User:Lord Voldemort/Quicksand

This is my quicksand... nothing survives in here for long:

~~Help me, help me! (Hymyly)~~ There's just nothing I can do. He's a goner, folks. --Lord Voldemort ^{(Dark Mark)} 20:36, 25 August 2005 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Mini-guide to requests for adminship

Wikipedia:Mini guide to requests for adminship

[edit] RfA Mini-Guide

The following is a very basic guide to Wikipedia:Requests for adminship (RfA). This is intended to be an informal, minimalistic guide. For the full guide to RfA, please see the Guide to requests for adminship. Note: This is not policy.

Please be aware RfA can be a harsh process sometimes. People will look at, and may criticize, everything and anything you have done (or not done, for that matter).
People sometimes oppose for no reason at all. People are not required to explain their position. Don't feel bad, it happens to a lot of people.
Ask yourself if you are ready to be an Admin. There are a lot of responsibilities. Do you want them?
If someone nominates you, feel free to decline if you do not think you are ready. Decline politely and keep up the good work. Even after the process starts, you can withdraw at any stage.
If you are doing a self-nomination, make sure you set up the nomination correctly and don't support yourself. People tend to have higher standards for self-noms, and messing them up can lead to oppose votes.

People may have their own standards when considering nominees, but in general, editors tend to look for:

More than 1000 edits within a wide variety of namespaces
At least three months with the project
A willingness to do "dirty work"
A civil manner with no recent personal attacks, POV pushing, vandalism, or edit warring.
An enabled email address
Good use of edit summaries

Don't take my word for it. Check out what happened in some recent successes and failures.

Strictly observe Wikipedia:Civility. Please see the full guide for information on voting directions, decorum, and demeanor.