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Agree. There is a Hobbesian thing going on here, where in the absence of clear and fair governance (i.e. the WMF actions) the lives of very good admins has become Nasty, brutish and short. I'm pretty sure clear and appropriate governance will return; and when it does I hope all the good admins and crat(s) who gave up permissions will be welcomed back. It's very sad to see all this incredible volunteer talent going down the tubes. ThatMontrealIP (talk) 21:52, 26 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Except there are many of us who now that WJBscribe has done the honourable thing and bowed out are not going to comment further out of respect for him. I threatened to block a WMF contractor and admin who in my view gravedanced over the Fram thing, and if anyone did the same to WJBscribe, I'd tell them to knock it off just as forcefully. No thread after someone resigns where people are, correctly, thanking him for his service is going to be reflective of community views on his action. I have very strong views on it, which I have only partially discussed here. I'm pretty confident that there are others who are appalled by the way that the WMF has handled the situation who are equally appalled by Will's actions. You won't be hearing their voices here because basic human decency says they shouldn't be raising them. TonyBallioni (talk) 22:00, 26 June 2019 (UTC)
 * It is a constitutional crisis and the correct behavior is up for debate, so I don't see why they should not continue. From the Fram case (among many other things) I'd say we have altogether too much "decency" here already.  Let the winds of doctrine blow. Wnt (talk) 22:12, 26 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Post-closure note: Stryn removed the crat hat. &mdash; regards, <span style="color:green;font-family:Courier new, serif;font-variant:small-caps">Revi 06:58, 27 June 2019 (UTC)

Resignation (28bytes)
Noting here that asked on meta that their bureaucrat flag be removed. See meta:Special:Permalink/19175907. --DannyS712 (talk) 06:47, 28 June 2019 (UTC)


 * Nooooooo, not you too. :( <b style="color: Maroon;">Reyk</b> <b style="color: Blue;">YO!</b> 07:21, 28 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Oy. How many more will leave? Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk, contributions) 07:50, 28 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Sigh. Beginning to wonder how to feel about all this ... sad, ... mad, ... glad, ... indifferent. — Ched :  ?    —  08:52, 28 June 2019 (UTC)
 * And too.  ——  SerialNumber  54129  09:41, 28 June 2019 (UTC)
 * (Note: DoRD's request was -OS/-CU) . — xaosflux  Talk 10:57, 28 June 2019 (UTC)
 * This is getting to be too much. Please let these resignations be temporary. Liz <sup style="font-family: Times New Roman; color: #006400;">Read! Talk! 21:43, 28 June 2019 (UTC)


 * Best wishes we'll leave the door unlocked for you. —  xaosflux  Talk 10:59, 28 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Glad to see the requests being closed but kept on the page. I know the community hates to see the mass resignations, but there are more on the way. Feeling forced to resign due to the corporatization of the wiki isn't fun. Many of us remember back when this really was a "project", not an unpaid job.   Dennis Brown - 2&cent; 11:14, 28 June 2019 (UTC)

Back on topic, really very sorry to see you resign,. You are always a calm and fair-minded voice in our discussions. I've not yet seen a rationale for your resignation, but given your most recent contribs, I imagine it's over the entirely unnecessary mess WMF have foisted us with and walked away from, which makes it all the more regrettable. --Dweller (talk) Become old fashioned! 15:19, 28 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Really very sorry to see this. There were some useful clarifications by ArbCom members in the recently declined  ArbCom Fram case, that ArbCom would not be getting access to all the information regarding the Fram ban (from Joe Roe), and that without such information, ArbCom has nothing further to really add on the specific Fram ban (from Gorilla Warfare), and that ArbCom had not spoken with the WMF since the 19 June, and didn't expect to speak again until 3 July (from Silk Tork).  Ultimately, wrongly or rightly, WMF will be taking private office actions regarding civility violations outside of the on-wiki/ArbCom process; I can understand that such a system may be at odds with what various editors believed the system was, and for which they donated their time and service.  This affair has seen an extraordinary amount of editing talent depart WP, and only yesterday, the WP CEO has tweeted that this is a "garden variety" drama. Britishfinance (talk) 12:14, 28 June 2019 (UTC)
 * It appears she also said "When you have to retweet your shitty pseudo-thinkpiece three times because no one cares." in reference to an article that was critical of the WMF's handling of the aftermath, seemingly undermining the WMF's authority on deciding what is and isn't "civil". Dennis Brown - 2&cent; 14:03, 28 June 2019 (UTC)
 * I thought the Buzzfeed News article was pretty balanced given how complex this affair is; and Katherine may not realize Buzzfeed News is a WP:RSP. She also needs to realise that the WP community is not the Reddit or Tripadvisor community; WP requires a highly-skilled and long-tenured user-base to function. Britishfinance (talk) 14:26, 28 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Same here. It wasn't fanning flames, it was actual journalism.  A few facts were off point, but on the whole it was a fairly disciplined article.  Dennis Brown - 2&cent; 14:50, 28 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Yes, and tellingly, even those who are generally supportive of the Fram Ban have commented that the tweet was unhelpful, unfair and a needless attack on a journalist. As I saw it, The article was by-and-large just trying to report the facts, without taking any sides. &mdash; Amakuru (talk) 15:34, 28 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Likewise. The silence is defeaning. –<b style="font-family:verdana;color:#000">xeno</b><sup style="color:#000">talk 15:29, 28 June 2019 (UTC)


 * You did the right thing considering the circumstances. Best wishes, <b style="color: blue;">Enigma</b><i style="color: #FFA500;">msg</i> 15:50, 28 June 2019 (UTC)

Desysop request
Thank you to everyone above for your kind words. is correct, I have filed a request on meta to relinquish my bureaucrat and global renamer rights, which I expect they'll do a few hours from now. I'm a bit sad about that, as I enjoyed both of those tasks very much. I am also requesting here to relinquish my administrator rights. I suppose I could technically do it myself, but if there's one thing bureaucrats enjoy, it's clicking buttons, so have at it, 'crats!

There's not much to say that hasn't already been said better by others, so I'll spare everyone my own manifesto except to say there are a lot of good people who edit here, and I will miss working with you all very much. Thank you, best wishes, and take care. 28bytes (talk) 17:23, 28 June 2019 (UTC)
 * ✅. It's one button I don't particular enjoy clicking, though. Primefac (talk) 17:27, 28 June 2019 (UTC)

Unable to continue (sysop resignation for MSGJ)
I have thought long and hard about this, but do not feel able to continue to contribute in the current environment. I had hoped it would be resolved satisfactorily by now, but this is looking increasingly unlikely. Please accept my resignation and remove the admin tools. Thank you and best wishes &mdash; Martin (MSGJ · talk) 10:38, 28 June 2019 (UTC)
 * ✅ with thanks for your prior service. — xaosflux  Talk 10:52, 28 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Notice that IAdmin flag was also removed per criteria #4. — xaosflux  Talk 10:56, 28 June 2019 (UTC)


 * I wish MSGJ the very best, and the same for all of the other admins and 'crats who have done the same in recent weeks, regardless of the opinions they hold on our current brouhaha. I'm now going to point out something worrisome.  We've lost 2 of 14 interface admins in two weeks, and one of the remaining IAs is actually a bot.  This is potentially problematic.  Are there any other viable candidates in the pipeline?  Risker (talk) 11:10, 28 June 2019 (UTC)
 * we don't get a lot of interface change requests (see the history on User:AnomieBOT/IPERTable) and that bot took care of the most frequent change (empowering .json updates to geonotices to all admins). But certainly something that any of our admins could help with. —  xaosflux  Talk 11:17, 28 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Well, probably part of the reason is that the people most likely to want changes are admins, and they'll just not bother. There are a couple of pages that I've known need to be revised/updated; I would have done them myself before IA, since this is clean-up, but to be honest not even I can be bothered having to make edit requests. Risker (talk) 11:38, 28 June 2019 (UTC)
 * do you want IAdmin flag? It is a 48 hour hold time to process, we can start the clock. — xaosflux  Talk 11:43, 28 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Let's hold off on that for now, but thanks for the thought. Perhaps when things stabilize in the future, if I'm still around.  Risker (talk) 11:46, 28 June 2019 (UTC)

ClubOranje comments
I have no admin bit to remove having never felt the need to run, but had I the tools I would be joining those above. I've had little interaction outside the mundane with any admin over the years but I see names here that I have some respect for in light of their administrative (and in some cases) bureaucratic contributions. Regardless of any opinion on the Framgate saga, the integrity demonstrated by them is worthy of respect and support. Club Oranje T 12:40, 28 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Hi ClubOranje, thank you for expressing your sympathy. I've renamed the section so other bureaucrats don't start trying to find your admin bit and get confused.  Maxim (talk)  13:35, 28 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Agree, and I feel the same way. I am in mourning sad for the loss of Wikipedia. <b style="color: blue;">Enigma</b><i style="color: #FFA500;">msg</i> 15:49, 28 June 2019 (UTC)
 * "In mourning for the loss of Wikipedia" Good grief. Ever lost a member of your family? Leaky caldron (talk) 16:03, 28 June 2019 (UTC)

Desysop request (Floq)
I am resigning my adminship to protest the contempt the WMF organization and CEO have for WP's volunteers. I acknowledge I'm doing it under a cloud, so regardless of the result of the ArbCom case, I cannot ask for it back later. BN is probably not the place for a longer manifesto, so I'll post that at my talk page. --Floquenbeam (talk) 16:31, 28 June 2019 (UTC)
 * ✅, with regret. Thank you for your administrative contributions.  Maxim (talk)  16:37, 28 June 2019 (UTC)
 * How many editors do I speak for with the comment OH FOR FUCKS SAKE!...? :(   ——  SerialNumber  54129  16:40, 28 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Me. :( Thank you for your service, Floq. Mr rnddude (talk) 16:43, 28 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Ugh. You can count on my support at any future RfA. <b style="color: Maroon;">Reyk</b> <b style="color: Blue;">YO!</b> 16:42, 28 June 2019 (UTC)


