Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/GamerPro64

GamerPro64

Voice your opinion on this candidate (talk page) (30/14/7); Scheduled to end 05:25, 11 October 2014 (UTC)

Nomination by Hahc21

I first came across GamerPro64 the first time I decided to go ahead and gather the strength to file my first good topic nomination. From there on, all my interactions with him have been so positive and pleasant that at start I thought he was an administrator already. He has been a Wikipedian since 2008, showing a high level of dedication to article content creation and well as content quality. As of now, he has managed to craft more than 12,000 edits, among which can be found one featured and several good articles. He has been serving as a delegate at Feature topic candidates for a long time, and has also done a bit of administrative work here and there (not much, but I'm fully convinced that he knows how things should be done). I know many of you might find yourselves asking what makes GamerPro a good candidate for adminship, and I think it's his good demeanor, openness and ease of communication. He is an experienced and seasoned user, always abiding by our standards on civility and fellowship. What else could we ask? → Call me Hahc21 02:17, 4 October 2014 (UTC)

Co-nomination from Crisco 1492

In the years that I've known him, GamerPro64 has been a helpful, busy bee. He's done consistent and excellent work as a coordinator at featured topics (an unsung area of the encyclopedia which nonetheless is home to some very good content), and always been prepared to answer questions regarding FTC on both his talk page and the FTC talk page: responsible, friendly, and approachable, just what we want in an admin and delagate. He is a strong content contributor, mostly to video game articles (as indicated by his user name), but he's also shown an interest in areas such as film and American history, and is knowledgeable in article content policy. Far as I can tell, his biggest flaw is his love for the Nintendo 64; the SNES was a bit better, even if it was 48 bits worse . — Crisco 1492 (talk) 08:15, 3 October 2014 (UTC)

Candidate, please indicate acceptance of the nomination here: I accept the nomination. Thanks guys. GamerPro64 20:57, 3 October 2014 (UTC)

Questions for the candidate

Dear candidate, thank you for offering to serve Wikipedia as an administrator. Please answer these questions to provide guidance for participants:

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

A: I have taken part in a few deletion process on the site a few times. I would probably help with decision making on pages that are tagged for deletion. Handling articles that are tagged for speedy deletion would also be something I would like to take part of. Another possible venture would be keeping an eye on articles that are protected under WP:Recent Changes. Keeping an eye on the Main Page is something I already do in terms of being part of some of the discussion on its talk page. Helping out with it all together would be another helpful thing as well. GamerPro64 16:46, 3 October 2014 (UTC)

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

A: In terms of article content, I believe that Anachronox would be a recent example of my work on the site. It's currently the only Featured Article I have under my belt and while I'm not that into sprucing up articles like other members of the Video Game WikiProject, this one I thought needed its due. I also keep the WPVG announcements template (previously known as the projects to-do list) maintained to show what articles are nominated in like FACs, GANs, FLCs and the like. It is the page I contribute the most and does help out the project. Then there is the fact that I am a delegate for Featured Topics, which I have closed nominations and processed new topics for the past three years. I find that to be the sector where I contribute the most to the site. GamerPro64 16:46, 3 October 2014 (UTC)

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'm not sure if this does count as an example of a conflict, but I'll add it here anyway. During my early days here, I started up this thread on the Video Games Project, which is still one of the most replied threads on the project. Looking back at it, while it did do something with the importance ratings on some of the game consoles, I wasn't showing any civilly in the conversation. In fact, the thread looked even worse with stuff I posted on there that was removed before it finally was archived. I was at the age of 14 when I made the first posting and while I wouldn't use the excuse of being a teenager for my antics, I want to say that I have matured for the better and consider myself more productive on the site.

I can't honestly cannot think of any major conflicts during my time on the site. I did take a three month unannounced vacation from Wikipedia in 2012. It partially had to do with me going on my last boys scout trip. But also I realized that I, being on Wikipedia for four years, never took a break from the site. I thought it would be best if I just stepped away for a bit. GamerPro64 16:46, 3 October 2014 (UTC)

Additional questions from NickGibson3900

4. You say you would like to help out in deletion processes. However you have only commented in ten AFDs in your wikipedia "career". In your own words, describe why you think you would be an asset at AFD/TFD/MFD/CFD/RFD.

