The following discussion is preserved as an archive of a successfulrequest for adminship. Please do not modify it.
Statement from Closing Bureaucrat: "I have closed this RFA as successful - it was, of course, quite a close call, so I think a brief closing statement is in order. Many of those opposing referred to Ottava Rima's comments about Dave's citation practices. As is well known, article-writing is not a part of the 'job' of an administrator. Naturally, article-writing issues may still be relevant in RFA inasmuch as they suggest general habits of the editor under consideration that seem likely to carry over into administrative work. But the consensus that seems to have formed among those opposing for article-related reasons is not that Dave is untrustworthy in general, but that he has not been interpreting certain article-related policies rigorously enough - an error which easily can, and presumably will, be corrected. So these concerns, even if they be valid, do not seem to be primarily about suitability for adminship as such. Also, Dave's own response to his critics was level-headed and praised as such, even by several of his critics themselves. Accordingly, I am confident in my decision to promote Dave. I will be glad to answer any further questions. — Dan | talk04:29, 11 July 2009 (UTC)"[1][reply]