 * Cloud my ass.- MrX 🖋 20:46, 28 June 2019 (UTC)
 * . There was one controversial action that commanded broad support among the community.  That doesn't create a cloud.  Tazerdadog (talk) 20:57, 28 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Yeah we know you’re not resigning to avoid scrutiny Floq, so I don’t think there’s any cloud. Pawnkingthree (talk) 21:19, 28 June 2019 (UTC)

Resigning (Ad Orientem)
Handing in my bit. If anyone is interested, a short statement is on my talk page. Thanks. -Ad Orientem (talk) 18:37, 28 June 2019 (UTC)
 * ✅ with thanks for all your prior service, — xaosflux  Talk 18:38, 28 June 2019 (UTC)


 * Oh dear, not this one. This is getting crazy(ier) now. Is there any precedent for such losses of editing talent on WP? Britishfinance (talk)

Speaking as someone who opposed your adminship, but later saw that you indeed could be trusted with the bit, I have to say this sucks.- MrX 🖋 20:45, 28 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the note of support. This is a damned sad day. -Ad Orientem (talk) 20:48, 28 June 2019 (UTC)

desysop request (Beeblebrox)
Please remove my admin rights, have already asked for other perms removed at meta. For the same reasons as everybody else, but in particular Katherine Maher's utter lack of care or concern for the community she is supposed to be serving. Beeblebrox (talk) 20:26, 28 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Wow, I wasn't expecting that. Much respect for everything you've done here - you've been one I've learned greatly from. Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 20:28, 28 June 2019 (UTC)
 * ✅, with regret. Thank you for your administrative contributions.  Maxim (talk)  20:29, 28 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Are you seeing this shit ? This is getting scary. At least respond somewhere. -  FlightTime  ( open channel ) 20:30, 28 June 2019 (UTC)
 * I waited this long because I thought the foundation would see the light and make some move to repair the situation, when instead the CEO is taking a break from jet setting to attack journalists who tried to write about this debacle. I still believe in the project, but the foundation, not so much, and I don't want to work at their pleasure in the climate of fear and discord they have created here and apparently don't care about. Beeblebrox (talk) 20:36, 28 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Another in a painful series of gut punches. I hope that someone starts steering the ship before it hits the iceberg.- MrX 🖋 20:42, 28 June 2019 (UTC)
 * We've hit the iceberg, I'm counting life rafts now. Tazerdadog (talk) 20:58, 28 June 2019 (UTC)
 * And who's there rearranging the deckchairs???? Maher et al. The Rambling Man (talk) 21:00, 28 June 2019 (UTC)


 * These resignations are devastating for our community. I am beyond saddened to see so many editors retiring, resigning, and leaving. If Wikipedia was ever going to have its own version of "Black Friday", today must surely be among the contenders. <span style="color:black;text-shadow: 4px 4px 15px white, -4px -4px 15px white">Mkdw  <span style="color: #0B0080;text-shadow: 4px 4px 15px white, -4px -4px 15px white">talk 21:45, 28 June 2019 (UTC)
 * That goes for me, too. So as not to keep repeating myself, please let me offer my admiration to every person who has resigned on this page. --Tryptofish (talk) 21:50, 28 June 2019 (UTC)
 * ^^^^^^ What he said. - SchroCat (talk) 21:55, 28 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Thirded.- MrX 🖋 22:19, 28 June 2019 (UTC)
 * +1. Gosh. — JFG talk 12:40, 30 June 2019 (UTC)

Desysop request Jonathunder
Please remove my admin bit. I've said why on my user page. I think it's best I just go away for a while lest I say or do something rash. Jonathunder (talk) 23:12, 28 June 2019 (UTC)
 * I sincerely hope we can all get back to how things were someday. I respect your decision.  Dennis Brown - 2&cent; 23:14, 28 June 2019 (UTC)
 * ✅, with regret. Thank you for your contributions.  Maxim (talk)  23:15, 28 June 2019 (UTC)

Desysop DoRD
Please remove the bit from my account. Thanks. —DoRD (talk)​ 11:24, 29 June 2019 (UTC)
 * ✅. Primefac (talk) 11:40, 29 June 2019 (UTC)

Ugh. :( I wish you the best. Reaper Eternal (talk) 16:27, 29 June 2019 (UTC)

A very sad day for the project. Thank you for your service and help. This is a true loss that will be felt. TonyBallioni (talk) 20:00, 29 June 2019 (UTC)

That's real sad. Hope you take the bits back someday. 💵Money💵emoji💵💸 21:08, 29 June 2019 (UTC)
 * DoRD, thank you so much for all your work, and for all the help you've given me. For those of you who don't know, DoRD is a fucking wizard, and a fine human being to boot--they are one of three CUs I could always count on for help. DoRD, I am going to miss you very much. :( Drmies (talk) 23:39, 1 July 2019 (UTC)

Desysop request – Deor
I've been less active in pushing the mop around than most, so I won't be missed much. Nevertheless, mutatis mutandis, I agree with [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Boing!_said_Zebedee&diff=902975625&oldid=902972994 Boing! said Zebedee's comments]. Deor (talk) 17:41, 29 June 2019 (UTC)
 * ✅ with thanks for your service. — xaosflux  Talk 17:42, 29 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Deor, thank you so much for your service. You were one of my role models, and I also thank you for your long service. Take care. I'm sorry Boing's comments apply to you as well, and I will certainly miss you. Drmies (talk) 23:37, 1 July 2019 (UTC)

Desysop request - Spartaz
Honestly, I'm not using it and have blown hot and cold about having the bit for so long that it's no big deal to give it up at a time when the WMF are sticking two fingers up To the community here. I simply don't want to use my free time helping to run a website so they can gather more donations for "stuff". Spartaz Humbug! 19:50, 30 June 2019 (UTC)
 * ✅ Thank you for your service. -- Amanda  (aka DQ) 19:58, 30 June 2019 (UTC)

Bot flag removal - BU RoBOT
Please remove the bot flag from User:BU RoBOT. ~ Rob 13 <sup style="margin-left:-1.0ex;">Talk 21:05, 30 June 2019 (UTC)
 * ✅ -- Amanda  (aka DQ) 21:08, 30 June 2019 (UTC)

Procedural note
I think it is important to clarify that the determination of whether a resignation was made "under a cloud" is not made until a request has been posted for the return of adminship. Policy as written uses "serious questions about the appropriateness of the former admin's status as an administrator at the time of resignation" as the standard. The original purpose of the policy was to prevent the use of a temporary resignation as a means to avoid scrutiny. While it has been interpreted to include pending arbitration cases, I don't believe that is necessarily automatic. It depends on the overall circumstances, and the disposition of the pending case. In particular, I do not believe users who resign while making a concession that they believe they were "under a cloud" is necessarily binding, should they make a request for the return of adminship at some future point.

Policy also specifically allows some sort of wider community discussion (but short of an RFA) to take place. As far as I know, this has never been done.

 Uninvited Company 21:13, 28 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Worth noting that an old ArbCom case did stipulate Determining whether an administrator resigned under controversial circumstances is, in most cases, in the discretion of the bureaucrats. However, an administrator who requests desysopping while an arbitration case or a request for arbitration is pending against him or her will be deemed to have left under circumstances of controversy, unless the Arbitration Committee decides otherwise, for purposes of applying this rule. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk, contributions) 21:21, 28 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Regardless of the ArbCom case, it sounds like the "under a cloud" determination is made by bureaucrats when resysoping is requested, not at the time of the desysop. Liz <sup style="font-family: Times New Roman; color: #006400;">Read! Talk! 21:55, 28 June 2019 (UTC)
 * On the other hand, a statement/motion from ArbCom that there will be no cloud for the named parties would make things a lot easier for the Crats, as well as help smooth things over in the community. --Tryptofish (talk) 21:58, 28 June 2019 (UTC)
 * I can't see that happening for Will and Floq, given Arbcom's clear deference to the WMF in all such related matters. The Rambling Man (talk) 21:59, 28 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Technically, Floq was restoring the status quo by the office, so if it participates and doesn't avoid the Arb case, there is a chance they would back off. Maybe.  Will, however, is gone, and frankly, I don't think he cares.  Dennis Brown - 2&cent; 22:09, 28 June 2019 (UTC)
 * I agree we don't determine if there is a cloud until later, and as I see it the bar of determining if there were "serious questions" is lower than a consensus of wrongdoing to said questions. Of course, one can avoid most drama here by just using the standard request process. — xaosflux  Talk 22:18, 28 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Can we please not go back to the bad old days when, if you wanted to ensure your resignation from adminship was immediate and permanent, you'd delete the main page and block Jimbo? If someone says something to the effect of "please don't resysop me on request if I change my mind later", honoring that seems the decent thing to do. —Cryptic 22:35, 28 June 2019 (UTC)


 * Under a strict reading of policy that anyone by resigning when there's an ArbCom case/request against them put themselves under a cloud. an administrator who requests desysopping while an arbitration case or a request for arbitration is pending against him or her will be deemed to have left under circumstances of controversy, unless the Arbitration Committee decides otherwise, for purposes of applying this rule as per this ArbCom case .This clearly states that the resignation  is deemed to be under a cloud or controverisal circumstances unless the Arbitration Committee decides otherwise and states  ( in a motion) that the tools be returned otherwise  one has to go through standard request process.   Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk) 19:57, 29 June 2019 (UTC)

