Managing group members in Telm: activity and reputation

1The members list

Open a group and choose Members in the Insights section of the group menu. You get a sortable, searchable table of everyone the bot has seen active in the group.

Summary cards at the top show total members, total messages, average level and average active days, so you get the shape of your community at a glance. The table below turns that summary into detail, one row per member.

2What each column means

Every row is one member, and the columns describe how they take part:

• Level and XP — engagement earned through activity (see Leaderboard).
• Messages and Words — how much the member has posted.
• Activity days — how many distinct days they have been active.
• Reputation — a trust score, green when positive and red when negative.
• Last active — when the member last posted.

3Understanding reputation

Reputation is a running trust score the bot keeps for each member based on their behaviour. Clean, regular participation nudges it up; spam signals and moderation actions pull it down.

A negative, red score is a quick flag that a member is worth a closer look. It is a guide, not an automatic punishment — the bot always judges each message on its own merits, so a low score never bans anyone by itself. Think of it as a running summary of trust that helps you decide where to focus, not a verdict.

4Sorting and searching

The table is a research tool, and sorting is how you ask it questions. Because every column is sortable, you can reorder the same list to surface very different people.

Sort by Messages or Words to find your most prolific contributors, by Activity days to see who shows up consistently, by Last active to spot members drifting away, or by Reputation to bring flagged accounts to the top. The search box narrows the list to a single member by name or username when you already know who you are looking for.

• Sort by Reputation ascending to review the members most worth a second look.
• Sort by Last active to find lapsed regulars worth re-engaging.
• Sort by Messages to recognise your most active contributors.
• Search by name or @username to jump straight to one person.

5Who appears in the list

The Members page reflects who the bot has actually recorded as active — not the raw Telegram membership roster. That distinction explains most surprises about who is or is not listed.

Someone who joined but has never posted, or who was in the group before the bot arrived and has been quiet since, may not appear until they are active. Once a member posts, the bot begins tracking their activity, level and reputation, and they join the table. This keeps the list focused on the people actually shaping your community rather than a long tail of silent accounts.

6Taking action on a member

The Members page is designed for insight and is read-only. To ban, mute, warn or review a specific member, use the moderation tools where the context lives.

Open the moderation journal to see what the bot did and act on any decision, or manage your protection rules in Anti-spam. Acting where the context lives — next to the actual message and reason — leads to better decisions than acting from a bare list of names.

7Using members data well

The list rewards a light, regular glance rather than a deep audit. A few habits turn it into an early-warning system for your community.

• Skim red reputation scores periodically and cross-check them against the moderation journal before acting.
• Watch for a wave of brand-new accounts with near-zero activity days appearing at once — a possible raid signal to pair with the anti-raid shield.
• Recognise steady, high-activity members through the Leaderboard to reinforce good participation.
• Remember the list is descriptive, not a control panel — decisions still happen in the journal and rules.