The following discussion is preserved as an archive of a successfulrequest for adminship. Please do not modify it.
Because this was in the discretionary range, I've offered an obligatory statement about this close.
According to the percentage, this RFA is at 76%, smack dab in the middle. As a result I carefully examined the oppose and neutral !votes. Disturbingly, several users saw it fit to oppose because of the "lack of a need for the tools." This should not be so; an oppose of this sort is so vague as to offer no constructive criticism to the candidate, nor does it indicate a serious concern in the user's ability or conduct. Votes based on too many admins were immediately thrown out, of course.
Other edit summaries pointed at his use of edit summaries and minor edits. It should be clear that both are actually optional, though highly encouraged. The fact that Smith609 was willing to examine his own behavior in this regard, and opposes based on hesitancy to adapt were not particularly compelling as a result.
