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For vanishing from Wikipedia, see <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Right_to_vanish?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Right to vanish">Wikipedia:Right to vanish</a>. </div> <div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none"> Wikipedia information page </div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238436933">.mw-parser-output .ombox{margin:4px 0;border-collapse:collapse;border:1px solid #a2a9b1;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);box-sizing:border-box;color:var(--color-base,#202122)}.mw-parser-output .ombox.mbox-small{font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em}.mw-parser-output .ombox-speedy{border:2px solid #b32424;background-color:#fee7e6}.mw-parser-output .ombox-delete{border:2px solid #b32424}.mw-parser-output .ombox-content{border:1px solid #f28500}.mw-parser-output .ombox-style{border:1px solid #fc3}.mw-parser-output .ombox-move{border:1px solid #9932cc}.mw-parser-output .ombox-protection{border:2px solid #a2a9b1}.mw-parser-output .ombox .mbox-text{border:none;padding:0.25em 0.9em;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ombox .mbox-image{border:none;padding:2px 0 2px 0.9em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ombox .mbox-imageright{border:none;padding:2px 0.9em 2px 0;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ombox .mbox-empty-cell{border:none;padding:0;width:1px}.mw-parser-output .ombox .mbox-invalid-type{text-align:center}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .ombox{margin:4px 10%}.mw-parser-output .ombox.mbox-small{clear:right;float:right;margin:4px 0 4px 1em;width:238px}}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output table.ombox img{max-width:none!important}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .ombox-speedy{background-color:#310402}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .ombox-speedy{background-color:#310402}}</style> <table class="plainlinks ombox ombox-notice" role="presentation"> <tbody> <tr> <td class="mbox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/1d/Information_icon4.svg/40px-Information_icon4.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/1d/Information_icon4.svg/60px-Information_icon4.svg.png 1.5x,https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/1d/Information_icon4.svg/80px-Information_icon4.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="620" data-file-height="620"></span></span></td> <td class="mbox-text"> <div style="padding-top: 6px; padding-bottom: 5px;"> <b>This is an <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Project_namespace?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#How-to_and_information_pages" title="Wikipedia:Project namespace">information page</a>.</b><br> <div style="font-size: 90%;"> It is not an <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:What_is_an_article%3F?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:What is an article?">encyclopedic article</a>, nor one of <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Policies_and_guidelines?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Policies and guidelines">Wikipedia's policies or guidelines</a>; rather, its purpose is to explain certain aspects of Wikipedia's norms, customs, technicalities, or practices. It may reflect differing levels of <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Consensus?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Consensus">consensus</a> and <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Consensus?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Achieving_consensus" title="Wikipedia:Consensus">vetting</a>. </div> </div></td> <td class="mbox-imageright"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1252059228">.mw-parser-output .module-shortcutboxplain{float:right;margin:0 0 0 1em;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);background-color:var(--background-color-base,#fff);padding:0.3em 0.6em 0.2em 0.6em;text-align:center;font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .module-shortcutboxleft{float:left;margin:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .module-shortcutlist{display:inline-block;border-bottom:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);margin-bottom:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .module-shortcutboxplain ul{font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .module-shortcutanchordiv{position:relative;top:-3em}.mw-parser-output li .module-shortcutanchordiv{float:right}.mw-parser-output .mbox-imageright .module-shortcutboxplain{padding:0.4em 1em 0.4em 1em;line-height:1.3;margin:0}</style> <div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"> <span id="WP:BYE"></span><span id="WP:RETIRE"></span> </div> <div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"> <div class="module-shortcutlist"> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcuts</a> </div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style> <div class="plainlist"> <ul> <li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title%3DWikipedia:BYE%26redirect%3Dno">WP:BYE</a></span></li> <li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title%3DWikipedia:RETIRE%26redirect%3Dno">WP:RETIRE</a></span></li> </ul> </div> </div></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"> <div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable"> Not to be confused with <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:BREAK?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:BREAK">WP:BREAK</a>, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:BLOCK?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:BLOCK">WP:BLOCK</a>, or <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:BAN?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:BAN">WP:BAN</a>. </div> <p>Sometimes active users decide to <b>retire</b> from, or leave, Wikipedia. Users may choose to retire after specific unpleasant experiences, or simply due to a loss of interest. <b>Semi-retiring</b> means a user's activity levels significantly drop, while they don't leave Wikipedia entirely. Retirement should not be confused with <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikibreak?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Wikibreak">wikibreaks</a>; the former is generally a permanent status, rather than a temporary break. Users who have retired may return at any point, though multiple, temporary retirements are <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_be_high-maintenance?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Don't be high-maintenance">discouraged</a> as unnecessary drama.</p> <div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"> <input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none"> <div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"> <h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span> </div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Retiring?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Retirement"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Retirement</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-2"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Retiring?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Semi-retirement"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Semi-retirement</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-3"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Retiring?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Pending_sanctions"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Pending sanctions</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-4"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Retiring?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Tools_used_in_retiring"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Tools used in retiring</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-5"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Retiring?