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RfA is performative. I've written my handful of easy-to-meet, specific criteria here because it hopefully reduces drama on the RfA page, itself. These are my own opinions and are listed in order of importance. Please note that I have read WP:AAAD and disagree with many points listed there. If you give people a reason to oppose you, they will. Despite what Jimbo says, adminship is a big deal. Ultimately the vote count at RfA doesn't matter because the bureaucrats decided that they get to make whatever call they want, which means that requesting adminship is very much a political act. Maybe if you follow my guidance, the 'crats will like you. Maybe if you fail to follow these, they won't.