User Trust Levels
Trust Levels on Common
To help communities stay high-signal and spam-resistant, Common uses a flexible Trust Level system. These levels define what users can do on the platform, and help both the protocol and communities determine visibility, permissions, and moderation thresholds.
What Are Trust Levels?
Trust Levels are onchain and social signals that determine how much a user can do across Common. They’re earned (or in some cases bought), and they evolve as users engage with the protocol.
User Levels Overview
0
🚫
Unverified wallet (shouldn’t happen)
None
None
1
🐣
Verified wallet, no balance or SSO
3 creates / 15 upvotes
2 images, 5 texts
2
⏳
Level 1 + 1 week old account
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
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
What Users See
Users see their current Trust Level on their profile. This level impacts:
Posting: Lower levels may see captchas or warnings before posting.
Feed Visibility: Posts from lower trust users are downweighted.
Spam Flagging: Posts may be auto-flagged if below community thresholds.
AI Features: Creation limits scale with trust level.
What Communities Can Do
Communities can use trust levels to manage access and filter content:
Spam Controls: Set thresholds to auto-flag or hide posts from low-trust users
Visibility & Curation (coming soon): Trust levels influence post weight in global and local feeds
Gating (coming soon): Communities will be able to gate spaces or actions based on trust levels.
Community Verification & Trust Mapping
Trust Levels also map to community permissions and onboarding workflows:
Level 1 (No Icon): Communities that just get created
Level 2 (🌐): Community verified via onchain social or manual process.
Level 3 (🔗): Community created a namespace, launched a coin, or ran a contest.
Level 4 (⭐): Enterprise access with premium integrations and support. Please reach out for more information to mitchy@common.xyz
Communities can onboard via:
Social (Twitter)
Onchain signing
Manual verification by a site admin
Depending on how a community onboards, it will receive a corresponding trust tag like Verified or Enterprise.
Why This Exists
This 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 keep iterating based on user feedback.
This is the foundation for communities to build stronger, more trusted ecosystems.
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