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Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2022#March 2022

The following inactive administrators are being desysoped due to inactivity. Thank you for your service.

1. Sabine's Sunbird (talk · contribs · blocks · protections · deletions · page moves · rights · RfA)

   Last admin action: February 2019

2. Wassupwestcoast (talk · contribs · blocks · protections · deletions · page moves · rights · RfA)

   Last admin action: September 2009

3. Ryan Postlethwaite (talk · contribs · blocks · protections · deletions · page moves · rights · RfA)

   Last admin action: March 2019

— xaosflux ^Talk 01:03, 1 March 2022 (UTC)

Gosh, Ryan Postlethwaite, now there's a big name from the past. SilkTork (talk) 04:28, 3 March 2022 (UTC)

Agreed. Every few months a name pops up in this notification that makes me wish we had a Wikipedia version of "Where are they Now"?-- Jezebel's Ponyo^{bons mots} 15:28, 3 March 2022 (UTC)

I was thinking the same, haven't seen Ryan's name around much over the last 5 or so years. Dennis Brown - 2¢ 18:07, 3 March 2022 (UTC)

I think he nominated for admin a good number of the current 'Crats. He didn't nominate me, but he did support my RfA. SilkTork (talk) 18:26, 3 March 2022 (UTC)

Ryan co-nominated me for admin, and both supported and opposed my RfB.Ryan Postlethwaite, if you're reading this ygm and thank you for many years of wisdom and excellent, thoughtful, kind-hearted contributions. --Dweller (talk) Old fashioned is the new thing! 11:19, 4 March 2022 (UTC)

Ryan supported my second and successful run for adminship. As for Ponyo's suggestion; About a decade ago the WMF did a survey of former editors, it should be possible to try something similar for former admins, most of them seem to have an email set at the time of their desysop. It would be good to know what proprtion are just busy and might return in future decades. As for those who left because of particular on Wiki incidents, one wonders how many have checked to see if the concern they had at the time has been vindicated. ϢereSpielChequers 11:46, 4 March 2022 (UTC)

There's only a handful of Ryan's noms at User:Gmaxwell/adminship map; he'd look much more impressive if anyone would complete the map. —Kusma (talk) 12:46, 4 March 2022 (UTC)

I found this: User:Ryan_Postlethwaite/Adminship. SilkTork (talk) 15:30, 4 March 2022 (UTC)

That adminship map is fascinating! I almost spit out my morning tea when I found my own name and learned that Runcorn was my great-grand-nominator... bibliomaniac15 17:57, 4 March 2022 (UTC)

It made me do my own map and I discovered HJ Mitchell nominated one of his own nominators so he's both my grandnominator and great-great-grand nominator. Best, Barkeep49 (talk) 18:02, 4 March 2022 (UTC)

I'm my own grandnominator? ^{SubjectiveNotability} _{a GN franchise} (talk to the boss) 19:22, 4 March 2022 (UTC)

I've just compiled my tree and there are some big names in it! Angela (self-nom) → Michael Snow → Fredrik → gadfium → Grutness → me. Thryduulf (talk) 19:41, 4 March 2022 (UTC)

I'm a "big name"? But there's only eight letters in it! :) Ryan's inactive to the point of desysopping? That's sad. I recall Sabine's Sunbird being a busy admin back in the day too. Grutness...wha? 00:49, 5 March 2022 (UTC)

I just found I'm only two degrees of separation from Ryan, who nominated Pedro, who nominated me. Dennis Brown - 2¢ 02:36, 5 March 2022 (UTC)

Guess that makes Runcorn my great-great-grand-nominator. Useight (talk) 19:16, 5 March 2022 (UTC)

It looks like that data only goes to late 2007 and has gaps as well. My own chain of grand noms goes back into 2003 and includes people who passed RFA with 1,150 and 300 edits. ϢereSpielChequers 21:04, 5 March 2022 (UTC)

Link or it didn't happen. Dennis Brown - 2¢ 21:10, 5 March 2022 (UTC)

I've got me -> Kudpung -> HJ Mitchell -> Fastily (self nom) - only goes back to 2009. Ritchie333 ^{(talk) (cont)} 09:56, 7 March 2022 (UTC)

My map goes back to Ryan as well via Dweller as well as The Rambling Man but that branch of the adminship family tree loops there because Dweller nommed TRM :'-D (me => Dweller => Ryan Postlethwaite => Majorly). Regards SoWhy 11:18, 7 March 2022 (UTC)

Request Re-Sysop (Ad Orientem)

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

24 hr hold is understood. -Ad Orientem (talk) 01:06, 9 March 2022 (UTC)

Last desysop was in September 2020 (request here), and was done voluntarily without a cloud. Ad Orientem has also been very active recently, so no concerns there. Besides the standard hold we should be clear to resysop. bibliomaniac15 06:58, 9 March 2022 (UTC)

Last sysop action September 2020, seems fine after standard 24hr hold. Welcome back. — xaosflux ^Talk 11:37, 9 March 2022 (UTC)

No objections from me. Respected admin who stressed out and needed a break. Welcome back. SilkTork (talk) 16:39, 9 March 2022 (UTC)

 Done. Welcome back. 28bytes (talk) 01:15, 10 March 2022 (UTC)