# Combining trust system and pre-moderation

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/combining-trust-system-and-pre-moderation/4556>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Tags:** completed\
**Created:** [7 Marzo 2013, 6:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/combining-trust-system-and-pre-moderation/4556 "2013-03-07T18:10:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)\
**Post date:** [8 Marzo 2013, 10:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/combining-trust-system-and-pre-moderation/4556/12 "2013-03-08T22:31:37Z")

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(Do note that new users already have a grey username to let you know they joined in the last 2 days. We added that a while ago. So there is a tiny bit of context when you see a post by a user, if their name is grey and not a blue link, you know they are a new user.)

> [@aja](#):
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> people prefer to take positive actions, like approving an entry, not negative ones like flagging

Indeed, but isn’t clicking “no” to the question “is this an appropriate contribution?” a negative action?

> [@aja](#):
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> say you have a community that’s focused on discussing quantum physics, but 0-level users keep wanting to talk about telekinesis. With the option to require this sort of immediately-visible-pre-moderation, the trusted users would have a way to quickly and gently discourage these types of posts, without needing to flag a specific rule violation.

Sure, unless a few of your so-called trusted users are keen on telekinesis. 😉

Overall I like this mockup a lot, and it certainly makes sense as a way to get from trust level 1 to trust levels 2 and beyond. Curious what @frandallfarmer thinks.

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