* Once the user has confirmed their email, a notice of the request is sent to designated wiki users and those in the [[MozillaWiki:Bureaucrats#Bureaucrats|bureaucrat]] group (a notice is also included on the RecentChanges and Watchlist pages for users who have the ability to approve).
* The bureaucrat reviews the user's account request and takes one of the following actions: approves, holds, or denies. Bureaucrats are instructed to approve all users they can reasonable verify are people with legitimate reason to edit the wiki (that is, not spammers or bots).
== How long will it take for my request to be reviewed? ==
Requests will generally be reviewed within 24-48 hours or sooner.
== What should I do if my request has not been approved within 24-48 hours? ==