Isn't this newbie restriction promoting spams? - page 2.

CIYAM

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Ian Knowles - CIYAM Lead Developer

Quote from: BarryB on April 19, 2013, 08:33:57 AM

I get what you're saying, but an hour a day just to be able to post to a forum? Not all of us have that kind of time to spend on a single website.

Before Bitcointalk the only "forum" I had ever posted on was a support one (which was VBulletin based from memory) back in the early 2000s - now I have well over a thousand posts and am developing an exciting Bitcoin project - if you had told me that I would be spending an hour or so per day (at least) reading and often posting on a forum back in 2010 I would have laughed at you.

I think Bitcoin and this forum quickly become more like an obsession than a hobby - I would recommend you take the red pill and join in the wildest ride since the internet became known to the masses!

Grin

BarryB

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Quote from: CIYAM on April 19, 2013, 08:20:51 AM

You need to keep clicking in order for the "time spent online" to be incremented - so whilst it can take a while even if you spend only an hour a day on the forum then provided that you are actively clicking on numerous topics (rather than just leaving the webpage sitting) it shouldn't even take a week to have accumulated the required time (am pretty sure it only took myself a day).

I get what you're saying, but an hour a day just to be able to post to a forum? Not all of us have that kind of time to spend on a single website.

CIYAM

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Ian Knowles - CIYAM Lead Developer

You need to keep clicking in order for the "time spent online" to be incremented - so whilst it can take a while even if you spend only an hour a day on the forum then provided that you are actively clicking on numerous topics (rather than just leaving the webpage sitting) it shouldn't even take a week to have accumulated the required time (am pretty sure it only took myself a day).

BarryB

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It's not the 5 posts that bothers me, it's the 4 hours. I've been on here for over a week and have only logged 2 hours 22 minutes. As a marketing professional, I believe 4 hours not only cuts out spammers, but also cuts out many legitimate prospects who get too frustrated with the limits and decide to move on.

An hour, hour and a half.. sure, but four hours? That's going to take me weeks to get!

CIYAM

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Ian Knowles - CIYAM Lead Developer

Luckily Bruno has created several topics like the "Let's count to 21 million" for newbies to get up their 5 posts in a more creative manner than just senseless spam (maybe some links in the introductory area might be helpful).

voluntaryistonly

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of course it is, I just want to post to the correct sub-forum, but cannot I feel like post all sorts of spam Angry

Raver32

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As a newb, I have no problem doing five posts to help prove I'm not a bot.

Now, if only I could convince my wife . . .

Lucsus

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I think it's nice this way. No one needs to actually spam to reach 5 posts...

wdaniels

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Quote from: Geddi on April 19, 2013, 04:39:50 AM

Why would you want to post if you find it difficult to post 5 times? Huh

Not difficult, just frustrating. A few times I've followed links here (to non-newbie sections), had something to say, but couldn't. So I move on elsewhere.

Finally decided to make an account and get these stupid posts out of the way.

One down.

DoIAtoR

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ya so is that

jingos

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I can see how the 4 hours could be annoying if you don't spend much time on the computer. I'm guessing the spam must have been pretty bad though to come to this.

DoIAtoR

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no clue

victor999

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So who judges the quality of a post? Are there standards to be met? Some of my posts as a newbie were found to be 'spam'...so what is spam? I thought spam was unwarranted or unwanted advertisement. I', simply trying to get enough posts to start exploring other areas. But I am spamming...

iolo

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absolutely agree, more activity does not imply quality.

Geddi

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It's the muffins that must be stopped.

Why would you want to post if you find it difficult to post 5 times? Huh

Birdy

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It also helps preventing scam, because it's a bit more difficult to enter the other areas.

b!z

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I think the system is working fine actually.

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Quote from: dcl on April 19, 2013, 04:23:58 AM

I've been a member since 2011, although inactive. I find it weird I have to get the posts to be able to post normally Shocked

You just need to lurk for a bit. Or get a auto refesher extension

dcl

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I've been a member since 2011, although inactive. I find it weird I have to get the posts to be able to post normally Shocked

MikeGg

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This is still ok compared to other forums... it serves as a proof of work I guess...

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