In July 2012, it was widely reported that Wikipedia was "running out of administrators", because in 2005 and 2006, 40 to 50 people were often appointed administrators each month, but in the first half of 2012, only nine in total were appointed.
2012年7月，媒体广泛报道维基百科“快没有管理员了”，因为2005年至2006年之间，英文维基百科每个月经常有40至50人被委任为管理员，而2012年上半年却仅有9人被委任。