Celebrating our Trust Level 3 Members!

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Congratulations @toadie :sparkler: :champagne: :

We’re excited to announce that today, for the first time, a Linux community member has officially reached Trust Level 3! (other than the forum admin, of course) This achievement is a testament to their dedication and contributions to our community.

A huge thank you to all our members for making this forum a thriving place of knowledge and support. Let’s keep the momentum going! :rocket:

Read about the Trust Levels: Trust Level System (Guide)

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Trust Level 3 – Regular

Regulars are the most active readers and reliable contributors over a period of months, even years. Because they’re always around. As such, they can be further trusted to help manage the community.

To get to trust level 3 by achieving the following in the last 100 days…

  • Must have visited at least 50% of days
  • Must have replied to at least 10 different non-PM 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 or silenced in the last 6 months

* 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 the above criteria must be true to achieve trust level 3. Furthermore, unlike other trust levels, you can lose trust level 3 status. If you dip below these requirements in the last 100 days, you will be demoted back to Member. However, in order to avoid constant promotion/demotion situations, there is a 1-month 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
  • Access a secure category only visible to users at trust level 3 and higher
  • Have all their links followed (we remove automatic nofollow)
  • TL3 spam flags cast on TL0 user posts immediately hide the post
  • TL3 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, edit, and flag limits increased by 2×
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wow thank you @hydn
I am a little speechless

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Congratulations @toadie. Well done! :clap:

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Way to go Toadie! Congradulations! :frog: :frog:

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Congratulations @toadie :tada::tada:Well done!

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@toadie you deserve the accolades; Congratulations!

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I’ve modified this topic title so that each time we have a new TL3 member, we can congratulate them here. There are about 3 members that are very close to unlocking TL3.

However, note that there’s no way to check your exact progress. (This to avoid actions solely based on meeting the requirements)

However, you can get an idea by comparing the Trust Level 3 requirements with your unlocked vs. pending badges and by checking your profile stats.

Edit:

As a token of appreciation — and for a limited time, or indefinitely once financially sustainable — all TL3 members will receive this Linuxcommunity.io Classic T-Shirt for actively supporting our members and this community. :blue_heart:

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