# Special Access: Insiders, Partners, and Staff

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community membership and access and logic (unlocks, and why) (all groups, insiders, pollinator tiers+level up process/requirements, patreon perks) (access table) reference site community guide

Groups with special access:

Insiders, must be confirmed by staff, access: reply qna, reply pollinator polls, reply/see livestream meetups, reply/see industry interviews, post/reply/see pollinator network, pollinator tier 2 benefits

- Mezcal Pass (verified by co-sign from a Trusted Insider) - Family, neighbor, or community member of mezcaleros

- Mezcal Industry (verified by references and experience) - includes entire supply chain such as: works/worked at or with a mezcal/agave distillery (palenque, taberna, vinata), tour guide, brand owner or representative, importer, distributor, retail owner or worker (liquor store, bar, restaurant), tasting host

- Mezcal Media (verified by content review) - writer, producer, platform, creator

- Trusted Insider - Insider with Pollinator tier 3+

Partners, people that work directly with MC, either as brand partners or collaborative projects

- pollinator tier 4 forum access and benefits

Staff - unlimited quiotes to give to exceptional contributions, can’t win gift of nectar giveaways, given their own quarterly gift of nectar

- moderators - enhanced forum access and moderation powers, such as locking or moving posts, muting users, participate in all premium spaces
- admins - complete forum access and modification powers