Topic: Please explain the Newbie Restriction. (Read 1078 times)

Thanks a lot I just got in contact with him.

Let me know if I can do something for you

Br.

you need 1 post to be able to send a PM



from newbie sticky 
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/newbie-readme-177133

I joined the forum to be able to talk to forum member oaxaca. Can anyone help?

Any help is appreciated

Br. Tonny

Hi everyone,

Hope you are all doing well. 

I am a newbie in every sense of the word when it comes to bitcoins. I first read/discovered bitcoins when I came across an article on SilkRoad the drugsite that was closed down by FBI. And lately I have come across it, in (it seems) more and more places (my feeling is that it is gaining momentum.

I m a danish software developer, and I had my first go at "bitcoin mining" with a homebrewn program yesterday. As you might know/expect I didn't earn anything, but as a proof of concept I am quite thrilled. Actually seing how "fast" my code runs and how little was achieved I am looking for specialized hardware and comparing them to each other. So I have decided to start by purchasing a RedFury USB miner, does anyone here have any experiences with this device? I would like to know what to expect in advance and before actually buying one.

Any help is appreciated.

Br.

my first post

Ahhh OK, I've been wanting to enquire about MYCELIUM in the "other clients" sections so this whole newbie restrictions issue explains it. Thanks for the clarification... Now to wait 4 hours!
NB following 4 hr period I can post about MYCELIUM, right? In OTHER CLIENTS section

Waiting forward to get out of the newbie jail here 

OK - so here is my first post.  I have been sitting here for weeks wondering what is the use of signing up if I cannot PM anyone or post.  I guess I should have looked in here a lot earlier.

I definitely understand the newbie restriction, but as a terminal lurker it has prevented me from making a lot of posts I would otherwise make. You've forced me out of my shell. Hrmph.

With that said, there is a ton of great information on these boards, and I do enjoy my lurking..

Right. So this is what the newbie restriction really is about. Registered several weeks ago but somehow missed reading "the manual". Oh well, hopefully this will help so I eventually can leave a comment or two where they belong.

Does any one know how to make a new post. I have a problem that I just cant find a solution too and need to ask people who know what they are doing. Any help would be welcome.

keep posting and after 2 weeks you will gain something like 14 activity.

Ok, so I have been browsing the forum for 11 hours and 44 minutes over several logins, and am quite impressed you found time to stop and post an answer to this thread odolvlobo, the forum has a large amount of threads and when new to it a person really has no idea what behavior is expected of them while they use it (hence the newbie section), my first post was immediately deleted by a moderator, that being some time ago i have finally decided that I am done just reading and would like to be an active member of the community, with no history of using forums (per se) I do not understand the restrictions- still, after quite a bit of time on here, I understand what they accomplish and the need for them but my lack of experience has kept me from interacting because I get the idea that my account could be banned or whatever for having frivolous or repetitive post's (which I have seen all over the board), sooo can I get a little clarification? can I post the same question someone else has asked to the newbie section without hurting anyones feeling's? Is it possible for the community to build a better "how to" with "dummy's" in mind so that this thread may never be repeated? it is a good question if its coming from someone genuinely interested in Btc but confused why they have to be limited to boards where some users are asking ___ questions, I am the only person in my circle interested in Btc and who can explain what it is and the pro's to having/using it, which explains why I am impressed in a way, cause it does get old trying to help someone understand my perspective, as for the restrictions, if later I violate some rule or I offend someone, is there forgiveness on the forum, or do I have to start a new account?

How do I get my activity up? I stay on 14.

This thread is an example of one of the benefits of the newbie restrictions.

This question has been asked hundreds of times. There is no reason to make a new thread asking it again. One of the purposes of the newbie restrictions is to limit threads like this one to one area of the board.

Count above 15 wait 2-3 weeks can anybody confirm or is this not thrue.

Thx for all the info. I thought lets ask a quick question in de primecoin forum. Never thought i had to go thrue this procedure.

I also struggled for a lot of times (> 10min) before understanding the 4-hour blocking system.
It makes sense, but I could be more newbie-friendly.

For people not accustomed with forum subscribtion, i can be difficult.

You could suspect your browser, its add-ons, cookies, ... !

I think that the restrictions do make sense to a significant extent. I've visited some other forums in the past where there would be frequent spam posts because there wasn't enough restrictions to at least attempt to ensure that the accounts would be actual people, rather than say some form filling and ad posting robot.  I also particularly don't like doing things like going to forums and reading comments, and finding a bunch of those blatant automated ad posts.  So I think it makes sense to ensure better forum quality.

it's rather confusing.. but if the rules will help get rid of spam and bots I just can't complain