Final: (10/14/7) closed at 10:15, 7 August 2009 (UTC) withdrawn by candidate.
Withdraw - I am withdrawing my request for adminship. With a bit over 5 days left, I would need 40 unanswered supports for this RfA to be successful, and I can see that this will not happen. I'd like to take this opportunity to thank everyone, bar one, for the constructive criticism offered. I'll take the advice offered and perhaps we'll meet here again, sometime in the future. Thank you. Alan16 ( talk) 10:12, 7 August 2009 (UTC). reply
Alan16 ( talk · contribs) – Hello. I feel I need to start this by saying that I know I don't pass the minimum requirements by very far, however I would ask that you consider more than just my not-huge edit count. I joined Wikipedia in May 2008, however it wasn't until January of this year that I started editing on a larger scale. I do approximately 300 article edits in a month, and although I see that increasing some, I do not believe it will ever really get beyond 500 edits. This may seem like a reason for not allowing me the privilege of becoming an administrator, however I say this because I want you to know that edit-wise I am at my peak. My life outside of Wikipedia simply does not allow me the time to do more than that. Of course, it is not the number of edits that make the editor, it is the quality, and it is here where I feel I am strong. I feel that my edits are well written - something I put down to the excellent education the SQA provided me - and are always with an eye to improving Wikipedia. I also think, that for my edit count I am very experienced - I have come into contact with many AfDs, I have used "Request for page protection" many times, and I have done much work for WikiProject Novels (of which I am now assistant coordinator as well as newsletter writer/editor). I feel that every editor should edit with the aim of becoming an administrator at some point, the same way all articles should be written with the intention of become featured articles, even if you do not want or expect the honour. That is what I've been doing my whole time on Wikipedia. I know that less than 0.02% of editors become administrators, but even with my edit count I feel that I have the experience and the understanding to become a benefit to Wikipedia as an administrator, not a hindrance. Thank you. Alan16 ( talk) 00:45, 6 August 2009 (UTC) reply
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