This section of the guide should provide some idea of what questions are asked of candidates during the RfA process. Questions can be posted by anyone, including unregistered users. Questions generally serve as the primary source of guidance for participants. The promptness, quality, and comprehensiveness of the response are all taken into consideration. Also taken into consideration is the tone of the candidate's response, taking questions lightly or coming across as combative is generally seen as a negative.
There are three basic questions which appear in almost every RfA:
What administrative work do you intend to take part in?
A: This can be anything, but users will generally take note of what you say, and try to determine whether or not you'd do a good job at it based on your past experiences.
What are your best contributions to Wikipedia, and why?
A: This is the spot to really showcase your crowning achievements, such as creating a featured article, heavy involvement with a WikiProject, etc.
Have you been in any conflicts over editing in the past or have other users caused you stress? How have you dealt with it and how will you deal with it in the future?
A: It is best to answer truthfully, as other users have ways of independently verifying your claims. If you are caught hiding major conflicts, it reflects poorly on your character, and will inevitably lead to more conflict.
After the standard questions, other users can post additional questions. These can be follow-up questions to the first three, or an entirely new topic. Like always, try to answer promptly and truthfully, without coming across as combative, even if the question comes across as combative.
Some common questions users may ask are:
Elaboration of a previous question.
Testing knowledge of policies.
Questions about past activities.
How to respond to hypothetical situations admins often find themselves in.
Some posters may label their questions as optional, in which case a response is not necessary, but is still recommended. Optional questions generally do not differ much from additional questions. Sometimes, users will mark their questions as optional if it is exceptionally long or contains many multiple parts, as a courtesy to the candidate.
