# Minimum trust level to download posts

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/minimum-trust-level-to-download-posts/34558>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Created:** [15 Outubro , 2015 15:17 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/minimum-trust-level-to-download-posts/34558 "2015-10-15T15:17:17Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![roarkely](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/roarkely/32/45644_2.png) [@roarkely](https://meta.discourse.org/u/roarkely)\
**Post date:** [15 Outubro , 2015 15:17 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/minimum-trust-level-to-download-posts/34558/1 "2015-10-15T15:17:17Z")

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What if the “Download My Posts” feature required a minimum level of user trust, configurable in the admin panel?

 ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/5/e/5e95b73d56146e0601745aa0e7af12f95082f667.png)

_Use case:_  
In private communities, the appearance of these sorts of features can undermine the sense of confidentiality. However, the ability for users to bulk export the content they have contributed to the community is clearly valuable. As a compromise, what if this feature only because available once a user met a specific trust level?

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**Author:** ![michaeld](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/michaeld/32/1594_2.png) [@michaeld](https://meta.discourse.org/u/michaeld)\
**Post date:** [15 Outubro , 2015 15:22 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/minimum-trust-level-to-download-posts/34558/2 "2015-10-15T15:22:04Z")

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This functionality is required in order to comply to privacy laws in various countries. You cannot just disable it for part of your users.

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**Author:** ![JSey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jsey/32/3540_2.png) [@JSey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JSey)\
**Post date:** [15 Outubro , 2015 20:13 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/minimum-trust-level-to-download-posts/34558/3 "2015-10-15T20:13:46Z")

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> [@roarkely](#):
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> can undermine the sense of confidentiality.

How’s that? It clearly says “ **my** posts” - not anyone else’s? Is this an actual concern? To me, an online service which offers such a feature shows that they respect my rights concerning my own data and content I have created here - that’s nothing one should hide IMHO…

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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:** [15 Outubro , 2015 21:15 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/minimum-trust-level-to-download-posts/34558/4 "2015-10-15T21:15:41Z")

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I don’t understand this request. We don’t trust the user to download their own posts responsibly? It is only available for the logged in user for stuff they own and contributed, e.g. their own posts they wrote.

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**Author:** ![roarkely](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/roarkely/32/45644_2.png) [@roarkely](https://meta.discourse.org/u/roarkely)\
**Post date:** [16 Outubro , 2015 13:41 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/minimum-trust-level-to-download-posts/34558/5 "2015-10-16T13:41:42Z")

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I can see where you are coming from @JSey and @codinghorror.

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**Author:** ![chapoi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/chapoi/32/537252_2.png) [@chapoi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/chapoi)\
**Post date:** [4 Dezembro , 2025 11:37 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/minimum-trust-level-to-download-posts/34558/6 "2025-12-04T11:37:03Z")

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