Inactive administrators/2019
The following inactive administrators are being desysoped due to inactivity. Thank you for your service.
 * * Last admin action 5+ years ago
 * — xaosflux  Talk 00:00, 1 July 2019 (UTC)
 * You might consider using something other than a dagger, since that could convey that they died.... --Izno (talk) 01:04, 1 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Yes, was about to say the same thing; asterisks normally are used before daggers in typography, and daggers are frequently used to "indicate death, extinction or obsolescence". Risker (talk) 01:12, 1 July 2019 (UTC)
 * OK, changed to *. — xaosflux  Talk 01:32, 1 July 2019 (UTC)
 * * Last admin action 5+ years ago
 * — xaosflux  Talk 00:00, 1 July 2019 (UTC)
 * You might consider using something other than a dagger, since that could convey that they died.... --Izno (talk) 01:04, 1 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Yes, was about to say the same thing; asterisks normally are used before daggers in typography, and daggers are frequently used to "indicate death, extinction or obsolescence". Risker (talk) 01:12, 1 July 2019 (UTC)
 * OK, changed to *. — xaosflux  Talk 01:32, 1 July 2019 (UTC)

Resignation (Wizardman)
Noting here that asked on meta that their bureaucrat flag be removed. See meta:Special:Permalink/19179107 --DannyS712 (talk) 21:05, 30 June 2019 (UTC)
 * thanks for the note. Wizardman marked himself retired back in April.  We'll keep the door unlocked for you  if you come back - thank you for all of your prior service. —  xaosflux  Talk 21:17, 30 June 2019 (UTC)
 * , I think I said this before, but thank you so much for all you've done for the project, and all the times that you helped me out. Drmies (talk) 23:40, 1 July 2019 (UTC)

Anonymous Questions in RFA
Are anonymous Questions allowed in WP:RFA ? As per additional Q4, via email.Thanks.Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk) 05:01, 1 July 2019 (UTC)
 * I think it means the candidate and nom wanted to explain it. TonyBallioni (talk) 05:06, 1 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Exactly what Tony said. <b style="color:#7F007F">Ritchie333</b> <sup style="color:#7F007F">(talk) <sup style="color:#7F007F">(cont)  07:44, 1 July 2019 (UTC)


 * This really looks like it is actually a direct question from to the nominee and should be in Ritchie333's numbered question section and count towards their 2 question limit, not in the 'standard questions' section. Ritchie333, can you confirm? This sort of pre-work could have just been put in to the acceptance statement as well and avoided this situation.  So long as Ritchie333 doesn't want to start adding multiple more questions I don't think in this specific case there is any worry.  If this is actually Ritchie333 proxying questions for other editors, that would be a different situation to explore. —  xaosflux  Talk 11:58, 1 July 2019 (UTC)
 * I've just gone ahead and moved it into the "additional questions" section and marked it as a question from Ritchie responded via email. It'll just save drama. Nominators coaching candidates is not unusual at all, it's to be expected. Ivanvector (Talk/Edits) 12:40, 1 July 2019 (UTC)

Desysop request - Voice of Clam


Please remove my bit. I've left a statement on my user page. — O Still Small Voice of Clam 08:37, 3 July 2019 (UTC)
 * ✅ with thanks for your service. — xaosflux  Talk 11:21, 3 July 2019 (UTC)

Desysop request - Dirk Beetstra


I have had this window open for days, while completely stopping my on-wiki contributions that support or maintain mainspace material ('strike', including the anti-spam effort through the bot I control, XLinkBot). User:Jimbo Wales promised to come with a statement soon (with excuses), but that is now more than 2 days ago. User:Katherine (WMF) finally engaged but has not come with a statement either. As was clear from her initial contributions, she had no clue what was going on and how serious the situation is. It is not what I expect from a CEO of an organisation I have happily volunteered for for so many years. I can understand that she does not know what happens on a day-to-day basis, but not knowing it 3 weeks after all hell breaks loose (which means that none of your personnel informed you of anything) is too much. I can fully agree that there are more than sufficient off-wiki complaints, supported by on-wiki evidence, but the way this is implemented is tearing the community apart. More than three weeks!

And now the board (of all people, not Jan, not Katherine), through User:Doc James, user:Schiste and User:Pundit come with an utterly empty shell statement. Most of the message is something that should have done years ago (training, consultation, '[t]his is an issue we need to solve together', 'This could include current and upcoming initiatives', 'we hope this serves as a catalyzing moment for us to move forward together to ensure the health and vitality of our communities'), and there is NO realization that the loss of trust is not just in the WMF, but also in the ArbCom now of handling this case. And then the utterly condescending remark that these admin bit are not/will not be considered 'under a cloud', it is NOT your call in the first place, it is hardly ArbCom's call (with some exceptions), it is the community's call. You have lost it.

Please remove my bit. When (if?) this resolves I will consider to ask it back, but currently it is of no use for me. WMF can do it by themselves in the meantime. --Dirk Beetstra T C 06:18, 3 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Dirk Beetstra The Board statement is a result of collective work, and is basically only what everyone unanimously agreed upon. The ones who signed are not the only ones who approved it, it is a joint statement. I believe you are right that a lot of what is proposed definitely should have been done years ago. True. Regarding the loss of trust, I believe we currently basically do not have other institutions - although a discussion about governance and some other ways may be useful. Pundit | utter  06:42, 3 July 2019 (UTC)
 * I do NOT mean that statement to you, User:Doc James and user:Schiste in any way personal (hence the 'through'). I fully understand it is a statement from the board within the limits of what the board wants to disclose/state.  --Dirk Beetstra T  C 06:57, 3 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Just a quick thought that I don't think the fact that some things should have been done years ago is a valid criticism of trying to do them now, given that now is the soonest we have. Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 10:09, 3 July 2019 (UTC)
 * WMF has warned Fram for the first time over a year ago. They have pushed through changes in the ToU without community consultation.  The soonest they had was ... over a year ago (possibly earlier, I don't think that they started with the Fram warning to change their minds)?  They decided to play hardball and now, 3 weeks post facto, they come with other solutions they will take in the future?  This was broken a long time ago, and it only comes to light now.  --Dirk Beetstra T  C 11:03, 3 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Yes, I know all that, but going back a year (or more) in time and not doing those things is obviously not an option now. Trying to fix it now is the only current option. If you think it's too late to do anything now, that's fair enough. But I don't think they could have done any more now than the current board plan (together with Jimmy's clarifications), and I'm a lot more optimistic than I was yesterday. Anyway, I'll stop preaching now ;-) Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 11:21, 3 July 2019 (UTC)
 * They are not trying to fix it now ... I am more optimistic as well, but by far not as optimistic as I hoped the messages would be.  As I stated above, I have had this window open for almost a week now.  The suggestion of having ArbCom 'looking at it' is to cry about.  --Dirk Beetstra T  C 11:27, 3 July 2019 (UTC)
 * No, they have handed it over to ArbCom to make the final decision! Jimmy has made that absolutely clear. Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 11:31, 3 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Eh .. where is that statement from Jimmy? Do you mean: "We support ArbCom reviewing this ban. We have asked T&S to work with the English Wikipedia ArbCom to review this case. We encourage Arbcom to assess the length and scope of Fram’s ban, based on the case materials that can be released to the committee"?  --Dirk Beetstra T  C 12:02, 3 July 2019 (UTC)
 * No, I mean these statements -, , , . For example, "To be clear, ArbCom do have the discretion to overturn the ban. They are fully authorized to hear the appeal, and I will personally back ArbCom on whatever they decide", "T&S is not going to be making any more moves like this without the agreement of the community. This is very firm from the board, and I will personally act, upon the advice of ArbCom, and with the backing of ArbCom and the community, if necessary", "To be fully clear (I'm saying this multiple times in the thread) this is not asking ArbCOm for an advisory opinion. It is a recognition that the traditional rights of the ArbCom remain valid. ArbCom has the authority to review this ban", and "To be clear, if ArbCom determines the length of 0 days, resysop, etc., I will fully support it. T&S would have to defy the board, me personally, ArbCom, and the assembled group of good people in the community. That's not going to happen". Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 12:06, 3 July 2019 (UTC)
 * I did not see those yet. They were posted after I posted this request.  Nonetheless .. I am not convinced that ArbCom can do anything here that is helpful.  If so ..  --Dirk Beetstra T  C 12:52, 3 July 2019 (UTC)

Just to note, I find User:Katherine (WMF)'s statement just as empty as the statement from the board. --Dirk Beetstra T C 08:56, 3 July 2019 (UTC)


 * ✅ with thanks for your service. — xaosflux  Talk 11:18, 3 July 2019 (UTC)

Resysop request - Gadfium


Two weeks ago, I resigned, saying With the statement from the board of trustees, Katherine talking to the community, and Arbcom confirming that they have sufficient information from T&S to open a case, I believe the situation has significantly changed. Please restore my administratorship. I realise there will be a 24-hour hold. More information on my reconsideration is at User talk:Gadfium.- gadfium 04:47, 6 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Welcome back, yes there is a standard 24 hour hold for commentary; I don't see any barriers to restoration at this time. — xaosflux  Talk 13:24, 6 July 2019 (UTC)
 * ✅ welcome back. — xaosflux  Talk 05:06, 7 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Thank you!- gadfium 05:26, 7 July 2019 (UTC)

FRAMGATE Opposes
I am here to bring to your attention that there are multiple opposition votes on current RfAs simply due to the currently escalated political situation between our community and the Wikimedia Foundation. As these RfAs are supposed to be about the candidates' qualifications (or lack of) for the bit rather than our political issues, I would like to politely ask that these oppose votes be struck from the active count as an invalid reason for opposition. Thank you, <span style="white-space:nowrap;text-shadow:#009200 0.3em 0.4em 1.0em,#009200 -0.2em -0.2em 1.0em;color:#009200">Noah Talk 00:21, 2 July 2019 (UTC)
 * 'Crats know how to take these into account when they are assessing consensus. Striking usually occurs when there is a sockpuppet or clear violation of NPA. -- Amanda  (aka DQ) 00:25, 2 July 2019 (UTC)
 * , As it is right now they aren't making much of an impact on the success rate anyhow. I think it starts to become more of an issue for the 'crats when the scores drop in/or below the discretionary range. — CYBERPOWER  (<span style="color:\#FF8C00">Around ) 01:02, 2 July 2019 (UTC)


