Guest · not verified
×0.5
- How to get it
- A review without an account. Always moderated.
- What it gives
- Shown with a grey label and lower in the list. No points or titles.
For review authors
Статусы авторов и подтверждение
Status shows what we've checked about an author. It doesn't depend on how many reviews they write — that's what the rating is for.
Account confirmed
×0.5–1.5 by trust
- How to get it
- Sign-up and sign-in with a password sent by email.
- What it gives
- Points, levels, titles and a place in the top authors. No separate label — this is the normal state.
Identity verified
×0.5–1.5 by trust
- How to get it
- The editors confirmed a real person is behind the account. Sign-in with Google is coming later.
- What it gives
- A blue label on reviews and +10 to the trust index.
Venue representative
×0 for their own venue
- How to get it
- An approved ownership request.
- What it gives
- Can reply to reviews of their venue. Their own ratings of that venue don't count.
MESTA editors
×0.5–1.5 by trust
- How to get it
- Accounts of the site's editors.
- What it gives
- An “Editors” label on the review. The separate editorial score is counted in the rating block.
Restricted
×0
- How to get it
- A moderator found manipulation: batches of identical reviews, votes from one device, a discount for changing a rating.
- What it gives
- Nothing is shown to others. The author's ratings don't count and no points are earned. The reason is shown in the account and can be appealed.
Verified visit
Given to a specific review, not a person: it shows the author really was there.
Visit verified
- +5 points and +4 trust for each visit.
- +0.3 rating weight on that review.
- Five verified visits are needed for the “Legend” level.
How to verify
Send a photo of the receipt with the date and venue name to [email protected] with a link to your review. Only a moderator sees the receipt; it's never published.
Later, visits will be verified automatically — after booking through MESTA or uploading a receipt in the review form.
Why “guest”, not “anonymous”
A review without an account can be honest too, so we publish it. But the author can't be checked, so the rating weighs half as much and the label tells readers so.
How to appeal “Restricted”
Write to [email protected] from the email linked to your account. A moderator will review the decision within three working days.