A:I do admit that I should take part in AfDs more often. I think that I would be an asset to all the devisions of the deletion processes more so in closing the nominations themselves. I've closed reviews manually at FTC for years and I do know when there's a consensus reached. I especially want to do this without taking part of the review due to that being a Conflict of Interest. One must always have a neutral/uninvolved party around to state an opinion of both sides to an argument. GamerPro64 06:27, 4 October 2014 (UTC)

5. Please provide diffs of some speedy-deletion tagging.

A:I tried finding some articles that I tagged for speedy-deletion, like Talk:Mega Man 11. But I can't seem to provide any diffs of me tagging the deletions. According to Help:Page History, it says that "When a page is deleted, its revision history remains in the database and can be retrieved by an administrator, who can also undelete the page". So I don't think I, in my current position, can provide the diffs. GamerPro64 06:27, 4 October 2014 (UTC)

Here is the diff for Mega Man 11, tagged as G8: [1] (sorry, sysop-only) → Call me Hahc21 06:32, 4 October 2014 (UTC)

Additional question from Vejvančický

6. Is there any other way how to find the articles you tagged for speedy-deletion, other than user CSD log and the deleted diffs/edits visible only by admins?

A:I was planning on answering this question as soon as I figured out an answer but then I saw it being discussed in this nominations talk page. So I don't think I can really answer the question seeing how it was already answered for me. GamerPro64 15:04, 5 October 2014 (UTC)

No problem, I apologize for the confusion. --Vejvančický (talk / contribs) 15:14, 5 October 2014 (UTC)

Additional question from Miniapolis

7. Thanks for submitting this RFA. Why did you have your user page salted?

A:I didn't want my page to be created by someone else and have it be filled with vandalism. When I first started out, I wasn't sure how to create an article, let alone my own user page. Later on, I didn't think it was a big deal that I didn't have one. No one really called me out on it. So I thought it would be a safe bet to have it not be accessible for creation. But if people want me to have a user page for the sake of me having one, I'll ask to have it be unsalted and do so. GamerPro64 16:05, 4 October 2014 (UTC)

I have a user page now. Its not special. But its a thing now. GamerPro64 19:34, 5 October 2014 (UTC)

Additional question from TomStar81

8. I see much attention given to the deletion process, and much criticism given to the fact that you afd participation has been low, however it appears to me that both you and the participants have forgotten that admins do more than deletion work; they also block users and protect pages. In light of the difficulty that you seem to be having with regards to your deletion capability, why don't we examine your rfa request from these other two venues. Have you ever been in a situation where being able to protect a page would have helped Wikipedia? Have you ever encountered vandalism only accounts or socks, and if so have you notified them via message or template that they were in violation of our policies and/or guidelines? In your own words, can you explain our blocking and protecting policies, and your interpretation on when they should be applied? TomStar81 (Talk) 22:47, 5 October 2014 (UTC)

A: These are some nice questions. Really bringing me back to my first year on the site. For the answer to the first question, before it became semi-protected, List of best-selling video games was bombarded with a lot of IP addresses committing vandalism and misinformation. There was even a point where a Requests for comment had to be made for one editor's "POV-pushing". My contribution to that was just me certifying the basis of it. I myself attempted to have the article semi-protected but it was repeatedly reverted. That was before I knew I had to request protection onto an article.

For question two, I have encountered a couple of vandalism only accounts throughout my time here. I never actually messaged them about them being in violation. A few times it had to do with other people getting to them first. But it mostly had to do with it ending up being an account that would be used once or twice and then no more editing. This mostly happens with IPs vandalizing, which I've seen more of and believe is harder to be strict about since different people would use an IP. Especially if it was a publicly accessible one. Not that I'm saying you shouldn't warn IPs about vandalizing. I remember logging out of my account once on a computer and got a message for the IP account, saying that they will block me the next time I vandalize something. It certainly surprised me since I don't use an IP address and I just got off my account before seeing it.

For the last question, the policies for blocking and protection is that they are used to prevent vandalism and disruption in their own ways. Blocking is for when a user or IP address is repeatedly being uncivil or is just adding nothing for the benefit of Wikipedia and is doing it to troll others. It could be both if that is the case. Blocking doesn't have to be permanent, though. If an editor has cooled down and is willing to be more productive and willing to improve an article while getting along with others, that's a win for the site. Protection is when an article or any page in general (like the Main Page) has certain restrictions on who can edit the page. IPs/new editors can't edit, only admins can edit, school IPs are restricted from editing, etc. Like Blocking, Protection doesn't have to be permanent. So unless there's a good reason for an page to be indefinitely protected, and there's a belief that persistent edit wars on a page has died down, it would be fine to have anyone edit on there. GamerPro64 00:57, 6 October 2014 (UTC)

Additional question from TomStar81

9. Do you know when and how to seek help? I'm indifferent on most of the other opposition based complaints, but if you know that you do not know then to me that means you are more likely to ask questions and double check your work, which means you will be learning on the job, something I have no objections to. TomStar81 (Talk) 22:47, 5 October 2014 (UTC)

