Thread:MasterTeska/@comment-38004172-20200117143336/@comment-4826222-20200118200338

Basically what the Banshee said. In addition to this, I'll just quote Hatsen on what he once said on this matter:

Hatsen wrote: Becoming a moderator or admin is somewhat of a long process. You get access to some powerful tools, that if misued, can create a whole lot of mess.

It's all about trust, and a good way to build up trust is continuing your fight against vandalism, and help editing pages with much needed information. If you can build up a number of good edits like fixing vandalism, categorizing, helping others, participating in wiki-wide discussions and fixing (mis)information, you're definitely on the right path.

While I don't have a fixed number of edits needed, you have to prove you're an reliable and active member of the community.