But what is a good admin? As an admin you are going to have people hate you. You are going to have situations where you are under pressure. If you can't handle that perhaps you are better off specaliseing in adding content.
-- geni
There is no simple formula for what makes a good admin. Rather, it takes all types. Most are just long time trustworthy editors with a huge cumulative radar net. Others like to spend hours every day cleaning up AFD, IFD and copyvios. Some admins are good at interaction, or creating policy, and others might enjoy blocking vandals. And so on...