The following discussion is preserved as an archive of a request for adminship that did not succeed. Please do not modify it.

Final tally: (0/0/1); withdrawn by nominator, closed by Juliancolton at 02:45, 7 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Lionelisbest (talk · contribs) – I nominate myself as I, being a long standing editor (under previous IPs and now a username), seek the best interest in making the Wiki Network a better and more informative database. I am 21 years of age, and a young, yet very capable and notable journalist an investigator. Lionelisbest (talk) 02:17, 7 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Dear candidate, thank you for offering to serve Wikipedia as an administrator. It is recommended that you answer these optional questions to provide guidance for participants:

1. What administrative work do you intend to take part in?

A: I, as an admin, will hope to assist fellow admins and fellow editors in keeping the standards of Wiki. I aim to do my best to have the guidelines respected in every way, on every article, or aspect of the wiki foundation. I intend to be a figure of help to those who need it, and allow the voices of each editor heard before a hate decision is made. I also seek in making wiki a more informative and also, quickly updated database/encyclopedia.

2. What are your best contributions to Wikipedia, and why?

A: My best contributions were made in the period of the years 2007-2008, in which I assisted in many edits, both minor and major, on various articles in order to maintain the standard of being an up-to-date coverage. Though I have made little edits as a user, i have made many as an IP editor, and I intend to follow my previous trend and contributed as much as possible to Wikipedia and the Wiki foundation

3. Have you been in any conflicts over editing in the past or have other users caused you stress? How have you dealt with it and how will you deal with it in the future?

A: I have been in little debates over certain materials on fact, however, all disputes were settled by a friendly coversation on the talk pages. Though some users have caused me stress, I have never and will never retaliate forcefully. I would rather a simple discussion based with facts and evidence that is all in context and on-topic. All conflicts are meant to end as quickly as possible, however, as fair, just and friendly as can be done.

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1. Thank you for submitting your RFA. While I applaud enthusiasm, I'm afraid you do not yet possess sufficient knowledge/experience for the community to have confidence in your readiness to become an admin.

   Generally, It has been my experience that it takes at least 2,000 non-automated edits in a variety of areas to demonstrate a knowledge of policy and guidelines that is enough to attempt adminship. While it is possible to pass with below that, nominees have very rarely done so in recent times.

   • The Admin tools allow the user to block and unblock other editors, delete and undelete pages and protect and unprotect pages. Nominees will therefore do well to gain experience and familiarity with such areas as WP:AIV, WP:AFD, WP:CSD, and WP:RfPP] to learn when to do these things.
   • As an administrator, you would need to be able to explain clearly the reasons for one's decisions, review one's decisions and change one's mind when it is reasonable to do so, review one's decisions and stand firm when it is reasonable to do so, and be able to negotiate a compromise. Admins need a familiarity with dispute resolution. The ability to communicate clearly is essential.
   • I and many others believe that the best way to learn the basic theories and policies behind adminship is to work with articles. As everything else exists solely to support the articles' continued growth and stability, all Wikipedia administrators should know what it is like to not only defend those well-being of the articles, but to also help grow them. I recommend participation in WP:DYK, WP:GA, WP:FL, or WP:FA as the surest ways to gain article building experience.

   My suggestion would be to withdraw and try again in another few months and couple thousand edits. Many nominees have found it helpful to obtain an Editor Review or to receive Admin coaching before submitting their RfA and after passing that benchmark. Hope this helps. Good luck and happy editing. NW (Talk) 02:33, 7 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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