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A successful run for adminship generally requires:
Trust
Experience
Content creation
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Trust

Candidates must have the trust of the community. They are commonly well-mannered, show good judgement, and ideally have a clean block log, or at least one that has been clean for over a year.

noun noun: trust 1. firm belief in the reliability, truth, or ability of someone or something. "relations have to be built on trust" synonyms: confidence, belief, faith, freedom from suspicion/doubt, sureness, certainty, certitude, assurance, conviction, credence, reliance "a relationship built on mutual trust and respect" antonyms: distrust, mistrust, scepticism acceptance of the truth of a statement without evidence or investigation. "I used only primary sources, taking nothing on trust" the state of being responsible for someone or something. "a man in a position of trust" synonyms: responsibility, duty, obligation "a position of trust" LITERARY a person or duty for which one has responsibility. plural noun: trusts "rulership is a trust from God" 2. LAW an arrangement whereby a person (a trustee) holds property as its nominal owner for the good of one or more beneficiaries. "a trust was set up" synonyms: safe keeping, keeping, protection, charge, care, custody; More a body of trustees. an organization or company managed by trustees. "a charitable trust" 3. DATED•US a large company that has or attempts to gain monopolistic control of a market. 4. ARCHAIC•WEST INDIAN commercial credit. "my master lived on trust at an alehouse" 5. ARCHAIC a hope or expectation. "all the great trusts of womanhood" verb

Experience

Successful candidates usually have thousands of edits and plenty of experience, including in one or two areas where they are ready to use the administrator tools.

Content creation

The minimum expectation for new administrators is that they will have added some reliably sourced content to English Wikipedia. Although writing that meets good article or featured article standards is excellent, other forms of high-quality contributions can also demonstrate an understanding of the effort required to write mainspace articles in collaboration with others.

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