User blog comment:Brandon Rhea/Tips for becoming an admin/@comment-26408630-20121209212601

I feel that users on the Gravity Falls wiki, where I hail from, tend to have irrational thoughts associated with being an admin. Like you said, an admin only has a few extra buttons.

For example, an admin on our wiki gave someone a warning, just leting them know that their image had been taken down because it was fan art. Next minute, the user comes on chat and starts asking if they will be banned because they were warned by an admin. Many other situations have occured like this.

I don't know if this happens on other wikis, but I believe, although administrators shouldn't influence the views of the users on subject, administrators need to be positive role models.

If you want to become an admin, be nice to everyone, make good judgement, and most of all, don't be afraid.