User blog comment:Brandon Rhea/Tips for becoming an admin/@comment-4839035-20121206223019/@comment-4519283-20121208035205

I think how many edits you should do corresponds with how much there is to do. I'm admin at a wiki that doesn't even have 3,500 edits, and I have just over 500. Another thing to consider is not whether you deserve it, but if the community would benefit greatly from your adminship.