User blog comment:RRabbit42/Make me a General/@comment-3474542-20170301055434

Thanks for the very well written blog post!

 RRabbit42 wrote: Being an admin takes work. You have to perform maintenance on the wiki, deal with vandalism, settle disputes, make decisions, set policies and answer questions from the wiki members...the members of a wiki will expect their admins to lead the way and keep interest going among the members. 

While some wikis may divide up the admins into technical, leadership, and moderating roles, all admins should have at least a basic understanding of the various roles (and know where to go if they need help performing those roles). Additionally, if you're interested in being an admin, but don't have the basic skills (or aren't very good at them) find someone to teach you before you ask to be an admin. There are several resources for people that want to improve their skills, from Fandom University to the Community Central forums to the translators at WLB to various Webinars.