Cool idea and I can see how it could offer a lot of value. You’ve got my vote!

Two thoughts: 

• Elements of this can likely be accomplished now with ranks (combination of posts, time since created, points, etc)
• I love the element of opening up more moderation tools for trusted users. However, a sticking point I see is the current pricing model where moderators count towards seats (and use control for most moderation… something I’d like to see front end tools built for over time)
• Implied in this idea is setting permissions for things like private messaging, etc. It’d be great to be able to toggle private messaging based on role like we can do with categories, forums, and modules.

Thanks @DannyPancratz 

I’m looking for more of an ease-in for those that join the community. Essentially today everyone gets the full set of keys from the start, rather than unlocking new capabilities as they engage in the community. While gamification does allow us to recognize how people graduate, it can’t be tied into community capabilities or permissions.

Hi @Scott Baldwin, thanks for sharing this idea and the Discourse example! 

The first thoughts that came to mind were around potential risks to discourage users’ engagement by not considering them “trust-worthy” from the start, or limiting the areas where they can interact and get information. The majority of communities strive to get users engaged and transform them into active/regular visitors of the community as soon as possible.

The “trust levels” make a lot of sense, though, in relation with moderation capabilities that would become available on Destination and that’s something I’m interested in discovering more about. 

As @DannyPancratz mentioned, ranks could be a “silent way” to increase permissions for users by granting them a new custom role when they reach a specific level of activity. This custom role can enable the users to see content from a specific area that was previously closed for them, but apart from this kind of permissions, currently they wouldn’t gain other perks. 

@Cristina Agree with the engagement being important. but there’s a gamification here to unlocking more as you engage (and also some folks may join a community, spam early on vs. earning trust to post more frequently). I’m sure there’s many ways to tackle this and look forward to seeing thoughts from others.