# Increased spam level **URL:** \ **Category:** Meta\ **Created:** [September 5, 2024, 8:44am UTC](https://www.rubin.community/t/increased-spam-level/9286 "2024-09-05T08:44:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jstott](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/www.rubin.community/jstott/32/2175_2.png) [@jstott](https://www.rubin.community/u/jstott)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2024, 8:44am UTC](https://www.rubin.community/t/increased-spam-level/9286/1 "2024-09-05T08:44:27Z")
Hello, just curious as to why there are suddenly so many accounts spamming on here at the moment? ---
**Author:** ![abernard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/cab0a1/32.png) [@abernard](https://www.rubin.community/u/abernard)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2024, 9:30am UTC](https://www.rubin.community/t/increased-spam-level/9286/2 "2024-09-05T09:30:22Z")
Hi, I’v no answer for you on this one, but I was just doing my part, and flagging everyone for Spam, when I got hit by: > You’ve performed this action too many times. Please wait 12 minutes before trying again. Well, okay, I’m not flagging them then… ---
**Author:** ![jstott](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/www.rubin.community/jstott/32/2175_2.png) [@jstott](https://www.rubin.community/u/jstott)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2024, 1:38pm UTC](https://www.rubin.community/t/increased-spam-level/9286/3 "2024-09-05T13:38:04Z")
oh dear, that’s not good, thanks for trying! I’ve forgotten the process for how I signed up for the community forum so may be it’s open to anyone regardless of whether they’re in Rubin/LSST. ---
**Author:** ![j.aleksic](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/www.rubin.community/j.aleksic/32/285_2.png) [@j.aleksic](https://www.rubin.community/u/j.aleksic)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2024, 2:17pm UTC](https://www.rubin.community/t/increased-spam-level/9286/4 "2024-09-05T14:17:43Z")
By default, all new users start out at trust level 0, meaning trust has yet to be earned. These are visitors who just created an account, and are still learning the community norms and the way your community works. New users’ abilities are restricted for safety. As they progress, their abilities increase: > **[Understanding Discourse Trust Levels](https://blog.discourse.org/2018/06/understanding-discourse-trust-levels/)** > > The user trust system is a fundamental cornerstone of Discourse. Trust levels are a way of… This is good strategy. In this case, it should be slightly modified, so at the beginning, their posts should be approved by moderator until they get some trust/reputation. After that, moderation can be turned off. ---
**Author:** ![timj](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/www.rubin.community/timj/32/10_2.png) [@timj](https://www.rubin.community/u/timj)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2024, 8:05pm UTC](https://www.rubin.community/t/increased-spam-level/9286/5 "2024-09-06T20:05:55Z")
> [@New user permissions and availability of posts](http://www.rubin.community/t/new-user-permissions-and-availability-of-posts/9357): > > It has been our policy to avoid creating barriers to entry into the Rubin Forum Community, so we have always allowed new users to post to the Forum immediately upon creating an account. However, in response to an increase in bot-created spam postings, we are making some minor changes to the policies for new users. As of today, the following restrictions will be in place on the forum: The first 5 posts by a new user must be approved by a moderator; subsequent posts will not need moderation. Mod…