Board Thread:Wiki Discussion/@comment-4242472-20140816221856/@comment-4242472-20140816230019

Xho wrote: we can't nominate admins on the basis that we like the user. Whether we like the user or not has no effect on what the user could do to the wiki even if the user doesn't seem like they would presently.

In the end nominating admins is a bureaucrat's decision so it's not entirely on whether or not the community at large likes them. But in the proposal their behaviour towards the community members could affect the likelihood they keep the position.