 * Thanks. If any of us are still in post when it comes time to close the noms, we'll be sure to take it into account. --Dweller (talk) Become old fashioned! 09:54, 2 July 2019 (UTC)
 * "I don't want the WMF to have replacement admins" is not a valid argument, but "I don't trust a person who wants to become an admin in the current situation" is completely cromulent. --Stephan Schulz (talk) 10:08, 2 July 2019 (UTC)
 * If Wikipedia in its current form vanishes, that will mean there is one less place in this universe where writing "is completely cromulent" can fittingly appear, & not be considered an act of snobbishness. :::sigh::: -- llywrch (talk) 15:49, 2 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Hmm, no good answers here. On the one hand, opposing for reasons not directly related to the candidate is a bit unfair. On the other hand, saying we don't want any more admins until the Fram situation is resolved is a legitimate political opinion and should not be forbidden. <b style="color: Maroon;">Reyk</b> <b style="color: Blue;">YO!</b> 10:22, 2 July 2019 (UTC)


 * In the interests of fairness, I probably wouldn't have !voted had it not been for recent events, so although I completely disagree with those who oppose purely because of Framgate, my supports should probably have equal weight. — O Still Small Voice of Clam 10:46, 2 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Suggesting a moratorium, or worse still giving an Oppose, due to "current circumstances" overlooks that fact that less than 0.1% of active editors are participating in the nonsense. Leaky caldron (talk) 10:52, 2 July 2019 (UTC)


 * Thanks for the note. I agree with DeltaQuad and Dweller; these can be evaluated at the time of closure. –<b style="font-family:verdana;color:#000">xeno</b><sup style="color:#000">talk 11:47, 2 July 2019 (UTC)


 * I concur with the other 'crats who have commented. I do not believe it is appropriate to strike or remove the opposes. If there is enough off-topic discussion to disrupt the RFA, it will become appropriate to move the discussion (but not the initial votes) to another page.  In my role as a 'crat, I am here to follow the process. Along with the other 'crats, I will interpret the results after the RFA closes.  The 'crats have a long history of assigning little significance to votes that are made to prove a point unrelated to the candidate's suitablity as an administrator.  Uninvited Company 16:00, 2 July 2019 (UTC)


 * Questioning the judgment of a candidate who chose to run during a time of constitutional crisis is reasonable. The opposes should not be struck, and IMO they should be evaluated as expressing a valid concern. Feedback is a gift, even when it smarts. --valereee (talk) 09:54, 3 July 2019 (UTC)
 * And that is another reason why I think you'll be a great admin. Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 09:58, 3 July 2019 (UTC)
 * You're absolutely right that they'll make a great admin,, no doubt about that. I'll remain neutral on the validity of the Fram-related opposes myself, because on the one hand I do find them a bit unkind to the individuals, and I still think the WP project has massive net positives, which is why I don't intend to resign the tools myself. But I ceratinly do respect people's opinion (including your own) that for their beliefs, they do not wish to work for the WMF or enable the environment by replacing the admins that have been lost at this time. &mdash; Amakuru (talk) 12:06, 3 July 2019 (UTC)

Resysop request - Jonathunder


I resigned on 28 June due to the crisis at the time. I am pleased it seems to be resolving and am willing to serve again, after the customary 24-hour hold. Jonathunder (talk) 01:15, 8 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Should be good to go after the standard hold. Primefac (talk) 01:23, 8 July 2019 (UTC)


 * General comment, not directed at Jonathunder specifically, but if you've resigned your tools in protest, requesting them back a week later, while the coals are still hot, and the situation has not been resolved, with nothing but the most cursory possible concessions from the Foundation offered, that's just silly. Acting like your high ideological demands have been satisfied after a few days and no hard results, that just makes you look petty. I'm sorry to say it, but it's true. ~Swarm~  {sting} 06:22, 8 July 2019 (UTC)
 * It's imho a question whether you trust the WMF and ArbCom to resolve this or not. But being optimistic about the process going forward does not make someone petty, it just means they do not share your (pessimistic) assessment of the Foundation's concessions. Regards So  Why  07:46, 8 July 2019 (UTC)
 * I'm with SoWhy here, and I very much reject the suggestion that was has happened constitutes "the most cursory possible concessions." But this isn't really the place for such arguments. Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 08:00, 8 July 2019 (UTC)
 * welcome back, — Paleo Neonate  – 08:12, 8 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Swarm, I've agreed with almost everything you've said on the issue, but, here, I have to respectfully disagree. A volunteer editor doesn't operate under someone else's assessment of when the environment is amenable to what level of contribution from them. Your comment s against Jonathunder goes against the fundamental maxim of assuming good faith, to my inexperienced eyes at least. I wish you'd reconsider. Usedtobecool  ✉️ ✨ 08:23, 8 July 2019 (UTC)


 * Welcome back :) I am not at that point (requesting the tools back) yet, but it is quite possible that our protest resignations have already achieved everything they could achieve. Thank you for having joined the protest! —Kusma (t·c) 09:13, 8 July 2019 (UTC)
 * +1 (welcome and all :))....I am still sitting on the fence too, but I am rather hopeful we are (back) on the right track. Lectonar (talk) 09:22, 8 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Just want to add my agreement that I too think things are moving in the right direction. Like Lectonar I am still waiting a bit, but recent events have left me cautiously optimistic. We have had a very unpleasant family fight. Let's hope that we have moved past the yelling and smashed crockery and are now at the "let's talk this over rationally" stage. -Ad Orientem (talk) 18:28, 8 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Admins can ask to be desysopped for some larger principle or for no particular reason at all. So, as long as the tools were not relinquished under a cloud, they can ask for them back whenever they decide the time is right. It's a personal decision and I'm hoping all of the recent former admins feel welcome to be resysopped if and whenever they choose to ask for the tools back (as long as it is within the standard time limits). You are all needed and wanted! My 2 cents. Liz <sup style="font-family: Times New Roman; color: #006400;">Read! Talk! 21:34, 8 July 2019 (UTC)
 * ✅ welcome back. — xaosflux  Talk 01:53, 9 July 2019 (UTC)

Relevant RFC about “clouds”
An RFC is ongoing to advise bureaucrats on weather forecasting pertaining to Fram-related resignations: Wikipedia talk:Community response to the Wikimedia Foundation's ban of Fram? –<b style="font-family:verdana;color:#000">xeno</b><sup style="color:#000">talk 12:19, 7 July 2019 (UTC)
 * what is the purpose of the RFC which you have linked here? I thought it is at the discretion of the crats whether to resysop or not, and they make the determination on whether someone was under a cloud at the time the request is made. The community can't mandate a particular course of action, one way or the other. In particular, in the case of WJBScribe, there was an active recall debate underway at the time of their resignation, which was closed as moot because they had already resigned. That seems like a classic case of "under a cloud" to me, but again it's up to crats to decide that, not people at the WP:FRAM page. Thanks &mdash; Amakuru (talk) 13:20, 7 July 2019 (UTC)
 * ”I thought it is at the discretion of the crats whether to resysop or not, and they make the determination on whether someone was under a cloud at the time the request is made.” True, however bureaucrats still consider advisement from the community on such matters. My intent was to draw attention to the discussion to ensure that it receives wide participation. I am somewhat concerned that those who do not share the opinion of the current majority will be hesitant to weigh in. In future, such RfCs should probably be held at the talk page of the relevant policy (in this case, it would be WT:Administrators. –<b style="font-family:verdana;color:#000">xeno</b><sup style="color:#000">talk 13:39, 7 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Well, the section has already been archived. Besides, unusual cases make bad precedent.  Uninvited Company 13:47, 7 July 2019 (UTC)
 * RFC ran for less than 24 hours? Should be re-opened. –<b style="font-family:verdana;color:#000">xeno</b><sup style="color:#000">talk 14:27, 7 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Agree, also I think the audience of the WP:FRAM page is likely biased and framing some specific cases in a general term that I think is mostly irrelevant to the overall premsise: namely that for most of the former administrators that have recently resigned, there is no "cloud" concern at all. When all that was involved in a resignation was a I'm upset at the foundation type statement that accompanied most of the resignations, that alone doesn't rise anywhere near the "serious questions about the appropriateness of the former admin's status" brightline. —  xaosflux  Talk 14:16, 7 July 2019 (UTC)
 * e.g. see the "Gadfium" section above - is was a rather routine and "boring" request - the kind we like! — xaosflux  Talk 14:17, 7 July 2019 (UTC)


 * I took it as referring to the bold few who performed unblocks myself, and answered it on that basis. Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 14:37, 7 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Yes, I thought that was obvious enough from the title: "Should any FRAM-related resignation where the resigning editor performed controversial actions relating to WP:FRAM be considered under a cloud?" However, the RFC should probably not be taken too seriously concerning future resignations of this type, if any. Hans Adler 14:52, 7 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Per xaosflux, I don’t really consider that page to be neutral. I’ll go ahead and state that while I don’t think most of the people did, it needs to be case by case. In my view WJBscribe certainly resigned under a cloud if you look at the circumstances surrounding his resignation, and an overly broad RfC on a page that’s going to be sympathetic to everyone involved shouldn’t somehow absolve him from making the extreme violations of community trust he did that required other bureaucrats to overrule him. Someone resigning with an active ArbCom case, a recall petition, and other crats overruling an abuse of advanced permissions pretty squarely falls under “controversial circumstances” even if every other administrator doesn’t. TonyBallioni (talk) 14:46, 7 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Intreresting opinion. Thanks for being so open. Hans Adler 14:52, 7 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Although I am in sympathy with their motives, I agree with Tony. Unfortunately I fear the point is likely moot. My impression, and I hope I'm wrong, was that WJBscribe left with no intention of returning. -Ad Orientem (talk) 16:23, 7 July 2019 (UTC)


