Thread:Sannse/@comment-36478816-20190730021700/@comment-366087-20190731002821

There is no reason why an admin cannot pop in several weeks apart just to keep resetting the Adoption timer. Sure it would be *nice* for them to also respond to messages, but there is no requirement they *must*.

Now, I'm not this admin you're dealing with so their thinking need not reflect mine, but on *my* wikis, someone joins and in only a few hours ask to be made an Admin… it's a mighty big red "nope" flag to me. For many experienced admins, just asking is a reason to say "no". Adoptions aside, in all but one case, I was promoted without asking.

That one case? After 2 years, with the 'crat having mostly moved on, I asked and received.