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

(1/2/0); Scheduled to end 23:50, 19 January 2009 (UTC) Closing per WP:NOTNOW. Enigma^msg 00:20, 13 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

HappyCat12 (talk · contribs) – This is my second nomination and I have a little more experience under my belt than last time, and I hope to get accepted as an administrator. HappyCat12 (talk) 23:50, 12 January 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: The same stuff as before, but I'll start getting more serious about it, and I will start taking part in disscussions.

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

A: My Anti-Vandalism reverts and edits, I do that more than anything else.

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: No, but I undid the wrong history and that deleted Bachrach44's goatse vandal revert.

• Links for HappyCat12: HappyCat12 (talk · contribs · deleted · count · AfD · logs · block log · lu · rfar · spi)

Please keep discussion constructive and civil. If you are unfamiliar with the nominee, please thoroughly review Special:Contributions/HappyCat12 before commenting.

1. Moral Support - Please continue to edit Wikipedia and build up your experience in administrative areas, as well as building content, and reapply in a few months or so if you so feel the need. Remember, adminship is no big deal and just because this RfA will likely fail does not mean that future ones will. Kind regards. NuclearWarfare _(Talk) 00:16, 13 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

   PS: Dlohcierekim's advice below is really really good; I'd highly encourage you to follow it.

1. Suggest WP:SNOW close. –Juliancolton ^{Tropical Cyclone} 00:11, 13 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
2. 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. You may find the following advice helpful. If you have not done so already, please read

   • Wikipedia:Guide to requests for adminship
   • WP:Admin
   • the admin reading list.

   Generally, It has been my experience that it takes at least 3,000 edits in a variety of areas to learn policy and guidelines well enough to attempt adminship. Also, nominees returning after an unsuccessful RfA should wait at least another 3,000 edits and 3 months before trying again. Nominees need to show the ability to contribute a number of significant edits to build the encyclopedia.

   • 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, Wikipedia:Protection policy, and WP:BLOCK to learn when to do these things.
   • Adminship inevitably leads one to 1) need to explain clearly the reasons for one's decisions, 2) need to review one's decisions and change one's mind when it is reasonable to do so, 3) need to review one's decisions and stand firm when it is reasonable to do so, 4) need to negotiate a compromise. Admins need a familiarity with dispute resolution. The ability to communicate clearly is essential.
   • Article building is the raison d'être of Wikipedia. I recommend significant participation in WP:GA or WP:FA as the surest way to gain article building experience. Alternatively, one should have added a total of 30,000 bytes of content, not necessarily all in one article. I find a large number of "Wikignome" type edits to be helpful.
   • My suggestion would be to withdraw and try again in another 3 months and 3000 edits. I recommend taking part in RfA discussions to help learn from the experiences of others. Many nominees have found it helpful to obtain an Editor Review or to receive Admin coaching before submitting their RfA. Hope this helps. Good luck and happy editing. Dlohcierekim 00:13, 13 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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.