Thread:CzechOut/@comment-25384398-20140724081037/@comment-188432-20140727004716

Hi again :)

As I said before, I don't think there's anything wrong with filling a Special:Contact in this case, because the situation is a bit unusual. Getting advice on the best way to proceed, given that the rules don't address the situation you're in, isn't a horrible idea. But I definitely would not use an S:C to in any way complain about the length of time your request is taking.

After all, your case is moving at about the speed these things normally do. Before I was a staff member, I had to submit to the adoption process a few times myself. I can tell you from personal experience that it just takes a bit of time. My colleagues who are in charge of the programme — Merrystar and Rappy — want to make sure that applicants are serious about their requests. So they usually handle requests roughly on a biweekly basis, just to allow applicants to build up a consistent pattern of daily editing.

The whole thing is a very relaxed and casual process, so approach with a pinch of zen and a dollop of nonchalance. Luckily, you're pretty high up on the list — as of today eighth from the top — and Wendy and Rappy typically handle requests in the order that the requests were received. So I would totally expect resolution sooner rather than later.

I know you're anxious about getting your request approved, but just keep editing the wiki daily as you have been doing and it'll happen.

If I were you, I would attempt to strengthen my adoption case by doing the following:


 * Start a conversation with Happy on his message wall or the forum — but not chat. Merrystar and Rappy need to be able to actually see the conversation.  Inform him of the adoption request that you've started (even if you've already done so in chat) and ask him if he'd like you to add his name to that request.  The best result for everyone concerned is that both of you become bureaucrats. That way, it's much more likely that your wikia won't need to be adopted in future; one of the two of you will be around to promote new admin.