Greetings everyone and welcome to the NEW Killer Instinct Forums! While the core functionality of the forums will remain the same, there are some added Features that are different than most forums you may come across. One of those features are called Trust Levels.
Trust Levels:
- Allow new users to get use to the core functions of the forum without accidentally ruining the experience of other users but also the forum integrity itself
- Granting experienced users more rights so that they can help maintain and moderate the community they generously contribute so much of their time to.
There are five user trust levels, and your current level is visible on your user page (The names may change down the line but by default, here are how they are broken down):
0 (New) → 1 (Basic) → 2 (Member) → 3 (Regular) → 4 (Leader)
New (0)
Visitors who just created an account, still learning the community norms and the way the forum works. New users’ abilities are restricted for safety - both theirs and the community.
Users at trust level 0 cannot…
- Send private messages to other users
- Reply as new topic in the right gutter (UI removed)
- Flag posts
- Post any images
- 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
Basic (1)
If a user sticks around long enough to read a bit, we now trust them as a basic user.
They can get to trust level 1 by…
- entering at least 5 topics
- reading at least 30 posts
- spend a total of 10 minutes reading posts
Users at trust level 1 can…
- use all core Discourse functions
- Upload images and attachments if enabled
- Edit wiki posts
- Flag posts
- have all new user restrictions removed
Members (2)
Members keep coming back to the forum, and have participated long enough to earn complete their stay.
They can get to trust level 2 by…
- visiting at least 15 days, not sequentially
- casting at least 1 like
- receiving at least 1 like
- replying to at least 3 different topics
- entering at least 20 topics
- reading at least 100 posts
- spend a total of 60 minutes reading posts
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 ×
Regular (3)
Regulars are the most active readers and reliable contributors over long periods of time.
They can get to trust level 3 by…
This is time and activity based, unlike the previous levels. In the last 100 days…
- must have visited at least 50% of days
- must have replied to at least 10 different topics
- of topics created in the last 100 days, must have viewed 25%
- of posts created in the last 100 days, must have read 25%
- must have received 20 likes, and given 30 likes.*
- must not have received more than 5 spam or offensive flags (with
unique posts and unique users for each, confirmed by a moderator) - must not have been suspended
- These likes must be across a minimum number of different users (1/5 the number), across a minimum number of different days (1/4 the number). Likes cannot be from PMs.
All of these must be true.
Unlike other trust levels, you can lose trust level 3 status. If you dip below these requirements, whether from flagging or the passage of time, you will be demoted to Member. However, in order to avoid constant promotion/demotion situations, there is a 2-week grace period immediately after gaining Trust Level 3 during which you will not be demoted.
Users at trust level 3 can…
- recategorize and rename topics
- have all their links followed
- Daily like limit increased by 2 ×
Leader (4)
Leaders are regulars who have been around forever and seen everything. They set a positive example for the community through their actions and their posts. If you need advice, these are the folks you turn to first.
They can get to trust level 4 by…
Manual promotion only at the moment!
Users at trust level 4 can…
- edit all posts
- pin/unpin topic
- close topic
- archive topic
- make topic unlisted
- Split and merge topics
- Daily like limit increased by 3 ×
As a note, this is the way the Level System is defaulted by the Forum Software. The requirements and/or granted access may change as the site evolves. If you have any comments or suggestions regarding this information, please make a thread in this Category and have a discussion!