We have 99 sysops. Does #100 get a prize? Or at least a mention in Wikipedia:Announcements? -- Tim Starling 08:02 17 Jul 2003 (UTC)
(An update - looks like FYCTravis was, indeed, 500th...)
I thought some people might be interested to note this. It looks like User:FCYTravis and User:Y0u are both about to have their voting periods close in the next few hours with a clear consensus for acceptance (congratulations to both)... and Special:Statistics tells me that currently:
Okay, if you include past admins who've had the powers removed, or gave them up, the "500th admin" milestone passed some time ago, but I was quite amused to notice it, and suspected someone else might also be. Shimgray 30 June 2005 16:48 (UTC)
In case people are interested, we've currently got 743 admins; it's a bit unclear how some votes will go, but one of User:Eliezer, User:Croat Canuck or User:W.marsh will almost certainly be our 750th admin in a couple of days. (This doesn't count those who were admined and have since been de-admined, mind you).
This is a pretty impressive rate - #500, User:FCYTravis, was only made an admin on July 1 this year! Shimgray | talk | 00:12, 21 December 2005 (UTC)
We also have a lot of new users (Myself included) trying there luck at the RfA. Of course they failed, but even they seem to covet being a sysop. -- Eddie 07:36, 25 December 2005 (UTC)
With all this talk of the RFA process being broken, or needing revision, or needing less rubbish on the top, an important (or at least fun) milestone is creeping up on us: Wikipedia will soon have 1,000 Administrators on the English-language edition: there are 988, as of today.
For those of you who aren't already admins, this might be an interesting time to toss your name out there. For those of you who are already admins, maybe you've got someone you consider a great editor who would make a good candidate. Now might be the time to start asking. Wouldn't it be cool to be able to say you were/nominated/helped promote the 1K Administrator? :) -- Firsfron of Ronchester 03:52, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
I also envisage a race among the 'crats as to who will promote the 1000th admin. :D Awyong Jeffrey Mordecai Salleh 10:40, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
Here is a cool little thing we could put on the rfa page:
{{#ifexpr: {{NUMBEROFADMINS}} < 1000|We still haven't got 1000 admins yet..... only {{NUMBEROFADMINS}} which means we have {{#expr:1000 - {{NUMBEROFADMINS}}}} to go!|<div style="background: lightgreen; border: 3px solid green">WE have {{NUMBEROFADMINS}} admins, which means we have reached 1000!!!!!</div>}}
which generates
We still haven't got 1000 admins yet..... only 855 which means we have 145 to go!
GeorgeMoney (
talk) 20:31, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
Because you'll start a fight and people will be squabbling to get there first. It's the same reason they don't have an official count of suicides off the Golden Gate Bridge. It's hard to believe but apparentlyh they worry it will be a magnet for people trying to commit suicide i.e. be the 1000th victim. Actually that analogy seems quite apt ;) David D. (Talk) 22:29, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
Given this observation Georgemoneys admin counter needs to look like this:
{{#ifexpr: {{NUMBEROFADMINS}} < 1000|We still haven't got 1000 active admins yet..... only {{NUMBEROFADMINS}} which means we have {{#expr:1000 - {{NUMBEROFADMINS}}}} to go. However, since 40 admin have been desysopped for various reasons, to date, wikipedia has actually promoted {{#expr:40 + {{NUMBEROFADMINS}}}} users to admin status.|<div style="background: lightgreen; border: 3px solid green">WE have {{NUMBEROFADMINS}} active admins, which means we have reached 1000!!!!!</div>}}
To giv ethe following output:
We still haven't got 1000 active admins yet..... only 855 which means we have 145 to go. However, since 40 admin have been desysopped for various reasons, to date, wikipedia has actually promoted 895 users to admin status.
David D. (Talk) 05:31, 24 August 2006 (UTC)
Ha ha, by getting resysopped, Jaranda has messed with our 1000th admin count ;-).
NoSeptember 23:33, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
Well ignoring me, and it's likely Guinnog or Netsnipe, I don't count.
Jaranda
wat's sup 23:58, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
Well try to, I only regained adminship back to try to help out with those horrible backlogs in the images while I'm not editing much because of school and my soon going to be job in Best Buy, only coming for homework and hurricanes. Try to count the other one, as I don't want to be the 1,000th :p Jaranda wat's sup 00:13, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
Now that Guinnog has been promoted, it looks like Xyrael will be # 1000 and September 2nd will be the date (The month of September is a good month for it :). NoSeptember 14:12, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
This whole discussion seems a good argument for not tracking who the 1000th admin is. ++ Lar: t/ c 17:48, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
OK, from whats going on right now there are 4 main possibilities:
Let the countdown really begin!!!! Like 1999 all over again!!! weeee!!! :D --
Legolost
EVIL, EVIL! 07:07, 2 September 2006 (UTC)
And the winner is User:Xyrael! -- tariqabjotu 11:44, 2 September 2006 (UTC)
We have 99 sysops. Does #100 get a prize? Or at least a mention in Wikipedia:Announcements? -- Tim Starling 08:02 17 Jul 2003 (UTC)
(An update - looks like FYCTravis was, indeed, 500th...)
