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See Wikipedia:Template editor for granting guidelines. Applicants should show some evidence that they generally meet the guidelines outlined there, however administrators may use their discretion in determining which editors meet the general standard. Consider posting {{subst:template editor granted}} to the user talk page of approved users.

User:JohnGormleyJG

Hello I am JohnGormleyJG
I am requesting to be a template editor on the English Wikipedia. I would consider myself a regular editor and edit as often as I possibly can. The main reason I edit wikipedia is because I love to. It is a great hobby of mine. I am always looking for ways to improve my editing skills and try to push myself to the next level. A few months ago I became a Rollbacker and Reviewer that achievement I was delighted and honored with. Thinking of the many people using this site daily and my hope to make this a consistent good site for each and every user that comes onto this site. My responsibility is to make sure this is as up to date as I can possibly make it. Oblige by the rules and guidelines. Encourage fellow editors, and teach new ones. I am also currently working on a new design for my Userpage which includes a variety of sub-pages. At the moment my userpage is a bit out of date as I wrote it when I first started here on Wikipedia, but as I say I am always doing new things and I hope to have the new design complete by the end of this week. I now wish to step up in my Wikipedia editing by conquering the next level and becoming a "Template Editor". I have a very strong password that I use for nothing else which is embedded into my brain and nobody else knows or has access to my account as it does be used on a separate profile and I never login in public internet cafes so my account is very secure. I always when I am editing see preview before I save the page and be particularly careful with major edits and strive to boost content in the Wikipedia community. If I do be making a change which has an impact/effect on the Template I always discuss it on the talkpage to hear some other voices and get some more opinions. One of the main reasons I am applying for this is I want to share my opinion and hear others by discussing it in the talk page and create edits that will work out for the common good of Templates. One thing I can promise you is that I will NEVER abuse my rights, as I never have before with my rollback and reviewing rights. I never will abuse my rights as a template editor either. Thank you for reading this and I hope you consider the motion I am offering you.
Thank You,
-- JohnGormleyJG (✉)
15:25, 10 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
 Not done. Wikipedia is not an MMORPG and userrights are not "level ups". Reaper Eternal (talk) 16:34, 10 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you for your response. Could you give me some advice on what I can do to get this right -- JohnGormleyJG (✉) 16:55, 10 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
I now wish to step up in my Wikipedia editing by conquering the next level and becoming a "Template Editor" Now that sounds an awful lot like hat collecting, or at least, thinking user rights are a "hierarchy". Having rollback doesn't give you more authority over other Wikipedians than a recently registered user with five edits does. Gaining a new user right is not synonymous with "step up your game". --I am k6ka Talk to me! See what I have done 17:09, 15 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
I don't think we should be denying people the template editor right just because they actually want it. That sounds a lot like a catch-22 to me. Rather, we should base our decisions on whether editors fulfil the granting guidelines. Unfortunately, in JohnGormleyJG's case he doesn't appear to satisfy points #3, #5 and #6 in the guidelines, so while I disagree with the other admins posting here I agree with their final assessment. — Mr. Stradivarius ♪ talk ♪ 23:32, 15 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
@ Mr. Stradivarius Thank You for being constructive and giving me something to improve on. I will work on those points you have given me.
Thank You -- JohnGormleyJG (✉) 07:53, 16 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
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