It's stupid that newbies must make 5 posts and browse for 4 hours. Here's why - page 14.

jezzyjensen

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Quote from: Plazmotech on June 02, 2013, 04:27:00 PM

The restrictions on this forum are sub-par. The part where you have to browse for four hours is kind of reasonable and understandable.

However, having to post 5 times is ridiculous. The reason being is that it encourages spam posts. If you go to the newbies section most of is spam. The reason being is people just spam posts in order to post in the other forums.

This is a terrible idea. Now I have to sit here for four hours before released my project, and I have to make tons of these stupid pointless posts.

Thanks bitcointalk.

Well, quite, and I find myself replying to your post, and adding to the jungle of Spam, merely to top up my post count.

MicroGuy

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Quote from: RodeoX on June 05, 2013, 10:29:25 AM

Quote from: givingbitcoinwings on June 05, 2013, 10:22:49 AM

Here's why this rule is useless. I had my first five posts within 20 minutes or so. And it's easy with the 4 hour thing too... If you're using Firefox, download an extension called ReloadEvery and install it. Log in to your account on this forum and enable ReloadEvery to reload every 30 seconds or 1 minute. Make sure your computer won't go to sleep or shut down in the next 4 hours and go about your business. When you return in 4 hours you should be all set!

Good point. Maybe we should go with a payment system to use these forums?

There is a much deep reason for this rule. The meaning of which would fill volumes in explanation.

Kaepora

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Reasons for newbie forum:

What is a Bitcoin?

Can I borrow x BTCs from someone?

How long before I get a Bitcoin with 20 Mh/s?

How long before I get a Bitcoin mining with a CPU?

What is CGMiner?

Why cant CGMiner detect my integrated graphics chipset?

How can I speed up CPU mining?

Can someone give be 1 BTC?

How do you use the CMD?

What is a .BAT file?

Does anyone even accept BTC?

Whats the point of the Newbie forum?

How many posts do I have to make before I get out of the Newbie forum?

How many hours am I supposed to be online to leave the Newbie forum?

Why cant I PM anyone?

Why cant I reply to a thread?

There are more!

I apologize if I offend anyone, I like helping out a lot in the newbie forum but these are the types of questions that I see everyday, the same questions every day!. I know, there are newbies that aren't newbies at all but everyone has to go through it. Grin

werauchimmer

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So, if it needs to be five posts, and the consensus is that it should stay that way, who am I to argue. That time is better spent posting completley meanigless stuff like this posting. Yes, that is right, I just wasted a few seconds of your life, dear reader. Now, move on, nothing to see here.

AlternaPost

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I have to assume that they're doing this because they're trying to cut down on spam, but you can still have a bot write 5 generic posts and refresh the page regularly for 4 hours.

FuzzyThunder

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Quote from: MicroGuy on June 05, 2013, 12:36:36 PM

Quote from: RodeoX on June 05, 2013, 10:29:25 AM

Quote from: givingbitcoinwings on June 05, 2013, 10:22:49 AM

Here's why this rule is useless. I had my first five posts within 20 minutes or so. And it's easy with the 4 hour thing too... If you're using Firefox, download an extension called ReloadEvery and install it. Log in to your account on this forum and enable ReloadEvery to reload every 30 seconds or 1 minute. Make sure your computer won't go to sleep or shut down in the next 4 hours and go about your business. When you return in 4 hours you should be all set!

Good point. Maybe we should go with a payment system to use these forums?

There is a much deep reason for this rule. The meaning of which would fill volumes in explanation.

As a newb, I still don't know the reason. Can you enlighten me? Or at least post a link to a page that explains the reasoning behind this rule?

bitbatty

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I should have responded to the whole payment suggestion thread as well. Here is my take on it. While those of you that suggest a payment/gift methodology to help reduce spammers etc it also prevents individuals such as myself that are looking to get into bitcoin mining. If you're new it will take a while to get to the point where you can actually spend a fraction of a BC to donate. If I had a mining setup already running then it may not be an issue. Yea I know late to the party as usual. Well at least I'm trying to attend Cheesy

bitbatty

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I'm not opposed to the whole 5 post limitation. It makes sense that you'd want people that are going to be active on the forum. The other side of that is like many of you have mentioned. You'll get quite a few single garbage posts. The 4 hour limitation is more of an issue imho... but then again it does force new people to browse through the forums a bit and possibly learn the answers to some of the questions that they might have.

givingbitcoinwings

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Quote from: RodeoX on June 05, 2013, 10:29:25 AM

Quote from: givingbitcoinwings on June 05, 2013, 10:22:49 AM

Here's why this rule is useless. I had my first five posts within 20 minutes or so. And it's easy with the 4 hour thing too... If you're using Firefox, download an extension called ReloadEvery and install it. Log in to your account on this forum and enable ReloadEvery to reload every 30 seconds or 1 minute. Make sure your computer won't go to sleep or shut down in the next 4 hours and go about your business. When you return in 4 hours you should be all set!

Good point. Maybe we should go with a payment system to use these forums?

