Regular (3)
Regular are the most active readers and reliable contributors to the community, having been noticeably active and helpful in the past couple of months.
This is time and activity based, unlike the previous levels. You can get to trust level 3 by…
- visiting at least 50 of the last 100 days.
- having replied to at least 10 different topics.
- of topics created in the last 100 days, having viewed 25% (capped at 500).
- of posts created in the last 100 days, having read 25% (capped at 10k).
- receiving 20 likes, and given 30 likes in the past 100 days.
- these must be spread across 1/5 the number of users, and 1/4 the number of days.
- these likes cannot come from DMs.
- receiving no more than 3 spam or offensive flags (with unique posts and unique users for each, confirmed by a moderator).
- never having been suspended, or having had it cleared by a moderator.
Unlike other trust levels, you can lose trust level 3 status. If you dip below these requirements, whether from flagging or the passage of time, you will be demoted to a normal member of the community. However, in order to avoid constant promotion/demotion situations, there is a 2-week grace period immediately after gaining Trust Level 3 during which you will not be demoted.
I hope this answers your first question c: