Editing Battlestar Wiki:Requests for adminship/nominate

==Introduction==
In order to nominate yourself or another editor for adminship, you must first create an RfA subpage for the nominee, which will be done automatically when you follow the instructions in the appropriate section below. 

Once this RfA subpage has been created, the nominator must explain on the RfA subpage why this nominee would make a good administrator, and the nominee must accept the nomination on the RfA subpage ''before'' it can be transcluded to the main RfA page. This prevents editors from voting against candidates simply because they have not accepted the nomination or answered the questions. It also prevents both nominees and nominators from being embarassed when a nomination is declined.

Finally, once the nomination has been accepted and the questions answered, any editor (including the nominator or the nominee) can link it to the RfA page. This is done by simply by following the "edit this page" link in the appropriate section below and adding the template provided at the bottom of this page (with the nominee's name substituted for USERNAME) to the RfA page. Ideally, the nominee should do this, as the nominee will be the first to know when the questions have been answered to his or her satisfaction.

==To nominate yourself==

# Create a new page, type in the following, substuting USERNAME with your own username: [[Battlestar Wiki:Requests for adminship/USERNAME]].
# Add the following line: <nowiki>{{subst:RFA self}}</nowiki>
# Save the page.  
# Edit the page, and in the space provided, note that you accept the nomination. Also answer the standard questions for all candidates. Save the page.
# Change the time on the RfA page to indicate the current time.
# Once done, go to [[Battlestar Wiki:Requests for adminship]] and add the following
#:'''<nowiki>{{Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/USERNAME}}
----</nowiki>'''

==To nominate someone else:==
# Create a new page by typing the following in the search box, substiuting USERNAME with the username of the person you wish to nominate: [[Battlestar Wiki:Requests for adminship/USERNAME]]. Hit "Go".  In the resulting page, click on "Create this page". 
# Add the following line to the page: <nowiki>{{subst:RFA not-self}}</nowiki>
# Save the edit.
# Edit the page, giving a reason why you believe the user would be a competent administrator.
# Notify the user you are nominating them on his/her user talk page, and include a link to the page you just created ([[Battlestar Wiki:Requests for adminship/USERNAME]]). 
:'''Do not add the RfA to Wikipedia:Requests for adminship yet.'''

==What to do if you are nominated by someone else:==
# Go to your RfA subpage, and either accept or decline your nomination. If you decline, be sure to inform your nominator.
#* If you decline, the page shall be archived and placed on [[Battlestar Wiki:Requests for adminship/Declined nominations]].
# After you accept your nomination, make sure to answer the standard questions for all candidates.  Answering fully and honestly will give your fellow users the chance to vote accordingly.
# Change the time on your RfA page to indicate the current time.
# Add the following text above the most recent nomination on [[WP:RFA|the RFA page]] (replacing <tt>USERNAME</tt> with your name):
#: '''<nowiki>{{Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/USERNAME}}
----</nowiki>'''