User blog comment:AdvancedRookie/Aftermath/@comment-1079585-20100218105222

To become an admin you must be nominated (by yourself or another user) in an RFA (request for adminship). Prerequisites include lots of mainspace edits, vandalism patrol, and involvement in meaningful community discussions (article talk pages and shaping policies). Voters must have at least 50 mainspace edits and list why they feel how they do.