Your Role in the Hub

Commons
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If you know how Discourse forums work, this is old news :+1:
For everyone else, this is how things work:

Fresh Face

This is you.
Just arrived.
Welcome! :hugs:

  • you can read everything
  • you can post & reply in the Shop Talk and Chill Chat categories
  • you can NOT send PMs
  • you can NOT see or use the Chat function
  • you have a LIMIT on how many images or links you can post

To continue your journey in the Hub: stick around, see the sights, read a few topics and make a few posts.

New Friend

You keep coming back, so nice to see you around :smiley:

  • you can see and use the Chat function
  • you can send Private Messages
  • you have no particular limit on images and links

To continue your journey in the Hub: spend time with us, read others, post questions and answers, engage with the Hub systems (likes, flags, etc) and overall be a good sport.

Hub Citizen

People know you, and you know them. Your presence and voice are valued.

  • You can post in the Commons category
  • You can make Group Messages
  • Your flags carry more weight for the Hub systems

To continue your journey in the Hub: be a pillar of the community, give and receive likes, read extensively across all categories and stay active for a few months.

Gardener

This is a special status granted to our most active and caring Citizens.
The Hub counts on you :heart:

  • You can edit tags on any post to keep the Hub organized
  • You can move topics to the correct categories if they’ve lost their way
  • You can rename topics to make them clearer for everyone
  • Your flags carry the most weight for the Hub systems

To stay in this role: Keep gardening :potted_plant:
If you take a long break or stop tending to the Hub, the system will return you to Citizen.
That’s ok!
Baing a Gardener is just a “rolling” recognition of your long term activity with extra tools to you a better job. But you can always be a positive presence and help your fellow Citizens :+1: