User:Cullen328/Sandbox/Mlpearc

Oppose with regret. This editor is an asset to the encyclopdia. My opposition is based to a large extent (but not only) on a biography of a living person that Mlpearc created almost 2-1/2 years ago, Don Branker. This is an article about a rock concert promoter that relies after all this time on just three sources: an online posting of a press release (not independent), a YouTube video uploaded by Branker himself of an interview with Branker and some rock stars (not independent and possibly problematic in terms of copyright), and an online preview chapter from Branker's possible upcoming book (not independent and promotional). If this was the state that the article was in shortly after creation, and if Mlpearc had subsequently added higher quality sources, then I would not raise the point. I do believe that Don Branker is notable, but when I look at the reliable sources cited to show notability and verify claims in this BLP, I conclude that they are very poor at best. I do not expect that every candidate for administrator must be an outstanding creator of new content. The encyclopedia needs work in many areas. However, speaking as a new content creator myself, I do expect that the new articles written by a candidate come much closer to our standards of excellence than this particular article does at this time. I wish the candidate well encourage this editor to spend a few months improving the sourcing of the editor's current articles, and also to create a couple of outstanding, well-referenced new articles. I look forward to supporting another RfA after that has been done.