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[[File:Active_editors_at_the_English_Wikipedia_2001–2023.png|thumb|The number of [[metawiki:Research:Wikistats metrics/Active editors|active editors]] (registered accounts making 5+ edits in a given month) has been stable at the English Wikipedia since about 2013. Even though the overall volume is holding steady, we miss many of the individuals who used to contribute here.]]

 

 

==Purpose of this list==

The purpose of this list is to provide a reminder of those who have left. Please do not add users with fewer than ~1,000 edits. Do not add people unless you are certain they have left. Do not add anonymous users identified by their IP address or (for [[WP:USEMODDOMAIN|UseModWiki-era accounts]]) domain names; they may have a roaming IP address or possibly created an account to contribute. Do not add [[Wikipedia:Banning policy|banned]] users, or yourself. Leave a message on the person's talk page to let them know that you have added them to this list; they can remove themselves if they ever return. [[:Category:Retired Wikipedians|Retired Wikipedians]] who do not wish to be listed may also remove themselves.

 

:*Generally, editors who have gradually adopted a pattern of occasional editing interspersed with long breaks should not be listed merely because they are on one of their breaks.

:*Editors who return are no longer "missing" and therefore should be removed from the list.

 

==Numbers and other characters==

* {{UserM|*drew|}} – Last contribution on May 1, 2011. Editing slowed down heavily after October 2007, only making four edits since then which were to archive their talk page, with their last edit adding a busy status on their userpage. Has made no edits since then.

* {{UserM|7}} – Former administrator who was particularly active at [[Wikipedia:Administrator intervention against vandalism|AIV]] and [[Wikipedia:Usernames for administrator attention|UAA]]. Last edit was on August 25, 2015.

* {{UserM|16@r|}} – Last edit 5-5-2021, last global edit on French Wikipedia 5-8-2021. Prolific contributor with over 31,000 edits and 4,788 created pages. Editing slowed down significantly after 2008, making only sporadic edits afterwards, until a stop in late 2013. Made a brief return in 2021, making 16 edits until their final edit. First edit was made on January 26, 2006.

* {{UserM|17Drew}} – Former administrator, previously [[User:ShadowHalo]]. Made almost 21,000 edits; the last two, in 2008, pointed to his new account [[user:PiracyFundsTerrorism]], which made sporadic edits in July–August 2009 and March–May 2011. Was desysopped for inactivity in 2011.

* {{UserM|21655|}} – Retired on [[Special:Diff/445757654|August 20, 2011]]. A highly active vandal-fighter with over 10,000 edits in 2008, but made only a few hundred over the following three years.

 

==A==

* {{UserM|A930913|}} – Last edited frequently in April 2016. Made 10,655 edits to Wikipedia. Edited their user page on February 15, 2021 to post they are now retired. Subsequently made one final edit on February 3, 2023; has not edited since.

* {{UserM|AAA!|}} – Placed wikibreak templates on user and talk pages on October 27, 2009; edited user page on August 9, 2010. Returned to make one page move in March 2014.

* {{UserM|Aaron|}} – Last edit July 10, 2012. First edit December 7, 2002.

* {{UserM|Aaron-Tripel|}} – Last edit October 7, 2014.

* {{UserM|ABCD}} – Active 2004 through 2006, his editing dropped in 2007 although he [[Special:Diff/328895688|officially marked a wikibreak in 2009]]. ABCD made his last edit on February 17, 2021 and was subsequently de-sysopped for inactivity.

* {{UserM|Abelmoschus Esculentus|}} – A prolific countervandalism and AfC editor and user script developer; he made over 48,000 edits and about 250 with [[Special:Contributions/Abelmoschus Esculentus (alt)|his alternate account]]. Last edited with his main account on February 27, 2019 by [[Special:Diff/885345865|adding a Wikibreak enforcer to his common.js]], though he put up <nowiki>{{retired}}</nowiki> templates with his alt the next day. Last edited with his alt with [[Special:Diff/893860652|an RfA vote]] on April 24, 2019.

* {{UserM|AbigailAbernathy|}} – Active 2011 through 2014, her edits reduced to a handful annually and her last edit was October 12, 2021.

* {{UserM|Abrech|}} – Active [[Wikipedia:Huggle|Huggle]] user who stopped editing for a long time after June 2, 2008. Made a handful of edits on March 16, 2013. Made 3 edits on March 13, 2022, and another 3 on German Wikipedia late that year; has not edited any Wikimedia projects since.

* {{UserM|Acetic Acid}} – A 2005 editor, they made 176 edits in 2006, only 29 edits in 2007, with a final edit on July 29, 2015.

* {{UserM|ACSE|}} – Japanese Wikipedian with 42,000 edits over 5 years. Last edit October 19, 2011. Requested for his user page to be deleted on the same day.

* {{UserM|Active Banana|}} – Last contribution June 12, 2011.

* {{UserM|Adam Carr|}} – Started contributing in September 2003. After many months of increasing frustration, stopped editing regularly on February 15, 2007, then posted on May 6 that he would no longer contribute to Wikipedia. Made a few sporadic edits afterwards, the last on June 7, 2015.

* {{UserM|Adambro}} – Last edit October 4, 2012.

