Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-27659735-20160125195934/@comment-4839682-20160125215220

When an admin identifies a user they feel should be promoted, be it to rollback, mod, or admin status, they discuss it with the other admins. If there's a consensus, that person is promoted. We've done it this way for years now XD I actually asked the community about it a year ago, and the consensus was that this process works fine for the community.

Generally, it's me who nominates users. When I see a user who consistently makes great edits, gets along with the community at large, and is helpful to others, I usually try to put them into a leadership role.