A:I think probably the best way to seek help is by asking for advice from other administrators. There are of course members of the site that have had experience from things that I may encounter in the future that I might know how to fix. Knowing how they handled the issue would be both helpful and can be seen as an example of members cooperating with one another. I always find asking other editors questions help out for the best. If someone doesn't know what to do, someone else might. GamerPro64 00:57, 6 October 2014 (UTC)

Additional question from TomStar81

10. What would you do for a Klondike Bar? TomStar81 (Talk) 22:47, 5 October 2014 (UTC)

A:I don't eat Klondike Bars. Ice cream, and usually dessert in general, isn't something I consume on a daily basis. I personally find soda to be my vice. Particularly Mr. Pibb. GamerPro64 00:57, 6 October 2014 (UTC)

Additional question from WritingEnthusiast14

11. If this RfA succeeds, will you be open to recall? If so, do you have any idea on what your criteria would be? --Writing Enthusiast ^☎ 02:19, 6 October 2014 (UTC)

A: I don't see a problem in being open for a recall. I might do that if I think its a good idea to since there is opposition against me being given the tools. My criteria for the recall would be ten editors, at least two being Administrators, having at least 5000 mainspace edits made, and have been active on the site for at least three years. GamerPro64 03:00, 6 October 2014 (UTC)

General comments

• Links for GamerPro64: GamerPro64 (talk · contribs · deleted · count · AfD · logs · block log · lu · rfar · spi)
• Edit summary usage for GamerPro64 can be found here.

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Please keep discussion constructive and civil. If you are unfamiliar with the nominee, please thoroughly review his contributions before commenting.

Discussion

Support

1. As nominator. → Call me Hahc21 05:26, 4 October 2014 (UTC)
2. As co-nom. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 05:41, 4 October 2014 (UTC)
3. Support He interacts nicely with other editors, he's been around long enough, and he is intelligent. These are essential ingredients, the rest can be learned. --I am One of Many (talk) 06:07, 4 October 2014 (UTC)
4. Seems a reasonable enough editor, been here a while, unlikely to break the wiki. While helpful, experience in deletion is not necessary to become an admin. —Kusma (t·c) 07:26, 4 October 2014 (UTC)

   In response to concerns that admin candidates should have "deletion experience" or "namespace balance": I was pleasantly surprised to see that this user apparently has not "worked to become an admin". I much prefer a candidate who does good work in the area of his/her choice to somebody who attempts to please RfA regulars. —Kusma (t·c) 18:39, 4 October 2014 (UTC)

