Could someone please clarify the Discourse model of trust level? Are admins of the forum chosen by merit or by current admins?

https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-do-user-trust-levels-do/4924

Thank you @pfitzseb , it seems that the privilege of admin is only granted by existing admins regardless of the trust level, can you confirm?

No, but you are most probably right :slight_smile:

Yes, I think that the source of all issues on this forum regarding lack of politeness in the comments and other things all boil down to the fact that the board of admins is made of a small group of people on one side of the equation. It lacks diversity. If admins are chosen by merit, however; every…

First let me clear up some definitions here: admin: Technical maintenance of this discourse forum. moderator: Traditional discussion moderation The list of who is part of these two groups can be seen here: About - JuliaLang Everybody who has a shield next to their name is a moderator. (As you …

Thank you @vchuravy for taking the time to reply. You are one of the most respectful members of this community, and I am always very happy to learn from your answers since the beginning of Julia. My point remains in that no progress is possible without a system that evolves by itself. We need this f…

I think that the kind of diversity that builds a community already exists here. We can all say our minds and disagree. Best idea wins. Allowing for a looser stewardship and administration would make things less efficient. Do you really feel like you are marginalized?

I disagree. I feel that many users are being disrespected with impolite comments, and that the code of conduct is not being applied to everyone equally.

I know what you mean. I’ve seen it. But i think this isn’t much more of a case of: Us users getting prime attention from top developers all being involved in the front interface of a cutting edge tool. Then there are tons of cases i would just class as culture shock/ clash. I personally would be a …

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vchuravy December 23, 2017, 8:06pm 7

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