Wikipedia:Former administrators/reason/vanished

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Vanished: These former administrators exercised their right to vanish and relinquished their administrator tools. It is understood that once an editor has requested their right to vanish that they are not returning to Wikipedia (under normal circumstances). If the editor returned to editing, their current name is listed along with their contributions and administrative logs from the past. However, if the administrator has decided to stay vanished, their old username is not listed and their contributions and logs are not linked.

Active (returned to editing)

Former administrator	Desysopping	Last edit/log	Notes
Vanished user (former: t · c · b · p · d · r · meta · local)	February 10, 2008	2021 to present	Related ArbCom case Returned as Adam Cuerden

Long-term inactive

These former administrators are, by definition, considered long-term inactive (they have gone without an edit or logged action for two consecutive years since their desysop). See also: Administrators who vanished and were desysopped for inactivity (in either order) and are long-term inactive; Administrators who vanished and resigned but not at the same time (in either order) and are long-term inactive.

Former administrator	Desysopping	Start	End	Notes
Vanished user 19794758563875	March 8, 2013	March 7, 2013	present	Related ArbCom case
Vanished user 5zariu3jisj0j4irj	February 26, 2011	February 14, 2012	present	Former arbitrator, checkuser and oversighter
RetiredUser2	July 30, 2007	July 15, 2009	present
RandomXYZb	February 16, 2009	February 16, 2009	present
Renamed user 7z42t3k8qj	August 31, 2021	August 31, 2021	present
Formeruser-82	July 26, 2006	July 23, 2006	present	Related ArbCom case
GoneAwayNowAndRetired	August 31, 2009	March 5, 2010	present	Briefly returned to editing after vanishing
Retired username	March 30, 2008	February 23, 2008	present