* {{UserM|AgentPeppermint|}} – Last edit November 23, 2008; returned on January 20, 2010 to blank the user page and post a farewell notice. Made sporadic edits in 2011–2013.

* {{UserM|Agnte|}} – Prolific editor on Australian topics. Began trailing off in 2006, took most of the following year off and edits dwindled further. Last edit June 19, 2011.

* {{UserM|Akradecki}} – Administrator with a keen interest in aviation; last mainspace edit March 16, 2010. Made three edits in userspace in March 2015; has not edited since.

* {{UserM|Aksi great}} – Prolific Indian Wikipedian, has not edited regularly since May 2008 with the exception of a brief period in August 2010. Last edit November 26, 2011.

* {{UserM|Alan Liefting|}} – Last edit June 5, 2015. First edit January 3, 2004. Over 125,000 edits. Has not returned after his last [[Wikipedia:Blocking policy|block]] expired. Made one edit on July 28, 2019. Subsequently made several edits on Wikimedia Commons in November 2022; has not edited any Wikimedia projects since.

* {{UserM|Alan16|}} – Last contribution November 23, 2018, which was to blank their userpage. Previous edit was made almost 6 years before final edit, with past edits becoming sporadic after 2010. First edit was made on May 25, 2008.

* {{UserM|AlbertSM|}} – Prolific contributor, [[Wikipedia:Reviewing pending changes|pending changes reviewer]] with 43,016 edits. Consistently active from March 2006 until unexplained full stop in March 2014. As of April 2022, 8 years after going dormant, was still in the top 2200 of the [[WP:MOSTEDITS|most prolific editors]] ever.

* {{UserM|Alex Bakharev}} – Former administrator who last edited on August 24, 2022. Was desysopped for inactivity in 2023. Made two subsequent edits on Russian Wikipedia, in September 2022 and August 2023; has not edited any Wikimedia projects since.

* {{UserM|AliveFreeHappy}} – A ten year-editor, their last edit was April 27, 2017. Made three subsequent edits on Wikimedia Commons in October 2019; has not edited any Wikimedia projects since.

* {{UserM|Allens|}} – Last contribution August 11, 2012.

* {{UserM|Allstarecho|}} – Former prolific contributor and [[Wikipedia:Rollback|rollbacker]] with 41,100 edits. Created 4,911 pages. Consistently active from September 2007 to August 2009. Made a few sporadic edits since, the last of which was in June 2012. As of February 2020, 11 years after first becoming inactive, Allstarecho was still in the top 2000 [[WP:MOSTEDITS|most prolific editors]] ever.

* {{UserM|Alpha Monarch|}} – Was a [[Wikipedia:Pending changes reviewer|pending changes reviewer]] and [[Wikipedia:Rollback|rollbacker]] with over 3,000 edits. Made his last edit in 2016.

* {{UserM|Ambuj.Saxena|}} – Prolific contributor, who started editing in 2006. Helped in bringing [[Indian Institute of Technology]] and [[Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur]] to featured article status, made last edit on June 20, 2018.

* {{UserM|Amgine|}} – User talk page bears retired banner, declaring in July 2015: "I will simply continue to add the odd contributions to projects I find more welcoming." Made 5 edits afterwards, most recently in October 2017. Made one edit on English Wikinews in November 2023; has not edited any Wikimedia projects since.

* {{UserM|AnakngAraw|}} – Last edit 10-19-2014, last global edit on Tagalog Wikipedia 11-10-2014. Many edits on Asian topics.

* {{UserM|And we drown|}} – Last edit April 3, 2013.

* {{UserM|Anderson|}} – User with over 2,000 edits. [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:MobileDiff/569332660 Posted] on his user page that he was taking a two-week to a month-long break in August 2013, then made his last edit one week later.

* {{UserM|Andreasegde|}} – Prolific editor on [[The Beatles|Beatles]]-related articles. Retired in April 2013 and has not edited since.

* {{UserM|Andrew c}} – Last edit December 26, 2019.

* {{UserM|Andux|}} – Last edit January 1, 2013.

* {{UserM|Andy Marchbanks|}} – Began in 2006. Last edit November 3, 2010.

* {{UserM|AndyZ}} – Last edit February 14, 2011, but no serious activity since July 24, 2008. Made a brief return to editing in June 2020, but has made no edits since then.

* {{UserM|AngelOfSadness}} – Last edit January 29, 2017.

* {{UserM|AngryHarpy|}} – Last edit 2-20-2022, last global edit on Meta-Wiki 10-22-2022.

* {{UserM|Animum}} – Last edit June 13, 2016.

* {{UserM|ANNAfoxlover|}} – Last edit: August 30, 2007 – User talk page notes [[Special:PermaLink/125890352|"''computer problems''"]] since April 25, 2007, which may be related (notice was added by [[User:Deskana]]). Returned in August 2008 for a spell but disappeared again, then briefly returned to make one edit on April 26, 2014, followed by another one on January 6, 2019.

* {{UserM|Anna Lincoln|}} – Last edit April 28, 2022.

* {{UserM|Anonymous anonymous|}} – After [[Special:PermaLink/73260008|announcing her/his retirement]] on September 1, 2006, user returned briefly in December 2006 to leave some seasons' greetings. Most recent edit was one post to own talk page in March 2019.