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#See_also"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">See also</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-6"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Retiring?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Essays"><span class="tocnumber">5.1</span> <span class="toctext">Essays</span></a></li> </ul></li> </ul> </div> </section> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(1)"> <span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span> <h2 id="Retirement" data-mw-thread-id="h-Retirement"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Retirement"></span>Retirement<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Retirement"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Retiring&action=edit&section=1&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Retirement" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span>  </div> <section class="mf-section-1 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-1"> <p><b>Retirement</b> is just another way of saying that a user has permanently left Wikipedia. Users generally retire due to either a loss of interest in contributing to Wikipedia, out of necessity due to personal reasons, or a combination of those factors. Personal reasons for retiring may include starting a new job, going off to university or college or otherwise experiencing a life-changing event that will no longer allow the person to contribute in the foreseeable future. If a user expects their personal life to <i>temporarily</i> interfere with their Wikipedia activity, they may want to consider using one of the many <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikibreak?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Wikibreak">wikibreak</a> templates as opposed to a retirement one.</p> <p>Complete loss of interest in Wikipedia, on the other hand, might come naturally, but it more often results from one or many negative experiences on Wikipedia. These experiences might be bitter disputes, harsh review at an <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:RFA?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:RFA">RfA</a>, being <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:BLOCK?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:BLOCK">blocked</a> or partially <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:BANNED?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:BANNED">banned</a>, being <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Desysop?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Desysop">desysopped</a> etc.</p> <p>Regardless of the reason, declaring retirement (rather than silently leaving) can be seen as an "official" statement that a user does not intend to return; thus, unnecessary future attempts at communication can be averted.</p> </section> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(2)"> <span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span> <h2 id="Semi-retirement" data-mw-thread-id="h-Semi-retirement"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Semi-retirement"></span>Semi-retirement<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Semi-retirement"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Retiring&action=edit&section=2&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Semi-retirement" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span>  </div> <section class="mf-section-2 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-2"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228"> <div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"> <span id="WP:SEMIRETIRE"></span> </div> <div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"> <div class="module-shortcutlist"> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcut</a> </div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"> <div class="plainlist"> <ul> <li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title%3DWikipedia:SEMIRETIRE%26redirect%3Dno">WP:SEMIRETIRE</a></span></li> </ul> </div> </div> <p><b>Semi-retirement</b> is similar to retirement, but it means that the user has become <i>less</i> active instead of completely <i>inactive</i>. What this means can vary widely; one semi-retired editor who previously made thousands of edits per month may only make a few hundred, while another semi-retired editor may only drop by to edit every couple of months. Regardless, the point is that communication with a semi-retired editor is still possible, though they may take a very long time to respond.</p> </section> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(3)"> <span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span> <h2 id="Pending_sanctions" data-mw-thread-id="h-Pending_sanctions"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Pending_sanctions"></span>Pending sanctions<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Pending_sanctions"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Retiring&action=edit&section=3&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Pending sanctions" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span>  </div> <section class="mf-section-3 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-3"> <p>If an editor puts up a retired banner when being (or likely to be) the subject of a discussion at <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrator%27s_Noticeboard?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Administrator's Noticeboard">WP:Administrator's Noticeboard</a>, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:ANI?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:ANI">WP:ANI</a>, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:AE?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:AE">WP:AE</a>, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:ARBR?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:ARBR">WP:ARBR</a> or any other administrative board where sanctions are issued, it should never be used as a reason to discontinue a discussion. Because editors are not actually required to participate in these discussions (although it is recommended, see <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:COMMUNICATE?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:COMMUNICATE">WP:COMMUNICATE</a>), a retired banner or lack of willingness to participate will not stop potential sanctions from being issues by the community, as the banner is not a shield or defense.</p> </section> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(4)"> <span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span> <h2 id="Tools_used_in_retiring" data-mw-thread-id="h-Tools_used_in_retiring"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Tools_used_in_retiring"></span>Tools used in retiring<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Tools_used_in_retiring"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Retiring&action=edit&section=4&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Tools used in retiring" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span>  </div> <section class="mf-section-4 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-4"> <ul> <li><span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Template:Retired?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Template:Retired">Retired</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> and <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Template:Semi-retired?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Template:Semi-retired">Semi-retired</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> – Templates users place on their user page to announce their status as retired.</li> <li><span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Template:User_EX-WP?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Template:User EX-WP">User EX-WP</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> – <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Userboxes?