🚧User Trust Levels
Trust.
To help communities stay high-signal and spam-resistant, Common uses a flexible Trust Level system. These levels define what users and communities can do on the platform, and they help determine visibility, permissions, and moderation thresholds.
What Are Trust Levels?
Trust Levels are a mix of onchain and social signals that determine how much a user or community can do across Common. They’re earned as you engage with the protocol, and in some cases they can be unlocked through subscriptions.
Admins can also set thresholds to flag or restrict low-trust users, keeping conversations safer and more productive.
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User Levels Overview
0
🚫
Unverified wallet (should not happen)
None
None
1
👶
Verified wallet, no balance or SSO
3 creates / 15 upvotes
2 images, 5 texts
2
⏳
Level 1 + wallet older than 1 week
6 creates / 30 upvotes
2 images, 5 texts
3
🌐
Verified wallet + balance or SSO
15 creates / 75 upvotes
5 images, 10 texts
4
🔗
Created a namespace + nominated OR launched a coin or funded contest. Trade amount ≥ 0.25 ETH (2.5 × 10¹⁷ wei)
No limits (abuse thresholds apply)
10 images, 50 texts
5 (Coming Soon)
⭐
Paid subscriber ($20/mo onchain or Stripe)
No limits (abuse thresholds apply)
100 images, 500 texts
User Journey
Here’s how a typical user might progress through Trust Levels:
Sign up and verify a wallet → You start at Level 1
Stick around for at least a week → Your wallet ages into Level 2
Connect your socials → You reach Level 3, showing you’re real and reachable
Engage onchain → Launch a coin, claim a namespace, or fund a contest to hit Level 4
Upgrade → Unlock premium capabilities at Level 5 (coming soon)
At each step, your capabilities expand — from higher daily limits to greater visibility, trust, and AI access.
What Users See
Your Trust Level appears on your profile. It impacts:
Posting: Lower levels may need to complete captchas or see warnings before posting
Feed visibility: Posts from lower levels are downweighted
Spam control: Posts below community thresholds can be auto-flagged
AI usage: Creation limits scale with trust level
What Communities Can Do
Communities can use Trust Levels to manage access and filter content:
Spam controls: Auto-flag or hide posts from low-trust users (example: wallets less than 1 week old or users without social accounts)
Visibility and curation (coming soon): Trust Levels will influence post weight in feeds
Gating (coming soon): Communities will be able to gate groups, spaces, or actions based on Trust Level
Community Verification and Trust Mapping
Communities also have their own Trust Levels. These help signal credibility to users and unlock platform features.
Level 1 (Unverified): Community created, no verification
Level 2 (🌐 Social Verified): Verified via onchain social or manual process
Level 3 (🔗 Community Verified): Namespace claimed, coin launched, or contest run
Level 4 (✅ Manual Verification): Manually reviewed and verified by the Common team
Level 5 (⭐ Premium Verification): Enterprise access with premium integrations and support
Communities can onboard via:
Social (Twitter)
Onchain signing
Manual verification by a site admin
Why This Exists
The Trust Level system is designed to:
Keep high-quality contributors visible
Limit spam and low-signal behavior
Give communities tools to scale trust and moderation
We’ll continue iterating based on user feedback. This is the foundation for communities to build stronger, more trusted ecosystems.
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