Thread:8100DSTAR/@comment-10925766-20130913022903/@comment-5585298-20130913203149

Hey.


 * Well first off- double check you have all the requirements!


 * Say why you'd like to be an admin.
 * What have you got to offer?
 * What can you do to improve this Wiki?
 * Would you be dedicated enough to help run it? etc.


 * Ask around people's talk page to get some supporters. You have a good reputation, so they're likely to support you.


 * Be patient. I had to wait about a month for my application to be accepted. During this wait, more and more people will have a chance to give a +1 for you.


 * (To get on the admin's good sides, make good use of WikiText. Give bolds, italics and links to let them know you know how to use the Wiki's functions.


 * Let us know you have experience, not just with WikiText, but with leadership, and such things. Like for me, I gave an example that I graduated from a course here in Scotland. Don't worry if you haven't done anything like that, but just reassure the admins (and regular users) that you know a bit about leadership, and how to use your authority responsibly.


 * Name your supporters. Name the two supporters you have rounded up already.


 * Be serious, but not boringly so. Keep the application professional but informal. Use subtle humour if you want, to show you have a fun side as well as a serious side.


 * Keep going. Don't give up if you don't get a yes or no in a couple of weeks or so (that rhymes), just, as I said, be patient.


 * Finally, use Bumps. Just posting on your own thread when there hasn't been a reply for days will remind people your application is still there, and they will take a look, and inevitably reply. (BUMP satnds for Bring Up My Post).

Finally, I wish you the best of luck. If there's any more questions, ask me or any other admin. Good luck.

P.S., here's my application, if you want a "past paper" as it were.

Here.