5. Support - Good and trusted editor, active community member, capable as admin. - Taketa (talk) 07:52, 4 October 2014 (UTC)
6. Support Because I wish to support based on what they have done, rather than oppose based on what they haven't. No redflags for me. —Frosty ☃ 09:24, 4 October 2014 (UTC)
7. Support- any candidate not failing my criteria (at least one AfD, one vandalism revert, no big blocks, a thousand mainspace edits, etc) gets my support. Cheers, Thanks, L235-Talk Ping when replying 13:40, 4 October 2014 (UTC)
8. Support - I've worked with GP64 for years at the WP:VG Newsletter and have had plenty of opportunity to observe him in action. This editor is active in the community - I notice his name frequently when I check the active WP:VG talkpage - but, significantly, his work also includes the unglamorous corners (e.g. WP:VG/NL and WP:VG/R) where dust and only a few tired wikignomes tend to collect. Though not article-space per se, edits in these areas address very important community-fostering and outreach goals. I think this speaks volumes regarding his motivations. GP64 isn't here to become popular or powerful. He's here to serve the community by keeping the gears turning and helping the encyclopedia show its best face to the outside world. In GP64 we have a sensible generalist editor who could expand the reach of his help with a bit of extra moppage. A lack of obvious green flags in CSD/XfD is not the same as a red flag for me. I have seen no actual red flags. -Thibbs (talk) 14:48, 4 October 2014 (UTC)
9. Support Jianhui67 ^T★C 14:49, 4 October 2014 (UTC)
10. Support. The pie chart appears to be lopsided because this editor does so much behind the scenes work coordinating, evaluating, and assisting. Nonetheless they have a row of FA and GA credits. I've looked at their deleted contributions and although there isn't much deletion tagging, it's all sensible. (Examples: Mowgli's Palace tagged as a hoax; File:Pilotwings hang.jpg tagged as corrupted file; Jon jafari nominated at Redirects for Discussion; and at Wikipedia:Featured article review/Wright brothers/archive1 they correctly identified it as inappropriate since the article was not a FA.) As to overall number of edits, their account happens to be less than two weeks younger than mine, and they had much more of a fast start than me; I was made an admin in April 2012 with something north of 8,000 edits and much less community involvement, and that was the year they sensibly took some time off. There is life off-wiki, and there's an essay somewhere pointing out that even a relatively inactive admin (like me) offers useful help. I see only signs this editor will be helpful and wise in their mop work. Yngvadottir (talk) 16:01, 4 October 2014 (UTC)
11. Support Per nom, but I'm also pretty unconvinced by the conflicting suggestions that they should work more on articles and work more on XfD. There's no need for an admin to have deep experience at XfD unless they plan to close a lot of debates and most of that experience can be gained pretty easily "on the job" (spoiler: it's not as hard as it seems). Protonk (talk) 17:04, 4 October 2014 (UTC)
12. Support: He's long been a trusted member of the community and a valuable behind-the-scenes contributor to WikiProject Video games. He's handled WP:FTC well for years, and he's no stranger to janitor work—without him, WPVG would run like molasses. His mainspace contributions, such as his revival and FAC nomination of the stalled Anachronox, have been infrequent but always solid. And, for what it's worth, I've never had anything but pleasant interactions with him in around five years of knowing him. I doubt anyone else could say differently. JimmyBlackwing (talk) 00:38, 5 October 2014 (UTC)
13. Support. For an editor in a coordinating role I find it quite normal that the main space edit portion is rather small. They still managed to produce featured content, that's impressive. The candidate comes across as thinking first and acting then, and that's the important thing. That there is not really much experience in deletion is but a small concern for me. --Pgallert (talk) 09:24, 5 October 2014 (UTC)
14. Support So I slept on this, and have reread the discussion, and have decided to move up here. Yes, he hasn't closed many AfD's, but they have been involved with a lot of other closures that seem fine, so I can overlook the ommision. Looks like an overall net positive; They may not want to get involved in the whole range of admin work, but then again I am hardly involved with everything on-wiki at the same time, so me opposing on that basis would just be hypocritical. --Mdann52talk to me! 10:43, 5 October 2014 (UTC)
15. Support. Looks like a solid editor who can be trusted to use the tools carefully, and as Kusma says, this user has cared more about improving the encyclopedia than becoming an administrator. Time for bureaucrats to start enforcing our policies and mass-ignoring opposes/neutrals that violate our WP:DEAL policy; this would easily pass if not for the usual mass violation of policy by the usual nattering nabobs of negativism. Nyttend (talk) 12:22, 5 October 2014 (UTC)

    Let me expand my support by saying Support per Mkativerata. It's good when people don't hugely want to be administrators, and if Wikipedia isn't your whole life, that's good. Nyttend (talk) 12:25, 5 October 2014 (UTC)

