# Hide Likes For New Users

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/hide-likes-for-new-users/167245
**Category:** Theme component
**Created:** [October 14, 2020, 10:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hide-likes-for-new-users/167245 "2020-10-14T22:34:21Z")
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### Author: ![tshenry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/tshenry/32/119495_2.png) [@tshenry](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tshenry)
#### Post date: [October 14, 2020, 11:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hide-likes-for-new-users/167245/3 "2020-10-14T23:43:51Z")

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> [@Chaboi\_3000](#):
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> would it be possible to set a certain TL to show the ❤ instead of only Anons and TL0’s? Usually the “like trolls” scroll through the forum and get TL1, then start spamming.

I thought about it, but by default it would block TL1 —\> TL2 promotion since:

> [@Understanding Discourse Trust Levels](https://meta.discourse.org/t/understanding-discourse-trust-levels/90752/1):
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> Get to trust level 2 by…
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> - Visiting at least **15** days, not sequentially
> - Casting at least **1** like
> - Receiving at least **1** like
> - Replying to at least **3** different topics
> - Entering at least **20** topics
> - Reading at least **100** posts
> - Spend a total of **60** minutes reading posts

I guess you can set `tl2 requires likes given` to `0` to avoid that.

I was originally going to include a setting where you could add specific users, but I figured admins can just lock those users at TL0 if they are abusing likes. Unless you are having widespread issues, I feel like the same should apply to anything TL1 and above. If you get a complaint or see a problem user, lock them down to TL0.

Does that make sense or do you think having TL1 as an option would really be helpful? I definitely want to make sure this works in as many scenarios as it is helpful.

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