User:Cncmaster/RfA Criteria

This page is a basic outline of my RfA !vote criteria. Anyways, here it goes:

What I Prefer in a Prospective Administrator

 * The candidate has a clean block log or their last block expired more than one and a half years ago, assuming the block wasn't accidental.
 * The candidate has very little or no history of edit-warring or disputes.
 * The candidate has made at least 50+ edits to WP:UAA and WP:AIV combined.
 * The candidate answered their questions reasonably and to the best of their abilities.
 * The candidate has a great understanding of important Wikipedia guidelines.
 * The candidate can civilly and logically address comments and arguments, where applicable.

What Makes Me Oppose

 * The candidate has a lengthy block log with the most recent block expiring within the last 9 months.
 * The candidate has always tended to engage in edit-wars or content disputes.
 * The candidate has a history of extremely sporadic "on and off" editing. If a candidate meets most of my support criteria and has been consistently editing for the past six months before the RfA was filed, I will generally support.
 * The candidate has made rude or inappropriate replies to other !votes on their RfA.
 * The candidate is a new editor.

Why I Sometimes Remain Neutral

 * The candidate hasn't answered any questions asked by others after a long period, usually three days into the RfA.
 * The candidate meets some of my support criteria, but is stilling missing a couple of important points.

Things I generally do not consider in an RfA

 * Content creation. See this small musing I wrote for more information.
 * I will look through AfD's that the candidate has created or !voted on, but I rarely base my !votes solely on them.