What is this BAN mentioned…..statements are banned?
Sorry was typo……tu diabetes is more effective and FU makes for typo risks.
The Discourse software (the same software as tuD) silenced you for a time because many of your messages were flagged as spam. That happens typically, when you are a new user, if your replies are short in number of characters and if you don’t read many posts of other users.
Best way to avoid it, when you are a new user, is to read a good number of posts, and to post longer replies.
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Also creating many posts back to back sometimes causes this. But it’s all Discourse driven and isn’t different from TuD as we use the same forum.
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I didn’t run into this limitation with tudiabetes. The length of reply or comment should not make a difference.
I have some idea why you never experienced this at TUD. One is that when you joined TUD you were less active in the beginning and moved from “trust level 0” to level 1 quickly without running into the limits of level 0.
The following is how Discourse trust levels work:
Trust Level 0 – New
By default, all new users start out at trust level 0, meaning trust has yet to be earned. These are visitors who just created an account, and are still learning the community norms and the way your community works. New users’ abilities are restricted for safety – both theirs and yours.
(We also want to hide any “advanced” functionality from new users to make the UI less confusing for them as they gain more experience.)
Users at trust level 0 cannot …
- Send personal messages to other users
- “Reply as new topic” via Link button (UI removed)
- Flag posts
- Post more than 1 image
- Post any attachments
- Post more than 2 hyperlinks in a post
- Have actual links in the ‘about me’ field of their profile (will be silently and temporarily converted to plain text)
- Mention more than 2 users in a post
- Post more than 3 topics
- Post more than 10 replies
- Edit their own posts after more than 24 hours
Admins can change these limitations by searching for
newuserandfirst_dayin site settings.Trust Level 1 – Basic
At Discourse, we believe reading is the most fundamental and healthy action in any community. If a new user is willing to spend a little time reading, they will quickly be promoted to the first trust level.
Get to trust level 1 by…
- Entering at least 5 topics
- Reading at least 30 posts
- Spend a total of 10 minutes reading posts
Users at trust level 1 can…
- Use all core Discourse functions; all new user restrictions are removed
- Send PMs
- Upload images and attachments if enabled
- Edit wiki posts
- Flag posts
- Mute other users
Admins can change these thresholds by searching for
tl1in site settings.Trust Level 2 – Member
Members keep coming back to your community over a series of weeks; they have not only read, but actively participated long and consistently enough to be trusted with full citizenship.
Get to trust level 2 by…
- 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
Users at trust level 2 can…
- Use the “Invite others to this topic” button for one-click onboarding of new users to participate in topics
- Invite outside users to PMs making a group PM
- Daily like, edit, and flag limits increased by 1.5×
- Ignore other users
- Edit their own posts for up to 30 days after posting
Admins can change these thresholds by searching for
tl2in site settings.Trust Level 3 – Regular
Regulars are the backbone of your community, the most active readers and reliable contributors over a period of months, even years. Because they’re always around, they can be further trusted to help tidy up and organize the community.
To get to trust level 3, in the last 100 days…
Must have visited at least 50% of days
Must have replied to at least 10 different non-PM topics
Of topics created in the last 100 days, must have viewed 25%(capped at 500)
Of posts created in the last 100 days, must have read 25%(capped at 20k)
Must have received 20 likes, and given 30 likes.*
Must not have received more than 5 spam or offensive flags (with unique posts and unique users for each, confirmed by a moderator)
Must not have been suspended or silenced in the last 6 months
These likes must be across a minimum number of different users (1/5 the number), across a minimum number of different days (1/4 the number). Likes cannot be from PMs.
All of the above criteria must be true to achieve trust level 3. Furthermore, unlike other trust levels, you can lose trust level 3 status. If you dip below these requirements in the last 100 days, you will be demoted back to Member. However, in order to avoid constant promotion/demotion situations, there is a 2-week grace period immediately after gaining Trust Level 3 during which you will not be demoted.
Users at trust level 3 can…
- Recategorize and rename topics
- Access a secure category only visible to users at trust level 3 and higher
- Have all their links followed (we remove automatic nofollow)
- TL3 spam flags cast on TL0 user posts immediately hide the post
- TL3 flags cast on TL0 user posts in sufficient diversity will auto-silence the user and hide all their posts
- Make their own posts wiki (that is, editable by any TL1+ users)
- Daily like, edit, and flag limits increased by 2×
Admins can change these thresholds by searching for TL3 in site settings.
Trust Level 4 – Leader
Leaders are regulars who have been around forever and seen everything. They set a positive example for the community through their actions and their posts. If you need advice, these are the folks you turn to first, and they’ve earned the highest level of community trust, such that they are almost moderators within the community already.
Get to trust level 4 by…
- Manual promotion by staff only
- (Possibly via a to-be-developed election system in the future)
Users at trust level 4 can…
- Edit all posts
- Pin/unpin topic
- Close topics
- Archive topics
- Make topics unlisted
- Split and merge topics
- Reset topic bump date
- Daily like, edit, and flag limits increased by 3×
- Any TL4 flag cast on any post immediately takes effect and hides the target post
- Can send personal messages to an email address
Understanding Discourse Trust Levels
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I was elevated to “trust” level in a few months when I was barred from posting or commenting for over a year. I found that odd that I could not comment when I was promoted to trust level. What is the purpose of this elaborate rating system. Don’t we want discourse to be encouraged?
That’s why when I finally could participate the tuDiabetes was abolished…it was upsetting to me……FuDiabetes sounds way more complex than the Tu was in its criteria for discussion.
A post was split to a new topic: Fears about my new Libre sensor 3 shipment?
There is no criteria. Lol. Just be respectful and have a desire to help or learn. That’s the criteria. You should take some time to learn about FUD and ask questions if you aren’t sure of something.
The criteria for Discorse trust levels has nothing to do with FUD…it’s a universal truth for all forum sponsors using Discourse. Every forum you join that is hosted by Discourse will have the exact same Trust level requirements. It’s not FUD thing, it’s a Discourse thing.
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Andrea, you have only been a member here since Nov 25. So, clearly, all of this must have happened at tuD, not here.
But,. again, the software, Discourse, is the same in the two forums and all the automated procedures are the same. The way things happen in one, by software, is exactly the same as the way things happen in the other.
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Claude, it’s strange. I was getting emails for over a year asking me to comment when I wasn’t allowed to comment. The email would say we haven’t heard from you for a while and then it’s elevated me to trust level and I couldn’t even say a word.!!
You joined FUD on November 25, 2025. I think you must be referring to TuD.
Regardless, enjoy your stay! Ask questions! Help others! Access may stop you for a bit but don’t let that dissuade you from sticking around and getting/giving help and insights for others. I’m sure you’ll be a valuable contributor to FUD and we look forward to that!
Nice to have you with FUD!
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I was getting banned at two Diabetes even though I was getting repeated emails asking where was I where I was was being banned but I finally got on in June 2025 and I’m not getting on fu easily I have all that criteria to adhere to.
These are exactly the same criteria as on tuD since it is the same software.
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