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Topic: Why restrict newbs? - page 4. (Read 2165 times)

legendary
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June 26, 2013, 02:11:00 AM
#14
Do people seriously read the forums for 4 hours or just leave the page open on another tab?

I believe you don't even need to leave it open anymore.
newbie
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June 26, 2013, 02:00:20 AM
#13
Do people seriously read the forums for 4 hours or just leave the page open on another tab?
legendary
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June 26, 2013, 12:48:55 AM
#12
to prevent spam, it's just 4 hours...
newbie
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June 26, 2013, 12:03:35 AM
#11
Well, a good first reason is it makes it harder for persons to create sock accounts and troll/scam/etc. Also, it gives people a chance to learn and read, rather then spamming questions that have already been clearly answered many times before, as well as learn rules, trusted users, etc.
newbie
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June 26, 2013, 12:01:15 AM
#10
kinda frustrating but makes sense.. SPAM
newbie
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June 25, 2013, 08:55:09 PM
#9
4 hours starting now lol.
global moderator
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In a world of peaches, don't ask for apple sauce
June 25, 2013, 06:32:55 PM
#8
The insinuation is that all newbs spam. I take that as an insult.

Innocent until proven guilty - just ban spammers.
There would be hundreds of spammers coming everyday and mods already have a lot on their heads. Also, taking this as an insult is just silly. Why would you be butthurt about something that helps the forum community? Unless you're selfish...
newbie
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Merit: 0
June 25, 2013, 06:20:46 PM
#7
The insinuation is that all newbs spam. I take that as an insult.

Innocent until proven guilty - just ban spammers.
member
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June 25, 2013, 05:04:36 PM
#6
so they don't ask a frequently asked questions, hence less spam
legendary
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June 25, 2013, 04:46:47 PM
#5
Just posting here so I can (eventually) take part in discussions somewhere relevant. However if newbie status remains I will take my comments elsewhere. Perhaps should start a thread on the reasons for restricting newbs? I find it a bit patronising and disrespectful tbh.
You have to post once and then wait 4 hours. That's it. It's designed so you read up on things and don't ask annoying questions or spam outside of the Newbie section.

If you have a better suggestion, post it here, and theymos will implement it! Smiley
legendary
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You are WRONG!
June 25, 2013, 04:32:24 PM
#4
SPAM!
newbie
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June 25, 2013, 04:32:06 PM
#3
One Word: spam

that's not one word at all...

lol j/k
newbie
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June 25, 2013, 04:31:22 PM
#2
One Word: spam
newbie
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June 25, 2013, 04:20:50 PM
#1
Just posting here so I can (eventually) take part in discussions somewhere relevant. However if newbie status remains I will take my comments elsewhere. Perhaps should start a thread on the reasons for restricting newbs? I find it a bit patronising and disrespectful tbh.
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