16. Flimsiest 'oppose' section I've seen in quite a while. (For instance, telling somebody with like seven years of experience to "come back in six months" is nothing short of farcical; we also have one user telling us the candidate's many articlespace accomplishments constitute "showing off", and another objecting on the basis that the candidate has insufficient content contributions. See my confusion?) All anybody does on WT:RFA is bemoan the lack of competent users running for RfA... well, now it's not so hard to see why, is it? The candidate is experienced and professional and I can scarcely think of a more suitable option for adminship at the present time. – Juliancolton | ^Talk 12:53, 5 October 2014 (UTC)
17. Support Yngvadottir and Juliancolton sum it up for me. Definite net positive, with sufficient clue to learn what he needs to know. Nice to see someone not champing at the bit for the ... er, bit. Miniapolis 13:08, 5 October 2014 (UTC)
18. Support, moved from Neutral. As someone who has followed and had to moderate posts on the Gamergate issue on another forum (and a woman who occasionally plays video-games) and hasn't taken a stand one way or another, I was going to ask a question as to how you might deal with discussions on it as someone closely involved in the area of interest, and whether you took a public side on the issue. Because of the intensity of the situation from both sides, I wondered how you might deal with this and similar incidents as an admin, having to mediate/arbitrate between both sides of a heated and angry issue. I was going to ask you a question, because this is probably going to get more rather than less intense in future, and a good admin has to be able to get beyond the fray to look at things impartially and decide which side has the most merit for the encyclopaedia. However, having looked at your participation at the talk page of WP:VG over the past month or two, I'm impressed with someone who appears to have been stewarding a large and vocal Wikiproject for a while. Therefore I think that trumps my previous concerns and I'm happy to endorse you as an admin who can be trusted to steward the project as a whole. LS1979 (talk) 13:41, 5 October 2014 (UTC)
19. Support opposes make some points, but knowing the candidate, I think the likelihood is net positive. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 14:52, 5 October 2014 (UTC)
20. Support though I do agree with a few of the opposes, some improvement should be seen in the future. The user is a positive coordinator at WP:VG. Most importantly even though user has a few percent of mainspace contributions, the user has made a significant amount of work on promoting articles to GA and FA class. ///EuroCarGT 17:27, 5 October 2014 (UTC)
21. Support Little experience in AfDs I believe is minor even when it is listed as work that would like to be participated in. Question #1 is only a sketch of possible ideas. I don't think Gamer intends to jump into AfDs without knowing fully how it works. Gamer demonstrates experience in how Wikipedia works. I don't think that trust is an issue. -24^Talk 19:45, 5 October 2014 (UTC)
22. Support. Gamer has has established a strong pattern of positive edits so I've no reason to think that they would use admin tools incorrectly. They may not have a lot of experience in some areas (e.g. AFD), but afaics they're sensible enough to recognise that and go carefully when expanding the range of activities they undertake. DexDor (talk) 21:36, 5 October 2014 (UTC)
23. I generally wouldn't support someone with 15% mainspace... but with those few edits he has written FAs and GAs; much better than someone who has done several AWB runs. Thus, not convinced by the opposes. --Rschen7754 23:58, 5 October 2014 (UTC)
24. Support Per Juliancolton, Rschen, and Protonk, as I don't really see how six years of work on this site isn't an overall benefit to the project. Besides, no one is perfect, and we shouldn't expect this of our potential administrators. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 00:41, 6 October 2014 (UTC)
25. Support. A little more edit summary usage would be even better, [2] as fully stating reasons for administrator's actions are even more important.--Jusjih (talk) 01:39, 6 October 2014 (UTC)
26. Support, I find it quite bizarre that 12 thousand edits, GA and featured content credits, and a clean block log is not considered sufficiently experienced for some of the opposers. Lankiveil ^{(speak to me)} 02:23, 6 October 2014 (UTC).
27. Support per Lankiveil. Some of the oppose votes are the most pathetic i've seen in a long time, we are talking about someone who has written and participated extensively in featured content. Secret ^account 02:38, 6 October 2014 (UTC)
28. Support, moved from neutral. My main problems were; AFD experience and mainspace edits. AFD: GamerPro64 is experienced in judging consensus due to his position as a delegate at WP:FTC/WP:GTC. Mainspace edits: His delegate roll and his work at WikiProject Video games make his graph look lopsided but his GAs and FA show he understands content creation. — NickGibson3900 ^Talk 04:11, 6 October 2014 (UTC)
29. Support. As others have mentioned, the 15% of edits in mainspace statistic is misleading as Gamer has significantly contributed to producing Good and Featured content. Gamer has the sincerity and levelheadedness to be a fine admin. Gizza ^(t)(c) 05:56, 6 October 2014 (UTC)
30. Strong Support In our haste to harass the candidates here we all too quickly forget that admins are and always have been trusted users first, that the mop is No Big Deal, and that learning to the use the tools correctly has always been a process of trial and error. In looking at GamerPro64 I see plenty of experience, a willingness to learn, and most importantly honesty and the ability to admit when you need assistance. These are the cornerstones of the people whom we should entrust with the tools, as they are the people whom our fellow editors come to when then need help with their articles, tips from a veteran editor, or a sound board to try out new ideas. Accordingly then, I offer my strongest support to GamerPro64 in his request for adminship here, and would encourage others to have a little more faith in such a seasoned veteran editor. TomStar81 (Talk) 06:45, 6 October 2014 (UTC)

Oppose

#Oppose for now. While GamerPro seems like a good candidate, the lack of participation at AfD is a bit of a red flag for me; I'd like to see a few more !votes, and a few NAC's would help a lot more in this reguard. A low edit count or a lack of CSD tagging isn't an issue for me; However, I will consider changing is a few non-admin closures are made in the next few days. --Mdann52talk to me! 06:39, 4 October 2014 (UTC) moved to support --Mdann52talk to me! 10:43, 5 October 2014 (UTC)

1. Oppose. Looks like a good content editor, but there's insufficient experience in the stated areas of admin work (i.e. deletion) for me to be comfortable supporting. For CSD especially, keeping a log and demonstrating a high proportion of successful nominations is essential. Will be happy to support when more experience in deletion is gained. BethNaught (talk) 07:01, 4 October 2014 (UTC)

   Comment: I think it's unfair to call the candidate inexperienced, but it is true they are inexperienced in the areas they want to work in as an administrator. BethNaught (talk) 17:14, 5 October 2014 (UTC)

