User:JJPMaster/Guide to requesting permissions
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I saw that there was guide to requests for adminship, but no guide for permissions in general, so here.
- 1. Remember what right you're requesting. This actually is a serious problem, like where you request mass message sender and say "I am a great vandal fighter". Read about the right you're requesting as well, so they don't just decline you and say "hat collecting".
- 2. Don't request rights three days after joining. Essentially, like WP:NOTNOW, but for rights in general. Especially if the right you're requesting is one that requires significant experience in a field (like account creators, autopatrolled, or patroller). Most rights have guidelines for granting, so keep that in mind too. On that note:
- 3. Request rights that relate to what you do. For instance, don't apply for event coordinator if you love to review pending changes and want a challenge. Otherwise, you'll just receive "
Not done, lack of experience" as your reply.
Those are my general suggestions, but for specific rights, here are my suggestions:
- Pending changes reviewer - Point to counter-vandalism experience. If possible, new pages patrol or AfC experience may also help, as that's basically "pending pages review".
- Rollbacker - Point to use of Twinkle or RedWarn, counter-vandalism, and an absurd desire to use Huggle.[1]