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| - To nominate yourself or another editor for adminship, you must first create an RfA subpage for the candidate. However, it is a good idea to seek out the prospective candidate before you create the RfA subpage - if the candidate wants to wait or doesn't wish to be an admin, creating the page may be a bit awkward for them, so please check first. This will also prevent the candidate from declining the RfA. The RfA subpage will be created automatically when you follow the instructions in the appropriate section below. You will be taken directly to this new subpage when you click the nomination button. On this subpage, the nominator must explain why this candidate would make a good administrator. Next, the candidate must accept the nomination on this subpage. The subpage should not be transcluded to the main RfA page before the candidate has accepted the nomination and made a statement or answered the optional questions to the candidate's satisfaction. This ensures editors will not vote against candidates simply because they have not completed the nomination - this prevents embarrassment and aggravation for everybody. Also please refrain from 'voting' on an RfA before transclusion. This is a time to prepare the RfA, as well as answer the necessary questions and get co-nominators. Finally, once the nomination has been accepted, the questions answered to the candidate's satisfaction, and the candidate is ready for the RfA to begin, the subpage should be transcluded to the RfA page. This can be done by either the candidate or the nominator. This is done by following the "edit this page" link in the appropriate section below and adding the template provided above the most recent nomination on the RfA page. Remember to substitute the candidate's name for USERNAME in the template. Please note that the forms below apply to first nominations - if a candidate has been nominated before, attempting to fill out the form will take the nominator to the previous nomination. To create a second nomination, simply put the number 2, separated by a space, after the candidate's username. This number will progress by 1 each time you try to nominate. If you are on your third time, then add your username, space 3, and so forth.
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