Wikipedia talk:Requests for adminship/MatthewUND 2

User:MatthewUND

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My withdrawl
I'm officially withdrawing my self-nomination for admin status. I still personally feel that I would make a decent admin, but I can see that this RfA won't be passing if things continue the way they are going. So, I think the most logical and least disruptive thing for me to do is withdraw.

It seems as thought most voters who have expressed their opposition to this RfA have done so due to the perception that I was canvassing for votes. I deeply regret making any errors along these lines. Please don't think that I ever for one moment thought that spamming was or is a legitimate form of communication on Wikipedia. I wasn't contacting people I didn't know...I was informing members of a WikiProject that I am deeply involved in that I had an RfA going. I was blissfully unaware that contacting editors who I have already worked closely with on numerous articles would be considered spamming. You may choose to not believe me, but this truly was an honest mistake. I was painfully unaware that those seeking admin status are not able to inform their peers of the RfA process and ask for their support. Once again, I deeply regret this error on my part. I am entirely to blame for the failure of this RfA.

I want to say that I still would like to be an admin someday. I don't want these added tools for any reason other than to help the entire Wikipedia community when help is needed. In the past two years that I have been with Wikipedia, I have come to greatly appreciate what Wikipedia means to the world right now and what it could mean in the future. I don't think of my edits as a hobby; I like to think of them as actually "making a difference" in some small way. So, I would hope to see another RfA come up for me sometime in the future. I promise that next time, I won't be accused of eliciting any votes!

Again, I regret that this RfA had to end like this and I hope that you will all understand that this was an honest mistake that I am greatly sorry for. In spite of the outcome of this process and regardless of how you voted, I want to thank you for taking the time to vote in this RfA. See you around! --Matth e w UND (talk) 07:11, 30 December 2006 (UTC)