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Topic: Newbie restrictions - page 309. (Read 442041 times)

newbie
Activity: 42
Merit: 0
June 22, 2011, 12:14:14 PM
Due to a mass of trolling, only established posters are able to post in non-newbie sections. You are considered "established" if you have spent 4 hours online and have made 5 posts.

If you have really good posts, you can post a request for preemptive whitelisting in the appropriate topic.

Also:
- You must have made one post in order to send PMs.
- You need 10 posts to put a link in your signature.
- You need 50 posts to put an image in your signature.

guess we need to make 5 posts in the newbie section then
newbie
Activity: 17
Merit: 0
June 22, 2011, 12:00:25 PM
Good ideal, sending PM's shouldn't be restricted imho. (specially if it's a time sensitive PM)
newbie
Activity: 2
Merit: 0
June 22, 2011, 11:53:36 AM
This is a good idea.
newbie
Activity: 1
Merit: 0
June 22, 2011, 11:34:26 AM
Hi im new just got done reading the restrictions
newbie
Activity: 9
Merit: 0
June 22, 2011, 11:26:57 AM
Hi,

I don't find these restrictions very useful and it is not clear that it will help in the end : those that want to troll just wait 4 hours and in the mean time post to this thread for example.

Better is IMHO to ban people if they don't behave : black list the e-mail they used and erase their registration. So in order to come on-line again they would have to re-register with a new e-mail address. My guess is they will get bored very soon.

The moderator could send them a warning maybe

A ... n ... y ... w ... a ... y ... s : this was post 3 ...

newbie
Activity: 28
Merit: 0
June 22, 2011, 11:18:03 AM
Makes sense

(post #2)
hero member
Activity: 672
Merit: 500
June 22, 2011, 11:17:13 AM
Hello,
the actual wait time isnt. 20min. it is 4 hours! :-(
i am still waiting  1 hour left
newbie
Activity: 2
Merit: 0
June 22, 2011, 11:08:48 AM
While understanding the need to restrict spam I think 20 min. is a long long time to make folks wait.  There are better methods out there, and a 5 min. delay for postings would be better.  All I wanted to do is PM someone for now, alas....
hero member
Activity: 672
Merit: 500
June 22, 2011, 10:16:13 AM
I have 6 posts and
Total time logged in: 4 hours and 7 minutes,
but i can post in the "newbies" section only.
What's wrong?
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Update:
After previous post i get 7 posts and Total time logged in: 4 hours and 11 minutes.
Now I can post and reply in any topics, strange but true.

i dont know, you could sent a PM to an Admin or Mod.
or go to the Whitelist thread.
member
Activity: 112
Merit: 10
June 22, 2011, 10:05:06 AM
Need to wait a little longer.
newbie
Activity: 10
Merit: 0
June 22, 2011, 09:46:30 AM
I have 6 posts and
Total time logged in: 4 hours and 7 minutes,
but i can post in the "newbies" section only.
What's wrong?
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Update:
After previous post i get 7 posts and Total time logged in: 4 hours and 11 minutes.
Now I can post and reply in any topics, strange but true.
newbie
Activity: 25
Merit: 0
June 22, 2011, 09:31:30 AM
I almost made the 5 postings ...

Hello World. Smiley
member
Activity: 112
Merit: 10
June 22, 2011, 09:30:27 AM
I think this is a wonderful system to prevent spamming.
hero member
Activity: 672
Merit: 500
June 22, 2011, 09:01:00 AM
"Sensible but annoying Smiley"

But sensible. <- LOL

Yes Spammers and hackers are the modern "Aids" of our free Internet  ;-)
so this is needed, sad but true
newbie
Activity: 5
Merit: 0
June 22, 2011, 08:49:07 AM
Thanks for this info
legendary
Activity: 1092
Merit: 1001
June 22, 2011, 08:33:59 AM
I don't think the newbie restriction thing is made obvious enough to new signups.
I wasted time with different browsers, checking my email system etc to see if I'd missed an instruction..

Please be a bit more considerate of the newbies who sign up. 

  • Make the newbie posting notice bigger and bolder.
  • Send a confirmation/intro email.
  • put a notice about the newbie restriction status in the profile section too.

Disappointed.  I signed up to make a specific comment on a particular timely issue.
I guess a bit of newbie collateral damage is all part of the war on spam eh.



J
newbie
Activity: 25
Merit: 0
June 22, 2011, 08:12:07 AM
this I want to know also
newbie
Activity: 3
Merit: 0
June 22, 2011, 08:01:24 AM
how is the restriction lifted? Automatic? upon a request?
newbie
Activity: 182
Merit: 0
June 22, 2011, 07:23:30 AM
just saying hello
newbie
Activity: 11
Merit: 0
June 22, 2011, 03:48:51 AM
It makes sense,

You can still view posts you need, and if you want to ask a question in another section, the bar is not too difficult to leap.
Just helps to deter the hooligans  Grin
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