Does anyone have any information on what drives the levels in MakerWorld?
Do the levels have any impact on anything?
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I’d like to know that same thing about following 
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There are several ways to level up on MakerWorld. You can start by uploading your own models and print profiles, as this contributes to your overall activity and engagement on the platform. Additionally, you can participate in rating and commenting on other people’s models and profiles, fostering a supportive community. Engaging with comments and replies to your own content is also encouraged. Lastly, competing in the MakerWorld 3D Design Contests is another great way to level up and showcase your skills.
Currently, the user level does not impact anything.
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Thanks very much for the reply and clarification.
Are there plans to make the levels mean anything in the future?
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I think user levels should have impact on something like ability to upload new models this would fight spamming.
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I would love if a small amount of points were awarded for leveling up or at least for reaching level milestones like level 10 and such.
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means I’m Superman!
I want this suggestion to be retroactive.
Seriously, though, they have no impact on anything and essentially point out that people here have uploaded, downloaded, printed, joined a contest, left a rating, and added a comment.
The bad actors would have a field day creating new accounts to get those precious points.
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For having an impact on spamming, the level would need to be connected to something that is can not directly be influenced by the users themselves, meaning something like an external social proof.
For example, if you get a thumbs up for a reasonable comment or a model that is liked or printed.
It’s however not easy to design such a system, which does not block new legit users. Especially, if this involves allowing only a certain amount of models to be uploaded, it might be the wrong way. Someone might just have designed a lot of stuff already, which he/she used for his own. Or switched over from a different maker platform and now uploads all his models, he/she already designed. Slowing them down too much would demotivate them and would not be desirable. A working system can be seen at the StackExchange network. However, you cannot simply apply this 1:1 to makerworld.
What I can imagine is something like, the need for a certain level, until you can rate model of someone else. E.g. you need to print some models first… then later you get allowed to rate models; this however assumes people use Bambu Studio and maybe even a BambuLab printer, which can validate any prints have been executed.
But, it needs a system, where people have to first invest some time and this is validated by other people. E.g. you could allow users of a certain level to rate other accounts as bots/spam/real people… or do some other moderation stuff. And then track statistics, if those ratings effectively were true or not (match other peoples ratings and if they actually got banned in future). And disable this option for users where the ratings are too inaccurate. As a benefit people can earn some credits. Maybe something like 0.1 credit per rating and up to 10.0 credits per day.
Also if that level should mean something, there must be some ways to loose points. E.g. if a user gets reported for a comment or something, and the checking moderated confirms this… this could result in a reduction in reputation, while this may not be a reason for a bann from the site.
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PS: Don’t forget that a single person can create multiple spam bots and accounts. So a system like this can easily be undermined if it only relies on “someone” confirming an action as positive without checking that they are acting positively. The right way is a kind of hierarchy of moderation, where the higher level randomly checks the moderation actions of the level below, which then results in “leveling up” or “leveling down” in the moderation.
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Soooo… Basically similar setup do discourse user trust levels 
I know that levels currently mean very little, BUT, it is interesting that users with zero published models can have a very high level and very good modellers with numerous quality models published can have have a lower level. Its obvious that MakerWorld seems to value the people that print models more than those that publish models on their site. At least that is what I’ve observed. I would have thought higher levels would have gone to the modellers to ecourage uploads. Am I seeing this wrong?
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Apparently, users with level less than 7 cannot use direct message function, so there’s some use of levels.
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Does your level ever go down? I was able to message people now I cannot? Says I need to be level 7. Did it change recently?
Could the levels be used to limit who can upload print profiles?
As soon as a model gets slightly popular it starts getting spammed with low effort “optimised”, “fastest” profiles with barely any changes from point farmers.
There seems to be nothing stopping a new user signing up and just re-uploading peoples hard work as new profiles with 1% more infill, or 5mm/s faster and skimming off points.
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Yes! The print profiles are out of hand and the easiest thing for people to abuse.
Back in late 2023, this was the official word.
Specifically this bit.
Which, while annoying, can be easily combated with reporting print profile, citing MakerWorld Print Profile Upload Guidelines, section Prohibited practices, point 9. Print Profile names must comply with [proper] naming conventions
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Except, that department iss managing to respond even less often than they used to.