Hi guys,
For those who are not aware, this forum has a trust system built in. It’s all automatic, but can be overridden by the mods if need be. We essentially have these trust levels:
0 - New User
1 - Basic User
2 - Member
3 - Regular
New members will start off on 0 and as you naturally use the forum you’ll be automatically promoted up to regular. It’s not a quick process or something you should work towards, it’s something that happens automatically and over time. As a regular you’ll get the “Regular” title that you can put next to your name.
As you progress through the ranks you’ll unlock features of the forum. Here’s a quick summary of the default settings. We’ve changed a few here and there, but it’s largely the same.
Users at trust level 0 cannot…
- Send private messages to other users
- “Reply as new topic” via Link button (UI removed)
- Flag posts
- Post more than 1 image
- Post any attachments
- Post more than 2 hyperlinks in a post
- Have actual links in the ‘about me’ field of their profile (will be silently and temporarily converted to plain text)
- Mention more than 2 users in a post
Users at trust level 1 can…
- use all core forum functions
- Upload images and attachments if enabled
- Edit wiki posts
- Flag posts
- have all new user restrictions removed
Users at trust level 2 can…
- Use the “Invite others to this topic” button for one-click onboarding of new users to participate in topics
- Invite outside users to PMs making a group PM
- Daily like limit increased by 1.5 ×
Users at trust level 3 can…
- recategorize and rename topics
- access a private lounge category only visible to users at trust level 3 and higher
- have all their links followed (we remove automatic nofollow 1.6k)
- spam flags cast on TL0 user posts immediately hide the post
- flags cast on TL0 user posts in sufficient diversity will auto-silence the user and hide all their posts
- make their own posts wiki (that is, editable by any TL1+ users)
- Daily like limit increased by 2 ×
Obviously a lot of people will try to eventually get up to Trust Level 3. The requirements are stricter and you’ll need to meet them over the course of the last 100 days. Here they are:
In addition, you must have no silencing or suspension in the past 6 months.
This means that even if you were a regular, you can lose your status if you haven’t met all these requirements in the last 100 days. As the name implies, regulars are people who visit regularly and maintain their presence on the forum.
