User blog comment:55golem/points/@comment-26174667-20150326075336/@comment-24184651-20150327010839

That is an awful idea. Just awful. Imagine all the people who would spam and badge-hunt just to earn themselves adminship, which they will then take advantage of.

What makes a good admin is someone who makes consistently helpful and/or purposeful edits who only adds to the community or wiki, rather than detracting from it. They are carefully chosen by the community itself. You have to earn adminship from dedication and hard work, not some garbage edits.