Wikipedia:Administrators open to recall

The following is an informal process, not a policy or guideline

The status of the approach on this page is currently unclear. It was an object of active debate in 2009, when there was general consensus that it was a good idea for administrators who lost community confidence to voluntarily resign. However, there was a failure to reach consensus on the precise method to judge this and what process to implement. Nevertheless, a number of admins have voluntarily indicated their intention to follow a process based on what is listed here.

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These administrators state they are willing to stand for "re-confirmation" of adminship if a sufficient number of editors in good standing request it. The number of editors, their standing in this project, the good faith of the request, etc. are entirely up to the user's discretion, as participation in this category is completely voluntary. For example, an admin could choose to be accountable to six editors with over 500 mainspace edits and over one month of tenure; yet another could require Jimbo Wales; however, some admins have imposed other restrictions (or none at all). Administrators can add themselves to Category:Wikipedia administrators open to recall to show their intent.

The desire is to keep this as simple as possible. The venue for "re-confirmation" shall be an open question, to be decided by the entrant. Participating admins are encouraged to outline their understanding of this commitment and the procedure they intend to follow in more detail on their user pages. For convenience, a sample process is available.

This process can be voluntary and non-binding. Administrators who have agreed to be open to recall of their own volition, and not as part of a pledge during their successful Request for Adminship, may leave the category at any time for any reason (thus rendering themselves no longer open to recall), or change the terms as they wish.

Administrators who have pledged to be open to recall during their successful Request for Adminship are assumed to not be able to withdraw this pledge or change the terms set then (absent a community consensus to so allow). Any attempt to do so can be considered an actionable breach of trust and indication of lack of sufficient honesty to continue as an administrator, and may be hindered by any editor with standing, and referred to arbitration.

Wikipedia:Administrators § Administrator recall
Wikipedia:Administrators open to recall – The "main" page, giving a brief description of the idea.
Wikipedia talk:Administrators open to recall – talk page with discussion.
Wikipedia:Administrators open to recall/Admin criteria – the criteria and process for recall used by various category members.
Sample procedures and criteria
- Wikipedia:Administrators open to recall/Sample process
- Wikipedia:Administrators open to recall/Alternative process
Records of past recall requests, hand-maintained by volunteers.
Reference material about other proposals, ideas and general information.
Category:Wikipedia administrators open to recall – The category page, showing which administrators state they are voluntarily open to recall.
Category:Wikipedia bureaucrats open to recall – for Bureaucrats
17 August 2008 Category Deletion Discussion
Wikipedia:Adminship in other languages

Note: the above is not an exhaustive list.

Requests for comment

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See also

Requests for comment