Topic: Why restrict newbs? (Read 2163 times)
standard procedure on most fourms on the net to prevent spam and to make people work for more privileges
Surely spammers could spam this category and then move on to the entire forum?
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We should remove all restrictions then and let everyone have at it.
Surely spammers could spam this category and then move on to the entire forum?
^^
We should remove all restrictions then and let everyone have at it.
Surely spammers could spam this category and then move on to the entire forum?
^^
I have been mining bitcoin for a while now - just finally got registered on this forum and looking to move out of newb status and not sure quite how yet - this was the first place I found related to that topic - I will keep looking.
Thanks!
Thanks!
You need to be active for 4 hours before losing the newbie status I believe. Also posting a certain amount of posts. It used to be 5 but the system has now changed.
I have been mining bitcoin for a while now - just finally got registered on this forum and looking to move out of newb status and not sure quite how yet - this was the first place I found related to that topic - I will keep looking.
Thanks!
Thanks!
Jeebus people!
You need to make 1 (ONE) considered post and read for a few hours
You need to make 1 (ONE) considered post and read for a few hours
Surely spammers could spam this category and then move on to the entire forum?
>> Then they get banned before they can leave this category.
Surely spammers could spam this category and then move on to the entire forum?
I'd actually like to see a restriction like this on more forums just to make sure the spam bots fail.
There are a lot of popular forums where you can get posting about whatever. But bitcoin is a specific subject a lot of new people don't understand very well.
The insinuation is that all newbs spam. I take that as an insult.
Innocent until proven guilty - just ban spammers.
Innocent until proven guilty - just ban spammers.
I sorta do too. There have been so many threads that I've wanted to participate in and I haven't been able to leave a comment. Hopefully that'll change soon.
So newbie starts here.
What needs to happen for the restriction to post to other topics to be lifted?
For you to be able to read and not post questions that are already answered... oh, wait, too late.
Theres good reason for this rule. It keeps out the hoardes of scammers, and spammers we would get without the restrictions. If your serious about being a member of the forums, 4 hours on the forums and 5 posts shouldnt be a problem.
Haven't you heard? It's now been reduced to ONE post. I suspect even that's too much for some users.
I'm reading in this Forum for hours and now i have a question in a specifig thread..
and now i'm here
because i can't post anywhere else
so all i have do do is write a post in the newbie-area and wait almost 4 hours to place my question at the right place?
or should i do more useless postings here do get the rights to post in other threads?
Sorry, for that dump question, but i won't read more useless threads
and now i'm here
because i can't post anywhere else so all i have do do is write a post in the newbie-area and wait almost 4 hours to place my question at the right place?
or should i do more useless postings here do get the rights to post in other threads?
Sorry, for that dump question, but i won't read more useless threads
i just hit 4 hours! yay! my registration date was... April 25th! w00t! pretty sure i broke some records there. ;P
not sure if anyone is ever gonna break mine - - - - > July 2011 and only just got that keyboard fixed 
SPAM SPAM and TLDR....
A restriction of a newbie like myself is to prevent spam of boards but also of someone just creating manipulative accounts. Of course there are probably some people with 10 or 20 accounts on here that are used just to help them con other people. "My name is jimmy and what this guy says is right. You should invest in his scheme .eerrr plan." Barriers of entry are made as a form of filtration this is not always a bad thing.
A restriction of a newbie like myself is to prevent spam of boards but also of someone just creating manipulative accounts. Of course there are probably some people with 10 or 20 accounts on here that are used just to help them con other people. "My name is jimmy and what this guy says is right. You should invest in his scheme .eerrr plan." Barriers of entry are made as a form of filtration this is not always a bad thing.
That is obvious, but why should that cost be necessarily paid in posts and time? We have a wonderful measure of value here that is transferable. It's called Bitcoin. Why not just use it the way it was meant to be used?
Are you insinuating money equates to freedom of speech? Or more strictly bitcoin wallet equals freedom speech and the only freedom of speech acceptable?
No. I am saying that what can be done informally anyway should be possible formally. This is net inefficiency.
SPAM SPAM and TLDR....
A restriction of a newbie like myself is to prevent spam of boards but also of someone just creating manipulative accounts. Of course there are probably some people with 10 or 20 accounts on here that are used just to help them con other people. "My name is jimmy and what this guy says is right. You should invest in his scheme .eerrr plan." Barriers of entry are made as a form of filtration this is not always a bad thing.
A restriction of a newbie like myself is to prevent spam of boards but also of someone just creating manipulative accounts. Of course there are probably some people with 10 or 20 accounts on here that are used just to help them con other people. "My name is jimmy and what this guy says is right. You should invest in his scheme .eerrr plan." Barriers of entry are made as a form of filtration this is not always a bad thing.
That is obvious, but why should that cost be necessarily paid in posts and time? We have a wonderful measure of value here that is transferable. It's called Bitcoin. Why not just use it the way it was meant to be used?
Are you insinuating money equates to freedom of speech? Or more strictly bitcoin wallet equals freedom speech and the only freedom of speech acceptable?
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SPAM SPAM and TLDR....
A restriction of a newbie like myself is to prevent spam of boards but also of someone just creating manipulative accounts. Of course there are probably some people with 10 or 20 accounts on here that are used just to help them con other people. "My name is jimmy and what this guy says is right. You should invest in his scheme .eerrr plan." Barriers of entry are made as a form of filtration this is not always a bad thing.
A restriction of a newbie like myself is to prevent spam of boards but also of someone just creating manipulative accounts. Of course there are probably some people with 10 or 20 accounts on here that are used just to help them con other people. "My name is jimmy and what this guy says is right. You should invest in his scheme .eerrr plan." Barriers of entry are made as a form of filtration this is not always a bad thing.
That is obvious, but why should that cost be necessarily paid in posts and time? We have a wonderful measure of value here that is transferable. It's called Bitcoin. Why not just use it the way it was meant to be used?
You want people to be able to pay money and have a free ride to spamming and scamming? If they do not want to put the time/posts in for getting non-newbie accounts, they can just pay somebody else to go through the time period for them. There are a few people selling accounts, and I am sure you could convince some of the slackers around here to burn some time reading the forum to get out of newbie jail for you. Let the market decide. Hmm ... I have a friend who might be interested in doing that ...
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