# We're All Here. Now What? (Basic Tutorial) **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [June 22, 2020, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-here-now-what-basic-tutorial/911081 "2020-06-22T03:28:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2020, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-here-now-what-basic-tutorial/911081/21 "2020-06-22T05:29:10Z")
> [@GreysonCarlisle](#): > > Trust Levels section: > > Detailed information on the various trust levels Discourse uses can be found [here](https://blog.discourse.org/2018/06/understanding-discourse-trust-levels/). That link says that the criteria for all trust levels can be altered. Is there any chance the admin could essentially set the requirements for TL2 or higher so high to avoid any of the potential problems with users getting moderator-style privileges? Or even set them to not work at all? If so, that could be what they meant by saying that community moderation would be turned off. ---
**Author:** ![GreysonCarlisle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a87d85/32.png) [@GreysonCarlisle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreysonCarlisle)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2020, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-here-now-what-basic-tutorial/911081/22 "2020-06-22T05:32:50Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > That link says that the criteria for all trust levels can be altered. Is there any chance the admin could essentially set the requirements for TL2 or higher so high to avoid any of the potential problems with users getting moderator-style privileges? Or even set them to not work at all? Yeah, they can change all that around. > [@](#): > > If so, that could be what they meant by saying that community moderation would be turned off. Community Moderation only happens when posts are flagged (reported). If enough people flag a post, it gets hidden. How many is enough? That depends on the trust levels of all involved. A single flag from a TL3 can immediately hide a post by a TL0, for instance. Or you might need 5 TL2s to flag a post made by another TL2 before it’s hidden. Hopefully, they’ve turned that completely off (if it can be turned completely off). ---
**Author:** ![GreysonCarlisle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a87d85/32.png) [@GreysonCarlisle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreysonCarlisle)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2020, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-here-now-what-basic-tutorial/911081/23 "2020-06-22T05:59:00Z")
I’ve been kinda breaking the rules, but I hope y’all won’t ban me. You know how Discourse removes the quote if you quote the most recent post in full? I stick a forced space on the end of the quote ( ) to keep that from happening when I need to quote the whole thing. ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2020, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-here-now-what-basic-tutorial/911081/24 "2020-06-22T06:07:16Z")
> [@GreysonCarlisle](#): > > I stick a forced space on the end of the quote ( ) to keep that from happening when I need to quote the whole thing. What do you mean, you just type “& #160” ? In brackets? ---
**Author:** ![GreysonCarlisle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a87d85/32.png) [@GreysonCarlisle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreysonCarlisle)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2020, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-here-now-what-basic-tutorial/911081/25 "2020-06-22T06:13:22Z")
> [@needscoffee](#): > > What do you mean, you just type “& #160” ? In brackets? Type   on the end of their post. No brackets, no spaces, don’t forget the semicolon. Example: [quote=“needscoffee, post:24, topic:911081, full:true”] What do you mean, you just type “& #160” ? In brackets?  [/quote] ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2020, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-here-now-what-basic-tutorial/911081/26 "2020-06-22T06:20:55Z")
> [@GreysonCarlisle](#): > > Type   on the end of their post. No brackets, no spaces, don’t forget the semicolon. > > Example: > > > [@needscoffee](#): > > > > What do you mean, you just type “& #160” ? In brackets?    Did it work? ETA: yes ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2020, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-here-now-what-basic-tutorial/911081/27 "2020-06-22T07:22:29Z")
where is my “profile card”? ---
**Author:** ![OttoDaFe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ottodafe/32/356_2.png) [@OttoDaFe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OttoDaFe)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2020, 7:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-here-now-what-basic-tutorial/911081/28 "2020-06-22T07:30:40Z")
Likewise, I’ve seen posts from a user I ignored. ---
**Author:** ![OttoDaFe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ottodafe/32/356_2.png) [@OttoDaFe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OttoDaFe)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2020, 7:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-here-now-what-basic-tutorial/911081/29 "2020-06-22T07:35:45Z")
> [@GreysonCarlisle](#): > > Choosing our own titles seems to be gone now. Probably because they want to keep the same Guest, Member, Charter Member setup we had on the old board. Mine came across. ---
**Author:** ![elmwood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmwood/32/3060_2.png) [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2020, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-here-now-what-basic-tutorial/911081/30 "2020-06-22T11:45:17Z")
Disabling likes means nobody will ever reach Trust Levels 2 or higher. ---
**Author:** ![Seanette](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/seanette/32/9139_2.png) [@Seanette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seanette)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2020, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-here-now-what-basic-tutorial/911081/31 "2020-06-22T13:07:05Z")
Actually, I woke up to a notification I’d gotten to 2. ---
**Author:** ![GreysonCarlisle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a87d85/32.png) [@GreysonCarlisle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreysonCarlisle)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2020, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-here-now-what-basic-tutorial/911081/32 "2020-06-22T15:10:05Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > where is my “profile card”? Click on your username (or anybody’s username) to bring up the profile card. Click on the username on the card to bring up the full profile. ---
**Author:** ![Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eyebrows_0f_doom/32/3119_2.png) [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eyebrows_0f_Doom)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2020, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-here-now-what-basic-tutorial/911081/33 "2020-06-22T15:17:35Z")
> [@GreysonCarlisle](#): > > The only way to paginate is with an add-on that sometimes breaks other functions. Been about a year since I looked into it, though, so that might’ve changed. Please look into this. Depending on what the other functions are, it might be worth it! ---
**Author:** ![GreysonCarlisle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a87d85/32.png) [@GreysonCarlisle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreysonCarlisle)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2020, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-here-now-what-basic-tutorial/911081/34 "2020-06-22T18:00:22Z")
Emojis seem to be gone now, except on mobile devices. ---
**Author:** ![GreysonCarlisle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a87d85/32.png) [@GreysonCarlisle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreysonCarlisle)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2020, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-here-now-what-basic-tutorial/911081/35 "2020-06-22T20:59:20Z")
Emojis and quote avatars are back!! ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2020, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-here-now-what-basic-tutorial/911081/36 "2020-06-22T21:05:11Z")
Quote avatars? ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2020, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-here-now-what-basic-tutorial/911081/37 "2020-06-22T21:05:44Z")
> [@GreysonCarlisle](#): > > Emojis and quote avatars are back!! Quoting this post to see what quote avatars might be. ---
**Author:** ![GreysonCarlisle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a87d85/32.png) [@GreysonCarlisle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreysonCarlisle)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2020, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-here-now-what-basic-tutorial/911081/38 "2020-06-22T21:09:32Z")
Images are sorta back. Upload a pic as normal, but take off the exclamation point at the beginning. [YoungSin\_AfterSwim001|370x500](https://boards.straightdope.com/uploads/short-url/vkAce2YD6D5RukV5xbehYr0zo4G.png) ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2020, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-here-now-what-basic-tutorial/911081/39 "2020-06-23T00:00:59Z")
Bumping this thread to keep it near the top of the ATMB forum. @TubaDiva, please consider making this thread a sticky. ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2020, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-here-now-what-basic-tutorial/911081/40 "2020-06-23T03:53:59Z")
Sorry, it’s like I’m juggling wolverines, there’s so much to keep track of and pay attention to … trying to fix stuff, get answers on problem things, learn new tricks, and get people over the Red Sea of registration to the Promised Land. Will try to get to you as soon as possible. Jenny [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-here-now-what-basic-tutorial/911081.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-here-now-what-basic-tutorial/911081.md?page=3)