# Seniority Roles
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Seniority Roles are cumulative, possessing each role requires having all the roles less-senior than it. For example, all Level 3 users also have Level 2 and Level 1.

[**See Enrolment for details on the process to promote/demote users with these roles.**](Enrolment.md)
## Level 1
- Passes basic security check: more likely than not to abide by the server's rules.
- Promotion to Level 1 should only be prevented for security reasons.
- Expected to be earned within a few days of activity.
## Level 2
- A direct net-positive to the community (not indirect, such as useful trolls).
- Personable, liked by at least a few people at Level 3.
- Promotion to Level 2 should only be prevented for reasons arising from direct encounters, rather than because of a lack of familiarity.
- Expected to be earned after about a month of activity.
- Must not be granted less than a week after the user joins.
## Level 3
- A worthy representative of the community.
- Socially capable, dignified, and respected by a large portion of the community.
- Clearly capable of being reasoned with, and persuaded by good arguments.
- Expected to be earned after about six months of activity.
- Must not be granted less than a month after the user joins.
## Watchman
- Network of trusted monitors/reporters.
- Not empowered officers, not junior moderators.
- Automatically become temporary minor-moderators during raids or other emergencies. They have some moderation powers but should not use them except in these cases.
- No responsibilities are imposed upon Watchmen, though the role may be removed if the user does not act upon it when appropriate, or misuses their powers.
- Trusted by the admin, and assigned this role at the sole discretion of the admin.
## Moderator
- Empowered officers of the community.
- Responsible for helping to moderate the server, and act with a higher level of self-restraint.
- Promotion to Moderator requires the informed consent of the user being promoted.
- Promotion is initiated by the admin, but if a significant contingent of users disagrees with the selection, a community-wide election should be held to decide the next moderator.
- All current Moderators must approve of any new Moderators.
- Major social draws, eccentric and socially influential people should not become Moderators.

# Advice for Gaining Seniority Roles
The following things ***help*** in gaining roles:
- Having a consistent, recognisable, comprehensible, and distinct identity (name and image)
- Being active (interacting with the community), especially in voice channels
- Being involved in community events, especially running them
- Being charismatic, knowledgable, useful, or otherwise socially apt
- Promoting the community/uzalu and/or bringing in new members
- Demonstrating deep knowledge of community/uzalu's lore
- Being tested by circumstance and performing well

In all cases, your actions must be visible to server moderators/admin, or others who will recommend you for promotion