# What is a curator?

You have probably seen the "Curator" role on a few places, whether it is

* On [Discord](https://discord.gg/tosdr):\
  ![](https://1637123705-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F3UVAu5jaPYNy6ClkobBc%2Fuploads%2FTpZUeMXC9az4H5ckKVuq%2Fdiscord.png?alt=media\&token=fd832f7f-e8c5-482e-9633-60c2f1611be8)
* On [Phoenix](https://edit.tosdr.org):\
  ![](https://1637123705-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F3UVAu5jaPYNy6ClkobBc%2Fuploads%2F0nbPvjOIO2RWK3fjf57d%2Fphoenix.png?alt=media\&token=0f9563a8-2e3a-4efa-9af4-7563cbc8aaf0)
* On our [Forum](https://tosdr.community):\
  ![](https://1637123705-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F3UVAu5jaPYNy6ClkobBc%2Fuploads%2FmN22rgWGyiwAlvxH1KXG%2Fforum.png?alt=media\&token=6cd318e1-b23e-47b6-8e09-341ec8c535fe)

Curators serve the same purpose as registered contributors, but with the ability to *curate* other users’ points (not their own), create and update services, create and update documents, create and update cases and lastly create and update topics.
