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Admins have access to the following that users do not: asterisk indicates bureaucrat only ability

Becoming an Admin
Becoming an admin means holding a whole lot more responsibility for the good of the Wiki. You must qualify with this and the following criteria.

The last 2 steps are to notify a bureaucrat (those are the admins listed under Community>Admin in the top navigation) that you would like to become an admin. They will tell you if you are eligible, and the second step is to Create a Blog Post notifying everyone that you would like to be an admin, and if you get positive feedback, you're in!

Note: Bureaucrats may give you a series of tasks before promoting you.

Being an Admin
In a normal circumstance, you don't need to ask permission of a bureaucrat, or get the approval of other admins, to perform admin-specific actions, or enforce new standards, but we would prefer you notify the community somehow of any of your developments, just for a little recognition! As an admin, you're responsible and trusted as it is, so your tail is free to wag! What you do need to ask permission for, is when modifying the work other admins have done, in a way that does not improve it but changes it to your preference. For example, changing someone's badge to a completely different image. The user may have liked it how it was, so you'll need to negotiate and work things out with the user. If you're improving the way it's implemented, for example, improving the position the of the cup of life on a badge so the cup is more centered and easier to see, then you don't need to say a thing.

Pages such as The Merlin Arena, this page, admin user blogs, the home page (Merlin Wiki) and Community Messages, are moderated specifically by bureaucrats, so if you wish to add to it (improving spelling errors and fixing graphical glitches is allowed without permission) you must have your input ultimately approved by the bureaucrats, and in some cases other members of the admin. You should be aware that there is an email thread existing between all of the admins, so if you 'Reply All', you have all the admins see your message at the same time, should they check. Should any admins fail to check or respond, their support on an issue you raise will be taken for granted.