This page lists failed discussions on Wikipedia:Requests for adminship that were started after April 2004, which is when requests for adminships started being listed on separate pages. The links below are of nominations for candidates whose usernames began with the letter Z at the time of their first nomination, and nominations that followed are included where known.
A summary of the reason for the unsuccessful candidacy is included in most cases:
- failed means the candidate received fewer support than oppose votes;
- consensus not reached means the candidate received at least as many support as oppose votes, but support was deemed by bureaucrats to be insufficient;
- withdrawn by bureaucrat usually means that a bureaucrat judged that the nomination could not have succeeded at the time of withdrawal;
- withdrawn by candidate and all other reasons. No inference should be drawn from this wording. If you want to know exactly why the nominee was not promoted, follow the nominee's RfA link.
See also: List of failed RfAs (Chronological)
- zach111493, 11 January 2007 - withdrawn by bureaucrat at (0/2/0)
- Zachary crimsonwolf, 20 June 2007 - withdrawn by admin EVula at (3/7/3)
- Zack3rdbb, 21 December 2006 - withdrawn by bureaucrat Essjay at (1/5/0)
- Zanaq, 30 March 2006 - withdrawn by candidate at (5/23/5)
- Zappa.jake, 1 June 2006 - failed (19/32/5)
- Zapptastic, 12 September 2006 - consensus not reached (24/13/3)
- Zappaz, 13 September 2005 - withdrawn by candidate at (15/15/6)
- Zazzer, 18 February 2007 - withdrawn by admin (aeropagitica) at (2/21/0)
- Zereshk, 27 October 2005 - withdrawn by candidate at (4/6/0)
- Zginder, 13 May 2008 - closed per snow at (8/34/9)
- Zhudyzhu, 13 June 2006 - withdrawn by candidate at (0/2/0)
- Ziggy Sawdust, 3 June 2008, closed per WP:SNOW at (1/9/1)
- Zink Dawg, 22 November 2009, closed per WP:NOTNOW at (0/1/1)
- Zippybonzo, not elected, at 17.77% in the October 2024 elections
- Zpb52, 19 May 2006 - no consensus (21/21/7)
- ZooFari, 17 December - closed per per WP:NOTNOW by Balloonman (2/4/2)
- ZooFari 2, 6 April 2009, withdrawn by candidate at (5/14/4)
- ZooFari 3, 5 October 2009, withdrawn by candidate at (17/19/7)
- ZooPro, 11 May 2009, no result
- ZooPro, 26 September 2009, closed per WP:NOTNOW at (2/12/4)
- ZooPro, 22 February 2010, closed per WP:NOTNOW at (1/10/3)
- ZooPro, 7 April 2011, closed per WP:SNOW at (2/20/2)
- Zppix, 14 April 2016, closed per WP:SNOW at (0/8/0)
- Zsinj, 3 March 2006 - failed (7/15/8)
- Zsinj, 23 August 2006 - promoted (59/2/1)
- Zzuuzz, 16 September 2006 - withdrawn by candidate (55/16/7)
- Zzuuzz, 17 February 2007 - promoted (42/1/1)
- Zxcvbnm, 8 August 2005 - failed (8/13/6)
- Zxcvbnm, 2 September 2005 - withdrawn by user at (1/13/3)
- Zzyzx11, 3 May 2005 - consensus not reached (15/8/2)
- Zzyzx11, 6 June 2005 - promoted (37/1/0)