I thought some people might be interested to note this. It looks like User:FCYTravis and User:Y0u are both about to have their voting periods close in the next few hours with a clear consensus for acceptance (congratulations to both)... and Special:Statistics tells me that currently:
Okay, if you include past admins who've had the powers removed, or gave them up, the "500th admin" milestone passed some time ago, but I was quite amused to notice it, and suspected someone else might also be. Shimgray 30 June 2005 16:48 (UTC)
In case people are interested, we've currently got 743 admins; it's a bit unclear how some votes will go, but one of User:Eliezer, User:Croat Canuck or User:W.marsh will almost certainly be our 750th admin in a couple of days. (This doesn't count those who were admined and have since been de-admined, mind you).
This is a pretty impressive rate - #500, User:FCYTravis, was only made an admin on July 1 this year! Shimgray | talk | 00:12, 21 December 2005 (UTC)
We also have a lot of new users (Myself included) trying there luck at the RfA. Of course they failed, but even they seem to covet being a sysop. -- Eddie 07:36, 25 December 2005 (UTC)
With all this talk of the RFA process being broken, or needing revision, or needing less rubbish on the top, an important (or at least fun) milestone is creeping up on us: Wikipedia will soon have 1,000 Administrators on the English-language edition: there are 988, as of today.
For those of you who aren't already admins, this might be an interesting time to toss your name out there. For those of you who are already admins, maybe you've got someone you consider a great editor who would make a good candidate. Now might be the time to start asking. Wouldn't it be cool to be able to say you were/nominated/helped promote the 1K Administrator? :) -- Firsfron of Ronchester 03:52, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
I also envisage a race among the 'crats as to who will promote the 1000th admin. :D Awyong Jeffrey Mordecai Salleh 10:40, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
Here is a cool little thing we could put on the rfa page:
{{#ifexpr: {{NUMBEROFADMINS}} < 1000|We still haven't got 1000 admins yet..... only {{NUMBEROFADMINS}} which means we have {{#expr:1000 - {{NUMBEROFADMINS}}}} to go!|<div style="background: lightgreen; border: 3px solid green">WE have {{NUMBEROFADMINS}} admins, which means we have reached 1000!!!!!</div>}}
which generates
We still haven't got 1000 admins yet..... only 855 which means we have 145 to go!
GeorgeMoney (
talk) 20:31, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
Because you'll start a fight and people will be squabbling to get there first. It's the same reason they don't have an official count of suicides off the Golden Gate Bridge. It's hard to believe but apparentlyh they worry it will be a magnet for people trying to commit suicide i.e. be the 1000th victim. Actually that analogy seems quite apt ;) David D. (Talk) 22:29, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
Given this observation Georgemoneys admin counter needs to look like this:
{{#ifexpr: {{NUMBEROFADMINS}} < 1000|We still haven't got 1000 active admins yet..... only {{NUMBEROFADMINS}} which means we have {{#expr:1000 - {{NUMBEROFADMINS}}}} to go. However, since 40 admin have been desysopped for various reasons, to date, wikipedia has actually promoted {{#expr:40 + {{NUMBEROFADMINS}}}} users to admin status.|<div style="background: lightgreen; border: 3px solid green">WE have {{NUMBEROFADMINS}} active admins, which means we have reached 1000!!!!!</div>}}
To giv ethe following output:
We still haven't got 1000 active admins yet..... only 855 which means we have 145 to go. However, since 40 admin have been desysopped for various reasons, to date, wikipedia has actually promoted 895 users to admin status.
David D. (Talk) 05:31, 24 August 2006 (UTC)
Ha ha, by getting resysopped, Jaranda has messed with our 1000th admin count ;-).
NoSeptember 23:33, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
Well ignoring me, and it's likely Guinnog or Netsnipe, I don't count.
Jaranda
wat's sup 23:58, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
Well try to, I only regained adminship back to try to help out with those horrible backlogs in the images while I'm not editing much because of school and my soon going to be job in Best Buy, only coming for homework and hurricanes. Try to count the other one, as I don't want to be the 1,000th :p Jaranda wat's sup 00:13, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
Now that Guinnog has been promoted, it looks like Xyrael will be # 1000 and September 2nd will be the date (The month of September is a good month for it :). NoSeptember 14:12, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
This whole discussion seems a good argument for not tracking who the 1000th admin is. ++ Lar: t/ c 17:48, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
OK, from whats going on right now there are 4 main possibilities:
Let the countdown really begin!!!! Like 1999 all over again!!! weeee!!! :D --
Legolost
EVIL, EVIL! 07:07, 2 September 2006 (UTC)
And the winner is User:Xyrael! -- tariqabjotu 11:44, 2 September 2006 (UTC)