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Userboxes">Userbox</a> that serves the same purpose as the above templates.</li> <li><span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Template:Not_around?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Template:Not around">Not around</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> – A template that can be placed on the talk pages of users who have been gone from Wikipedia for a long time (with no "official" retirement).</li> <li><span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Template:Nobots?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Template:Nobots">Nobots</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> – A template that prevents <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:BOT?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:BOT">bots</a> from posting automated messages to a retired user's talk page.</li> <li><span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Template:Can%27t_retire?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Template:Can't retire">Can't retire</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> – Used for users who want to retire, but can't stay away from Wikipedia.</li> <li><span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Template:Considering_retirement?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Template:Considering retirement">Considering retirement</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> – For users who are considering retirement, and may or may not do so.</li> </ul> </section> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(5)"> <span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span> <h2 id="See_also" data-mw-thread-id="h-See_also"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-See_also"></span>See also<span data-mw-comment-end="h-See_also"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Retiring&action=edit&section=5&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: See also" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span>  </div> <section class="mf-section-5 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-5"> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Courtesy_vanishing?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Courtesy vanishing">Wikipedia:Courtesy vanishing</a> – additional, optional rights that a user has when retiring in order to make their account "vanish".</li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Missing_Wikipedians?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Missing Wikipedians">Missing Wikipedians</a> – a list of Wikipedians who have permanently left.</li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"> <h3 id="Essays" data-mw-thread-id="h-Essays-See_also"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Essays-See_also"></span>Essays<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Essays-See_also"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Retiring&action=edit&section=6&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Essays" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <ul> <li><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=http://meatballwiki.org/wiki/GoodBye" class="extiw" title="meatball:GoodBye">meatball:GoodBye</a> – On sincere and insincere departures in response to conflict</li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Tired?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Tired">WP:Tired</a> – What one might do when one is simply tired of it all.</li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_be_high-maintenance?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Don't be high-maintenance">WP:Don't be high-maintenance</a> – The community has little patience for "I'm gonna quit if I don't get my way" threats</li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Leave_gracefully?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Leave gracefully">WP:Leave gracefully</a> - If you choose to leave the project, do so in a graceful and dignified fashion</li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/User:Ritchie333/Don%27t_template_the_retirees?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="User:Ritchie333/Don't template the retirees">Don't template the retirees</a> - Respect retirement by considering the effects of automated tools on editors who have left</li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/User:Fir0002/Retirement?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="User:Fir0002/Retirement">User:Fir0002/Retirement</a> - An explanation by an established editor on why they chose to retire.</li> <li><a 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title="Wikipedia:User access levels">accounts</a> and <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Administration?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Human_and_legal_administration" title="Wikipedia:Administration">governance</a> </div></th> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:User_access_levels?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Unregistered_users" title="Wikipedia:User access levels">Unregistered (IP) users</a></th> <td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"> <div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Why_create_an_account%3F?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Why create an account?">Why create an account?</a></li> <li><a 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<th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Registered users</th> <td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"> <div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:New_account?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:New account">New account</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Logging_in?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Help:Logging in">Logging in</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Reset_password?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Help:Reset password">Reset passwords</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Username_policy?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Username policy">Username policy</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Changing_username?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Changing username">Changing username</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Usernames_for_administrator_attention?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Usernames for administrator attention">Usernames for administrator attention</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Unified_login?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Unified login">Unified login or SUL</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Sockpuppetry?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Legit" title="Wikipedia:Sockpuppetry">Alternate account</a></li> </ul> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Account security</th> <td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" 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title="Wikipedia:Administrators' guide/Blocking">Admin's guide</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrators%27_guide/Blocking/Tools?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Administrators' guide/Blocking/Tools">Tools</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Autoblock?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Autoblock">Autoblock</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Appealing_a_block?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Appealing a block">Appealing a block</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Guide_to_appealing_blocks?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Guide to appealing blocks">Guide to appealing blocks</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Unblock_Ticket_Request_System?