Please update 'Understanding Discourse Trust Levels' — or is there a different doc?

[JammyDodger]

Here’s the latest draft of what will be the FAQ Version. I think it’s pretty close to the final version, but if anyone can spot any errors or omissions please shout out.

Draft Grid

Trust Level Grid - Defaults

TL = Trust Level dependant
= Can be enabled or adjusted by an admin setting

		TL0	TL1	TL2	TL3	TL4	Category Moderator	Moderator
[1]	Post Replies						TL
[2]	Post Topics						TL
	Reply as Linked Topic						TL
[3]	Reply by email						TL
[4]	Email-in New Topics						TL
[5]	Post Attachments						TL
[6]	Post Images	1					TL
[7]	Post Links	2					TL
[8]	Mention users in a post	2					TL
[9]	Use @here Mention						TL
[10]	Tag a Topic						TL
[11]	Create Tags						TL
[12]	Create Polls						TL
	Close Any Poll
[13]	Edit Posts	24 hrs	24 hrs	30 days	30 days	no limit	TL	no limit
[14]	Edit Wikis						TL
[15]	Make their own posts into Wikis						TL
[16]	Edit all Posts
[17]	Delete Own Posts (not Topics, unless there are no replies)
	Delete Other User’s Posts
	View Deleted Posts
[18]	Anonymous Posting						TL
[19]	Access Shared Drafts
[20]	See and Use Staff Whispers
		TL0	TL1	TL2	TL3	TL4	Category Moderator	Moderator
[21]	Daily Like Limit/Multiplier	50	50	x1.5	x2	x3	TL	No Limit
[22]	Upload Avatar						TL
[23]	Profile Background						TL
[24]	Usercard Background						TL
	Mute other users						TL
[25]	Ignore other users						TL
[26]	View New User Post Messages						TL
[27]	View Returning User Post Messages						TL
	Have actual links in the ‘about me’ field of their profile						TL
[28]	Have all their links followed (automatic nofollow removed)						TL
[29]	Access the Lounge						TL
[30]	Have Shield Icon
	Manage Users Can view user info Can update user’s preferences Can adjust a user’s trust level							✓ ✓ ✓
		TL0	TL1	TL2	TL3	TL4	Category Moderator	Moderator
[31]	Flag Posts						TL
[32]	Can hide TL0 spam posts						TL
[33]	Flags count towards auto-supressing TL0 spammers						TL
[34]	Flagging a post immediately takes effect and hides the target post
	Review Posts and Flags
	Silence or Suspend Users
	Anonymize or Delete Users
		TL0	TL1	TL2	TL3	TL4	Category Moderator	Moderator
[35]	Can send Personal Messages						TL
[36]	Invite outside users to PMs making a group PM						TL
[37]	Invite people to specific topics						TL
[38]	Can send personal messages to an email address						TL
		TL0	TL1	TL2	TL3	TL4	Category Moderator	Moderator
[39]	Re-categorize and rename topics						TL/Category
	Rebuild HTML						TL
	Add Staff Notice
	Add Staff Colour
	Lock Post
	Split and Merge Topics
	Delete Topic
	Pin/Unpin Topic  Pin Topic  Pin Topic Globally  Make Banner					✓ ✓	✓ TL	✓ ✓ ✓
	Close Topics
	Archive Topics
	Make Topics Unlisted
	See Unlisted Topics in Topic List
	Reset Topic Bump Date
	Set Topic Timer  Auto-Close Topic  Auto-Close Topic After Last Post  Auto-Bump Topic  Close Temporarily  Schedule Publishing  Auto-Delete Topic  Auto-Delete Replies					✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓	TL TL TL TL TL TL	✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
	Change Timestamp
	Make Personal Message/Public Topic
	Moderation History
		TL0	TL1	TL2	TL3	TL4	Category Moderator	Moderator
	Edit Catgory Descriptions
	Watched Words
	View Logs (Staff Actions, Screened Emails, Screened IPs, Screened URLs, Search Logs)
	View Dashboard (no upgrade option)
[40]	Allow moderators to create and manage categories and groups
[41]	Allow moderators to change post ownership
[42]	Allow moderators to view user emails
	Plugins	TL0	TL1	TL2	TL3	TL4	Category Moderator	Moderator
[43]	Mark Solutions (discourse-solved)						TL
[44]	Vote Limit (discourse-voting)	2	4	6	8	10
[45]	Endorsements (discourse-category-experts)	1	1	x2	x2	x3

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1. max replies in first day
   newuser max replies per topic ↩︎

2. max topics in first day
   min trust to create topic ↩︎

3. reply by email enabled ↩︎

4. email in
   email in min trust ↩︎

5. newuser max attachments ↩︎

6. newuser max embedded media
   min trust to post embedded media
   review media unless trust level ↩︎

7. newuser max links
   min trust to post links ↩︎

8. enable mentions
   newuser max mentions per post
   max mentions per post ↩︎

9. min trust level for here mention ↩︎

10. tagging enabled
    min trust level to tag topics ↩︎

11. min trust to create tag ↩︎

12. poll minimum trust level to create ↩︎

13. min trust to edit post
    post edit time limit
    tl2 post edit time limit
    additional edits per day multiplier ↩︎

14. min trust to edit wiki ↩︎

15. min trust to allow self wiki ↩︎

16. trusted users can edit others ↩︎

17. max post deletions per day
    max post deletions per minute ↩︎

18. allow anonymous posting ↩︎

19. shared drafts category
    shared drafts min trust level ↩︎

20. enable whispers ↩︎

21. max likes per day
    additonal likes per day multiplier
    staff like weight ↩︎

22. allow uploaded avatars
    automatically download gravatars ↩︎

23. min trust level to allow profile background ↩︎

24. min trust level to allow user card background ↩︎

25. min trust level to allow ignore ↩︎

26. new user notice tl ↩︎

27. returning user notice tl ↩︎

28. tl3 links no follow ↩︎

29. /c/lounge/edit/security ↩︎

30. How to make a staff user more recognizable ↩︎

31. min trust to flag posts
    allow flagging staff
    additional flags per day multiplier ↩︎

32. high trust flaggers auto hide posts ↩︎

33. num users to silence new user
    silence new user sensitivity ↩︎

34. hide post sensitivity ↩︎

35. enable personal messages
    min trust to send messages
    max personal messages per day ↩︎

36. min trust level to allow invite ↩︎

37. min trust level to allow invite ↩︎

38. min trust to send email messages ↩︎

39. trusted users can edit others ↩︎

40. moderators manage categories and groups ↩︎

41. moderators change post ownership ↩︎

42. moderators view emails ↩︎

43. accept all solutions trust level ↩︎

44. vote limit ↩︎

45. max category expert endorsements per day
    additional category expert endorsements per day multiplier ↩︎