User blog comment:Sloshedtrain/User Rights Requirements/@comment-5643552-20130417181539

It's one thing to prove oneself responsible and trustworthy enough to be appointed administrator, but it's another thing to know what to do with that power. One thing any aspiring admin should know is that admins are not meant to be rulers; they do not make the rules nor do they practice unilateral decision-making. Rather, good admins use the tools they are vested to carry out the will of the community, and every decision made should be made at community discretion. Basically, an admin's duty is to serve the community, not to be "in charge", as it were. Although not a requirement for becoming admin, it is more-or-less a requirement for maintaining the position, and, in extension, insuring the prosperity of the community.