 | Please help refine the administrator elections process by participating in the RFCs at Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/2024 review/Phase II/Administrator elections. |
Administrator elections are a proposed process for selecting administrators – users with access to additional technical features that aid in maintenance. It is an alternative to requests for adminship (RfA), which has been the only way to become an administrator on the English Wikipedia since 2003.[1] The first trial election was held in October 2024. The community will discuss whether and how to proceed with administrator elections.
The elections do not replace requests for adminship. Prospective administrators may freely choose which process to use.
- ^ Before June 2003 it was possible to request adminship on a mailing list and some admins were appointed directly by Jimmy Wales.