How trusting you will allow us to grow

(Richard Morris) #1

The Ketogenic Forums work on trust.

When you create a fresh account you start out as a visitor. The more you engage with the Forums the more access you will get. It’s called a Trust level. Eventually as you become more trusted by the system you will be able to flag spam, or offensive and even hide and block users.

Trust level 0 - visitor

Everyone who creates a fresh account is at this level

At trust level 0 you can;

  • see the Keto Chat forum

  • see the Site Feedback forum

  • There will be limits to what you can post

  • You can only add one image to a post

  • You can not upload attachments to posts

  • you can only have 2 links or tag more than 2 people per post

Trust level 1 - Basic User

Everyone invited into the forum starts out at this level.

Also visitors can be promoted to this level when they

  • read at least 30 posts
  • enters at least 5 topics
  • spends at least 10 mins reading posts

At Trust level 1 you can;

  • see the General Health forum

  • see the Health sub-forums (Type 2 diabetes, PCOS, Tests, etc)

  • see the Progress sub-forum Before and After

  • see the Community sub-forum Trading post

  • see the SPAM SPAM SPAM forum … although why you would want to

  • You can;

    • flag posts (help us keep out the spam)
    • hide posts when more than 5 people have flagged them
    • edit wikis
    • Upload images

Trust level 2 - Member

Basic User can be promoted to this level when they have;

  • visited the forum at least 15 days
  • like at least 1 post
  • received at least 1 like
  • entered at least 20 topics
  • read at least 100 topics
  • spends at least 60 mins reading posts

At Trust level 2 you can;

  • Invite other people into topics
  • use group PMs

Trust level 3 - Leader

Regulars can be promoted to leaders when they have;

  • visited the forum at least 50 of the past 100 days
  • have read 25% of topics created
  • received at least 20 likes

… and have not;

  • received more than 5 spam or offensive flags
  • been suspended

At Trust level 3 you can;

  • see the Admin forum

  • see the Admin forums Mod lounge sub-forum

  • You can;

    • rename topics and move them into different forums
    • immediately hide spam posts by visitors (no need to wait for 4 others to flag them)
    • make wikis

So you see, by trusting our community we can grow beyond the 10,000 person community on FaceBook, to one that can scale up to the size of the Diabetes epidemic that is facing us.

Badge Seekers Wiki?
@carl
Reply limits,
New categories and sub-categories
Probation period
1st month in, a little frustrated
June 2019 ZornFast
Moderator powers lost?!
Badges like Xbox/PS4 Achievements?
I'm losing weight again after a 1.5 year stall
Is there a contact support link on this site?
(G. Andrew Duthie) #3

Are these levels/privileges still accurate?

I’m wondering because I was invited today, which should theoretically put me at Trust Level 1 - Novice, but I am able to see some of the forums listed under Trust Level 2 - Regular.

Not a big deal, but just wanted to make sure I was understanding correctly.

(Richard Morris) #4

You’re still trust level 1 for at least 15 days then you get a promotion :slight_smile:

We’re still locking things down. We trust the folk we’ve let in, as they are our most engaged viewers. So if there is a category that is supposed to be only available to level 2s that you can see then we have a problem.

The Before and After forum for example you shouldn’t be able to see yet.

https://www.ketogenicforums.com/c/winners-and-losers/transformation

(darlee44) #5

You can trust me, I swear :joy: Soo very happy to be apart of this incredible, history making, cutting edge movement!! I thank God for bringing ALL of you in my life. Now, let’s party and eat lots of fat!!! :tada:

(G. Andrew Duthie) #6

Before and After, I can’t see, at present.

I can, however, see:

  • Fat
  • Protein
  • Zorn Fast
  • Health sub-forums
  • Winners and Losers (have posted to one of the subs in this area, too)

all of which are listed under Trust Level 2 above.

So you may want to check the configuration for either my account, to ensure it’s at the correct level, or check the restrictions on these fora to ensure they’re sufficiently locked down.

(Richard Morris) #7

The Forums that have some security are;

  • Food | Recipes - anyone can see - only level 2s can post
  • Winners and Losers | Before and after - only levels 2s can see and post
  • Health | Mental health only level 1s can see and post

And then there is a special admin area once people get to level 3 and above.

(G. Andrew Duthie) #8

OK. Then what I am seeing as available is consistent with those restrictions.

(Richard Morris) #9

One day your access to the site may just change.

It’s usually because you have been on the Ketogenic Forums answering questions engaging with people and helping them and then … voila, you see a new Moderators only forum or you see some new buttons on posts that you can use. And now when you flag posts as spam your flags mean more, and you can move entire posts from category to category helping us keep the forums on track.

It’s not just promotion, the system can also relegate you back to a lower level of trust if too many of your posts get flagged.

To start with we’re going to “pump prime” the system but eventually it will be all automatic.

(G. Andrew Duthie) #10

If the forums get anywhere near the user traction that the FB group did, it will have to be. :slight_smile:

(joievawter) #11

I am here. This is so very different for me but it looks cool & intuitive. Thanks for creating this. I am looking forward to an even bigger & better 2 Keto Dudes experience. So grateful to you all! Xo :smile:

(Michael Iafrato ) #12

I love, love, love the levels of promotion. You get promoted by what you do, not because someone likes you better. Great system.

(ryancrawcour) #13

It’s all good. I’ll just wait, patiently, until I can post recipes and the like.

(Jennie) #14

Hey @richard, will it matter if I’m not seen as a “legacy” person? As far as my trust levels go?

(Richard Morris) #15

you’re legacy now :slight_smile:

(Christy Ward) #16

Sweet

(Richard Morris) #17

How to find out your level

Click on your profile icon in the top right and in the dropdown click on your name on the left to see your profile.

Click on the “Expand” button

Trust Level will be
New User: 0
Basic: 1
Member: 2
Regular: 3
Leader: 4

(Jessica K) #18

Question— When it says, for example ,“enters at least 5 topics” does that mean submitted 5 topics, or posted in?

(Larry Lustig) #19

My interpretation is viewed (that is, “entered the detail page of”) five topics.

(Richard Morris) #20

Another way to know is to watch your notifications and badges

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You can see that I have just earned ‘Basic’ (went from TL0 to TL1)

And if I click on that or look in my badges you can see that I have earned that badge

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(christa) #21

I’m so grateful to you all for starting this forum! I love the 2 Keto Dudes podcast, but find Facebook groups completely unusable. So thank you for this, and happy holidays!