# Why do invited users on discourse get extra trust?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-do-invited-users-on-discourse-get-extra-trust/255138
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**Created:** [February 14, 2023, 5:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-do-invited-users-on-discourse-get-extra-trust/255138 "2023-02-14T17:22:23Z")
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### Author: ![Moin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/moin/32/554653_2.png) [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)
#### Post date: [February 14, 2023, 5:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-do-invited-users-on-discourse-get-extra-trust/255138/2 "2023-02-14T17:45:37Z")

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> [@2468](#):
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> If you are invited by a higher TL user, then you will get [TL2](https://meta.discourse.org/badges/2/member) like @steve_c .

Are you sure it depends on the trust level of the person inviting? Maybe he got promoted to tl 2 manually or was added to a group that grants a trust level. I think the level granted because of an invite is always the same.

> [@Configuring how users can create and send invites for others to join your community](https://meta.discourse.org/t/configuring-how-users-can-create-and-send-invites-for-others-to-join-your-community/124096/1):
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> `default invitee trust level`: the trust level that will be granted to invited users (defaults to trust level 1)

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