2. Oppose. For several reasons. 1/ Contribution history: Less than 15% (!) of all edits are to main space. 2/ The answer to Q4. An admin should know the difference between "conflict of interest" and involved. 3/ The answer to Q5. I am baffled that an admin candidate is not aware of the fact that the edit history of a deleted article is not visible to a non-admin. 4/ Basically no participation in AfDs whatsoever, even though this is an area where the candidate would like to contribute. All together, this is too much for me. The candidate seems like a solid enough member of the community, but more is needed to be a successful admin. I don't think a second RFA should be attempted before the candidate has more mainspace contributions, a more solid AfD and CSD record (activate Twinkle logging!), and a better understanding of policy. --Randykitty (talk) 10:16, 4 October 2014 (UTC)
3. Oppose Having some cute little icons over the top of your talk page or userpages will not speak about anything other than some amount of showoff. I am doubtful if GamerPro64 can contribute in Asian articles. Took him 6 years to make only 12,000 edits. Are we going to have another admin who get on this website just for making one edit a year? Bladesmulti (talk) 11:12, 4 October 2014 (UTC)

   • There is no requirement for administrators to be able to contribute to specific areas or edit on a regular basis. --Fauzan^{✆ talk}_{✉ mail} 13:53, 4 October 2014 (UTC)

   @Bladesmulti: With all due respect, this almost feels like trolling; so what if GamerPro64 can't contribute in Asian articles; so what if we "have another admin who get on this website just for making one edit a year"? If that one edit per year is good, and the candidate is trustable, then why reject it? Also, please read WP:DEAL. Please reconsider this !vote; I understand and respect the others, but this almost feels like trolling. Thanks. Cheers, Thanks, L235-Talk Ping when replying 03:28, 6 October 2014 (UTC)

   User:Lixxx235 No it was just my opinion. I usually look for the variety of articles that they have created or contributed into. Bladesmulti (talk) 04:25, 6 October 2014 (UTC)

4. Oppose – GamerPro64, you need to make more edits to article space and participate more in XfDs, if that's why you are getting the admin tools. Also, your answers to the questions above are not satisfactory, as Randykitty states above. You are a good member of the community, however, and you should retry in about six months. – Epicgenius (talk) 13:28, 4 October 2014 (UTC)
5. Oppose with regret. GamePro64 looks like solid future Admin material. But, at the risk of piling on, s/he needs a little more work in the mainspace with content creation and also in the adminny side of things. I suggest six months of concentrating on actual editing on articles coupled with some work in AfD. Most of the other issues mentioned are not a big deal and a reasonably intelligent editor who has demonstrated good will can learn that stuff as you go along. Come back in six months with more of a record in AfD and mainspace edits and I think you will have a good shot at passing. Good luck! -Ad Orientem (talk) 13:42, 4 October 2014 (UTC)
6. Oppose with deep regret per Ad above. Also s/he opposed my Featured Pictures nomination which I know shouldn't count for anything but deep down probably does however hard I try. But good luck with the block! Coat of Many Colours (talk) 17:45, 4 October 2014 (UTC)

   I would like to call for COMC's Oppose to be disregarded. He's been going after editors on FPC for a while now. With Crisco being a co-nom being a possible factor into this vote as well, seeing how he made a thread at the Incidents board about him. GamerPro64 17:57, 4 October 2014 (UTC)

   I would not worry about that comment being given any credit. There is already a consensus to block this user for battleground behavior on ANI, it is just waiting for an uninvolved admin to close it. I suspect this user is being intentionally disruptive here before the inevitable block comes down. I doubt any 'crat will consider this a valid vote. Chillum 18:09, 4 October 2014 (UTC)

   Update - COMC is currently blocked for three months. GamerPro64 15:08, 5 October 2014 (UTC)

7. Sorry. To be quite honest, I'm really not sure why you want to be an administrator. I get the impression from your contribution history that it's never really been on your mind. You have obviously built up a very solid track record in your discrete areas of editing, and if we were !voting in a process that was doing no more than recognising the quality of that work, there would surely be overwhelming support. But I'm afraid we're not doing that. We're !voting to assign you a wide range of administrative tools, and the undeniable fact is that you have little to no experience in the kinds of areas in which those tools are most often exercised. That's not a bad thing. It just means it would be unwise to give you those tools at this time. Sure, you could learn on the job. But the safer thing for the community to do is to ask that you build up a track record first, in areas like speedy deletion tagging and AfD !voting. Or you could choose not to do that all, continue to do what you do, do it very well, and not be an administrator. It's your choice and your skills are going to be of great benefit whatever you choose. And, for what it's worth, I like the no-userpage shtick! --Mkativerata (talk) 06:49, 5 October 2014 (UTC)