That will definitely cut down on spammers!

mucky_mule

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so newbie to newbie - 5 hours ale fine but the 5 posts - ok thats the rule... consider this post here as nr1 out of 5 spam posts ;-)

never the less great stuff here - would be defiantly to lazy to produce 5 spam type posts if i didn´t think it´s worth in the end...

greets to all of you

RodeoX

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Quote from: givingbitcoinwings on June 05, 2013, 10:22:49 AM

Here's why this rule is useless. I had my first five posts within 20 minutes or so. And it's easy with the 4 hour thing too... If you're using Firefox, download an extension called ReloadEvery and install it. Log in to your account on this forum and enable ReloadEvery to reload every 30 seconds or 1 minute. Make sure your computer won't go to sleep or shut down in the next 4 hours and go about your business. When you return in 4 hours you should be all set!

Good point. Maybe we should go with a payment system to use these forums?

givingbitcoinwings

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Here's why this rule is useless. I had my first five posts within 20 minutes or so. And it's easy with the 4 hour thing too... If you're using Firefox, download an extension called ReloadEvery and install it. Log in to your account on this forum and enable ReloadEvery to reload every 30 seconds or 1 minute. Make sure your computer won't go to sleep or shut down in the next 4 hours and go about your business. When you return in 4 hours you should be all set!

Barntech

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Newbie newbie newbie la. Oh boy, looking forwards to being free from Newbiw prison. ;-)

FuzzyThunder

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Quote from: MicroGuy on June 02, 2013, 10:05:07 PM

Quote from: Skrat on June 02, 2013, 10:01:45 PM

If I had known that I needed to browse for four hours aside from posting five comments, I would've signed up sooner. I've been browsing for two to three hours now.. *smh* .. I doubt it's possible to get credited for that time. Anywho..

Welcome to the center of the Bitcoin Galaxy! Grin

This is true, but sad. I've been using bitcoin for a while but I haven't registered here because I just can't stand using forums. I hate having to read every post in a thread when most of the posts are chaff that should just be downvoted to oblivion(sorry for the redditism).

Useless/unrelated posts in a thread appear in line with useful and contributory posts. Displaying "good" and "bad" posts in the same way like this encourages side discussions unrelated to the original topic wherein people try to correct or argue with the people that make the "bad" posts.

The result is hundreds(in some cases) of pages of comments that may or may not be pertinent to whatever it is you're looking for. Unfortunately, the only way to figure out which of those comments are pertinent and which are not is by reading through hundreds of pages of them!

I would prefer a layout that facilitated the inevitable spawning of side-discussions and allows the most useful/relevant comments in those side-discussions to be provided more visual weight.

FuzzyThunder

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Quote from: acs26 on June 02, 2013, 06:43:33 PM

Quote from: MagicBit15 on June 02, 2013, 04:46:18 PM

Quote from: acs26 on June 02, 2013, 04:40:45 PM

Quote from: counter on June 02, 2013, 04:36:31 PM

It's a shame u don't understand why there are 5 post newb restrictions put in place.

Long story short, we all had to deal with them for a good reason. If it were up to me the post count would go up.

+1

I'd personally make it twenty posts, and twenty-four hours.

Back on topic: Yes, most newbies have no idea why that's there, and if they could see, the answer is already in the Newbie section.

Same I think it is way too lenient. People still complain, it's hilarious. I remember just reading some stickies and asking some questions I was curious about. I still do that today actually lol.

I love it!! Grin

What they don't know is that the Newbie section might be one of the best boards, since there's not a lot of scammers or nonsense.

Are you sure? The front page of the newbie board currently has several "free bitcoin" threads going. Granted, some of them might be legit, but I have trouble believing that there are people that will come to the newbie board and just hand out money.

But what do I know? It's my first post here in newbie prison.

christinadoll

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I think its reasonable

brunposta

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Personally it took me a while to figured out why I can't post on other sections!!
Now I'm reaching number 4 post and I hope I can start posting elsewhere SOON...

hyperdallas

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5 posts are going to be hard without spamming Tongue

counter

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Time is on our side, yes it is!

Quote from: GoldSilverBitcoin on June 04, 2013, 09:41:16 AM

Quote from: counter on June 02, 2013, 04:36:31 PM

It's a shame u don't understand why there are 5 post newb restrictions put in place.

Long story short, we all had to deal with them for a good reason. If it were up to me the post count would go up.

Just because everyone had to do it does not mean it makes sense.

Well put and generally speaking I'd agree with you. For this topic though I feel it makes total sense.

You just responded to my comment and made a rational point, now do that 4 more times is all that is expected of you. Don't you see how that makes sense, instead of letting any random scamer hop on the board and create multiple accounts at will? Spamming all topics with no regards for the quality of the forum or the readers that use it.

If you want to be here and contribute and learn without having to deal with non stop trolling nonsense multiple times a day then you should appreciate that those before you and after you will do what is necessary to maintain a functional environment.

Because your new I just assume you don't fully understand how many scammers are around and how much damage they can have on the forum and how it funcitons but you will over time and I suspect you will understand where I'm coming form imo.
Like it or not the rule is put in place for a good reason IMO and I support it for the right reasons. If you don't that is ur right, simple as that. Hope u enjoy the boards.

Mugiwara

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please speak with data. How much nonsense could be filtered by this restriction?

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