So I was trying to message @foosel without starting a new topic, but I cannot seem to figure out how to send a new message....
So....how do I do that? And while I am here, @foosel, how do I get the patreon and plugin developers badge? My name on both is the same as here, but the emails are different. (I know, I like doing things the difficult way).
And look at that, now I can message...it seems that I needed to unlock the 'basic' badge. @foosel, PM on the way with my emails.
Should be done 
And yes, you need to raise to Trust Level 1/Basic first. Which is quite easy to do, but this whole initial limitation approach does a lot in combating spam. I'm actually quite happy about how Discourse solves this.