 * While I think the RfC question is valid, I'm with Tony in thinking that the Fram page and Fram talk page is not a appropriate location for any discussion regarding policy changes. It is too emotionally charged and there are many editors who are staying clear of the entire subject. It's an okay place for venting but a bad place for making proposals that need widespread participation.
 * Besides, in the current milieu, I have more faith in a discussion among bureaucrats regarding individual cases than general policy changes made in exceptional circumstances. Over the years, I've seen many discussions here regarding resysoppings in a wide variety of cases and I can't think of an instance where bureaucrats refused to resysop when I thought the former admin should have been. You all have years of considering the circumstances of resysoping and I trust you will make the right decision. Liz <sup style="font-family: Times New Roman; color: #006400;">Read! Talk! 16:58, 7 July 2019 (UTC)


 * I concur with Liz. In any case, standard practice in these cases is exactly as Liz described: to defer the decision to the time at which the former admin requests resysopping at this page, and the decision will be made by a discussion of bureaucrats. I would suggest that we avoid deviating from standard practice for the reasons above. Mz7 (talk) 17:25, 7 July 2019 (UTC)
 * This is essentially what I was getting at above. Tony has put it much better though. The FRAM page has no jurisdiction to dictate whether the crats should resysop or not. It's fine for them to advise, but the crats should not feel under any obligation to honour the RFC's result. &mdash; Amakuru (talk) 17:57, 7 July 2019 (UTC)
 * The discussion is advertised over CENT and might as well say that The community has no jurisdiction to dictate .......  &#x222F; <b style="color:#070">WBG</b> converse 18:26, 7 July 2019 (UTC)
 * It doesn't matter that it is advertised, many editors are staying away from the Fram pages. I would give it more credence if it was relocated to the Village Pump or to policy talk pages. The vocal minority of people at the Fram pages does not "the community" make. Liz <sup style="font-family: Times New Roman; color: #006400;">Read! Talk! 20:45, 7 July 2019 (UTC)
 * People who are in the minorities genuinely (but often mistakenly) believe that there is a silent majority rooting for them. That's a historical trend and there have been quite much research around this locus. &#x222F; <b style="color:#070">WBG</b> converse 05:58, 8 July 2019 (UTC)
 * I agree with you that the vocal minority believe that the silent majority is rooting for them. I don't know if we will ever know for sure whether or not they are mistaken. And with that comment, my remarks about this particular point will end. Liz <sup style="font-family: Times New Roman; color: #006400;">Read! Talk! 21:24, 8 July 2019 (UTC)


 * Only two editors in the current saga (who have resigned ) come under a cloud or contraversial circumstamces .That was precisely mentioned here”I will note that regardless of the outcome of the case, WJBscribe and Floquenbeam resigned under a cloud - as the case was live and both knew this when they resigned. I have no doubt that both would pass a RfA/B in the future, and that should be the way to return to the bits - should they want to. WormTT(talk) 19:33, 1 July 2019 (UTC) an administrator who requests desysopping while an arbitration case or a request for arbitration is pending against him or her will be deemed to have left under circumstances of controversy, unless the Arbitration Committee decides otherwise, for purposes of applying this rule as per this ArbCom case .This clearly states that  it  is deemed to be under a cloud unless the Arbitration Committee decides otherwise and states  ( in a motion) that the tools be returned otherwise  one has to go through standard request process .Further WJB's case is even more complex as a an active recall debate was laso open .Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk) 18:15, 7 July 2019 (UTC)
 * I'm slightly biased, having participated in the RfC, but I'd view it as advisory, and (like the incidents it's referring to) not something that should be considered a general precedent. Opabinia regalis (talk) 18:28, 7 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Opabinia regalis I am puzzled as you were main author of Reversion_of_office_actions 2 .Why did you not include in the motion for  restoration of tools ,nobody in recent memory going back to  Durova Case or Aitias case that anyone resigned while an arbitration case or a request for arbitration is pending against him or her at any stage of the case has had his/her tools returned. Surely you are  not saying that crats can return tools without a Arbcom motion.WTT had clearly his opinion right baove your motion.If you feel tools need to be returned particurly to the above mentioned two.Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk) 18:38, 7 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Yes, I know WTT shared his opinion at the case request, but Arbcom is not the Borg :) I don't find past precedent particularly compelling here, since the whole point of this situation is that it's unprecedented. Opabinia regalis (talk) 20:21, 7 July 2019 (UTC)
 * I felt that was a good place to make my opinion known, but it was my opinion. I'd happily share that same opinion as a 'crat, should either of the editors appear at the BN asking for their bits back. I may well be shot down there too. Were I them, I would happily run through an RfA, confident that the message that it sent would should the community's opinion on their actions. <b style="text-shadow:0 -1px #DDD,1px 0 #DDD,0 1px #DDD,-1px 0 #DDD; color:#000;">Worm</b>TT(<b style="color:#060;">talk</b>) 18:42, 9 July 2019 (UTC)
 * I frankly do not like the way that some editors are using the discussion here (at BN) to cast doubt on the validity of the RfC. The RfC is properly listed, so it's not like WT:FRAM is some kind of walled garden. If you can make a valid case about what the RfC asks, go there and make it. Don't look for someplace more "friendly" to say what you are unwilling to say there. (And isn't this similar to what got us into the controversy to begin with? Someone appears to have thought that T&S would be a better forum to shop at, than ArbCom would have been.) --Tryptofish (talk) 20:49, 7 July 2019 (UTC)
 * "Walled garden" - Ironically - incredibly - one editor (at least) called it just that. Beyond My Ken (talk) 01:40, 9 July 2019 (UTC)
 * it's Not casting doubt on the validity of the RFC per se, just noting that (a) the RFC cannot compel crats to act in any way in particular in the hypothetical scenario that one of the admins who resigned asks for their tools back; policy is clear that the crats may take advice from others, but the decision is theirs, to make at the time in question. And (b) that WP:FRAM is not a neutral venue, it is populated in the majority by the section of the community that feels strongly that the WMF's actions were wrong. People with opposing views are tending not to post at that page. &mdash; Amakuru (talk) 21:12, 7 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Crats derive their power from the community and apart from pocket-vetoeing the community, crats do not have a right to overrule us. Also, what dataset led you to the second hypothesis? &#x222F; <b style="color:#070">WBG</b> converse 05:58, 8 July 2019 (UTC)
 * The question is who is "us". There are differences of opinion on that. Liz <sup style="font-family: Times New Roman; color: #006400;">Read! Talk! 21:27, 8 July 2019 (UTC)
 * The simplistic answer is, of course, that "us" is the community. But I think it's important to recognize that Wikipedia's concept of WP:Consensus is that, so long as a discussion has been properly advertised and open long enough, the consensus is determined by those editors who take part in that discussion, and not by hypothetical editors who never took part in the discussion. --Tryptofish (talk) 22:13, 8 July 2019 (UTC)
 * So ... no non-voting "silent majority", then? Beyond My Ken (talk) 01:38, 9 July 2019 (UTC)

The RFC is premature (if not hypothetical) as none of the administrators who resigned who might conceivably be thought to have been "under a cloud" have asked to return. As I have noted elsewhere, such a determination is customarily made only once a request for return of adminship is made. I think it is important to recognize that RFA remains an alternative for anyone not eligible for automatic return of adminship, whether the reasons are meteorological or chronological. It is there that the community can offer its voice.  Uninvited Company 16:09, 9 July 2019 (UTC)
 * It seems only a matter of when we get a request from one of the users involved. Indeed, WJBscribe filed for arbitration immediately after the Resysopping, and was watching this website after retiring. I can even imagine that particular user forcing the question upon Wikipedia, as they did something similar in the first place.  We cannot easily avoid this and other difficult questions.   AGK  &#9632;  18:02, 9 July 2019 (UTC)

Under a cloud
I note that the WMF have referenced this essay I wrote started some years ago.

I think it'd be worth us considering developing it into a guideline. Could I encourage those watching this page to review it and help improve it, (or perhaps explain why we shouldn't have a guideline on this topic). --Dweller (talk) Become old fashioned! 09:07, 4 July 2019 (UTC)
 * At the very least, it probably should be an explanatory supplement but since WP:CRAT is a mashup of information and policy already, shouldn't the long-term strategy be to create a policy page about all crat-related things, including what "under a cloud" is? Regards So  Why  09:23, 4 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Maybe fixing CRAT is the better place to start. --Dweller (talk) Become old fashioned! 11:12, 4 July 2019 (UTC)


 * I think the text is very good as it stands and has stood the test of time. Maybe promote it to advice page or guideline. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 11:23, 4 July 2019 (UTC)


 * Policy-wise we already have the line in the admin policy, If there were serious questions about the appropriateness of the former admin's status as an administrator at the time of resignation... The essay certainly helps to explain what some cases of "serious questions" are. — xaosflux  Talk 11:35, 4 July 2019 (UTC)

I amended my text above. I started the essay. Others improved it. Notably, contributed most of the good bits. --Dweller (talk) Become old fashioned! 11:47, 4 July 2019 (UTC)

As has been discussed at, I suggest renaming the page, but for a different reason. For a global audience, I think it would be better to avoid using an idiomatic phrase as the title. isaacl (talk) 17:42, 4 July 2019 (UTC)

