Template:Recent RfX

Candidate	Type	Result	Date of close	Tally
				S	O	N/⁠A	%
Example	RfA	Successful	1 Jan 1970	0	0	0	0

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This template is used in order to add and format an individual row of a recent or past RfX closure result to a table containing a list of past RfX closures. It is mainly used on the table of recent RfA, RfB, and admin election results (which is displayed on the main Wikipedia:Requests for adminship page as well as others) as well as the Wikipedia:Requests for adminship by year records page and all of its subpages.

This template does not add a header to format the top (or beginning) of a list of recent RfX templates, nor does it add the necessary code to format the bottom of the table. Consequently, this template cannot be used in a standalone list without additional code to format the top and bottom of the table. This is typically accomplished by adding another template above the list of Recent RfX template rows to create the table header, and either another template below the list or simply the table-closing code. For example, the table on the Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Recent page includes the {{Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Recent/Top}} template immediately above the list of Recent RfX template rows to format the top of the table, then simply adds the table-closing code (|}) beneath the list. Similarly, each subpage of Wikipedia:Requests for adminship by year that uses this template to list the RfX closure results for a given year includes the {{Wikipedia:Requests for adminship by year/Top}} template immediately above the template rows to format the top of the table and the {{Wikipedia:Requests for adminship by year/Bottom}} template immediately below the list to format the bottom of the table.

NOTE: The community consensus is to list only the three most recent RfX closures to the table of recent RfX results — unless there are more than three recent RfX closures that are newer than three months. When this situation applies, avoid adding more than the seven most-recent RfX closures to the page. All RfX closure rows that are removed from this template should be added to Wikipedia:Requests for adminship by year (if not done so already).

Parameters

NOTE: All parameters are required, unless noted below.

• Parameter 1: The request process that was used:
  • If the recent RfX was a request for adminship (RfA), enter A.
  • If the recent RfX was a request for bureaucratship (RfB), enter B.
  • If the recent RfX was an administrator election, enter AE.
  • If the recent RfX was a re-request for adminship (RRfA), enter RA.
  • If the recent RfX was an administrator election, but for an admin attempting to re-confirm their adminship (like an RRfA), enter ARE ("administrator re-election").
    • The default is A.
• Parameter 2: The candidate's username, entered as plain text.
• Parameter 3: See below:
  • If the recent RfX was an AE or ARE, enter the month and year of the election cycle (the full month name and 4-digit year, separated by a space). Example using today's date: September 2026.
  • If the recent RfX was an RfA, RRfA, or RfB, enter the candidate's subsequent RfA or RfB application number (if any previous applications for the same user permissions exist). RRfA applications use the same subsequent number as RfA applications. Leave this parameter blank if it's their first.
  • Expand the Parameter 3 Additional Details box below for further explanation.

Parameter 3 Additional Details

• If the candidate used the request for adminship (RfA) process, and this was the first time that the candidate filed an RfA application, leave this parameter blank.
• If the candidate used the request for bureaucratship (RfB) process, and this is the first time that the candidate filed an RfB application, leave this parameter blank — even if the candidate has filed one or more RfA applications in the past.
• If the candidate is filing a subsequent RfA or RfB application (this is their second, third, fourth, etc application), enter 2, 3, 4, etc.
• This applies only to previous RfA nominations if the user is applying for RfA again, and only to previous RfB nominations if the user is applying for RfB again.
  • Example: If the candidate applied for RfA three times and was successful on their third application, and applied for RfB once and is applying for RfB a second time, you would enter 2, as RfA applications are separate from RfBs.
• If the candidate is filing an RRfA application, this counts the same as a subsequent RfA application.
  • Example: If the candidate applied for RfA three times and was successful on their third application, and is now required to submit an RRfA application, you would enter 4, as RRfA applications use the same subsequent number as RfA applications.

• Parameter 4: Date of closure. Always outputs day, not zero padded; month, abbreviated; and four-digit year, using the #time ParserFunction. Example using today's date: 13 Sep 2026.
• Parameter 5: The number of total support votes that the process closed with.
• Parameter 6: The number of total oppose votes that the process closed with.
• Parameter 7: The number of total neutral or abstain votes that the process closed with.
• Parameter 8: The symbol corresponding to the result of the process after closure.
  • Expand the Parameter 8 Symbol List box below for a list of available closure result symbols to use.

Parameter 8 Symbol List

* Denotes a closure result that is not valid for an administrator election (AE) or administrator re-election (ARE).

• S = Successful / Elected / Reconfirmed
• US = Unsuccessful / Not elected / Not reconfirmed
• NC = No consensus*
• W = Withdrawn
• NN = WP:NOTNOW*
• SN = WP:SNOW*
• D = Candidate declined nomination*
• BL = Candidate blocked (a diff link is added if Parameter 9 is used)
• CR = Cancelled and restarted*
• CEO = Closed early (other reason)

• Parameter 9 (Optional, and only used if Parameter 8 is set to BL): The diff ID or diff comparison IDs showing the block notification or discussion.
  • Examples: For Special:Diff/123456789, enter "123456789". For Special:Diff/123456789/1122334455, enter "123456789/1122334455".

Examples

Usage Examples

Code

Result

{{Recent RfX|ARE|UtherSRG|December 2025|16 December 2025|129|290|124|US}} {{Recent RfX|B|Barkeep49||7 March 2025|219|5|8|S}} {{Recent RfX|AE|KylieTastic|July 2025|31 July 2025|374|66|101|S}} {{Recent RfX|AE|Hilst|July 2025|31 July 2025|233|117|191|US}} {{Recent RfX|RA|Graham87|2|20 November 2024|119|145|11|US}} {{Recent RfX|A|Eostrix||20 October 2021|123|1|2|BL|1050807934}} {{Recent RfX|A|Eostrix||20 October 2021|123|1|2|BL}} {{Recent RfX|A|Wugapodes||25 January 2020|158|1|2|S}} {{Recent RfX|A|Oshwah|2|29 August 2016|189|63|20|S}} {{Recent RfX|A|Oshwah||16 Sep 2015|28|19|5|W}}

Candidate Type Result Date of close Tally S O N/⁠A % UtherSRG ARE Not reconfirmed 16 Dec 2025 129 290 124 31 Barkeep49 RfB Successful 7 Mar 2025 219 5 8 98 KylieTastic AE Elected 31 Jul 2025 374 66 101 85 Hilst AE Not elected 31 Jul 2025 233 117 191 67 Graham872 RRfA Not reconfirmed 20 Nov 2024 119 145 11 45 Eostrix RfA Candidate blocked (see diff) 20 Oct 2021 123 1 2 99 Eostrix RfA Candidate blocked 20 Oct 2021 123 1 2 99 Wugapodes RfA Successful 25 Jan 2020 158 1 2 99 Oshwah2 RfA Successful 29 Aug 2016 189 63 20 75 Oshwah RfA Withdrawn by candidate 16 Sep 2015 28 19 5 60

See also

• Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Recent – a list of recent RfA, RfB, and RRfA closures
• Wikipedia:Requests for adminship by year – an expanded version of the above list
• Wikipedia:Requests for adminship by year/Top (documentation) – a template used to format the top of recent RfX closure tables.
• Wikipedia:Requests for adminship by year/Bottom (documentation) – a template used to format the bottom of recent RfX closure tables.

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