   Just a note: the first two sentences of my oppose aren't part of my reasons for opposing; they're just an observation. Didn't think I'd need to make that clear, but, well.... --Mkativerata (talk) 20:42, 5 October 2014 (UTC)

   That's okay. My work on the site doesn't exactly show my interest in being an admin. But I do want to become one and help out with anything with the tools given. GamerPro64 20:57, 5 October 2014 (UTC)

8. Oppose I want competent editors with a solid track record of experience to deal with speedy deletion as administrators. I don't see it here. --Vejvančický (talk / contribs) 13:10, 5 October 2014 (UTC)
9. Oppose: Not yet ready A few months of practice with deletion process should cure one part of that. But I also notice no work whatsoever in any of the dispute resolution areas, or on a noticeboard, or in helping new users, or any similar area. DGG ( talk ) 14:28, 5 October 2014 (UTC)
10. Oppose: per DGG, really. Some attention to the "meta" and process areas, to demonstrate competence there would dispel these concerns, I'm sure, and I look forward to supporting in the future. Begoon ^talk 14:58, 5 October 2014 (UTC)
11. Oppose with regret as imho too inexperienced - I'm not seeing any AFD / CSD work and 15% in article space isn't brilliant at all, I suggest retrying in a year or 2. –Davey2010 • (talk) 17:03, 5 October 2014 (UTC)
12. Oppose In my opinion an admin should have a strong understanding of how the MediaWiki software works. Not knowing what deleted edits are (as evidenced Q5), and then wanting to work in deletion areas, just doesn't make sense to me. In Q1 they state they will keep an eye on "articles that are protected under recent changes", linking to the help page. Perhaps they meant protecting heavily vandalized articles, that they've noticed as such at Special:RecentChanges, or accepting/rejecting pending changes, which they can already do. I'm not really sure... but the vague wording / link choice hints at a possible lack of technical competence. I don't expect a candidate to be a whiz, but they've been here for six years. I think they are otherwise an excellent content contributor, and lengthy work at WP:FTC shows dedication toward project maintenance, but that's not what being an admin is all about. You should have some concrete experience and evidence of good judgement in areas in which you intend to take administrative action. — MusikAnimal ^talk 17:58, 5 October 2014 (UTC)
13. Oppose. It bothers me that Gamer wants to specialize in deletion while not having much experience in it. I don't have stringent RfA standards, and lack of content creation isn't an issue with me, but I do think you should have demonstrable experience in the area you intend to specialize in (in this case, CSD and AfD). If Gamer gets a little more experience in deletion, I'd be more than happy to support next time. I'd also consider changing to support in this current RfA if he renounces his intended area of specialization and is able to prove that he has experience in it. Best regards, --Writing Enthusiast ^☎ 19:46, 5 October 2014 (UTC)

    "Renounces his intended area of specialization and is able to prove that he has experience in it." What does that mean? You want me to renounce wanting to work AfD and then be able to that I have experience in it? Or something else? GamerPro64 19:54, 5 October 2014 (UTC)

    Perhaps a better wording would have been "if he promises to hold off AfD closures and speedy deletions until he gets more experience". If there's another area of admin-like work you have experience in, and promise to primarily work in that area as a new admin, I may consider changing. Of course, you're absolutely under no obligation to change your desired area of focus if you think you would enjoy it. If you still want to specialize in deletion, I'd just recommend doing a good amount of work in deletion processes before you file your next RfA. If you do that, I'll happily support you on your next try, as I said above. :) --Writing Enthusiast ^☎ 20:39, 5 October 2014 (UTC)

    Yeah if I was given the admin tools I would hold off AfD closures until I have more experience. I did mention in Q1 that I was also interested in helping out with the Main Page. And there are other fields that I could work out too. GamerPro64 20:57, 5 October 2014 (UTC)

14. Oppose. An average of six mainspace edits per week. Little demonstrable knowledge/experience in XfDs. No need expressed for tools. Ihardlythinkso (talk) 06:36, 6 October 2014 (UTC)

Neutral

#Neutral Spent the last twenty minutes researching GamerPro64. Don't get me wrong, I'd love to see GamerPro64 made an a admin, at will defiantly support if there is a second RFA (hopefully that won't be needed ). I have made the following observations: Great job at Good/Featured Topic Candidates. Nice job at WikiProject Video Games. However, GamerPro64 has only participated at ten AFDs (only 2 this year) and, by my count, at least seven were: Per xxxx, per nom, or a pile-on vote at the end of the nomination. Also only one nomination at AFD. A relatively low mainspace count. Only ~1800 out of ~12000. Also could you please create a user page with a bit about you. E.g. languages, experience, etc. — NickGibson3900 ^Talk 05:51, 4 October 2014 (UTC) Moved to Support per reasons there - NickGibson3900 ^Talk 04:11, 6 October 2014 (UTC)

