Topic: End of newbie restrictions; ban changes - page 12. (Read 40036 times)
Might be better to leave the newbie section, I'm sure there's still going to be lots of "Hi guys I'm new, how do I bitcoin?".
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Cool. Lets see how that works out.
But I suggest that a "Beginners & Help" section would still be useful to not have the same reoccurring questions twice a day in the General Discussions.
But I suggest that a "Beginners & Help" section would still be useful to not have the same reoccurring questions twice a day in the General Discussions.
Yeah, maybe keeping the newbie section is still a good idea. I think all the crap that was in there will now just spill out into the other forums. Interesting to see what happens.
Cool. Lets see how that works out.
But I suggest that a "Beginners & Help" section would still be useful to not have the same reoccurring questions twice a day in the General Discussions.
But I suggest that a "Beginners & Help" section would still be useful to not have the same reoccurring questions twice a day in the General Discussions.
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These are positive changes for me. No longer does a person have to make useless posts and waste useless time to post the question they originally wanted.
I see it as a fee for those who want to hide their identity (i.e. TOR) - most innocent users will not be affected by this, and scammers will have their bottom line increased by the new charges, protecting everyone.
I see it as a fee for those who want to hide their identity (i.e. TOR) - most innocent users will not be affected by this, and scammers will have their bottom line increased by the new charges, protecting everyone.
Hmm.. not sure how I feel about it. The restrictions were annoying at first and most others shared that sentiment, but I also thought they were useful as did a lot of others. I guess we'll see what impact they had now that they've been lifted. Are the time limits between posts still effective or not?
so what is "activity" anyway? As opposed to post count. What is used to calculate the activity score?
Thanks, have wondered but seemed here was a good time to bring it up.
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/forum-rankspositionsbadges-what-do-those-shiny-coins-under-my-name-mean-178608
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The activity number is determined in this way:
time = number of two-week periods in which you've posted since your registration
activity = min(time * 14, posts)
Activity is updated every 30 minutes.
time = number of two-week periods in which you've posted since your registration
activity = min(time * 14, posts)
Activity is updated every 30 minutes.
so what is "activity" anyway? As opposed to post count. What is used to calculate the activity score?
Thanks, have wondered but seemed here was a good time to bring it up.
These are positive changes for me. No longer does a person have to make useless posts and waste useless time to post the question they originally wanted.
I see it as a fee for those who want to hide their identity (i.e. TOR) - most innocent users will not be affected by this, and scammers will have their bottom line increased by the new charges, protecting everyone.
I see it as a fee for those who want to hide their identity (i.e. TOR) - most innocent users will not be affected by this, and scammers will have their bottom line increased by the new charges, protecting everyone.
Is there still a requirement to be online more than 4 hours to become a junior member?
Also don't forget to update the sticky: https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/forum-rankspositionsbadges-what-do-those-shiny-coins-under-my-name-mean-178608
Also don't forget to update the sticky: https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/forum-rankspositionsbadges-what-do-those-shiny-coins-under-my-name-mean-178608
Wait, so you can get banned and come back again by paying a fee?
Maybe, but the fee increases every time you're banned, and you lose your original account. If I actually see anyone evading bans, I might take additional measures to stop them.
Is there still a requirement to be online more than 4 hours to become a junior member?
No.
Wait, so you can get banned and come back again by paying a fee?
New users can now immediately start posting unless they are using suspicious IPs. Suspicious IPs are ones that have been banned previously, or are known proxies, or are near many banned/proxy IPs. If you register using a suspicious IP, you can use most forum features (watchlist, etc.), but you can't post or send PMs until you pay a small fee. In almost all cases, the fee is less than $1. People proxybanned in this way can also be whitelisted by the usual people who can do whitelisting. These IP bans apply only to registration: you can no longer get caught by random IP bans if you're using an established account.
The Newbies section is now an archived section. You can move posts from it, but nothing else can be posted there.
The patrol page acts kind of like a "virtual newbies section". It shows only posts by newbies, no matter where the posts are located. It also keeps track of which posts are new since the last time you've visited the patrol page. If you want to help out, please look for spam on the patrol page. There's an option in your settings to put a "Patrol" link near "Watchlist".
Additionally, membergroup limits are changed:
The Newbies section is now an archived section. You can move posts from it, but nothing else can be posted there.
The patrol page acts kind of like a "virtual newbies section". It shows only posts by newbies, no matter where the posts are located. It also keeps track of which posts are new since the last time you've visited the patrol page. If you want to help out, please look for spam on the patrol page. There's an option in your settings to put a "Patrol" link near "Watchlist".
Additionally, membergroup limits are changed:
| Group | Requirement |
| Brand New | 0 posts |
| Newbie | (none) |
| Jr. Member | activity: 30 |
| Member | activity: 60 |
| Full Member | activity: 120 |
| Sr. Member | activity: 240 |
| Hero Member | activity: 480 |
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