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The progression from new user to leader.

38 topics 17 solved Group: Community process

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I joined for one answer and stayed for a year — what changed my mind Start Here › Welcome guidelines onboarding trust levels Posting this under the heading it deserves: I joined for one answer and stayed for a year — what changed my mind Everything below is what sits behind that. Question in the title. Context below, and I have…	+96	114	17k	just now
About the Announcements category Meta › Announcements guidelines trust levels moderation Pinned Wiki Staff announcements, policy changes, and scheduled maintenance. Read-only except for questions. This post is a community wiki: any member at trust level 3 or above can edit it, and every edit is recorded with…	+3	7	8.7k	4h
Reading order for a first week here, and what to skip until later — what changed since Start Here › Welcome onboarding guidelines beginner friendly trust levels Reading order for a first week here, and what to skip until later — what changed since Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. I want to check my reasoning rather…	+89	93	28k	4h
Trust level 3 requirements: a clarification — does this still hold? Meta › Announcements trust levels moderation site feedback guidelines Solved Asking directly, because I could not find a straight answer: Trust level 3 requirements: a clarification — does this still hold? Process question about how this site works. I have read the guidelines and the…	+76	90	57k	9h
What "marked as solution" means and who gets to mark it Start Here › Welcome beginner friendly trust levels guidelines onboarding Solved Asking directly, because I could not find a straight answer: What "marked as solution" means and who gets to mark it Question in the title. Context below, and I have tried to include the things people here…		2	290	1d
Why the Start Here categories exist, and what they are not for Start Here › Welcome guidelines trust levels onboarding beginner friendly Solved Why the Start Here categories exist, and what they are not for — that is the question, and I have not found it answered plainly anywhere I have looked. Question in the title. Context below, and I have tried…	+40	44	32k	1d
The five documentation pages worth reading before you post anything — a second dataset Start Here › Welcome beginner friendly trust levels guidelines onboarding Solved On the subject in the title: The five documentation pages worth reading before you post anything — a second dataset Working notes rather than a conclusion. Question in the title. Context below, and I have…		2	24k	1d
Which categories are strict and which are relaxed, honestly Start Here › Welcome onboarding beginner friendly guidelines trust levels Solved Which categories are strict and which are relaxed, honestly I have a specific reason for asking rather than idle curiosity, and the context is below. I want to check my reasoning rather than get a conclusion.…	+47	53	1.8k	2d
Second pass at: Which categories are strict and which are relaxed, honestly Start Here › Welcome guidelines beginner friendly trust levels onboarding Wiki On the subject in the title: Second pass at: Which categories are strict and which are relaxed, honestly Working notes rather than a conclusion. Question in the title. Context below, and I have tried to…	+93	99	36k	3d
I have no scientific background — can I still follow the analytics categories? Start Here › Welcome onboarding beginner friendly trust levels The question in the title: I have no scientific background — can I still follow the analytics categories? I will give what I have already checked below so nobody repeats it. I want to check my reasoning…	+29	40	1.4k	12d
Coming back to: A newcomer's list of things that confused me, and the fixes Start Here › Welcome guidelines onboarding trust levels beginner friendly Posting this under the heading it deserves: A newcomer's list of things that confused me, and the fixes Everything below is what sits behind that. Question in the title. Context below, and I have tried to…	+4	8	57k	23d
[2026 update] Are there stupid questions here? A staff answer, at length Start Here › Welcome guidelines trust levels onboarding Solved Closed Are there stupid questions here? A staff answer, at length — that is the question, and I have not found it answered plainly anywhere I have looked. Question in the title. Context below, and I have tried to…	+36	40	2.4k	1mo
Follow-up: I have no scientific background — can I still follow the analytics categories? Start Here › Welcome guidelines beginner friendly trust levels onboarding Solved Asking directly, because I could not find a straight answer: I have no scientific background — can I still follow the analytics categories? Question in the title. Context below, and I have tried to include…	+15	19	15k	1mo
Second pass at: I joined for one answer and stayed for a year — what changed my mind Start Here › Welcome onboarding trust levels beginner friendly Solved Second pass at: I joined for one answer and stayed for a year — what changed my mind — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. Question in the title. Context below, and I have…		4	25k	2mo
Moderation log format change Meta › Announcements trust levels guidelines site feedback moderation Posting this under the heading it deserves: Moderation log format change Everything below is what sits behind that. Process question about how this site works. I have read the guidelines and the trust-level…	+53	57	4.8k	2mo
