diff --git a/client/src/components/Badges.jsx b/client/src/components/Badges.jsx
index b602bed..8734a95 100644
--- a/client/src/components/Badges.jsx
+++ b/client/src/components/Badges.jsx
@@ -31,16 +31,16 @@ export default function Badges({ badges: { obtained, unobtained } }) {
     return (
         <>
             <Grid container spacing={{ xs: 2, md: 3 }} columns={{ xs: 4, sm: 8, md: 12 }}>
-                <Grid item xs={4} sm={8} md={12}>
-                    <Typography variant='h5'>Obtained Badges</Typography>
-                </Grid>
-                {badgesGrid(obtained)}
+                    <Grid item xs={2} sm={4} md={4}>
+                        <Typography variant='h5'>Obtained Badges</Typography>
+                    </Grid>
+                    {badgesGrid(obtained)}
             </Grid>
             <Grid container spacing={{ xs: 2, md: 3 }} columns={{ xs: 4, sm: 8, md: 12 }}>
-                <Grid item xs={4} sm={8} md={12}>
-                    <Typography variant='h5'>Unobtained Badges</Typography>
-                </Grid>
-                {badgesGrid(unobtained)}
+                    <Grid item xs={2} sm={4} md={4}>
+                        <Typography variant='h5'>Unobtained Badges</Typography>
+                    </Grid>
+                    {badgesGrid(unobtained)}
             </Grid>
         </>
     );
diff --git a/client/src/components/QAComponents/CommentControl.jsx b/client/src/components/QAComponents/CommentControl.jsx
index 76f1491..d8eaa8f 100644
--- a/client/src/components/QAComponents/CommentControl.jsx
+++ b/client/src/components/QAComponents/CommentControl.jsx
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ export default function CommentControl({
                     title={
                         canComment
                             ? ''
-                            : 'You must be level 3 to comment or level 6 if this question is protected'
+                            : 'You must be level 3 to comment or level 5 if this question is protected'
                     }
                 >
                     <span>
diff --git a/client/src/components/QAComponents/CreateAnswer.jsx b/client/src/components/QAComponents/CreateAnswer.jsx
index 5354679..8479ff6 100644
--- a/client/src/components/QAComponents/CreateAnswer.jsx
+++ b/client/src/components/QAComponents/CreateAnswer.jsx
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ export default function CreateAnswer({ canAnswer, show, toggleShow }) {
                 title={
                     canAnswer
                         ? ''
-                        : 'You need to be authenticated to answer or level 6 if the question is protected'
+                        : 'You need to be authenticated to answer or level 5 if the question is protected'
                 }
             >
                 <span>
diff --git a/client/src/components/QAComponents/Question.jsx b/client/src/components/QAComponents/Question.jsx
index 4900d31..386eafe 100644
--- a/client/src/components/QAComponents/Question.jsx
+++ b/client/src/components/QAComponents/Question.jsx
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ export default function Question({
                     Ask question
                 </Button>
 
-                <Tooltip title={canClose ? '' : 'You must be level 9'}>
+                <Tooltip title={canClose ? '' : 'You must be level 7'}>
                     <span>
                         <Button
                             disabled={!canClose}
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ export default function Question({
                 </Tooltip>
 
                 <Tooltip
-                    title={canProtect ? '' : 'You must be  level 8 and this question must be open'}
+                    title={canProtect ? '' : 'You must be  level 6 and this question must be open'}
                 >
                     <span>
                         <Button
diff --git a/client/src/components/QAComponents/VoteControl.jsx b/client/src/components/QAComponents/VoteControl.jsx
index 02b28fd..4b43e54 100644
--- a/client/src/components/QAComponents/VoteControl.jsx
+++ b/client/src/components/QAComponents/VoteControl.jsx
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ export default function VoteControl({
                     title={
                         canDownvote
                             ? ''
-                            : 'Question must be open, not created by you, and you must be level 5 to downvote'
+                            : 'Question must be open, not created by you, and you must be level 4 to downvote'
                     }
                 >
                     <span>
diff --git a/client/src/controllers/QAControllers/VoteControlController.js b/client/src/controllers/QAControllers/VoteControlController.js
index c15b60c..d4f96f8 100644
--- a/client/src/controllers/QAControllers/VoteControlController.js
+++ b/client/src/controllers/QAControllers/VoteControlController.js
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export default function VoteControlController({
     const [vote, setVote] = useState();
     const [original, setOriginal] = useState();
     let isOwnQ = username === creator;
-    const canDownvote = level >= 5 && status !== 'closed' && !isOwnQ;
+    const canDownvote = level >= 4 && status !== 'closed' && !isOwnQ;
     const canUpvote = level >= 2 && status !== 'closed' && !isOwnQ;
 
     const loadVote = async () => {
diff --git a/client/src/services/getPermissions.js b/client/src/services/getPermissions.js
index 35d7ba9..e9e6eab 100644
--- a/client/src/services/getPermissions.js
+++ b/client/src/services/getPermissions.js
@@ -18,18 +18,18 @@ function getPermissions(questionData, userData, ongoingVote) {
             permissions.canAccept = true;
         }
 
-        if (level >= 9 && ongoingVote.type !== 'protect') {
+        if (level >= 7 && ongoingVote.type !== 'protect') {
             permissions.canClose = true;
         }
 
-        if (level >= 8 && ongoingVote.type !== 'close' && !protection) {
+        if (level >= 6 && ongoingVote.type !== 'close' && !protection) {
             permissions.canProtect = true;
         }
 
         if (
             status !== 'closed' &&
             ((level >= 3 && status !== 'protected') ||
-                (level >= 6 && status === 'protected') ||
+                (level >= 5 && status === 'protected') ||
                 username === creator)
         ) {
             permissions.canComment = true;
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ function getPermissions(questionData, userData, ongoingVote) {
         if (
             status !== 'closed' &&
             ((level >= 1 && status !== 'protected') ||
-                (level >= 6 && status === 'protected') ||
+                (level >= 5 && status === 'protected') ||
                 username === creator)
         ) {
             permissions.canAnswer = true;
diff --git a/server/routes/question/Search.js b/server/routes/question/Search.js
index fa09982..eb5311a 100644
--- a/server/routes/question/Search.js
+++ b/server/routes/question/Search.js
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ async function Search(req, res) {
                 ['view', 'desc'],
                 ['comments', 'desc'],
             ];
-            searchQuery['answers'] = 0;
             break;
         case 'uvac':
             sortQuery = [