Everyone starts at level 1 and can rise to level 10. The greater the participation, the higher the level. It sounds like you're having an issue with a third party Chrome extension. Levels Member levels indicate a user's level of participation in a forum. . Having a post marked and removed as abuse will slow a user's advance in levels. Welcome to the Chrome community.
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