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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.
Writing a nomination statement setting out why people should support them for adminship is an excellent test of the candidate's communication skills. If someone cannot provide a satisfactory explanation why people should trust them with administrator tools, then chances are, they will not have the communication skills required of an administrator.
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.
Every RfA needs a strong, convincing nomination. In the past, self-nominations are only likely to succeed from long-term, very experienced editors. Being nominated by another user demonstrates that at least another Wikipedian has confidence that the candidate will be successful.
Take the EPA, for example, where Project 2025 is paving a road for a Republican president to replace thousands of career civil servants and scientists with political appointees loyal to Trump ...
Some House Democrats are calling for the DNC to delay its "virtual roll call" to formally nominate Joe Biden, saying it would stifle an important debate about his ability to run as top of the ticket.
A self-nom must be strong, but not too long, and not sound self-promotional. Candidates who intend to self-nom are welcome to ask an experienced friend for advice on their draft. At Wikipedia all editors are considered equal; what a candidate has done outside of Wikipedia is of little importance for being an administrator.