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==What happens when they don't get power...==

Let's say an average user who is hunting for power on Wikipedia goes up for [[WP:RfA|RfA]] and fails the process. Problems can then arise. These power-hunting users may get angry that they have failed the RfA process, even though they may not at all be fit to be an admin. They may think Wikipedia has something against them. They may [[WP:COOL|stay cool]] –— or they may explode on the users who have opposed them in the RfA. This can lead to months and months of trouble, resulting in them never becoming an admin anyway. This would be yet another reason why one shouldn't use Wikipedia to get power and attention.

==Are all admins looking for power then?==

No, not all admins on Wikipedia are power hunters, because you can see that many of them are dedicated contributors who continue to write and improve articles –— they chose to go for adminship to ''build'' Wikipedia rather than to bask in their so-called power. After all, being an admin is more like being a cleaner than being an emperor. As a result, the symbol for admins is a mop and bucket, not a crown and scepter.

==See also==