Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-24648211-20140221135303/@comment-24376429-20140221140025

If you mean on this wiki the only way to be granted sysop rights is to be invited by a member of Wikia staff.

One of the most important things that you need to remember is that the rights aren't important and you shouldn't strive for them. You should work to help others regardless of your current user rights status. Being a sysop is just a small set of tools that assists in dealing with rare cases of vandalism/spam and out of control users that may need a little calming down.