Thread:Stinkysmellybelly/@comment-22439-20151213171421/@comment-27318396-20151213224224

well, if a user makes their first edit (could be a comment, message, edit, or making a page). They select a random bureaucrat from our bureaucrat list (I'm a bureaucrat but I was never selected to send a automated message yet). And the bureaucrat they choose, sends the message. You have to be a bureaucrat to be able to be selected to send it, but will take a long time until they select one.

And you need 1000 edits to be a bureaucrat. And you have to apply for it on the election board, you need 5 supports, then a bureaucrat or admin will promote you.