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Unblock Ticket Request System">UTRS Unblock Ticket Request System</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Blocking_IP_addresses?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Blocking IP addresses">Blocking IP addresses</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Range_blocks" class="extiw" title="mw:Help:Range blocks">Range blocks</a></li> <li><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Range_blocks/IPv6" class="extiw" title="mw:Help:Range blocks/IPv6">IPv6</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Open_proxies?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Open proxies">Open proxies</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Banning_policy?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Banning policy">Banning policy</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee/Ban_appeals?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/Ban appeals">ArbCom appeals</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Sanctions?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Sanctions">Sanctions</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Editing_restrictions?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Editing restrictions">Personal sanctions</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:General_sanctions?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:General sanctions">General sanctions</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Contentious_topics?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Contentious topics">Contentious topics</a> and <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration_enforcement_log?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration enforcement log">Log</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Sanctions_(essay)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Sanctions (essay)">Essay</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Indefinite_is_not_infinite?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Indefinite is not infinite">Indef ≠ infinite</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Long-term_abuse?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Long-term abuse">Long-term abuse</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Standard_offer?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Standard offer">Standard offer</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Global_actions?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Global actions">Global actions</a></li> </ul> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related to accounts</th> <td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"> <div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Sockpuppetry?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Sockpuppetry">Sockpuppetry</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Single-purpose_account?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Single-purpose account">Single-purpose account</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Sleeper_account?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Sleeper account">Sleeper account</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Vandalism-only_account?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Vandalism-only account">Vandalism-only account</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikibreak?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Wikibreak">Wikibreak</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_User_scripts/Scripts/WikiBreak_Enforcer?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject User scripts/Scripts/WikiBreak Enforcer">Enforcer</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Retiring</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Courtesy_vanishing?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Courtesy vanishing">Courtesy vanishing</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Clean_start?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Clean start">Clean start</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/User:Worm_That_Turned/Quiet_return?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="User:Worm That Turned/Quiet return">Quiet return</a></li> </ul></li> </ul> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:User_access_levels?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:User access levels">User groups</a><br> and <a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User_groups%23Global_user_groups" class="extiw" title="m:User groups">global user groups</a></th> <td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"> <div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_permissions?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Requests for permissions">Requests for permissions</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_permissions/Administrator_instructions?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Requests for permissions/Administrator instructions">Admin instructions</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrators%27_guide/Granting_and_revoking_user_rights?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Administrators' guide/Granting and revoking user rights">Admin guide</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Account_creator?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Account creator">Account creator</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_permissions/Account_creator?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Requests for permissions/Account creator">PERM</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:User_access_levels?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Confirmed_users" title="Wikipedia:User access levels">(Auto) confirmed</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_permissions/Confirmed?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Requests for permissions/Confirmed">PERM</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Autopatrolled?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Autopatrolled">Autopatrolled</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_permissions/Autopatrolled?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Requests for permissions/Autopatrolled">PERM</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:AutoWikiBrowser?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:AutoWikiBrowser">AutoWikiBrowser</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_permissions/AutoWikiBrowser?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Requests for permissions/AutoWikiBrowser">PERM</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Bot_policy?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Bot policy">Bot</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Bots/Requests_for_approval?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval">Request</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Edit_filter_helper?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Edit filter helper">Edit filter helper</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Edit_filter_noticeboard?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Edit filter noticeboard">Request</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Event_coordinator?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Event coordinator">Event coordinator</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_permissions/Event_coordinator?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Requests for permissions/Event coordinator">PERM</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:User_access_levels?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Extendedconfirmed" title="Wikipedia:User access levels">Extended confirmed</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_permissions/Extended_confirmed?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Requests for permissions/Extended confirmed">PERM</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:File_mover?