# Understanding the Discourse Trust System

**URL:** <https://community.allstarlink.org/t/understanding-the-discourse-trust-system/15088>\
**Category:** Archive\
**Created:** [June 17, 2019, 6:09am UTC](https://community.allstarlink.org/t/understanding-the-discourse-trust-system/15088 "2019-06-17T06:09:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![WD6AWP](https://community.allstarlink.org/user_avatar/community.allstarlink.org/wd6awp/32/5_2.png) [@WD6AWP](https://community.allstarlink.org/u/WD6AWP)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2019, 6:09am UTC](https://community.allstarlink.org/t/understanding-the-discourse-trust-system/15088/1 "2019-06-17T06:09:07Z")

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Trust levels enable forum users to gain more privileges as they use the community. This blog explains the system.

> **[Understanding Discourse Trust Levels](https://blog.discourse.org/2018/06/understanding-discourse-trust-levels/)**
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> The user trust system is a fundamental cornerstone of Discourse. Trust levels are a way of… Sandboxing new users in your community so that they cannot accidentally hurt themselves, or other users while they are learning what to do. Granting...

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**Author:** ![KG5EBI](https://community.allstarlink.org/user_avatar/community.allstarlink.org/kg5ebi/32/620_2.png) [@KG5EBI](https://community.allstarlink.org/u/KG5EBI)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2019, 6:16am UTC](https://community.allstarlink.org/t/understanding-the-discourse-trust-system/15088/2 "2019-06-17T06:16:39Z")

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All these [Site Feedback](https://community.allstarlink.org/c/site-feedback) threads are excellent @WD6AWP! That is the best way to build the community back up to where it deserves to be. Please, keep 'em coming, the system has so much to offer all of us.