To nominate yourself or another editor for adminship, you must first create an RfA subpage for the candidate. However, it is a good idea to seek out the prospective candidate before you create the RfA subpage – if the candidate wants to wait or doesn't wish to be an admin, creating the page may be a bit awkward for them, so please check first. This will also prevent the candidate from declining the RfA.
The RfA subpage will be created automatically when you follow the instructions in the appropriate section below. You will be taken directly to this new subpage when you click the nomination button. On this subpage, the nominator must explain why this candidate would make a good administrator. Next, the candidate must accept the nomination on this subpage. The subpage should not be transcluded to the main RfA page before the candidate has accepted the nomination and made a statement or answered the questions. This ensures editors will not vote against candidates simply because they have not completed the nomination – this prevents embarrassment and irritation for everybody. Also please refrain from "voting" on an RfA before transclusion. This is a time to prepare the RfA, as well as answer the necessary questions and get co-nominators.
Finally, once the nomination has been accepted, the questions answered to the candidate's satisfaction, and the candidate is ready for the RfA to begin, the subpage should be transcluded to the RfA page. This can be done by either the candidate or the nominator. This is done by following the "edit this page" link in the appropriate section below and adding the template provided above the most recent nomination on the RfA page. Remember to substitute the candidate's name for USERNAME in the template.
Please note that the forms below apply to first nominations – if a candidate has been nominated before, attempting to fill out the form will take the nominator to the previous nomination. To create a second nomination, simply put a space and then the number 2 after the candidate's username. This number should be incremented by 1 with each subsequent nomination; for example, if the candidate is on their third RfA, then add their username, a space, and the number 3. If someone has been nominated before under a different username, keeping the numbering scheme is recommended: if X has an RfA, is renamed to Y, then has another RfA, it is recommended to put the RfA at "WP:Requests for adminship/Y 2".[1]
Warning: In practice, most self-nomination is met with fierce resistance. Do your own due diligence and ask for others' advice before nomination.
USERNAME
with your username without the User: prefix (double check spelling and capitalization). If, for some reason, there is no text showing in the box, then type in "Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/USERNAME", with your name replacing "USERNAME".----
below the transclusion in a new line. Be sure to use your RfA page's exact name!
This is a recommended method. For aspiring administrators, contact long-time admin for a recommendation will significantly increase your success chance.
USERNAME
with the username of the person you are wanting to nominate (double check spelling and capitalization). If, for some reason, there is no text showing in the box, then type in "Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/USERNAME", with the person's name replacing "USERNAME".YOUR DESCRIPTION OF THE USER
with your nomination text. Do not replace SUBPAGENAME
(unless it is a second nomination)((subst:RfA-nom|YOUR USERNAME))
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below it.
USERNAME
with your name): (This is known as transclusion - it can also be completed by your nominator)
((Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/USERNAME))
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If you nominate yourself, keep in mind that canvassing for support (asking other editors to vote in your favor) is strongly discouraged. To get editors to notice your RfA, you are free to put a ((RfX-notice|a))
on your userpage. Such declarations are most definitely allowed.
If you have self nominated, or nominated someone more than once, there is a way to deal with subsequent nominations. When you do the second nomination for yourself or the person add |# (number of the nomination) or space # (number of the nomination) after the name. It will allow you to create the other nominations.
Add ((subst:Other RfAs))
to link to all previous requests.
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