Thread:Merrystar/@comment-25131094-20130411101442/@comment-10688548-20130411105945

Being promoted by existing bureaucrats is the usual way to become an administrator. 99% of wikis have at least one bureaucrat.

Sometimes the existing bureaucrats are unresponsive, perhaps they've not logged into Wikia in several months. In such cases, a user may fill out an adoption request, and Staff will check their contributions and, if everything checks out, make them an administrator and bureaucrat.