Introducing myself and asking whether my planned first topic belongs anywhere — does this still hold? Start Here › Welcome trust levels onboarding guidelines Solved Closed Introducing myself and asking whether my planned first topic belongs anywhere — does this still hold? — that is the question, and I have not found it answered plainly anywhere I have looked. I want to check…		2	36k	2mo
How to tell whether your question is already answered on a maintained page Start Here › Welcome guidelines onboarding trust levels Solved How to tell whether your question is already answered on a maintained page — that is the question, and I have not found it answered plainly anywhere I have looked. Question in the title. Context below, and I…	+5	9	30k	3mo
A staff appointment, and what the role involves Meta › Announcements trust levels site feedback moderation Closed On the subject in the title: A staff appointment, and what the role involves Working notes rather than a conclusion. Nominating something for promotion into the documentation commons. The topic in question…		2	1.8k	4mo
Revisiting: Reading order for a first week here, and what to skip until later Start Here › Welcome guidelines trust levels onboarding Posting this under the heading it deserves: Revisiting: Reading order for a first week here, and what to skip until later Everything below is what sits behind that. I want to check my reasoning rather than…		2	60k	4mo
Guidelines revision: what changed and why — one year on Meta › Announcements trust levels moderation site feedback guidelines Pinned On the subject in the title: Guidelines revision: what changed and why — one year on Working notes rather than a conclusion. Process question about how this site works. I have read the guidelines and the…	+75	81	3.9k	4mo
Guidelines revision: what changed and why — does this still hold? Meta › Announcements trust levels site feedback guidelines moderation Guidelines revision: what changed and why — does this still hold? — that is the question, and I have not found it answered plainly anywhere I have looked. Process question about how this site works. I have…		2	58k	7mo
[2026 update] Scheduled maintenance and what will be unavailable Meta › Announcements trust levels site feedback guidelines Posting this under the heading it deserves: Scheduled maintenance and what will be unavailable Everything below is what sits behind that. Process question about how this site works. I have read the guidelines…	+18	22	400	8mo
Lurking for two months before posting: was that the right call? Start Here › Welcome guidelines trust levels beginner friendly Asking directly, because I could not find a straight answer: Lurking for two months before posting: was that the right call? Question in the title. Context below, and I have tried to include the things people…	+67	71	11k	8mo
New subcategory: rationale and scope Meta › Announcements trust levels site feedback moderation guidelines On the subject in the title: New subcategory: rationale and scope Working notes rather than a conclusion. Process question about how this site works. I have read the guidelines and the trust-level page and I…	+126	138	13k	9mo
What happens after your first post: likes, trust levels, and why none of it matters much — what changed since Start Here › Welcome onboarding beginner friendly trust levels guidelines Solved The question in the title: What happens after your first post: likes, trust levels, and why none of it matters much — what changed since I will give what I have already checked below so nobody repeats it. I…	+105	118	57k	9mo
What this community means by "a source", in practical terms Start Here › Welcome beginner friendly trust levels guidelines Solved Asking directly, because I could not find a straight answer: What this community means by "a source", in practical terms Question in the title. Context below, and I have tried to include the things people…	+107	122	1.9k	10mo
Are there stupid questions here? A staff answer, at length Start Here › Welcome beginner friendly guidelines onboarding trust levels Solved Are there stupid questions here? A staff answer, at length I have a specific reason for asking rather than idle curiosity, and the context is below. Question in the title. Context below, and I have tried to…	+122	153	50k	11mo
Coming back to: Lurking for two months before posting: was that the right call? Start Here › Welcome beginner friendly trust levels onboarding Solved The question in the title: Lurking for two months before posting: was that the right call? I will give what I have already checked below so nobody repeats it. I want to check my reasoning rather than get a…	+28	32	3.3k	11mo
A newcomer's list of things that confused me, and the fixes Start Here › Welcome beginner friendly trust levels onboarding A newcomer's list of things that confused me, and the fixes — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. Question in the title. Context below, and I have tried to include the things…	+9	13	34k	12mo
The five documentation pages worth reading before you post anything Start Here › Welcome onboarding beginner friendly trust levels Solved The five documentation pages worth reading before you post anything — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. Question in the title. Context below, and I have tried to include the…	+1	5	10k	14mo

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