User Types and Badges

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Open revision queue Revision policy Confidence model

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

Community safety and quality moderation role.

Assignment: Assigned by admin.

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

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.