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Self-nomination is also an indicator that the candidate has high self-esteem. Wikipedia is founded on the principle of being bold when updating pages. Good self-esteem means the candidate is motivated to make this place better, and a self-nomination demonstrates this.
A self-nomination prompts the community to examine the candidate's judgement. If you do not satisfy the three preceding items, nominating yourself will be seen as exhibiting questionable judgement , and can result in oppose statements on that alone.
Candidate, please indicate acceptance of the nomination here: The candidate may make an optional statement here. The candidate is required by policy to answer if they have ever edited Wikipedia for pay, and may do so in their acceptance. If this request is a self nomination, feel free to remove this line after subst'ing.
A nomination consists of an introductory nomination statement (example here), followed by three initial questions to be answered by the nominee. When you craft a nomination for someone, including yourself, you should outline in the nomination statement why you think the nominee should be an administrator.
Candidate, please indicate acceptance of the nomination here: The candidate may make an optional statement here. The candidate is required by policy to answer if they have ever edited Wikipedia for pay, and may do so in their acceptance. If this request is a self nomination, feel free to remove this line after subst'ing.
Nomination and co-nomination. Mandatory part of the process. The nominator provides a rationale, reasoning why the candidate would make a suitable administrator. Co-nominators may add their own viewpoints separately if desired. A candidate can nominate themselves (also known as self-nomination) if they wish. Advertising and canvassing
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.
In the case of vandalism, improper formatting, or a declined or withdrawn nomination, non-bureaucrats may also delist a nomination. A list of procedures to close an RfA may be found at WP:Bureaucrats. If your nomination fails, then please wait for a reasonable period of time before renominating yourself or accepting another nomination.