# Community guide: Trust levels at the interop.io Community

**URL:** <https://community.interop.io/t/community-guide-trust-levels-at-the-interop-io-community/70>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [September 11, 2025, 1:23pm UTC](https://community.interop.io/t/community-guide-trust-levels-at-the-interop-io-community/70 "2025-09-11T13:23:38Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 11, 2025, 1:23pm UTC](https://community.interop.io/t/community-guide-trust-levels-at-the-interop-io-community/70/1 "2025-09-11T13:23:38Z")

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We use trust levels to protect the community from spam, signal reputation, and gradually unlock more abilities as you participate. Think of it as “progressive superpowers” for the leaders of the community.

- **TL0 — New:** getting started with limited abilities; first posts may require approval.
- **TL1 — Member:** trusted participants with access to core forum features.
- **TL2 — Member+ (“full citizenship”):** broader participation and community tools.
- **TL3 — Semi-mod:** highly trusted, with **light** moderation capabilities to help keep things tidy. Currently limited to staff only.
- **TL4 — Moderator:** deeply trusted community leaders with additional moderation privileges. Currently limited to staff (but if you are really active, that can change)

> You don’t need to memorize rules or numbers — just participate constructively and you’ll level up naturally.