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:File mover">File mover</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_permissions/File_mover?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Requests for permissions/File mover">PERM</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:IP_block_exemption?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:IP block exemption">IP block exempt</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Unblock_Ticket_Request_System?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Unblock Ticket Request System">Request</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Mass_message_senders?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Mass message senders">Mass message sender</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_permissions/Mass_message_sender?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Requests for permissions/Mass message sender">PERM</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:New_pages_patrol/Reviewers?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:New pages patrol/Reviewers">New page reviewer</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_permissions/New_page_reviewer?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Requests for permissions/New page reviewer">PERM</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Page_mover?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Page mover">Page mover</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_permissions/Page_mover?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Requests for permissions/Page mover">PERM</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Reviewing_pending_changes?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Reviewing pending changes">Pending changes reviewer</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_permissions/Pending_changes_reviewer?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Requests for permissions/Pending changes reviewer">PERM</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Rollback?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Rollback">Rollback</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_permissions/Rollback?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Requests for permissions/Rollback">PERM</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Template_editor?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Template editor">Template editor</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_permissions/Template_editor?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Requests for permissions/Template editor">PERM</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Global_rights_policy?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Global rights policy">Global rights policy</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Volunteer_Response_Team?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Volunteer Response Team">Volunteer Response Team</a></li> </ul></li> </ul> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Advanced user groups</th> <td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"> <div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrators?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Administrators">Administrator</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_adminship?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Requests for adminship">RfA</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Bureaucrats?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Bureaucrats">Bureaucrat</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_adminship?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Current_nominations_for_bureaucratship" title="Wikipedia:Requests for adminship">RfB</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:CheckUser?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:CheckUser">CheckUser</a> and <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Oversight?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Oversight">Oversight</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee/CheckUser_and_Oversight?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Appointments" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/CheckUser and Oversight">Request</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Edit_filter?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Edit filter">Edit filter manager</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Edit_filter_noticeboard?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Edit filter noticeboard">Request</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Interface_administrators?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Interface administrators">Interface administrator</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Bureaucrats%27_noticeboard?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Bureaucrats' noticeboard">Request</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Role_of_Jimmy_Wales?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Founder_flag" title="Wikipedia:Role of Jimmy Wales">Founder</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:User_access_levels?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Importers_and_transwiki_importers" title="Wikipedia:User access levels">Importer</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:User_access_levels?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Researcher" title="Wikipedia:User access levels">Researcher</a></li> </ul> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Committees?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Committees">Committees</a> and related</th> <td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"> <div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee">Arbitration Committee</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Bot_Approvals_Group?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Bot Approvals Group">Bot approvals group</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Functionaries?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Functionaries">Functionaries</a></li> <li>Clerks <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Sockpuppet_investigations/SPI/Clerks?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/SPI/Clerks">SPI clerks</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee/Clerks?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/Clerks">ArbCom clerks</a></li> </ul></li> </ul> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Administration?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Administration">Governance</a></th> <td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"> <div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Administration?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Administration">Administration</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:FAQ/Administrators?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:FAQ/Administrators">FAQ</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Formal_organization?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Formal organization">Formal organization</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Editorial_oversight_and_control?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Editorial oversight and control">Editorial oversight and control</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Quality_control?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Quality control">Quality control</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikimedia_Foundation?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Wikimedia Foundation">Wikimedia Foundation</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikimedia_Foundation?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Board_of_Trustees" title="Wikipedia:Wikimedia 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