Criteria for becoming an Admin

There is a criteria for becoming an admin, bureaucrat, etc.

You must have this badge to qualify for admin/crat.

Criteria for Becoming on Administrator

• You must have made at least 350 edits.
• You must have made at least 100 edits on articles.
• You must have at least one lucky edit badge, and the "Mittens" badge.
• You must have earned 10 badges in total.
• You must have uploaded at least 100 pictures.
• You must be approved by two bureaucrats.                 

Elections are required for this position, but there must be a criteria for this as well.

• If two admins or one bureaucrat vote "no" the election is over.
• You must have 75% of the vote.
• At least one bureaucrat must vote "yes", as well as one administrator.
• You may not vote for yourself.
• Nor may you nominate yourself.
• The vote ends 48 hours (two days)  after it is created.

Becoming a Bureaucrat

• You must have the "Bolt" badge.
• You must also have three Lucky edit badges as well as a "Raven Approves" badge.
• You must have at least 20 badges on total.
• You must have at least 750 edits on this wiki.
• You must have the approval of two bureaucrats, as well as one administrator.
• You must have uploaded at least 200 pictures.
• You must have made at least 450 edits on articles.

Elections are of course required to become a bureaucrat. And there are rules/regulations. These criteria must be met for the election to be valid.

• If two admins or one bureaucrat votes "no" the election ends promptly.
• You must have 75% of the vote.
• At least two bureaucrats must vote "yes", or as an alternative, three administrators.
• Voting for yourself is not allowed.
• Nominating yourself in the first place is also disallowed, as this will shorten your chances of being promoted to ANYTHING.
• Voting ends 48 hours after creation.

Becoming a Patroller

These criteria must be met:

• You must have made at least 75 edits on articles.
• You must have at least 150 edits.
• You must have at least 8 badges in total.
• You must have the "Penny" badge.
• You must have uploaded at least 120 images.
• You must have added at least 90 images to articles.

No election is required to be a patroller.

Becoming a Rollback

• You must have made at least 20 edits on articles.
• You must have at least 5 badges in total. 
• You must have the "Penny" badge.
• You must have uploaded one image.

No elections required.

Becoming a Discussions Mod

These criteria must be met in order to become a discussions mod:

• Must have a discussion moderator's approval.
• Must have the "Off the Set" badge.
• Must have approval of at least one admin or bureaucrat.
• Must have made at least 250 contributions to discussions.
• Must be a chat mod already.

No elections are required.

Becoming a Chat Mod

To be a chat mod, a user must:

• Have the "Penny" badge.
• Have at least 100 edits on articles.
• Must be active on chat.
• Must have approval of admin and chat mod.
• An chat moderator should create a proposal.

No election is required.