User Types and Badges

This page is generated from app constants so thresholds and eligibility rules stay in sync with live behavior.

Badges show contributor authority and trust signals at a glance.

Admin

Admin badge

Highest moderation and governance authority.

How to earn: Assigned by an existing admin.

Moderator

Moderator badge

Discussion and review-thread moderation authority.

How to earn: Assigned by an admin.

Trusted Author

Trusted author badge

Domain-trusted contributor signal for revision governance.

How to earn: Earn by reaching 70 reputation or by admin assignment.

Badge Earning Details

Admin

Admin badge

Highest moderation and governance authority.

How to earn: Assigned by an existing admin.

  • Only admins can assign or remove admin role.
  • Admins can assign roles, assign trusted-author status, and suspend accounts.
Moderator

Moderator badge

Discussion and review-thread moderation authority.

How to earn: Assigned by an admin.

  • Moderators can hide/restore comments and lock/unlock revision discussion.
  • Moderators do not manage account roles or suspensions.
Trusted Author

Trusted author badge

Domain-trusted contributor signal for revision governance.

How to earn: Earn by reaching 70 reputation or by admin assignment.

  • Trusted author status can be auto-earned through reputation.
  • Admins can manually assign or revoke trusted-author status.

User Roles

User

Standard contributor role.

Assignment: Default role at registration.

  • Submit recipe revisions
  • Vote on other users' revisions
  • Comment in revision discussions
  • Manage own profile and settings

Moderator

Moderator

Community safety and quality moderation role.

Assignment: Assigned by admin.

  • All user capabilities
  • Hide or restore revision comments
  • Lock or unlock revision discussions

Admin

Admin

Full platform governance role.

Assignment: Assigned by existing admin.

  • All moderator capabilities
  • Assign or change user roles
  • Assign or revoke trusted-author status
  • Suspend or unsuspend accounts

How Trusted Author Works

Trusted Author status can be earned by reputation or assigned by an admin.

Revision finalization requires at least 1 trusted-author reviewer vote.

Revision Reviewer Rules

Finalization requires at least 3 unique reviewers and consensus at or above 0.65 for approval.

It also requires at least 2 established reviewers. Established reviewers are moderators/admins, trusted authors, or accounts older than 7 days.