* {{UserM|Anonymous Dissident}} – Former administrator and bureaucrat with over 47,000 edits between 2007 and 2021, the vast majority of which were prior to 2011. Became one of the youngest editors to ever be granted adminship in [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Anonymous Dissident|September 2007]], at only twelve years of age. Desysopped due to inactivity in 2014; last edit 15 February 2021.

* {{UserM|Ansh666}} – Former administrator with 21,115 edits across both accounts. Made 20,382 edits on original account. Requested to be desysopped on June 11, 2019 and have all rights removed except autopatrol. Moved to {{UserM|Ansh.666|}}, made 733 edits, and placed retirement templates on both accounts September 28, 2023.

* {{UserM|Appraiser}} – Former administrator and prolific contributor, with 42,464 edits and 2,000 pages created from Aug 2006 to Sep 2008, then just 30 random edits before unexplained full stop in March 2012. As of March 2020, over 11 years after first going virtually dormant, was still in the top 1900 of [[WP:MOSTEDITS|most prolific editors]] ever.

* {{UserM|Aranel}} – Last edit May 31, 2013; previous edit September 1, 2005.

* {{UserM|Aranho|}} – Last edit March 20, 2016.

* {{UserM|Are you ready for IPv6?|}} – Last edit April 30, 2015.

* {{UserM|ArielGold|}} – Contributor to a few GAs, author of several articles and DYKs, and the recipient of dozens of barnstars, her main period of activity was 2007 to 2009 with brief burst of editing in 2013 and finally in 2019.

* {{UserM|Argolin|}} – Last edit October 7, 2014.

* {{UserM|Arriva436|}} – [[Wikipedia:Reviewing pending changes|Pending changes reviewer]] who mainly edited UK transport articles. Last edit January 29, 2013, adding onto their user page a {{tl|semi-retired}} banner along with a notice on why they had left; this was subsequently removed per [[WP:POLEMIC]].

* {{UserM|ARTEST4ECHO|}} – Prolific contributor, [[Wikipedia:Reviewing pending changes|pending changes reviewer]] with 42,000 edits and 1,143 pages created, including extensive work on articles relating to the Latter Day Saint movement, before sudden unexplained full stop in September 2015. As of March 2020, over 4 years after going dormant, was still in the top 2000 of [[WP:MOSTEDITS|most prolific editors]] ever.

* {{UserM|Astral|}} – Retired [[WP:HUGGLE|Huggle]] user; last edit on May 30, 2008. Made one edit almost three years later on May 1, 2011.

* {{UserM|AtheWeatherman|}} – Edited frequently for two years before stopping in December 2009. Made one last edit on November 6, 2010.

* {{UserM|ATS|}} – Added {{tl|Retired}} to user and user talk pages on September 7, 2021. Subsequently returned one year later as {{UserM|DaydreamBelizer|}}, making a further 403 edits between then and March 5, 2023; has not edited since.

* {{UserM|AuburnPilot}} – Last edit May 7, 2022.

* {{UserM|AussieLegend|}} – Last edit on 30 March 2022 with 173,395 edits. His user page states his health issues and states that “If I don't edit in a month or more, you can safely assume that I won't be back.”

* {{UserM|Avenged Eightfold|}}, formerly {{UserM|Red Thunder|}} and {{UserM|Stormtracker94|}} – Active in both content creation and countervandalism; brought [[Backbreaker (video game)]] to [[WP:GA|GA-status]]. After amassing almost 16,000 edits, [[Special:Diff/377053667/377783796|announced in August 2010 that they were on holiday]] and never returned.

* {{UserM|Az1568|}} – Last edit 1-18-2022, last global edit on English Wikibooks 4-1-2024.

* {{UserM|Azalea pomp|}} – Last edit May 4, 2010.

* {{UserM|Azylber|}} – Last edit January 18, 2014.

 

* {{UserM|B.Wind|}} – Last edit on May 6, 2010.

* {{UserM|B. Wolterding|}} – Last edit on March 23, 2010.

* {{UserM|Bahavd Gita|}} – Last edit December 4, 2012.

* {{UserM|Bald Zebra}} – Formerly known as {{UserM|Bettia|}}. Was primarily active from December 2007 through to mid-2011, after which he contributed on a more sporadic basis before becoming almost completely inactive as of 2015. Last edit 26 November 2020.

* {{UserM|Balloonman}} – Last edited on June 12, 2012. Left a retirement notice on his userpage. Has occasionally edited as an IP after his retirement.

* {{UserM|Baristarim|}} – Last edit November 8, 2007, save for one edit on March 18, 2022.

* {{UserM|Barkjon|}} – Last edit August 18, 2015.

* {{UserM|Barney the barney barney|}} – Last edit on September 3, 2014.

* {{UserM|Barras|}} – Last edit 10-25-2015, last global edit on Simple English Wikipedia 1-15-2023.

* {{UserM|Barrettmagic|}} – Last contribution October 19, 2021. Was indefinitely blocked after being compromised.

* {{UserM|Bart133|}} – Last edit on October 19, 2011.

* {{UserM|Begonia Brandbygeana|}} – Made their last edit on July 8, 2013. Contributor with over 4,000 edits. First edit was made on December 18, 2011. No reason was given as to why activity stopped.

* {{UserM|Bejinhan|}} – Stopped actively editing June 2019. Made one mainspace edit in July 2022 and then marked user and user talk pages as retired in January 2023.