1. Neutral for now. Good edit summary usage, but should participate in more AFDs, more mainspace edits and create a user page to get people know you better, per NickGibson3900. Romtam^TalkToMe 06:27, 4 October 2014 (UTC)

   • Thank you both for raising the fact that I do not have a user page. Even though I am overall against making a user page (six years of not having one will leave a lasting effect), I will make one if it will benefit the overall outcome. However, my user page is currently salted due to me requesting that action years ago. GamerPro64 06:32, 4 October 2014 (UTC)

   • If you want, I will unprotect your userpage right now; just let me know. StringTheory11 (t • c) 15:57, 4 October 2014 (UTC)

   • Just as an aside, I think the redlink name is kind of a signature style more than an effort to avoiding divulging personal information. As far as I can see GP64 is pretty open about himself. He answered all questions posed to him candidly in the 2011 interview he gave. That may be a good place for others to gain further insight on him. -Thibbs (talk) 19:22, 4 October 2014 (UTC)

   Neutral for now. A redlinked username in my watchlist suggests a very new user (often a vandal/spammer or incompetent newbie) and hence the edit needs to be checked. I expect an admin not to have a redlinked username; just saying "Hello" on your userpage or redirecting it to your talk page would "fix" the redlink. DexDor (talk) 06:52, 4 October 2014 (UTC) Moved to support. DexDor (talk) 21:39, 5 October 2014 (UTC)

   Neutral. There are good points and bad points (it's a good start when you're namechecked on a major page such as WP:FTC, but I'm concerned about the candidate's assumption that this translates directly to AfD and about the lack of user-page) but I'm going to wait on some more questions before moving my vote to Support (though wouldn't Oppose), since this is still within the first 24 hours of the RfA. LS1979 (talk) 15:44, 4 October 2014 (UTC) Moved to support. LS1979 (talk) 13:33, 5 October 2014 (UTC)

2. Neutral; the lack of AfD contributions and the lack of a userpage do not bother me. However, the lack of mainspace contributions and the lack of knowledge about deletion ( makes me unable to support this candidate at this time. I can't oppose either though, because this candidate does great work in the featured topic area, and is clearly a helpful user. I would certainly support in the future with more mainspace contributions, and I could even be convinced in this RfA if I see enough positives later. StringTheory11 (t • c) 15:57, 4 October 2014 (UTC)
3. Neutral StringTheory11 sums up my exact feelings. Experience with deletion policy is a must. Having 15% article edits is a bit unusual as well. Dennis 2¢ 18:56, 4 October 2014 (UTC)
4. Neutral I would very cheerfully support this nomination in the future; as others have said, insufficient experience at AfD and other places where the intricacies of our policies become relevant. Also, this is not a requirement, but I would like to see some engagement with content areas more controversial than the video-game arena; areas where political affiliation and neutrality start interfering with one-another, and so where a cool head and a solid understanding of policy are required. Vanamonde93 (talk) 19:38, 4 October 2014 (UTC)
5. Neutral I've reconsidered and will hold further comment. —Gaff ^ταλκ 20:51, 4 October 2014 (UTC) Oppose for now. Sorry, but one of the most critical roles of an administrator is knowing the fundamentals of policies governing XfDs. That knowledge is gained through interactions in the debates. Based on research presented by User:NickGibson3900 below, I'm not able to support at this time. —Gaff ^ταλκ 06:13, 4 October 2014 (UTC)
6. Neutral I will support this in the future if this user gets more experience in the required fields for the kinds of jobs that he would like to do in the future. Razorflame 22:54, 5 October 2014 (UTC)
7. Neutral - On the positive side, GamerPro64 has exactly the kind of maturity, responsibility, trust, engagement, and composure that make an ideal admin. However, these qualities require the support of sufficient experience in admin related areas and unfortunately he does not meet my criteria on any of them. All admins learn a lot on the job, but most of us had an all-round, more-than-just-basic knowledge of most of the processes involved and were able to clearly demonstrate it, and show that in doing so our error rate was acceptably low. If this experience can be demonstrated over the next six months, and especially if the candidate reads WP:RFAADVICE, and although not mandatory, but as a courtesy to our readers and users make a slightly more comprehensive user page, I would certainly and wholeheartedly support another RfA . Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 03:22, 6 October 2014 (UTC)