# Confusion on Bootstrap mode

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/confusion-on-bootstrap-mode/64081>\
**Category:** Product Support\
**Tags:** bootstrap-mode\
**Created:** [June 7, 2017, 5:59am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/confusion-on-bootstrap-mode/64081 "2017-06-07T05:59:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![jomaxro](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jomaxro/32/126216_2.png) [@jomaxro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jomaxro)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2017, 5:21am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/confusion-on-bootstrap-mode/64081/10 "2017-06-08T05:21:35Z")

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> [@Brock\_Busby](#):
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> Is this because of how Discourse is built and the initial settings, or more around the philosophy of an open community?

It has everything to do with keeping spammers at bay. TL0 users are heavily rate limited, they can’t upload, they have a limited number of images/links, etc. Additionally, there are other anti-spam protections that only affect TL0 users.

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