Topic: Finally someplace to post! How do you get access to other areas? (Read 1186 times)
Yeah, there would be a lot more scamming going on if these delays weren't in effect... Bitcointalk Rocks!
January 06, 2014, 07:44:58 PM
You have to reach a certain number of posts before you can post on other sections of the forum.
It's a general issue with bitcoin at the moment.Until we are prepared to let the broader community in, bitcoin will continue to struggle with perceptions it's a gated community.
While I understand some people prefer "high level" discussions, why not create a board for them and just let everyone else participate as they see fit?
January 06, 2014, 07:41:14 PM
Phew that was an awkward way to find out how to get out of noobland. Nothing in help at all about restrictions 
then wouldn't accept my 1st post to saying i had already posted from my IP 
then wouldn't accept my 1st post to saying i had already posted from my IP 
December 30, 2013, 07:37:45 PM
When I joined it was 5 posts + 4 hours to gain access to the other areas but it sounds like you've already done the 4 hours part. Yes, newbie restrictions can be quite annoying, try visiting digitalcoindiscussion.com, we don't have any newbie restrictions there.
December 30, 2013, 04:58:53 PM
Yeah I was confused too. I registered and then I thought that I can post a question on one of the subforums but I couldn't. I gave up and now months later i learned about the newbit section and I'm back, so hopefully I can get out of newbie jail, lol.
December 30, 2013, 04:44:56 PM
I had no reason to post I was just reading but then when I wanted to reply to something, I couldn't. Took about two days to figure out I could reply here, very frustrating. Should alter the "Help" to say new members are super limited.
I wanted to inquire about purchasing this: https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/selling-2-x-batch-2-avalon-asic-miners-83ghs-253123
And then I thought, well maybe you have to donate to post at https://bitcointalk.org/donate.html which the donate says "You must contact theymos prior to donating" but then if I try I get "You are not allowed to send personal messages."
It's a vicious endless loop. I had no reason to go down to "Other" boards as I was only interested in "Bitcoin" forums at the top. This is a "bitcoin" community. Wasn't until by accident just now I noticed the "Newbies are restricted on all boards except this one" down in the "Other" section.
So how can I go about trying to inquire about that miner hardware for sale if I'm stuck in newbie land? I can't even message the owner of the post.
I wanted to inquire about purchasing this: https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/selling-2-x-batch-2-avalon-asic-miners-83ghs-253123
And then I thought, well maybe you have to donate to post at https://bitcointalk.org/donate.html which the donate says "You must contact theymos prior to donating" but then if I try I get "You are not allowed to send personal messages."
It's a vicious endless loop. I had no reason to go down to "Other" boards as I was only interested in "Bitcoin" forums at the top. This is a "bitcoin" community. Wasn't until by accident just now I noticed the "Newbies are restricted on all boards except this one" down in the "Other" section.
So how can I go about trying to inquire about that miner hardware for sale if I'm stuck in newbie land? I can't even message the owner of the post.
You can make your post anywhere after just 1 post and 4 hours.
Thank you for the information.
December 30, 2013, 02:57:51 PM
November 26, 2013, 11:20:10 PM
I had no reason to post I was just reading but then when I wanted to reply to something, I couldn't. Took about two days to figure out I could reply here, very frustrating. Should alter the "Help" to say new members are super limited.
I wanted to inquire about purchasing this: https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/selling-2-x-batch-2-avalon-asic-miners-83ghs-253123
And then I thought, well maybe you have to donate to post at https://bitcointalk.org/donate.html which the donate says "You must contact theymos prior to donating" but then if I try I get "You are not allowed to send personal messages."
It's a vicious endless loop. I had no reason to go down to "Other" boards as I was only interested in "Bitcoin" forums at the top. This is a "bitcoin" community. Wasn't until by accident just now I noticed the "Newbies are restricted on all boards except this one" down in the "Other" section.
So how can I go about trying to inquire about that miner hardware for sale if I'm stuck in newbie land? I can't even message the owner of the post.
I wanted to inquire about purchasing this: https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/selling-2-x-batch-2-avalon-asic-miners-83ghs-253123
And then I thought, well maybe you have to donate to post at https://bitcointalk.org/donate.html which the donate says "You must contact theymos prior to donating" but then if I try I get "You are not allowed to send personal messages."
It's a vicious endless loop. I had no reason to go down to "Other" boards as I was only interested in "Bitcoin" forums at the top. This is a "bitcoin" community. Wasn't until by accident just now I noticed the "Newbies are restricted on all boards except this one" down in the "Other" section.
So how can I go about trying to inquire about that miner hardware for sale if I'm stuck in newbie land? I can't even message the owner of the post.
You can make your post anywhere after just 1 post and 4 hours.
November 26, 2013, 11:01:20 PM
You have to reach a certain number of posts before you can post on other sections of the forum.
November 26, 2013, 10:54:06 PM
have the same problem as you, sad 
November 26, 2013, 08:59:58 PM
Why can't I just lurk?
November 26, 2013, 08:40:20 PM
Yes, I understand the restrictions to limit spammers, but I also had the same problem. You read a post, you register to give a decent reply and then suddenly: The newbie wall.
It would be useful if some of the content in the Newbie section was of higher quality. Well, I guess that would also justify the wall.
Anyway I guess this is my one post.
It would be useful if some of the content in the Newbie section was of higher quality. Well, I guess that would also justify the wall.
Anyway I guess this is my one post.
November 26, 2013, 08:23:19 PM
Thanks for the info.
I've been here a long time but just registered a week ago.
I like this Forum very much.
I've been here a long time but just registered a week ago.
I like this Forum very much.
November 26, 2013, 08:09:07 PM
There are other forums out there with stricter rules than this one, and we're far from the good old days of late 90's / early 2000's IRC where you could be perma ban on certain chans if you joined without saying "hello", just because a mod was on a hissy fit.
This is hard, but its required and I support this endehavour.
This is hard, but its required and I support this endehavour.
November 26, 2013, 07:54:25 PM
Replying... Need to get my post up. Just signed up.
November 26, 2013, 12:51:52 PM
I didn't know where to go neither. Thanks to #2 for replying.
I applied for the whitelist.
I applied for the whitelist.
November 26, 2013, 12:34:59 PM
I would really like to reply to some threads and give my input but I am very much restricted still.
November 26, 2013, 12:21:14 PM
Kill some time, post a few
And sooner or later you get out of newbie jail..
And sooner or later you get out of newbie jail..
November 26, 2013, 12:04:01 PM
Nothing much to do just be active for 4 hours and post 1 post you can get access to other posts.
November 26, 2013, 11:57:57 AM
Same newbie situation here, hope to become a valuable member of the forum
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