# Can moderators approve users?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-moderators-approve-users/276924
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [August 28, 2023, 5:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-moderators-approve-users/276924 "2023-08-28T17:38:45Z")
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### Author: ![robbie.morrison](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c5a1d2/32.png) [@robbie.morrison](https://meta.discourse.org/u/robbie.morrison)
#### Post date: [August 28, 2023, 5:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-moderators-approve-users/276924/1 "2023-08-28T17:38:45Z")

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I&nbsp;am sure this is a really daft question, but I&nbsp;could not find information on what exactly moderators can and cannot do. Just this discussion from the other side of the fence:

- [Admin versus Moderator and Groups](https://meta.discourse.org/t/admin-versus-moderator-and-groups/36539)

I&nbsp;have a person I&nbsp;trust who needs the right to approve users directly (to level TL2 as it happens since our policy is to screen heavily and then grant advanced permissions). Would just moderator rights be sufficient for this role? If I&nbsp;can avoid experimenting on live systems, I&nbsp;do, hence this query.

More generally, is this kind of information documented in some kind of systematic way? Or does the notion of a searchable dynamic forum take priority here. TIA,&nbsp;R

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### Author: ![Lilly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/lilly/32/575047_2.png) [@Lilly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Lilly)
#### Post date: [August 28, 2023, 5:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-moderators-approve-users/276924/2 "2023-08-28T17:40:17Z")

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👋 This handy reference may help 🙂

> [@Trust Level Permissions Reference](https://meta.discourse.org/t/trust-level-permissions-table-inc-moderator-roles/224824):
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> bookmark This reference aims to be a comprehensive list of Discourse features, marked by Trust Level, and including the relevant admin settings which influence them. Trust Level Grid - Defaults TL = Trust Level dependant gear = Can be enabled or adjusted by an admin setting gearTL0 TL1 TL2 TL3 TL4 Category Moderator Moderator [[1]](#footnote-1091734-1) Post Replieswhite_check_markwhite_check_markwhite_check_markwhite_check_markwhite_check_markTLwhite_check_mark[[2]](#footnote-1091734-2) Post Topic…

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### Author: ![not-ethan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/not-ethan/32/282617_2.png) [@not-ethan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/not-ethan)
#### Post date: [August 28, 2023, 5:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-moderators-approve-users/276924/3 "2023-08-28T17:40:21Z")

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Yes moderators are able to approve and change the trust level of users

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### Author: ![robbie.morrison](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c5a1d2/32.png) [@robbie.morrison](https://meta.discourse.org/u/robbie.morrison)
#### Post date: [August 28, 2023, 5:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-moderators-approve-users/276924/4 "2023-08-28T17:41:54Z")

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Thanks. I would call that systematic information too. R

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### Author: ![system](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/system/32/443519_2.png) [@system](https://meta.discourse.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [September 27, 2023, 5:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-moderators-approve-users/276924/5 "2023-09-27T17:42:11Z")

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