First, you need a user account. Then, make useful edits over a period of time. In this way, you prove to the community that you are here in good faith. After some months, you can add your name to Wikipedia:Requests for adminship. Be sure to read Administrators' reading list, Wikipedia:Administrators, deletion policy, protection policy, and blocking policy, and use your new "powers" with caution. Wikipedia:Guide to requests for adminship is an explanation of the process by which users become administrators and things to bear in mind before applying.

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