How to Participate in a Requests for Adminship Discussion on Wikipedia

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Log into your Wikipedia account.

   Only registered users are allowed to vote in Requests for Adminship discussions.
   
   If you don't already have one, create an account.
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   Step 2: Go to the Requests for Adminship page.

   , Current discussions will be listed under the "Current nominations for adminship" section. , You'll also want to look at the comments in the support and oppose sections to see any problems that the user may have, as well as the links in the RfA/RfB toolbox below the questions. ,, Be sure to give a good reason for why you're voting support, oppose, or neutral.
   
   The reasons that users give support, oppose, or neutral votes will play just as much as a factor in deciding whether consensus has been reached for promoting the user to administrator as the percentage of support, oppose, and neutral votes themselves.
   
   Also be sure to sign your comment by adding four tildes next to it. ,,
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   Step 3: Go to the discussion you want to participate in

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   Step 4: if there are any discussions currently going on.

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   Step 5: Look at the user's nomination statement

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   Step 6: answers to the questions

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   Step 7: and their contributions to decide whether you want to support or oppose their nomination

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   Step 8: or go neutral.

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   Step 9: Go to the "Support

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    Step 10: " "Oppose

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    Step 11: " or "Neutral" section and click "Edit" to the right.

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    Step 12: Below the latest comment

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    Step 13: add your comment.

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    Step 14: Preview your comment to make sure there are no mistakes.

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    Step 15: Press the "Save page" button to add your comment.

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