* {{UserM|Ben b|}} – Made over 2,400 contributions to Wikipedia. Was very active until July 2014. Last edit on December 13, 2018.

* {{UserM|Bencherlite}} – A ten-year editor, Bencherlite was heavily involved in the [[WP:FAC|featured article]] and [[WP:TFA|TFA]] processes. He essentially stopped editing in December 2017, with his final two edits being made on January 25, 2018.

* {{UserM|Berean Hunter}} – Former administrator and checkuser with over 73,000 edits spanning a 12-year editing career. Active in a variety of different venues, but was a particularly prolific volunteer at [[WP:SPI|SPI]]. Last edited on October 1, 2020, and was desysopped for inactivity the following year.

* {{UserM|Bernstein2291|}} – Last edit July 14, 2013. Made one edit to userpage in April 2016.

* {{UserM|Betsythedevine|}} – [[Betsy Devine]] says to have mostly retired and her userpage says she occasionally edits from a [[Wikipedia:Clean start|clean-start account]]. Continues to do specific type of edits every now and then.

* {{UserM|Bever|}} – Last edit was made on August 24, 2021, in an article. First made was made on May 4, 2013.

* {{UserM|Bgwhite|}} – Last edit March 15, 2020. First edit May 11, 2005. 547,151 edits.

* {{UserM|Biker Biker|}} – Former prolific contributor, [[Wikipedia:Reviewing pending changes|pending changes reviewer]] and [[Wikipedia:Rollback|rollbacker]] with 41,000 edits. Created 6,016 new pages, many dealing with motorcycles and automobiles. Consistently active from May 2009 until unexplained full stop in June 2013. As of February 2020, nearly 7 years after stopping, was still in the top 2000 of [[WP:MOSTEDITS|most prolific editors]] ever.

* {{UserM|BigNate37|}} – Last edit on August 31, 2012.

* {{UserM|Bikeroo|}} – Last edit on April 4, 2015 indicated retirement.

* {{UserM|Bill william compton|}} – Last edit June 8, 2019.

* {{UserM|Bine Mai|}} – Former prolific contributor and [[Wikipedia:Reviewing pending changes|pending changes reviewer]] with 41,700 edits. Created 7,305 pages, active editor of articles relating to rugby, association football and their homeland of Romania. Consistently active from June 2007 to July 2013, then sporadic until unexplained full stop in July 2019. Made one subsequent edit on Wikidata in April 2020; has not edited any Wikimedia projects since. As of February 2020, 7 years after first becoming virtually dormant, was still in the top 2000 of [[WP:MOSTEDITS|most prolific editors]] ever.

* {{UserM|BirgitteSB}} – Wikisource and Wikipedia editor. Last edit in April 2019.

* {{UserM|Black Falcon}} – Last edit August 9, 2020.

* {{UserM|Blackjacks101|}} – Last edited on July 13, 2014, in which user blanked talk page and had userpage deleted. Only made sporadic edits in 2012, and does not appear to have edited actively since May 2011.

* {{UserM|Blanchey|}} – Last edited on February 22, 2023. Their final edit was the creation of their blank user page.

* {{UserM|Blargh29|}} – Last edit February 19, 2010.

* {{UserM|Bleubeatle|}} – Last edit October 6, 2012. Retired "Due to bullying, gaming, lawyering and stalking from disruptive users."

* {{UserM|Blood Red Sandman}} – Administrator. Last edit 7-22-2020, last global edit on English Wikinews 8-10-2020.

* {{UserM|BloodDoll|}} – Last edited in July 2019, then stopped abruptly. Came back on August 4, 2021 to make numerous automated edits.

* {{UserM|Bluegoblin7|}} – Most active on [[Simple English Wikipedia]], Bluegoblin7 essentially retired from editing in January 2015, only making one edit on August 24, 2015 and no edits since then.

* {{UserM|Bmicomp}} – Former administrator, focus on articles relating to Chicago. Made full stop on September 28, 2014, returned for a moment with a single edit on January 14, 2017, and briefly returned once again making an edit on March 27, 2022.

* {{UserM|Boadrummer|}} – Left April 27, 2009, did not announce departure. Later made three edits in July 2011 and one to own userpage on October 25, 2013. Had a large number of edits mostly related to music.

* {{UserM|BoogerD|}} – Last edit October 2, 2020.

* {{UserM|BoringHistoryGuy|}} – Last edit February 13, 2022.

* {{UserM|Boson}} – A fifteen-year editor, Boson asked to be desysopped in November 2018 saying [[Special:Diff/868948870|they would "not be able to devote as much time to the project"]] afterward unsubscribed from newsletters and never edited again.

* {{UserM|Brambleberry of RiverClan|}} – Last edit June 18, 2018.

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* {{UserM|Bratsche}} – Main period of activity was in 2005. Reduced engagement with Wikipedia from March 2006, contributing only sporadically for the next thirteen years. Made one final edit on April 1, 2019 at the [[WP:BN|bureaucrats' noticeboard]] to request desysopping.

* {{UserM|BrendelSignature}} – Administrator. Last edit January 27, 2013.

* {{UserM|Brian}} – Formerly {{UserM|Brian New Zealand|}}. Regular editing dried up in 2013, and his last edit was in January 2018. Brian had contributed to Wikipedia (and other WMF projects) since 2005. He was a highly active member of the [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Volunteer_Response_Team OTRS team] (now superceded by the Volunteer Response Team, or "VRT").

* {{UserM|Bullzeye|}} – Stopped editing in early February 2010.

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==C==

* {{UserM|Callinus|}} – Last edit June 5, 2019.

* {{UserM|Caltrop}} – Last edit February 5, 2022.

* {{UserM|Calvin999|}} – A formerly frequent editor of various music-related articles. No activity since May 9, 2023.

* {{UserM|Can't sleep, clown will eat me}} – Former administrator and prolific vandal fighter with over 101,000 edits. Last edit was on April 1, 2008; he made a number of questionable blocks in May and July which led to his eventual [[Special:Diff/226543619/226544350|desysopping]] on July 19 pending communication with [[WP:ARB|ArbCom]]. Has not been heard from since. Made one edit on Wikimedia Commons in March 2010; has not edited any Wikimedia projects since.

* {{UserM|Canadianism|}} – Last edit April 8, 2014. First edit August 26, 2005.

* {{UserM|Candlewicke|}} (now {{UserM|CLWE|}}) – Last edit March 28, 2017. 52,784 edits since August 2006.

* {{UserM|Canihaveacookie|}} – First edit December 18, 2007; last edit May 3, 2018, which was to blank their talk page.

* {{UserM|Canoe1967|}} – Last edit May 11, 2014.

* {{UserM|Cantus|}} – Last edit April 23, 2006. Had over 21,000 edits until being blocked for a month on that date due to violating a previous Arbitration Committee decision.

* {{UserM|Captain Disdain|}} – Last edit September 17, 2009. Avid Reference Desk contributor.

* {{UserM|Captain Wikify|}} – Last edit August 10, 2007. Added statement to his [[User:Captain_Wikify|user page]].

* {{UserM|Carbonite}} – Former administrator; last edit February 11, 2006, user page says they've "lost interest in editing here" due to unimportant arguments.

* {{UserM|Casey Abell|}} – [[Special:Diff/174754901|Quit Wikipedia]] concerning the Durova/Giano conflict, at the end of November 2007. Last edit made December 2, 2007, voting on Newyorkbrad's Arbitration Committee election. Made over 11,000 edits. Briefly returned to create [[Victoria Clamp]] in October 2013.

* {{UserM|CasualObserver'48|}} – Last edit December 23, 2018. First edit September 14, 2007.

* {{UserM|Caspian blue|}} – Last edit February 23, 2012, more than a year after preceding edit. Over 35,000 edits, and many new articles mostly related to South Korea.

* {{UserM|Catamorphism|}} – Taking an indefinite break from Wikipedia, according to user's userpage. Last edit July 27, 2006. Reverted vandalism to own userpage in April 2011.

* {{UserM|Catbar}} – Administrator; second to last edit was made on February 20, 2010. Made one final edit on April 18, 2015.

* {{UserM|CateFromArcadia|}} – First edit June 5, 2020; last edit December 7, 2022.

* {{UserM|CatherineMunro}} – Administrator; last edit on March 14, 2015.

* {{UserM|Catchpole|}} (now {{UserM|Hannibalormaybejustrex|}}) – Last contribution December 17, 2020.

* {{UserM|Cavila|}} – Added a "semi-retired" notice to their userpage in February 2011; made a declining number of edits until placing a "retired" notice on May 6, 2012. Made a single edit in October 2020.

* {{UserM|Cdc|}} – Last edit November 25, 2012.

* {{UserM|Celestina007|}} – Last edit May 25, 2022.

* {{UserM|Chamal N}} – Owner of 50 DYKs and two [[Wikipedia:Triple Crown|Triple Crown]]s, he was elected admin months after registering in 2008. Chamal N made three edits in 2014, one on 2016, and his final one in 2020.

* {{UserM|CharonX|}} – Last contribution August 20, 2011.

* {{UserM|Cherry blossom tree|}} – Last edit April 24, 2010.

* {{UserM|Chicken Wing|}} – Last edit March 25, 2013, save for two edits on October 22, 2019.

* {{UserM|Chip123456|}} – Last edit February 12, 2018.

* {{UserM|Chris 73}} – Last edit 1-21-2017, last global edit on Commons 9-18-2022.

* {{UserM|ChrisGualtieri|}} – Last edit April 3, 2016.

* {{UserM|Chrishmt0423|}} – Last edit April 8, 2019.

* {{UserM|Christopherlin|}} – Last contribution March 2, 2012.

* {{UserM|ChyranandChloe|}} – Had edited in the areas of [[epidemiology]] and [[virology]] before [[Special:Diff/343844284/350221687|going on a "short wikibreak" in March 2010]]. Last edit was to create [[Talk:Total Nonstop Action Wrestling/FAQ]] four months later.

* {{UserM|CimanyD|}} – Prolific vandal fighter who has not edited regularly since October 30, 2011. Made one edit on November 3, 2011, then placed semi-wikibreak templates on profile and talk page on November 9, 2011. He has not been heard from since.

* {{UserM|CJLL Wright}} – Administrator. Last edit March 31, 2012, after a gap of more than a year. Over 40,000 edits. Indicated that they would shortly be resuming but never did. Founded [[WP:MESO|WikiProject Mesoamerica]] and was a prolific editor there.

