Gratispaideia:Requests for adminship/Nominate

You must first create an RfA subpage for yourself or another editor to be considered for adminship. However, it is a good idea to contact the potential candidate before creating the RfA subpage; if the candidate wants to wait or does not want to be an admin, building the page may be unpleasant for them, so please check first. The candidate will be unable to decline the RfA if this is done.

When you follow the steps in the corresponding area below, the RfA subpage will be produced immediately. When you click the nomination button, you will be brought immediately to this new subpage. The nominator must describe why this applicant would make a good administrator on this subpage. On this subpage, the candidate must then accept the nomination. Before the candidate accepts the nomination and makes a statement or answers the questions, the subpage should not be transcluded to the main RfA page. This saves humiliation and irritation for everyone by ensuring that editors do not vote against candidates just because they have not completed the nomination process. Also, before transclusion, please avoid from "voting" on an RfA. This is the time to prepare the RfA, as well as answer any issues that may arise and find co-nominators.

Finally, the subpage should be transcluded to the RfA page once the nomination has been approved, the questions have been answered to the candidate's satisfaction, and the candidate is ready for the RfA to commence. Either the candidate or the nominator can do this. This is accomplished by clicking the "edit this page" link in the relevant section below and pasting the template provided above the most recent nomination on the RfA page. Remember to change USERNAME in the template to the candidate's name.

Please note that the forms below are only for first-time nominations; attempting to fill out the form will redirect the nominator to the previous nomination. Simply add a space and the number 2 after the candidate's username to make a second nomination. With each consecutive nomination, increase this number by one; for example, if the candidate is on their third RfA, add their username, a space, and the number three.

To nominate someone else

 * 1) Verify with the person you are wanting to nominate.  This might save the embarrassing situation of them publicly declining the nomination.
 * 2) Make sure that they meet the community's standards. Look at other RfAs, read Advice for RfA candidates (in the perspective of the candidate), and compare your candidate to other successful and unsuccessful candidates.
 * 3) In the form below replace the text that shows   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 "Gratispaideia:Requests for adminship/USERNAME", with the person's name replacing "USERNAME".
 * 4) When you are taken to the next page replace   with your nomination text. Do not replace   (unless it is a second nomination)
 * 5) Save the page.
 * 6) Notify the candidate on their talk page when the nomination RfA has been created, include a link to the page you just created (Gratispaideia:Requests for adminship/USERNAME). You may choose to inform them by placing the RfA nomination template on their talk page, which will automatically contain a link to their nomination page:
 * 7) If there is a second nomination, please add a number, for example  YOUR USERNAME , if applicable, or just add a space and the number 2.
 * 8) Wait until the candidate has accepted the nomination and answered the questions before adding the RfA to Gratispaideia:Requests for adminship. The candidate may also transclude the page themselves. Once the page is transcluded, consider adding the editing statistics to the talk page.
 * 9) If there are any co-noms that wish to participate in the RfA they need to list their names there now.
 * 10) If the candidate requests you submit the RfA, go to the top of the page and edit the end date to reflect 7 days AFTER the day you submitted it, by following the directions in the header source code.
 * 11) Go to the following page: [ Edit this page], and transclude the RfA page verbatim, adding
 * 1) Go to the following page: [ Edit this page], and transclude the RfA page verbatim, adding

What to do if you are nominated by someone else

 * 1) Go to your RfA subpage, and accept or decline your nomination. If you decline, be sure to inform your nominator.
 * 2) After you accept your nomination, answer the standard questions for all candidates.
 * 3) Edit [ this page] and add the following text above the most recent nomination (replacing USERNAME with your name): (This is known as transclusion - it can also be completed by your nominator)
 * 4) Please double check your RfA to make sure there are no votes on the page before it is "transcluded" (added to the main RfA page).
 * 5) Once you have submitted the RfA, go to the top of the page and edit the end date to reflect 7 days AFTER the day you submitted it, by following the directions in the header source code.
 * 1) Once you have submitted the RfA, go to the top of the page and edit the end date to reflect 7 days AFTER the day you submitted it, by following the directions in the header source code.

User notification
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 on your userpage. Such declarations are most definitely allowed.

Reminders

 * Make sure co-nominators are handled before transclusion.
 * It is recommended that no comments are made in the support, oppose, or neutral sections of the RfA before transcluding it into the main RfA page.
 * If you have any questions, or are unsure of anything ask an admin or another Gratispaideian and they can help you through the process.
 * If you have a major bot, don't "advertise" your RfA within the bot's edits; this may cause problems when your RfA is discussed, as it has done previously.

Multiple nominations
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  to link to all previous requests.