Wikipedia:Former administrators/reason/temporary
Temporary: These were temporary administrators for various reasons, which are noted below. Adminship was granted to them for a predefined time period.
- Election: These former admins were given sysop status to allow them to edit the Wikimedia Board elections page.
- Employee: These former admins were given sysop status as an employee of Bomis or the Wikimedia Foundation.
- Function: These former admins were given sysop status for the purpose of doing a function such as renaming a user, moving a page, or another administrative activity.
- Testing: These former admins were given sysop status for the purpose of testing.
- Mistake These former admins were given sysop status by mistake
| Former administrator | Desysopping | Reason | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1Angela (former: t · c · b · p · d · r · userrights) | June 21, 2004 | Testing | Is former administrator User:Angela Former bureaucrat and steward |
| Amgine (former: t · c · b · p · d · r · userrights) | June 14, 2006 | Testing | |
| Aphaia (former: t · c · b · p · d · r · userrights) | July 23, 2005 | Election | |
| BPirkle (WMF) (former: t · c · b · p · d · r · userrights) | October 30, 2018 | Testing | |
| BjarteSorensen (former: t · c · b · p · d · r · userrights) | July 23, 2005 | Election | |
| Cary Bass (former: t · c · b · p · d · r · userrights) | January 5, 2011 | Employee | Is current administrator User:Bastique Former bureaucrat, checkuser and oversighter |
| Catrope (former: t · c · b · p · d · r · userrights) | November 2, 2011 | Testing | |
| Dannyisme~enwiki (former: t · c · b · p · d · r · userrights) | March 21, 2007 | Employee | Is former administrator User:Danny Former bureaucrat and checkuser |
| Darkoneko (former: t · c · b · p · d · r · userrights) | May 18, 2008 | Function | Former bureaucrat, checkuser and steward |
| Datrio (former: t · c · b · p · d · r · userrights) | July 23, 2005 | Election | Former checkuser and steward |
| Dbl2010 (former: t · c · b · p · d · r · userrights) | May 6, 2007 | Function | |
| DeskanaTest (former: t · c · b · p · d · r · userrights) | May 20, 2008 | Testing | Is former administrator, bureaucrat, global renamer, arbitrator, checkuser and oversighter User:Deskana |
| DKinzler (WMF) (former: t · c · b · p · d · r · userrights) | July 29, 2025 | Testing | Is also User:Duesentrieb |
| Fire (former: t · c · b · p · d · r · userrights) | July 31, 2004 | Function | |
| Jalexander-WMF (former: t · c · b · p · d · r · userrights) | June 14, 2016 | Function | Is current admin User:Jamesofur |
| JamesF (former: t · c · b · p · d · r · userrights) | December 24, 2006 | Mistake | Former checkuser. Is current admin User:Jdforrester. Also known as User:Jdforrester (WMF) |
| Jasonr (former: t · c · b · p · d · r · userrights) | March 7, 2009 | Employee | |
| Jeronim (former: t · c · b · p · d · r · userrights) | September 6, 2004 | Function | |
| Looxix~enwiki (former: t · c · b · p · d · r · userrights) | March 1, 2005 | Function | |
| Mattflaschen-WMF (former: t · c · b · p · d · r · userrights) | January 25, 2016 | Employee | Is former admin User:Mattflaschen. Also known as User:MFlaschen (WMF) |
| MFlaschen (WMF) (former: t · c · b · p · d · r · userrights) | December 16, 2015 | Mistake | Is former admin User:Mattflaschen. Also known as User:Mattflaschen-WMF. |
| MGodwin (former: t · c · b · p · d · r · userrights) | November 24, 2012 | Employee | |
| Oscar (former: t · c · b · p · d · r · userrights) | December 15, 2006 | Function | Former checkuser and steward |
| Paginazero (former: t · c · b · p · d · r · userrights) | October 30, 2006 | Function | Former checkuser and steward |
| PMiazga (WMF) (former: t · c · b · p · d · r · userrights) | November 4, 2025 | Testing | |
| RobH (former: t · c · b · p · d · r · userrights) | September 18, 2007 | Function | Former bureaucrat and steward |
| Shizhao (former: t · c · b · p · d · r · userrights) | February 6, 2007 | Function | Former checkuser and steward |
| Steven (WMF) (former: t · c · b · p · d · r · userrights) | February 14, 2014 | Testing | Is current administrator User:Steven Walling |
| Stype & Co. (WMF) (former: t · c · b · p · d · r · userrights) | March 15, 2016 | Testing | Also known as User:CSteipp (WMF), User:CSteipp |
| Testuser2 (former: t · c · b · p · d · r · userrights) | February 17, 2004 | Testing | |
| Thatcher131 (former: t · c · b · p · d · r · userrights) | May 1, 2009 | Testing | Is former administrator User:Thatcher |
| Timichal (former: t · c · b · p · d · r · userrights) | June 11, 2007 | Function | |
| Vianallo (former: t · c · b · p · d · r · userrights) | April 22, 2009 | Mistake | |
| Vishal (former: t · c · b · p · d · r · userrights) | February 9, 2008 | Employee | |
| Walter (former: t · c · b · p · d · r · userrights) | January 16, 2008 | Testing | |
| Zirland (former: t · c · b · p · d · r · userrights) | January 6, 2008 | Function | Former steward |