Trust badges
Newcomer, Resident, Steward and Elder. What they mean, and why they unlock nothing.
What they are
Your trust badge shows how much trust you have built:
- Newcomer: starting out;
- Resident: 200 trust;
- Steward: 600 trust;
- Elder: 1,400 trust.
A member who has not traded yet shows FOUNDING on their posts.
Trust comes from a vouch when you join, from completed trades, and from trust an admin has granted. In a community that confirms its members, being confirmed gives you a higher credit limit, not a higher badge: your badge counts only what you have done, so it never shows that you are confirmed.
They unlock nothing
Badges are recognition, not permission. Every member can post, trade, invite and vote, whatever their badge.
What your trust does change is how deep your credit line can go. See "Your credit line".
Where to see them
- Ledger, then Levels: your badge, how much trust you have, and how much more to the next. All levels shows every badge. One you have not reached yet says Next level or Up ahead, with how much trust it takes: something to grow into, never something kept from you.
- What builds your trust: how much you have traded, with how many people, and your rating.
- On posts and profiles, next to each member's name.
On the phone, the Market's Trust filter can show only posts from members with a certain badge or higher, only Newcomers, or only Founding members, who have not traded yet. In the web app, 🌱 New members shows posts from members who have not traded yet.
Admins and badges
A community's admins can give a member a badge. That deepens their credit line, like earned trust. It does not count as trades: it adds no voice credits and does not let them send gifts.
Related
- Your credit lineHow far below zero you can go, and how it grows.
- The 500-bean partner limitWhy trading with many people builds more trust than trading a lot with one.
- Your profileYour name, photo, a few words about you, and who can see your contact details.
- How BeanPool worksBeans, trading, offers and needs, and credit, in plain words.
The same guide is in the BeanPool app, and works there without a connection: open Settings, then "Help & how it works" under BeanPool. Every other rule, guide and manual is in the Help Centre. Guide version 162.