Meta already has a page with same title as this question: https://meta.stackoverflow.com/privileges/established-user, but it doesn't answer its own question.
So, to repeat, what is an "Established user"?
Secondary question (if permitted): Of course this is a peer-reviewed site, but is it possible, on Meta Stack Overflow, to get some adult supervision? My motivation is my seven-word naive question Puzzled about the display of two up/down votes tallies at the same time, which got hammered.
As per the privilege page you've linked:
Established users are those who have been participating on the site for a fair amount of time. They gain the following privileges.
- They may view the vote counts on posts
I think that sums it up pretty clearly, and there's further explanation for it too, on that same page.
The name "Established User" may sound a bit misleading. The fact is those are the only two privileges you get at 1000 reputation points.
As for your secondary question. When I got me a new privilege on Stack Overflow, I made sure to read the respective privilege page very carefully, and then try the features explained there. That question you've linked shows no such research effort, even when you were given the information on a silver platter. As an "Established User", you should be fairly familiar with the site, the controls, and where to get information regarding different topics.
Also, don't feel bad. Voting on meta sites is often a measurement for agreement, not usefullness of the question.
"So, to repeat, what is an "Established user"?"
"Established User" is a privilege.
All privileges are things that can be earned given a certain number of earned points.
To see how many points it takes to earn a particular privilege, click on the "privileges" link, and look on the right hand side of the page. It will list each privilege by name. Click the one you want, and now on the right-hand side it will list the number of points required for that privilege.
In this case, "established user" requires 1000 points.
The page that you point to is the description of the "established user" privilege, and if you look on the right-hand side you can see the points-requirements.
Meta SO users aren't immune to the "downvoting things because they seem too easy/simple/obvious to the downvoter" syndrome. I wouldn't worry about it too much... Meta rep isn't much use.that said, yes, the replies you received were admittedly much less friendly than they could/should have been."established user 11%", presumably from1000'?support. For now, have to take my children out for Hallowe'en for now, so I guess I give up."thread"? But never-the-less, my simple original my seven-word question remains unanswered.