This is a continuation of a long topic, addressed by post number rather than by page. Start at post 1 · go to the accepted answer.
Following this. I have the same question and no better information than the first post.
Trust levels accumulate over time and they give you access to small things like the ability to edit your own posts without a timestamp. They are not a status symbol and they do not make you more right. Someone at trust level zero with a good question gets better answers than someone at trust level four with a bad one.
That matches what I was told, which is not the same as knowing it.
If you want a fast orientation, read three solved topics in the subcategory you care about. Solved means somebody said the answer worked, which is more signal than reply count.
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