# Feature request: "minimum trust level" setting on a group

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/feature-request-minimum-trust-level-setting-on-a-group/62491
**Category:** Feature
**Created:** [May 11, 2017, 8:26am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feature-request-minimum-trust-level-setting-on-a-group/62491 "2017-05-11T08:26:09Z")
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### Author: ![AquaL1te](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/aqual1te/32/201966_2.png) [@AquaL1te](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AquaL1te)
#### Post date: [September 1, 2022, 1:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feature-request-minimum-trust-level-setting-on-a-group/62491/2 "2022-09-01T01:52:23Z")

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I have the same interest. I run a forum for a decentral grassroots organisation. So selecting group owners to then approve users is frowned upon. Of course “trust, but verify” does apply and this feature request would allow only people that proved themselves to be healthy contributers. I personally would like to set the threshold to TL1 for some groups.

It would also resolve situations as described below.

> [@Spam sent via public open groups by user with trust level 0](https://meta.discourse.org/t/spam-sent-via-public-open-groups-by-user-with-trust-level-0/234132):
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> I have public groups on my forum. A user that just signed up (so has TL0) started sending spam. Normal DMs are limited to TL1 and higher. Is there a way to set the bar higher for group messages? I also want to set that to TL1 users. The options are a bit limited. [Screenshot 2022-07-27 at 12-27-34 Interaction - Manage - chapter\_los\_angeles - TZM Community Forum] I want everyone with TL1 and …

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