I agree it should be upgraded. In pursuit of avoiding WP:CREEP, we have been too reluctant to upgrade essays to guidelines. There are two changes that I would suggest:
 * A full stop instead of a comma before "for example"
 * Where it says "the usual process", it should link to Administrators or Requests for comment/Resysopping practices so that someone reading it doesn't have to hunt for the usual process. Note that the former does not incorporate all the detail of the latter.
 * Hawkeye7  (discuss)  20:11, 4 July 2019 (UTC)

Requesting Re-sysop (Ad Orientem)


There remains a great deal of what I will call "nuts and bolts" type details in terms of our relationship with the WMF still to be resolved. However, based on the replies to my question here; I am satisfied that the immediate, and I believe extreme threat to the traditional autonomy of the community posed by T&S which impelled my resignation, is over. Those answers from editors I hold in very high regard, combined with some of the comments from Jimbo and others directly connected with the board give me a sense of cautious optimism that whatever changes may be coming, they will not be imposed unilaterally. For me at least, that is enough. -Ad Orientem (talk) 15:45, 15 July 2019 (UTC)
 * I don't see any issues, standard 24-hour hold. — xaosflux  Talk 15:53, 15 July 2019 (UTC)

✅ welcome back --Dweller (talk) Become old fashioned! 15:16, 16 July 2019 (UTC)

Requesting Re-sysop (Nick)


I've been keeping a careful eye on the situation and I believe WMF are now acutely aware of how the community feels regarding their wholly inappropriate, badly performed clusterfuck. I trust this situation will not be permitted to reoccur. Nick (talk) 19:39, 15 July 2019 (UTC)
 * I'll also acknowledge the standard 24 hour hold. Nick (talk) 19:39, 15 July 2019 (UTC)
 * I don't see any issues preventing return following that standard hold. — xaosflux  Talk 19:42, 15 July 2019 (UTC)
 * ✅. Primefac (talk) 19:35, 16 July 2019 (UTC)

Question (Ched)
I'm wondering if I'm reading the above linked WP:RESYSOP correctly; am I able to reasonably request a return of my tools? ty for your time. — Ched : ?    —  15:27, 19 July 2019 (UTC)
 * (Non crat comment) Yes, it would be automatic in your case as well; the time limit since the last admin action only kicks in if you were desysopped for inactivity. Provided you resigned voluntarily, then even one edit every two years and 364 days would be enough for you to count as "active". &#8209; Iridescent 15:37, 19 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Yes, I don't see why not. –<b style="font-family:verdana;color:#000">xeno</b><sup style="color:#000">talk 15:39, 19 July 2019 (UTC)
 * OK - thank you, I appreciate your time. — Ched : ?    —  15:51, 19 July 2019 (UTC)
 * It doesn't actually matter whether the 5-year rule applies here, when Ched's last admin action was in December 2015, meaning, even if that rule applied, it wouldn't prevent restoration of adminship until December 2020. * Pppery * <sub style="color:#800000">it has begun... 16:09, 19 July 2019 (UTC)
 * would you actually like to have access returned? There is a normal 24-hour hold from when you "request" it. Regarding the timers, you are clearly safe from the '5 year rule' until at least 2020-12-29 - beyond that there will likely be at least a lot of arguing that could be avoided if you came back before then (or if you chose to request access via the standard process); keep in mind that this is a wiki and policies could change as well! — xaosflux  Talk 16:54, 19 July 2019 (UTC)
 * I for one would be very happy if you did! Regards  So  Why  18:59, 19 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Why thank you SoWhy, I consider that quite a compliment. Xaosflux, I'll have to think about that for a bit.  I was simply curious about the current reading of the resysop policy.  While I'm thinking, I'll review the current versions of various policy pages and their attending talk pages.  To be honest, I am concerned about how the role of the WMF is evolving; and I certainly don't want to diminish the actions of 28, Floq, Boing, Beebs, Dennis, DJ, WJB, Spartz, and so many others have undertaken in the past month or so.  tl;dr Not at the moment, but thank you and I'll consider it in the future. — Ched :  ?    —  21:36, 19 July 2019 (UTC)
 * If you'll forgive a moment of cynicism, if you're considering it you may want to request the bit back now, and re-resign if you subsequently decide you don't want it. I wouldn't be surprised if the thread above leads to a radical tightening of the inactivity policy fairly soon, and while I don't doubt you'd pass a new RFA it would be an unnecessary waste both of your time and of the time of everyone participating. &#8209; Iridescent 21:44, 19 July 2019 (UTC)
 * sounds like good advice ATM. -  FlightTime  ( open channel ) 21:57, 19 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Anytime, we never close! — xaosflux  Talk 22:03, 19 July 2019 (UTC)
 * According to WP:BNMaintenance, this noticeboard closes between 3:00 and 4:00 a.m. UTC on the first of every month for maintenance, i.e., such tasks as desysopping, decratting, the usual.--Bbb23 (talk) 22:38, 19 July 2019 (UTC)

Notification of: Resysop criteria: RfC on principles
There is a request for comment at Wikipedia_talk:Administrators. All are invited to participate. TonyBallioni (talk) 03:26, 20 July 2019 (UTC)


 * ,, Now that has been raised a question regarding  activity for resigned. Note this was changed here and those resigned were exempted  from the Over five years since administrative tools were last used rule.
 * There are over 70 -75 admins (this includes the recent lot of resignations) ) who have resigned in good standing .Now if you resigned voluntarily (Not under a cloud ), then even one edit every two years and 364 days would be enough for you to count as "active"
 * Now this means anyone who resigned right from 2004 ex then a user like Stephen Gilbert who resigned in 2004 can come and ask back for his tools. Should we change the Resysop criteria for resigned  or do we leave just as it is.Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk) 21:21, 21 July 2019 (UTC)
 * My reading of the current policy is the same as yours, but that would be something to discuss in the potential second part to the above RfC, which is currently only aimed at asking the question of if the community is satisfied with the policy as it stands now. I'm presuming there would be multiple proposals in any second RfC if it were to occur, and one could possibly address this. TonyBallioni (talk) 21:25, 21 July 2019 (UTC)
 * as I mentioned above, there will likely be at least a lot of arguing. If someone has been 5 years since last admin action, and I think they are not otherwise an actively contributing member of the community I would not grant a resysop, but that isn't quite the same as a "decline". Additional community feedback on evolving policies is always welcome of course. — xaosflux  Talk 21:45, 21 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Thanks then it is fine.Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk) 21:56, 21 July 2019 (UTC)

Resysop request (Yelyos)
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I recently reconnected with the community by attending the NYC Wiknic and would like to continue dealing with CSDs. Yelyos (talk) 23:33, 18 July 2019 (UTC)
 * There's a standard 24-hour waiting period per WP:RESYSOP to allow people to comments and review the request. ··· 日本穣 ·  投稿  · Talk to Nihonjoe ·  Join WP Japan ! 23:53, 18 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Just a note that there are no procedural concerns with restoration; all activity-related metrics are below the re-RFA threshold. Primefac (talk) 00:07, 19 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Seeing that before today Yelyos had not edited since September 2016, and their last 50 edits go back to 2007, are there not questions to be raised about how up to date they are on policy? Pawnkingthree (talk) 01:21, 19 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Their last four deletes go back to 2007 as well. Deletion is very different from it was back then, and more so in practice than in written policy.  Lot of catching up to do. —Cryptic 01:26, 19 July 2019 (UTC)
 * I had a good conversation with Yelyos at the Wiknic and encouraged them to request their rights back. I expect they'll take time to get accustomed to changes before jumping head-first into complicated matters. The more hands we have, the better. Legoktm (talk) 01:57, 19 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Yay! Welcome back :) Legoktm (talk) 01:57, 19 July 2019 (UTC)


 * A strict reading of policies doesn't seem to disqualify this request: access was removed ~21 months ago following inactivity since September of 2016, so they are ~2 months short of the "3 year rule", last admin activity was in February of 2015, so ~6 months short of the "5 year rule". Practices and policies have certainly changed over the years, so I strongly urge to read up on everything before putting these tools to use. I strongly doubt Yelyos would pass an RfA today, but the community has consistently maintained a very low standard for admin activity and resysoping, and this isn't the venue to have that discussion again (WT:ADMIN is for anyone that wants to go down that road).  The only policy based argument would be that we need to be satisfied that whoever is logged in to this account today is the same person that was active years ago, that the "account has not been compromised". —  xaosflux  Talk 02:00, 19 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Fairly obvious resysop by policy standards. We have no evidence to suggest a compromise. Welcome back :) If people want to argue for higher resysop standards, that's fine, but WT:ADMIN is the place for it, not here. TonyBallioni (talk) 02:02, 19 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Welcome back, . Please take a little bit of time to familiarize yourself with contemporary standards for administrators, and be cautious for a while. But we needed your help, so get started. <b style="color:#070">Cullen</b><sup style="color:#707">328  Let's discuss it  05:59, 19 July 2019 (UTC)
 * I echo that sentiment. And if CSDs is what you wish to work on, feel free to ask me anything anytime if you are unsure after being out of the admin-business for some time. Regards So  Why  06:33, 19 July 2019 (UTC)
 * I see no issues with returning the admin bit. It hasn't been very long anyway, in my opinion. Κσυπ Cyp  11:53, 19 July 2019 (UTC)

