本论坛的会员等级分为以下几档：白板会员，银卡会员，金卡会员，白金会员，钛金会员。经常有新人问起如何升级，故写此文。
本论坛是使用 Discourse 这一论坛软件而搭建的，本论坛的等级体系其实是 Discourse “trust level” 这一概念的昵称。对应关系如下：
- 白板会员 = trust level 0
- 银卡会员 = trust level 1
- 金卡会员 = trust level 2
- 白金会员 = trust level 3
- 钛金会员 = trust level 4
关于升级标准以及对应等级所拥有的的权限，本论坛基本上使用的就是 Discourse 的默认设定只有个别的小的自定义修改，故大家可以直接阅读 Discourse 关于 trust level 的官方文章来进行了解：
特别的 论坛里有很多新人都在问如何达到白金会员 摘录其判断标准如下（白金会员 = trust level 3）：
To get to trust level 3, in the last 100 days…
- Must have visited at least 50% of days
- Must have replied to at least 10 different non-PM topics
- Of topics created in the last 100 days, must have viewed 25% (capped at 500)
- Of posts created in the last 100 days, must have read 25% (capped at 20k)
- Must have received 20 likes, and given 30likes.
- Must not have received more than 5 spam or offensive flags (with unique posts and unique users for each, confirmed by a moderator)
- Must not have been suspended or silenced in the last 6 months
All of the above criteria must be true to achieve trust level 3. Furthermore, unlike other trust levels, you can lose trust level 3 status. If you dip below these requirements in the last 100 days, you will be demoted back to Member. 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.
其中本论坛修改了一个数值，把送出的点赞数要求改成0了，所以大家不必为了焦虑升级而疯狂点赞。
因为Discourse的系统设计，用户自己看不到自己的进度条，经常见到有坛友询问自己离白金会员还差什么。我们管理员发现大部分时候都是在已读帖子数那一条上尚未满足要求，想要白金会员的朋友们可以在这一条上重点努力。
会员等级并不是达到了就自动维持的，仔细阅读上述文章可以知道，当你不再活跃、或者你的帖子因为争议话题被flag太多时，都有可能导致被系统降级。
其中关于钛金会员 (trust level 4)，本论坛有自己特有的标准，详见这篇帖子：
除了 Discourse 系统自带的会员权限之外，在本论坛达到白金会员之后还有一个特殊的福利，即偶尔会允许白金会员在一些特殊的帖子里放自己的refer链接：
! (正在努力思考得罪过Scott大大几次)