Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Recent

Recent RfA, RfBs, and admin elections (update)
Candidate	Type	Result	Date of close	Tally
Candidate	Type	Result	Date of close	S	O	N/⁠A	%
MCE89	RfA	Successful	20 Jul 2026	182	6	4	97
Staraction	RfA	Successful	20 Jul 2026	169	9	2	95
TechnoSquirrel69	RfA	Successful	30 Jun 2026	201	0	1	100
Chipmunkdavis	RfA	Successful	30 Jun 2026	208	0	0	100
Bonadea	AE	Elected	20 May 2026	384	58	104	87
Asukite	AE	Elected	20 May 2026	371	57	118	87
Bobby Cohn	AE	Elected	20 May 2026	364	56	126	87

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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).^{[note 1]} Example using today's date: August 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).^{[note 2]} RRfA applications use the same subsequent number as RfA applications. Leave this parameter blank if it's their first.^{[note 3]}
- 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: 7 Aug 2026.
Parameter 5: The number of total support votes that the process closed with.^{[note 4]}
Parameter 6: The number of total oppose votes that the process closed with.^{[note 4]}
Parameter 7: The number of total neutral or abstain votes that the process closed with.^{[note 4]}
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 ^{[note 5]}

* Denotes a closure result that is not valid for an administrator election (AE) or administrator re-election (ARE).^{[note 6]}

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
Candidate	Type	Result	Date of close	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

Notes

↑ This is used to create the link to the AE candidate page at [[Wikipedia:Administrator elections/{{{AE MONTH AND YEAR}}}/Candidates/{{{USERNAME OF CANDIDATE}}}]].
↑ This is used to create the link to the candidate's RfA or RfB page at [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/{{{USERNAME OF CANDIDATE}}} {{SUBSEQUENT APPLICATION NUMBER}}]] or [[Wikipedia:Requests for bureaucratship/{{{USERNAME OF CANDIDATE}}} {{SUBSEQUENT APPLICATION NUMBER}}]], respectively. If this is their first application, the {{SUBSEQUENT APPLICATION NUMBER}} portion of the link is omitted.
↑ If any number less than 2 is entered for RfA, RfB, or RRfA applications, it is ignored and a link to the candidate's first application page for the given process is displayed by the template instead. If any fractional or decimal value is entered for RfA, RfB, or RRfA applications, the decimal places are truncated and removed, and the resulting whole number is used.
1 2 3 If any number less than 0 is entered, it is ignored and the default value of 0 is displayed and calculated into the percentage instead. If any fractional or decimal value is entered, the decimal places are truncated and removed, and the resulting whole number is used.
↑ If there is a closure result that you believe is becoming commonly used and should be added to the Recent RfX template and to this list, you can reach out to Oshwah for assistance so that he can discuss the proposal, provide input, add it to the template, and update this documentation page.
↑ Using an invalid closure result for an AE or ARE will result in an error being displayed in the template upon previewing or saving the page.

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Examples

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