* {{UserM|Clamster5|}} – Last edit December 20, 2010. Headed the [[WP:LEM|Lemony Snicket Task Force]] and contributed extensively to ''[[A Series of Unfortunate Events]]''-related articles.

* {{UserM|CliffC|}} – Last contribution March 22, 2013.

* {{UserM|Clio the Muse|}} – Prolific editor at the [[WP:RD|Reference Desks]], particularly on history questions, 2006–2008. Last edit 2010. Left due to marriage/honeymoon and "all of my other commitments, professional, political and personal".

* {{UserM|CloudNine}} – Former Administrator. Last edit January 1, 2018. Admin rights were removed in January 2013 due to inactivity. Does not appear to have edited actively since 2009.

* {{UserM|Cmadler|}} – Last edit July 25, 2018, save for one edit on July 11, 2023.

* {{UserM|Cobaltbluetony}} – Last edit July 17, 2015. Posted Wikibreak template in August 2010, slowed down as a contributor to an eventual stop in the three years to follow. Appears to have given no reason. Returned in June 2014, then edited occasionally for year and a month.

* {{UserM|Computerjoe|}} – Last edit on December 10, 2011.

* {{UserM|ConcernedVancouverite|}} – Last edit October 20, 2013.

* {{UserM|Coolabahapple|}} – Last edit June 24, 2022.

* {{UserM|Cooltobekind|}} – Last edit December 29, 2011.

* {{UserM|Coolug|}} – Last edit January 18, 2013. Later made three edits in 2014, and one last edit in May 2017.

* {{UserM|Corvus cornix|}} – Former prolific contributor, with 40,200 edits. Stopped editing April 2011, saying "Done. Goodbye." in a post stating their [[Special:PermaLink/425616686|reaction to feeling falsely accused of vandalism]]. As of February 2020, 9 years after going dormant, was still in the top 2100 of [[WP:MOSTEDITS|most prolific editors]] ever.

* {{UserM|CowboySpartan|}} – Left retirement notice on userpage April 2, 2012; last edit December 5, 2012.

* {{UserM|Copperchloride|}} – Last edit 11 April 2018.

* {{UserM|Cricket02|}} – Last edit October 17, 2014; first edit August 29, 2006.

* {{UserM|Cricket246|}} – Last edit on August 13, 2018; missing since then.

* {{UserM|Crossmr|}} – Formally retired in April 2012 but made their last edit on February 6, 2013.

* {{UserM|Crosstemplejay|}} Last edit October 8, 2021

* {{UserM|CrowzRSA|}} – He earned numerous good articles and DYKs for music-related content. His prolific editing 2009 through 2011 led to a single edit in 2012, a return to heavy editing 2013-2014, four edits in 2015 and nothing in 2016, another spurt of activity in 2017 and only 18 more edits in 2018 perhaps because he was a college student.

* {{UserM|Cryptic C62|}} – Last edit September 1, 2018, save for one edit on August 20, 2022.

* {{UserM|Crystal Clear x3|}} – Frequent contributor to articles on music, film, and television. Has not edited since September 21, 2013.

* {{UserM|CWY2190|}} – Rollbacker, last edit on July 28, 2013.

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* {{UserM|Cyrus XIII|}} – Last edit November 2, 2015; preceding edit February 6, 2013.

 

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* {{UserM|Darthgriz98}} – Administrator. Announced retirement in July 2008. Returned briefly in January 2009. Last edit August 20, 2009.

* {{UserM|Darth Panda|}} – Edited from November 2005 to February 2009. Announced retirement on February 10. Also edited {{UserM|NocturneNoir|}} (November 30, 2008 – December 13, 2011) and {{UserM|DiscreteIllusion|}} (June 1, 2009 – September 20, 2009, plus six more edits in April 2010). Returned as {{UserM|Town of Cats|}}, which edited only from July to September 2012.

* {{UserM|Da.Tomato.Dude|}} – Disappeared and she never returned. Last edit was on April 29, 2007.

* {{UserM|David Kernow}} – Former administrator and prolific contributor, with 42,960 edits. Created 1,779 new pages. Very active from November 2005 until posting "{{tl|Wikibreak}}" in June 2007{{snd}}, not editing until 2010, briefly returning then and making 28 edits that year on June, July, and October with the last edit being made on October 11, 2010. As of February 2020, 13 years after becoming virtually dormant, was still in the top 2000 of [[WP:MOSTEDITS|most prolific editors]] ever.

* {{UserM|Dbroadwell|}} – Last edit April 22, 2008. Came back to make a few edits on March 7, 2009.

* {{UserM|Deckiller}} – Last edit May 1, 2022.

* {{UserM|Deeb|}} – After a pause of more than two years in editing starting August 3, 2012, returned and edited intermittently from 2015 into early 2019. Made one subsequent edit on April 2, 2021; has not edited since.

* {{UserM|Deepak D'Souza|}} – Last edited in January 2011.

* {{UserM|Fran Rogers}} – [[Wikipedia:Changing username/Simple/Archive68#Krimpet_.E2.86.92 Fran Rogers|originally edited under the name Krimpet]]. She [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Krimpet|received the mop]] in 2007 after only ''three months'' of editing. Her final edit was on December 31, 2014 and was since desysopped for inactivity.

