That's not accurate. You don't need to be level 5 to run a node or to use any Qortal service. You only need to be level 5 to be able to sponsor another user to become a minter. There are no invite codes in Qortal, which is why when I share a link for Qortal, that I don't include such a code. The only things that is important to do to be able to use most Qortal servicesis to register a name.
Thankie muchly! 😁 🙏 💚 ✨ 🤙
!LOLZ
!PIZZA
I edited my previous comment to fix the inaccuracy. 🙈
Anyway, I have fully read the Qortal guide about minting, but I haven't found a way for a Qortal node operator to be able to mint without a sponsor. 🤯😅
!WEED
!PIZZA
That works, and yes, now it's accurate! You can't. It's a protection mechanism to stop those trying to game the system. Getting sponsored, which is only necessary after the first week, is generally quite easy. Just spending some time in the General Chat, among others, getting to know people, will usually inspire someone to offer to sponsor you. You can also make a request in a group designed for that purpose. I've been on Qortal since September of last year, so I've gotten to know it pretty well. 😁 🙏 💚 ✨ 🤙
!LUV
!PIZZA
Does that mean if a Qortal node becomes Level 5, it can sponsor somebody else to be able to mine, but won't be able to mine itself unless sponsored by somebody else? 🤔🤯😅
!LUV
!PIZZA
You only need someone else's sponsor key once for the first week. After that, and you reach level 1, it is no longer necessary, as once you can mint, just keeping your node online will earn QORT. 1 and 2 earn the same percentage, 3 and 4 earn the same percentage, as do 5 and 6. Past that I don't know, but the pattern probably continues. Once someone is sponsored, and s/he reaches level 1, they're good to go, and don't require any outside assistance any longer. 😁🙏💚✨🤙
!LUV
!PIZZA
I have read on #Qortal account types that a Qortal "User" won't have a "Level" if not sponsored by someone who is at least Level 5 or a Founder, so no minting unless sponsored. 😎🤓
!LOLZ
Correct. Since the levels are connected to minting, if you can't mint, you won't have a level. Getting sponsorship is not difficult, though. Even though people can have many accounts, they can only mint with one, and self-sponsorship is strongly frowned upon, so much so that they just created a script to remove sponsorship from self-sponsored accounts. 😁🙏💚✨🤙
!LUV
Does it mean that they encourage #Qortal users who have multiple minting nodes to run a script to remove self-sponsored nodes, so that they would have only one remaining minting node? 🤔🤓
!WEED
No, two versions of the algorithm were run on the network. The first run accidently removed minting status from many non-self-sponsoring accounts. That was fixed, and then version two of the algorithm was run, after it was fine tuned more, which did what it was intended. My account was unaffected by any of it, of course. 😁🙏💚✨🤙
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