Board User Level
A user's Board User Level determines which boards you can access, how much you can post each day, and what features you can use. Depending on how much karma you have, your board user level will rise (or lower).
User Levels
These are the current GameFAQs userlevels. The Help Files are outdated and may not contain some of these.
- -4: Closed
Account closed by user. Closed accounts cannot be re-opened under any circumstances.
- -3: Blocked
Account blocked from message boards. Contact a GameFAQs admin for more information.
- -2: Banned
User has been banned from posting messages for one or more Terms of Service violations.
- -1: Suspended
User's posting privileges have been suspended for one or more Terms of Service violations, pending review by an Administrator.
- 0: Inactive
User has not yet activated their account using a valid e-mail address. Cannot post messages.
- 1: Read-Only
User can read most message boards, but cannot post messages.
- 2: Locked
Account locked by an administrator to prevent abuse. Contact a GameFAQs admin for more information.
- 3: Purgatory
Account suspended for a set period of time by an admin for numerous and/or severe TOS violations.
Account activated, but pending review by an administrator before use
- 5: Warned
User on "parole" for one or more major Terms of Service violations. Can only post 3 messages per hour (10 per day), no topics, restored after 48-72 hours.
User has karma of less than zero. User can post a total of one message per day, and any further TOS violations are grounds for banning.
- 10: Provisional (1)
New account created in the past 48 hours. To prevent flooding, can create 1 topic, 10 messages per day (3 per hour). Can search topic titles.
- 11: Provisional (2)
Account created more than 48 hours ago, but has zero karma. Can create 1 topic, 20 messages per day (5 per hour).
- 15: New User (1)
Awarded to users with positive karma after 48 hours. Can create 5 topics, 30 messages per day. Can delete own messages, close topics.
- 20: New User (2)
Awarded to users with at least 20 Karma. Can create 10 topics, 50 messages per day. Can now mark messages for moderation.
- 25: New User (3)
Awarded to users with at least 40 Karma. Can create 10 topics, 80 messages per day. Can now view own posting history.
- 30: Regular User
Awarded to users with at least 75 Karma. No posting restrictions.
- 31: Veteran
Awarded to users with at least 150 Karma. No posting restrictions.
- 32: Legend
Awarded to users with at least 350 Karma. No posting restrictions.
- 33: Elite
Awarded to users with at least 700 Karma. No posting restrictions.
- 34: Icon
Awarded to users with at least 1000 Karma. No posting restrictions.
- 35: Idol
Awarded to users with at least 1500 Karma. No posting restrictions.
- 36: Ancient
Awarded to users with at least 2000 Karma. No posting restrictions.
- 37: Sage
Awarded to users with at least 3000 Karma. No posting restrictions.
- 38: ? Block
Awarded to users with at least 5000 Karma. Wow.
- 41: VIP - Media
User confirmed as a professional member of the gaming media.
- 42: VIP - Industry
User confirmed as a member of the game industry,
- 43: VIP - Production
User confirmed as a member of the game industry, involved in game production.
- 50: New Moderator
Moderators new to the moderation staff
- 51: Moderator
GameFAQs Message Board Moderators, handle marked messages and user issues
Moderators who have been on the staff for 4 or more years
- 53: Lead Moderator
Moderators who also handle some administrative duties
- 60: Administrator
Administrators can review and ban suspended users, as well as controlling all other aspects of the boards.
Account used for Coding/Testing of Boards