* {{UserM|Francs2000}} – Former bureaucrat, had over 38,000 edits, left good bye message on talk page. Last edit July 15, 2006. First edit September 16, 2003.

* {{UserM|Fratrep|}} – Prolific contributor, with 46,000 edits, including extensive work on disambiguation pages and their links. Massively active from April 2008 to May 2010, a few random edits thereafter until unexplained full stop in October 2010. As of March 2020, nearly 10 years after effectively going dormant, was still in the top 1700 of [[WP:MOSTEDITS|most prolific editors]] ever.

* {{UserM|Freakofnurture}} – Administrator, stopped editing on November 5, 2007; has made some edits in late March 2008.

* {{UserM|Improv}} – Last edit December 26, 2006. Left a note on his user page on January 2, 2007 stating: "''I have left Wikipedia. I do not see it as acceptable to have advertisements, whether they be for brand identity or for a product, on Wikipedia.''" – with a link to a foundation-l reference [https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/foundation-l/2006-December/012848.html]. Edited his userspace March 2, 2007 and March 23, 2010, then made one edit August 23, 2011.

* {{UserM|Imran}} – Last edit February 13, 2005. Left a note on November 3, 2004 to say "''Note: I am (as of Sept 04) currently inactive on Wikipedia''".

* {{UserM|Indon|}} – A regular editor on topics relating to Indonesia. Last edit was in early 2008.

* {{UserM|Inferno, Lord of Penguins|}} – Edited regularly from November 2008 to May 2010. Made a comeback in April 2011 but has not edited since.

* {{UserM|Infogapp1|}} – Last edit November 15, 2020.

* {{UserM|Infrangible|}} – Stopped editing immediately following an unsuccessful RfA. Last edit August 17, 2007.

* {{UserM|Instinct|}} – Last edit on July 8, 2010. Known as Milk's Favorite Cookie until May 2009. Was well known for being an exceptionally productive editor in content creation, particularly in sports articles around American football, baseball, and basketball.

* {{UserM|Interiot}} – Says he needed to spend less time online. Since December 25, 2007 has only made two signed-in edit, on December 22, 2012 and February 28, 2017. Still edits anonymously.

* {{UserM|Julien Tuerlinckx|}} – Last edit May 1, 2007.

* {{UserM|Junipers Liege|}} – First edit was on July 7, 2009, most recent activity was on October 30, 2010.

* {{UserM|JustAGal|}} – More than 175,000 edits. Rollbacker, pending changes reviewer. First edit May 24, 2006, 20,000 to 30,000 edits per year until mid 2015, then sporadic 20 edits over next three years, silent since July 26, 2018.

* {{UserM|Just Chilling}} – Last edit July 25, 2019.

* {{UserM|J'raxis|}} – Retired, left [[User:J'raxis#Departure from Wikipedia|goodbye essay]] on userpage citing issues with neutral point of view policy. Last edit January 11, 2010.

* {{UserM|JYolkowski}} – Over 16,000 edits. Former admin, prolific editor in 2005 & 2006, sporadic 125 edits over next 9 years, silent since May 2015.

* {{UserM|K|}} – Last edit on February 16, 2021. Formerly edited as [[User:Kenosis]]. Made over 22,000 contributions to Wikipedia.

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* {{UserM|Kainaw|}} (now {{UserM|User9669|}}) – Last contribution February 21, 2012; account is no longer a registered user.

* {{UserM|Kakofonous}} – Former administrator with over 7,000 contributions who made their last edit on December 9, 2011. First edit made on November 23, 2007.

* {{UserM|Koman90|}} – Made ~13,000 edits, many regarding mass transit in [[San Diego]] and computer-related topics, between September 2008 and September 2013. Posted "{{tl|Retired}}" in [[Special:Diff/541828769/next|July 2013]], followed by last two edits over the next few weeks, then requested their userpage be deleted in June 2023.

* {{UserM|Kosack}} – Last edit 18 February 2023. Mainly editing/reverting vandalism on articles centred around association football with particular focus on Cardiff City and other Welsh football. Has not edited since that date.

* {{UserM|Kotepho|}} – Last edit July 19, 2007. Requested for user and talk pages to be deleted.

* {{UserM|Kotniski|}} – A prolific contributor, with 40,300 edits, before full stop in January 2012. Left a message explaining [[Special:Diff/472887699|major frustration with process]] in a policy discussion of wording to use for [[Wikipedia:Article_titles#Deciding_on_an_article_title|WP:Article titles - Deciding on an article title]]. As of February 2020, 8 years after going dormant, was still in the top 2100 of [[WP:MOSTEDITS|most prolific editors]] ever.

* {{UserM|OneGuy|}} – Prolific editor until March 2013, sporadic edits since. Last mainspace edit November 7, 2020, has made some user and user talk edits since, the latest on September 11, 2023.

* {{UserM|OnionRing|}} – Last edit July 9, 2016.

* {{UserM|Optim}} – Former administrator and bureaucrat. Left notice on userpage. Last edit March 6, 2004.

* {{UserM|OrangesRyellow|}} – Last edit 3-2-2015, last global edit on Meta-Wiki 3-8-2015.

