If you are considering running for the council, the best first step is to talk to active or former members of the council to see what it is really like. Being on the council is a time consuming task, so those of you who don't think you will have the time, might not wish to nominate. Be ready to sacrifice some of the time you spend playing your favorite character to walk through rooms looking for typos and bugs, testing new ideas, and discussing them with their coders. Be ready to work even when you are the only player on the mud. Not only have you asked the members of your class to let you and two other people represent them as a whole, but you are representing yourself.
Every member has their own strengths and weaknesses.
But there are a few suggestions that might help you on your way. Sometimes you are testing months of hard work, which is usually much easier to tear apart than to write. Don't demand changes. It's also easy to forget to tell people when they do something right. Tell them when something is exceptional as well as when it needs work.