I am uncomfortable with this because Yelyos was never very active as an admin, only ever made 1600 edits, and has not been meaningfully engaged with the community since 2007. Regardless of what policy may say, I do not believe it is in the best interest of the project to return the tools. From a technical policy interpretation standpoint, it would be the bureaucrats' perogative to confirm that this is the same individual who was editing in 2007. The only biographical information at User:Yelyos indicates the user was a resident of Thornhill, Ontario. The request above suggests that the user is now in New York City, leaving us with nothing to go on other than possession of the account's password or email. At a minimum, I believe that some sort of wider community discussion should precede the return of the tools.  Uninvited Company 17:27, 19 July 2019 (UTC)
 * You're suggesting that the account is compromised merely because someone who used to live in Ontario was in New York City (about an 8-hour drive from Thornhill) and because of the user's lack of edits to the project generally. The user may have simply gone to New York, a popular destination for many people all over the world. Or they may have in fact moved to NYC. Also apparently met the user at the event. I don't know if Legoktm had ever met the user before, in which case they could certainly verify that it's the same person. Regardless, I think your charge is at best misguided; nor do I see how a community discussion would be able to answer it one way or the other.--Bbb23 (talk) 18:13, 19 July 2019 (UTC)
 * I am always over-enthusiastic about old timers returning to project (admin/non admins), but oddly, I agree with UninvitedCompany; including the account ownership situation. Edit counter of Yelyos. — <span class="monospaced" style="font-family: monospace, monospace;">usernamekiran (talk)  17:56, 19 July 2019 (UTC)
 * No, I'm suggesting that policy states that the 'crats must be satisfied that it is the same individual. I don't think there's any evidence of a problem, but I don't see any means of confirming the absence of a problem either.   Uninvited Company 19:42, 19 July 2019 (UTC)
 * (This newb thinks) If the respected old-timers still trust them (which it seems they did a lot, since they got the bit with 1600 edits or less) and they can be verified to be the same person (as it seems they can), I would have no problem with them getting the tools. But if this leaves the high office, they ought to be required to make enough edits within a duration of, say, a few months, so that we can know that they mean to be active and a pattern can be established of their conduct, as well as competence (with regard to the updated policies). Short of that, it should not go to broader community as the community should neither be asked nor allowed to !vote blindly. Usedtobecool  ✉️ ✨ 18:27, 19 July 2019 (UTC)
 * @Usedtobecool, it was actually around 1300 edits at the time of the RFA. When it comes to pre-2007 RFAs, don't take them as any particular sign of anything; back then the RFA process was more along the lines of "does anyone have any objections?", and unless one was seriously disruptive the admin bit was more-or-less handed out on request to anyone who'd been here more than around six months. (Yelyos's first RFA came close to passing when they had edits.) &#8209; Iridescent 19:05, 19 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Regarding who they are - this was brought up on IRC and was the primary reason Legoktm posted about NYC. I find that this is sufficient evidence for me that they are who they claim to be. Primefac (talk) 21:21, 19 July 2019 (UTC)


 * This is a tough one imo. I agree with the comments from User:UninvitedCompany. Perhaps, ask the community with a RFC or returning older users requesting permissions back should be asked to re-run for them. Govindaharihari (talk) 18:43, 19 July 2019 (UTC)
 * One can suggest a change in policy for future cases as xaosflux has pointed out. But the possibility that the community might change the standards is not a good enough reason not to apply policy in this case. The community has decided the requirements as they are now and if a user meets them, they get their bit back. Many people got bits after a very short tenure back in the early years (2001-2005), among them also UninvitedCompany FWIW (2004), so one should not expect the same body of work from these editors. If there is no specific reason to assume that Yelyos' account was compromised (which, as Bbb23 points out, does not exist), they can and should get the bit back. Regards So  Why  18:55, 19 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Thanks SoWhy. I can appreciate the current policy is current policy position. Perhaps a community discussion RFC regarding returning older users requesting permissions back should be asked to re-run for them is an idea for later. Govindaharihari (talk) 19:14, 19 July 2019 (UTC)
 * If you think consensus has changed since the RFC from hell a couple of years ago that set the existing policy, feel free to draft an RfC. Otherwise, we're not going to rewrite policy as we go along. &#8209; Iridescent 19:21, 19 July 2019 (UTC)
 * I think that consensus will change very quickly if Yelyos gets their bit back and the facts of the matter are widely understood.  Uninvited Company 19:44, 19 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Like last time, you mean? (three edits and zero admin actions since you gave the bit back because I plan on participating again earnestly.) The resysop policy is a joke, but there are too many legacy admins for you ever to have a hope of tightening it. &#8209; Iridescent 20:34, 19 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Hi Iridescent. If the resysop policy is a joke, that is a concern. Govindaharihari (talk) 21:22, 19 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Joke or not, it's what we have. How and when any user (admin or not) utilizes their time is their business. Primefac (talk) 21:21, 19 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Come on folks, nobody has any right to modify policy here. If policy says Yelyos can have the admin bit back then, absent any actual evidence of account compromise, Yelyos can have the admin bit back after a 24 hour hold period. There's no RFC needed, all that's needed is for Bureaucrats to just follow policy. Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 18:48, 19 July 2019 (UTC)
 * erm... Why do we have 24 hours hold period? — <span class="monospaced" style="font-family: monospace, monospace;">usernamekiran (talk)  00:57, 20 July 2019 (UTC)
 * I think it's because of my request to have the tools back in September 2012, after not wanting them for some months because I was upset about... some stuff. A crat, the same one who had desysopped me on request, re-sysopped me in three minutes, and some users complained it didn't leave any time to evaluate possible problems. Discussion is at the first "resysop request" section on this page. Bishonen &#124; talk 02:51, 20 July 2019 (UTC).
 * It's to allow enough time for people to check that the resysop is within policy - to check there are no clouds hidden away somewhere, and all that. Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 05:37, 20 July 2019 (UTC)
 * my question was supposed to be rhetorical lol. Text is bad though, I should stop doing such things. But thanks for the origin bish — <span class="monospaced" style="font-family: monospace, monospace;">usernamekiran (talk)   11:05, 20 July 2019 (UTC)
 * ✅. Welcome back. From a procedural standpoint there is no problem with the request, and the majority of the opposition is mainly due to the activity of the user and not any behavioral or editorial reasons. BN is not the place to change policy, especially during an otherwise uncontroversial resysop request. Primefac (talk) 02:44, 20 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Welcome back! I was also glad to meet Yelyos at the NYC Wiknic, and I think we should all be joyed to have an retired admin re-join our community.--Pharos (talk) 01:40, 22 July 2019 (UTC)


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Resysop request (Ched)


OK - start the clock, deepdive for clouds, and discuss. I'll officially ask for the tools back. "May I please have my tools back". I see that Dank doesn't do wp:update anymore, so a bit more chasing around for changes - but meh. Page protection reading coming up. But since I'm not required to undertake any actions, I've got time to catch up before I actually do anything. I also re-found the editing tool bar so I can add refs in a more proper manner. I still have some MAJOR reservations about WMF/T&S - but that's a discussion for (many) other places. Anyway - hello folks, nice to see ya. I'll check back here in a day or two for any changes. Cheers. — Ched : ?    —  23:50, 22 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Welcome back as we said, there is a standard 24-hour hold on these; per the initial review above I don't see any impediments to restoration at this time. —  xaosflux  Talk 23:52, 22 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Thank you Xaosflux (yes, I was familiar with the 24 hour thing :-)) - and for ease of search: RfA  and Resignation — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ched (talk • contribs)
 * This is probably great news, but there's a .00001% chance that this is the straw that breaks the wiki's back. I say we risk it. Hiya Ched! --Floquenbeam (talk) 00:30, 23 July 2019 (UTC)
 * No issues I can see once the 24-hour period is complete. ··· 日本穣 ·  投稿  · Talk to Nihonjoe ·  Join WP Japan ! 00:43, 23 July 2019 (UTC)

I have no opinion on this matter, I am simply deep diving for clouds as requested. There was a link to your resignation above, however, you link to your own resignation in this discussion with the (now-deceased) Kevin Gorman after you told him to "dig [his] arrogant self-righteous head out of [his] ass". You were also providing information to the evidence page of Arbitration/Requests/Case/Kevin Gorman around that time. Those are the only circumstances leading up to your previous resignation that I could find. — Moe   Epsilon  11:19, 23 July 2019 (UTC)
 * There are indeed some very sad memories related to that time. — Ched : ?    —  12:40, 23 July 2019 (UTC)

✅. Primefac (talk) 01:49, 24 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Thank you Primefac (and everyone else) — Ched : ?   —  03:29, 24 July 2019 (UTC)

Resysop request: Beeblebrox


I won't clutter up your noticeboard with my reasoning, I'll post that shortly on my talk page. I'd like my tools back, please and thank you. Beeblebrox (talk) 20:43, 26 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Welcome back, Beeblebrox! Liz <sup style="font-family: Times New Roman; color: #006400;">Read! Talk! 20:46, 26 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Seems fine, standard 24-hour hold for comments. Was a recent self-requested removal, recently active in sysop matters. —  xaosflux  Talk 02:11, 27 July 2019 (UTC)


 * ✅ –<b style="font-family:verdana;color:#000">xeno</b><sup style="color:#000">talk 12:38, 28 July 2019 (UTC)

Resysop request - Lectonar


After sittitng on the fence for a bit (and watching the whole drama unfold slowly), I have at least hopes that we are moving in the right direction (again). I therefore would like my tols back, please. Lectonar (talk) 08:24, 29 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Welcome back. Standard 24 hour wait applies --Dweller (talk) Become old fashioned! 08:29, 29 July 2019 (UTC)
 * I see no issues. ··· 日本穣 ·  投稿  · Talk to Nihonjoe ·  Join WP Japan ! 08:32, 29 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Welcome back Missed you.  Dlohcierekim (talk) 09:26, 29 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Welcome back, Lectonar. Glad to see familiar faces return! Liz <sup style="font-family: Times New Roman; color: #006400;">Read! Talk! 19:09, 30 July 2019 (UTC)

✅ --Dweller (talk) Become old fashioned! 15:50, 30 July 2019 (UTC)