* {{UserM|Orfen|}} – Sporadically edited after August 28, 2009, with several edits in November 2010, and a final edit nearly a year later, on November 2, 2011. Made one edit on Meta-Wiki in January 2012; has not edited any Wikimedia projects since.

* {{UserM|Orioane}} – Last edit February 29, 2012. Procedurally de-sysopped due to inactivity on March 1, 2013.

* {{UserM|OsamaK|}} – Last edit July 18, 2020.

* {{UserM|Osiris|}} – Last edit March 20, 2017. Continued editing on Simple English Wikipedia until December 2018, followed by one edit on English Wikivoyage in August 2023; has not edited any Wikimedia projects since.

* {{UserM|PaddyBriggs|}} – Prolific editor of and contributor of photos to cricket-related articles from mid 2005 to mid 2007, when he requested his user and talk pages be deleted.

* {{UserM|Pádraic MacUidhir|}} – Last contribution February 27, 2007. Requested his user and talk pages be deleted on April 25, 2007.

* {{UserM|Pahari Sahib|}} – Last contribution May 4, 2011. Listed as a member of [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Pakistani districts|WikiProject Pakistani districts]].

* {{UserM| Pahpaha |}} – Last contribution September 7, 2010. Contributor from France.

* {{UserM|Rolinator|}} – Last edit on July 19, 2009.

* {{UserM|Ron Ritzman}} – Last edit October 8, 2021.

* {{UserM|Rorschach567|}} – Primarily focused on [[comic book]]s, they last edited on May 20, 2007.

* {{UserM|Rotem Dan|}} – Last contribution on March 15, 2006, which was to blank his talkpage and a subpage. Hasn't appeared since.

* {{UserM|The Hybrid|}} – Last edit was to blank their Talk page, with edit summary "long since retired", in May 2014.

* {{UserM|The Kinslayer|}} – Posted a wikibreak message in April 2007. Made two edits in July 2007, hasn't edited since.

* {{UserM|The Librarian|}} – Made 2,289 edits since joining in 2005. Last edit on June 1, 2009.

* {{UserM|Themeparkgc|}} – Last edit on December 31, 2015, worked on various articles on rides from amusement parks.

* {{UserM|Thereen|}} – Last edit March 3, 2013. Busy wikifier and member of the biography WikiProject. Wrote "semi-retired" on userpage but has not edited since.

* {{UserM|Theresa knott}} – Former administrator. Last edit May 29, 2015.

* {{UserM|TheQ Editor|}} – Made over 6,000 edits since February 28, 2014. Last edit July 6, 2020.

* {{UserM|THF|}} – Last edit September 28, 2021.

* {{UserM|ThuranX|}} – Last edit November 15, 2014.

* {{UserM|Tijfo098|}} – Last contribution November 29, 2012.

* {{UserM|Till|}} – Last edit June 15, 2013. Mainly active in music articles for groups such as [[Sugababes]]. Does not appear to have given a reason or advance notice for departure; appears to have vanished abruptly while still busy on Wikipedia.

* {{UserM|Tim!|}} – One of the 15 most productive editors of all time, with nearly 1 million edits. Thousands of edits per day until they suddenly stopped at 16:59, 14 May 2019.

* {{UserM|Vorbee|}} – Last edit January 1, 2021 with no warning. Made 3,877 contributions to Wikipedia at the time of missing.

* {{UserM|Vwanweb|}} – Last edit February 12, 2019. Contributor with over 6,000 edits. Was active in 2018 and early 2019 until full stop on February 2019. First edit was made on January 1, 2013.

* {{UserM|VX|}} – Formerly {{U|RockManQ}}, stopped editing in July 2009, making a handful more edits in December 2009 and in April 2011. Particularly active at [[User:GlassCobra/Editor for deletion|Editor for deletion]].

 

* {{UserM|Wavelength|}} – Prolifiic editor with more than 179,000+ contributions, suddenly stopped editing on May 11, 2017.

* {{UserM|WDGraham|}} – Prolific contributor, [[Wikipedia:Reviewing pending changes|pending changes reviewer]] and [[Wikipedia:Rollback|rollbacker]] with 45,200 edits, with a focus on spaceflight, rocketry, space science and aviation. Created 4,700 pages and helped achieve 4 [[Wikipedia:Good articles|GAs]] and 5 [[Wikipedia:Did you know|DYKs]]. Consistently active from November 2005 until posting “{{tl|Retired}}” and hitting full stop in February 2015. As of March 2020, 5 years after going dormant, was still in the top 1700 of [[WP:MOSTEDITS|most prolific editors]] ever.

* {{UserM|Werdan7|}} – Last edit May 21, 2010.

* {{UserM|Wernher|}} – Only two edits since May 9, 2008.

* {{UserM|WolfmanSF|}} – Prolific editor with over 156,000 edits, mostly to zoology and physics related topics. Last edit September 11, 2020.

* {{UserM|Worldtraveller|}} – Prolific editor with [[WP:WBFAN|24 featured article successful nominations]], last edit on March 3, 2007.

* {{UserM|Wronkiew|}} – Operator of [[User:DustyBot|DustyBot]]. Last edit July 4, 2009.

* {{UserM|Wuhwuzdat‎|}} – Prolific editor with over 56,000 edits. Last edited on February 19, 2016.