Thread:Unity29/@comment-25991354-20141118170106/@comment-4598272-20141118172409

The number of edits is only one factor. It is also important that you have to edit regularly and keep active and that your edits are useful. Vinny Tennyson and Animefan850 have both much more edits than you, but the former has been inactive for several months and the latter only edits irregularly and also has been inactive for several months. Another factor is how the candidate fits to the others, whether there are even "bureaucrat wars" or not, or at least very much disagreements, or bad blood between them as well. As well the abilities of the candidate also are a factor, whether he can code, has good ideas to improve the community and also is able to lead other users. Considering the current contest situation, a future bureaucrat should have around 1000 edits and a sysop around 500 plus all other requirements. But as the wiki turns older and more users will have more than 1000 edits, future contests will require a higher number of edits.