Floquenbeam's RFA
Why is this still showing as pending closure after two days plus? Mjroots (talk) 12:42, 31 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Because there's a crat chat in progress. Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 12:47, 31 July 2019 (UTC)
 * See Requests_for_adminship/Floquenbeam_2/Bureaucrat_chat. --Dweller (talk) Become old fashioned! 13:32, 31 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Ah yes, I can see you've got a lot to get through. Carry on and take a 10% pay bonus this month. Mjroots (talk) 15:48, 31 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Perhaps could update the bot to note when a crat chat is in progress? ··· 日本穣  ·  投稿  · Talk to Nihonjoe ·  Join WP Japan ! 00:25, 1 August 2019 (UTC)

Inactive administrators/2019
The following inactive administrators are being desysoped due to inactivity. Thank you for your service.
 * — xaosflux  Talk 00:11, 1 August 2019 (UTC)
 * Comment. Looks like there is...
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 * ( •_•)>⌐■-■
 * (⌐■_■) A new Topbanana now.
 * &#8211; MJL &thinsp;‐Talk‐☖ 16:59, 2 August 2019 (UTC)
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 * (⌐■_■) A new Topbanana now.
 * &#8211; MJL &thinsp;‐Talk‐☖ 16:59, 2 August 2019 (UTC)

Desysop Request (Jake Wartenberg)


Please remove the admin flag from my account. Jake Wartenberg (talk) 21:18, 3 August 2019 (UTC)
 * ✅. Thank you for your service.  Useight (talk) 21:30, 3 August 2019 (UTC)
 * Thank you. Jake Wartenberg (talk) 21:31, 3 August 2019 (UTC)

AmericanAir88 RfA overdue
The AmericanAir88 RfA is already more than 7 hours overdue. What, have all the bureaucrats have suddenly gone to ground? There has already been an abortive closure and un-closure  of this RfA. Crats, please close this RfA before anything else untoward happens. Nsk92 (talk) 11:28, 11 August 2019 (UTC)


 * *wonders which part of "If you are here to report that an RFA or an RFB is "overdue" or "expired", please wait at least 12 hours from the scheduled end time before making a post here about it." in the big edit notice was unclear...* Regards So  Why  11:30, 11 August 2019 (UTC)
 * Where does this 12 hours sentence come from? I don't see it anywhere on this page. Nsk92 (talk) 11:36, 11 August 2019 (UTC)
 * It’s in the edit notice when you edit this page. Stephen 11:39, 11 August 2019 (UTC)
 * Hmm, I must admit that I did not notice it there. It would be better to also include this 12 hours sentence at the top of this page. Nsk92 (talk) 11:42, 11 August 2019 (UTC)
 * Feel free to add it to the front matter. I think the paragraph about usernames can be deleted as well, it’s been quite some time since renaming was a bureaucrat’s game. –<b style="font-family:verdana;color:#000">xeno</b><sup style="color:#000">talk 17:16, 11 August 2019 (UTC)
 * I would except that I don't know how to do that. The front matter for WP:BN is presumably controlled by some template somewhere but I can't see which one. Using the 'edit this page' at the top of the WP:BN page only gets one to the portion contains various temporary sections, not the front matter. Nsk92 (talk) 19:15, 11 August 2019 (UTC)
 * I think you are looking for Bureaucrats' noticeboard/Header. — xaosflux  Talk 19:42, 11 August 2019 (UTC)
 * Ah, OK, thanks. I have added a paragraph there about the 12 hours thing, and removed the paragraph about changing usernames, as xeno suggested. Nsk92 (talk) 19:56, 11 August 2019 (UTC)
 * — xaosflux  Talk 12:22, 11 August 2019 (UTC)
 * ✅ — xaosflux  Talk 12:32, 11 August 2019 (UTC)

But I wont — <span class="monospaced" style="font-family: monospace, monospace;">usernamekiran (talk)   04:02, 12 August 2019 (UTC)
 * I am very much tempted to do this again, it would be beautiful, and meaningful given the recent incidents

Interface administrator Kudpung


Requesting Interface administrator permission:. Before the new user group was created limiting this access, I was able to check on the texts of the messages used in the New Pages Feed/Curation system and adapt them as required. As this is currently under longer term development, I would like to be able to check on these texts and alter them as appropriate on discussion with New Page Reviewers. I do not intend to edit any other parts of the Wikipedia interface. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 07:29, 19 August 2019 (UTC)
 * you should be able to edit the messages as a normal admin - the documentation about the defaults was wrong (https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/source/mediawiki/browse/master/includes/DefaultSettings.php;f32c4526b367c12de3e15f6e168969e4f6ae66b5$5181 confirms that sysops have the rights by default) and Special:ListGroupRights confirms that you have  as a normal sysop --DannyS712 (talk) 07:37, 19 August 2019 (UTC)
 * Not opposing but as a sysop, you ought to edit the messages. Wrong documentation? &#x222F; <b style="color:#070">WBG</b> converse 07:39, 19 August 2019 (UTC)
 * Kudpung, have you tried to edit the interface? If you aren't able to, please let me know and I'll file a task on phabricator (and then strongly support your request for IAdmin) DannyS712 (talk) 07:44, 19 August 2019 (UTC)
 * Thanks . As I have not needed to do this yet I automatically assumed that even admins needed to apply for the right. My bad for not being fully up to date ;) Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 07:47, 19 August 2019 (UTC)
 * As of now, only pages ending with  and   requires interface adminship. &mdash; regards, <span style="color:green;font-family:Courier new, serif;font-variant:small-caps">Revi  08:03, 19 August 2019 (UTC)
 * If you want to test and find out if you can make the edits, I just made an edit request at MediaWiki talk:Abusefilter-warning-predatory --DannyS712 (talk) 08:09, 19 August 2019 (UTC)
 * For what it's worth, for this standard economy sized admin MediaWiki:Abusefilter-warning-predatory has an "edit source" button that loads a normal edit page upon clicking. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk, contributions) 09:59, 19 August 2019 (UTC)
 * on hold please verify if you are able to do what you need without the change and would like to withdraw this request at this time. —  xaosflux  Talk 11:13, 19 August 2019 (UTC)
 * Withdraw. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 21:51, 19 August 2019 (UTC)

Inactive administrators/2019
The following inactive administrators are being desysoped due to inactivity. Thank you for your service.
 * * Last admin action 5+ years ago
 * — xaosflux  Talk 00:01, 1 September 2019 (UTC)
 * * Last admin action 5+ years ago
 * — xaosflux  Talk 00:01, 1 September 2019 (UTC)

Inactivity for October

 * Just a note regarding notification for October 2019 regarding Pakaran the user meets the Crat activity norms till Dec 2019 and hence his inactivity is only regarding his adminship.Technically a user can be crat without tools.Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk) 00:33, 1 September 2019 (UTC)
 * , I see no logged entries after 2 Sept. Am I missing something? Primefac (talk) 00:40, 1 September 2019 (UTC)
 * That is right for adminship his last logged action was on 2nd Sept 2018 .Please note he is also a Crat his crat activity is fine till Dec 2019 .He will lose only his adminship on !st Oct and not his cratship.Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk) 00:44, 1 September 2019 (UTC)
 * I think there might be a discrepancy in the various pages we log, because Bureaucrats says that a one-year-inactive user will lose their 'cratship, but WP:Bureaucrat activity makes no mention of this. Primefac (talk) 00:48, 1 September 2019 (UTC)
 * Bureaucrat_activity is more of a working/log page; we have previously held the normal 1-year activity policy to both admins and 'crats. The difference is in the ability to regain access outside of the standard process. —  xaosflux  Talk 00:55, 1 September 2019 (UTC)
 * Right, that was my interpretation; if you're inactive for a year, but have 'crat actions within three years, you can just get the tools back, but if it's 1+ year inactivity and 3+ years no-cratting, you have to re-file. Primefac (talk) 00:57, 1 September 2019 (UTC)
 * See also precedent with EVula (Special:PermaLink/909163591). — xaosflux  Talk 01:00, 1 September 2019 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the clartification.Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk) 01:04, 1 September 2019 (UTC)

Resysop request (Kusma)


While the Fram situation has not been completely resolved, it seems to me that it is now being dealt with using this community's processes, flawed as they may be. So my administrative strike in protest of the WMF does not serve any further purpose at this point (and being a non-admin for a while has already made me rediscover the joys of content editing). I would be happy if I could be made a sysop again tomorrow, after waiting the customary 24 hours. I very much hope I won't have to bother the bureaucrats again by resigning in protest in the future. —Kusma (t·c) 09:08, 7 September 2019 (UTC)
 * Welcome back Kusma, seems fine after the standard hold period. — xaosflux  Talk 14:46, 7 September 2019 (UTC)
 * As with Beetstra's request, no issues after over 24 hours so ✅. Welcome back. Acalamari 18:56, 8 September 2019 (UTC)
 * Thank you! —Kusma (t·c) 19:02, 8 September 2019 (UTC)

Resysop request: Beetstra


I think that the situation that led to me resigning have now been sufficiently solved, and I look forward to start editing again. I'm aware that I have to wait 24 hours. --Dirk Beetstra T C 05:30, 7 September 2019 (UTC)
 * Welcome back Beetstra, seems fine after the standard hold period. — xaosflux  Talk 14:45, 7 September 2019 (UTC)
 * No issues after over 24 hours so ✅. Welcome back. Acalamari 18:56, 8 September 2019 (UTC)
 * Thanks! --Dirk Beetstra T  C 19:56, 8 September 2019 (UTC)

RfC on user rights of (site) banned users is now underway
An RfC relating to user rights of (site) banned users is now underway at Requests for comment/User rights of (site) banned users. Please feel free to participate. (I posted this initially on WP:AN without a plan to post it here as all 'crats are admins, but may as well put it here too for maximum exposure.) --Best, The SandDoctor  Talk 20:45, 11 September 2019 (UTC)