Trust levels: how participation unlocks features

Trust levels reward consistent, constructive participation. As you post, reply, and earn reputation, you move up from Level 0 to Level 5.

Higher levels relax rate limits and unlock light moderation abilities. You never lose a level for being inactive — trust is earned, not rented.

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Tried this on a staging copy first and it behaved exactly as described. Confident enough to roll it to production now.

Following this thread closely. We are about to face the exact same decision and the replies here are gold.

Strong agree. Good defaults beat a wall of toggles every single time.

Tried this on a staging copy first and it behaved exactly as described. Confident enough to roll it to production now.

Great point. I had not considered the angle you raised in the second paragraph — it reframes the whole thing for me.

This matches my experience exactly. The hard part is staying consistent once the initial novelty wears off.