Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Gp75motorsports

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

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[edit] Gp75motorsports

FINAL (0/3/0); withdrawn per WP:SNOW by EVula 15:27, 3 October 2007 (UTC)

Gp75motorsports (talk · contribs) - I've been a Wikipedian for two years now and am currently entered in four AfD debates. I've edited many articles and tried to help as much as I can. I want to be an admin so I can help more.

Gp75motorsports 10:48, 26 September 2007 (UTC)
Candidate, please indicate acceptance of the nomination here:

I, Gp75Motorsports, hereby nominate myself to join the elite of online editors, Wikipedia Administrators. If my humble offering is accepted, then I shall here shoulder the burden of keeping the world's greatest site a clean one, and also to help newcomers, because I believe in free information for the world over.


[edit] Questions for the candidate

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 admin work do you intend to take part in?
A: I intend to take newcomers under my wing and show them around, to teach them the art of being a Wikipedian. As well I will delete anything that may in any way deface an article or cause any discomfort to fellow Wikipedians.
2. What are your best contributions to Wikipedia, and why?
A: I believe my overall best contribution to this amazing site would have to be The Dragon on the Bookshelf. I struggled for four hours thinking about how I should word it, and since that happened nobody but Sbacle has been able to find a way to make it better.
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 haven't been in any conflicts-yet. I know I probably will, since I intend to stay as long as I can, but if it does happen, I'll just stay cool and remember that there is probably a reason the other person feels the way he/she does.

Optional question from Iridescent

4. Would you care to explain 25 Reasons to Buy Vitamin Water, created by yourself two days ago?

A: It was to test the system. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Gp75motorsports (talk • contribs) 14:58, 3 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] General comments

Please keep criticism constructive and polite. Remain civil at all times. If you are unfamiliar with the nominee, please thoroughly review Special:Contributions/Gp75motorsports before commenting.

[edit] Discussion

Support

Oppose

  1. No - for a variety of reasons. Firstly, you have not been around for 2 years, but rather 3 months (at least on this account). Secondly, I feel your answer to the first question shows lack of understanding of the role of sysop. Thirdly, Wikipedia adminship is not a trophy; this comment made by you above in your acceptance statement evidences your belief of the contrary: "I, Gp75Motorsports, hereby nominate myself to join the elite of online editors, Wikipedia Administrators." I am afraid you are just too new here, and inexperienced. With less than 200 edits, you have made only 36 mainspace contributions, but almost twice as many Wikipedia space edits. Please do not be discouraged, and come back in a few months when you are more experienced in all areas of Wikipedia. -- Anonymous DissidentTalk 14:32, 3 October 2007 (UTC)
  2. Oppose - "I will delete anything that may in any way deface an article or cause any discomfort to fellow Wikipedians" is pretty much the opposite of what an admin should be. As is "I've added those details. I'll probavbly need someone to verify them and see if they're true". Sorry. — iridescent (talk to me!) 14:39, 3 October 2007 (UTC)
  3. Oppose. Answers to questions don't show understanding of admin role. Not nearly enough experience in the form of editing (only 176 total edits at the time of this writing). I recommend you withdraw this RFA, wait a few more months to gain valuable experience, and make sure to always use edit summaries (it allows other editors to better gauge what you are doing). Don't be discouraged by this RFA, your contributions are valued and if you ever have any questions about anything, feel free to contact me any time on my talk page. Useight 15:18, 3 October 2007 (UTC)

Neutral

The above adminship discussion is preserved as an archive of the discussion. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the talk page of either this nomination or the nominated user). No further edits should be made to this page.