# For how long a new user is considered "new user"?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/for-how-long-a-new-user-is-considered-new-user/101312
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [November 5, 2018, 3:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/for-how-long-a-new-user-is-considered-new-user/101312 "2018-11-05T15:04:49Z")
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### Author: ![SidV](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/sidv/32/119460_2.png) [@SidV](https://meta.discourse.org/u/SidV)
#### Post date: [November 5, 2018, 3:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/for-how-long-a-new-user-is-considered-new-user/101312/2 "2018-11-05T15:15:42Z")

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> **[Understanding Discourse Trust Levels](https://blog.discourse.org/2018/06/understanding-discourse-trust-levels/)**
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> The user trust system is a fundamental cornerstone of Discourse. Trust levels are a way of…

When they move to “trust level 1”, they stop being “new users” 😉

Also good info here: [Understanding user statuses, roles, and permissions](https://meta.discourse.org/t/description-of-various-user-states-in-discourse/35171)

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