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It's been over 4 hours since I signed up but I still can't post elsewhere on the forum?

You have to post once and also wait four hours (maybe both, not sue, my reading comprehension only slightly better than yours I guess).

Try again elsewhere now and if you still can't, you'll be good in four hours.

I'm also a newbie. Reading this post: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=177133.0  it seems to say that you also need to have participated, in a meaningful way, before some of the restrictions are lifted.

I don't know if you also need to make a request, or if it happens automatically.  I'm still limited although I've been on the board over 4 hours and have a post. I'm going to guess that my post wasn't significant enough for the moderators to think me not a troll.  LOL

I'm hopeful it'll sort itself out because I have some questions that I'd like to ask on some other threads.

This link: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=15911.0 (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=15911.0) mentions that after 5 posts on the Newbie board (the only board us newbies can post to) you'll be automatically upgraded, and it's more recent than the link above. Possibly, now 5 posts are required before the restrictions are removed?

If so, I'm only one more post away from being able to post elsewhere.  ;)

I am in the same boat as well.. 4 hours in and 3 posts. Suppose I will make one more after this and hope to be free!  ;D

Post #5 and I'm about to go and try and post elsewhere.. :D

Hello,

Before my first post (replying to another newbie request) I couldn't send private message to a user.
After I could but unfortunately I can't reply to another post in another part of the forum except the newbie  :o

finally I see why I can't post in this forum.

This board rules are very annoying.

Not to be able to post after registrating is unusually. So I thought it was my fault.

Finally Finally I found my mistake

That links to a thread made on June 2011.
Why don't you check the sticky newbie readme lol.
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=177133.0

Hmm, I tried posting two days ago and now I don't see my post.  Am trying again here and now.

Yeah I am making some posts to get out this place now
The post need some sentence for length also XD
 

As a newcomer of these rules is really troublesome, but I still keep it

truly, this is newbie hell

newbie hell is other newbies

it's for your safety, thanks to this policy, here are only tenths of scammers and not thousands :)

the newbie section is a bit buggy.

Me being another user with a need to post PM, so well, joining newbie hell/heaven.

I think it makes sense and result in a quality website where people encourage to participate before getting all access

I've been waiting to be upgraded as well, I've missed out on quite a few giveaways and discussions.

Well, same situation!, and my first post  8)

How many posts does a newbie need to begin posting in the main forums? Is it still the 1 post requirement after the four hour period or do we have to reach a certain limit?

I too registered to participate to a forum and need now to wait to be un-newbied :-)

Well, since all the newbies are posting their first posts here - here's mine.

My first...

 ;)

I've been on the board 4 hours and 14 minutes and have 6 posts, and I still can't post anywhere but the newbies section. This has to be the most restrictive forum I've ever been on and I'm about to give up and go elsewhere if I don't get the restrictions lifted soon. I understand the need to keep spammers out, but this is ridiculous!

:(

Think I may have to join the group and lose my post count virginity here too.

 ::) I'm guessing emoticon and "me too" posts don't count as being meaningful.

Fresh meat for the grinder here too.

lol i don't think we're actually allowed to do this, if we were there wouldn't even be such rules xD

(my first post also)

I've been on the board 4 hours and 14 minutes and have 6 posts, and I still can't post anywhere but the newbies section. This has to be the most restrictive forum I've ever been on and I'm about to give up and go elsewhere if I don't get the restrictions lifted soon. I understand the need to keep spammers out, but this is ridiculous!

Hi,
How long do we have to wait guys, pretty please let me post soon! Lol ;-)

Your posts have to be meaningful guys ;-)

it really takes a long time!!!!

Me too, hello :D

I must say that these restriction are way too much restricted and waiting is the worse thing can happen to me. I hate wait :(

me to iam normal reading only XD

So you open an account because you have an urgent message.... or something...

nearly threw out my pc.... :D

Me too, pretty boring to have to wait !

I din't get the 5 posts thing until an hour ago, last night I freaked out looking for a "reply" button, and missed coins giveaways opportunities !

wow! At least everyone's position here is "newbie".  I've been "brand new" for a while.  I finally found this newbee forum and realized they have all these restrictions!  I wish they told us this when we first registered.  I thought it was a time limit or a moderater had to give you the ok after a day or two.  Man, I registered 4 days ago!

Should have signed up a long time ago. Been lurking for awhile, never bothered to sign up. Figured I'd sign up now and get this waiting period out of the way before I "need" to be able to post elsewhere.

Hmm, I've optimized scrypt OpenCL code and I'd like to share it, but I can't ;) Let's wait a bit.

How long exactly is the waiting period?  Someone mentioned 5 posts required in order to get the higher status.  I'm not even a newbie yet!  I'm still brand new and I registered my account several days ago! grrr.

been lurking these forums for 2 yrs now im branded as a newbie, this is just insulting. jk

Wooohooo!  UPDATE:  I'm officially a newbie : )

I think 2 posts will make you a newbie.  I've officially graduated from being "brand new".  One day....I'll be a "member"   ::)

I just learned about this restriction.  So frustrating.

hello? thanks for admin because give me opportunity to join here.  :)

I registered just for the DOGE, my doge is moon reaching many thanx for the bones.

hehehe... first time, I same like you. but this restriction maybe better.

I signed up to PM a specific member who runs a pool.  Can't contact them through the pool's site because the support form does not work.  I need to get at the transaction ID I used to send funds to Coins-E, as the funds didn't show up in my account there.  Next time I'll send to a wallet first, just in case.  :)

So, now I'll wait a few hours so that I can PM.

did you guys figure it out yet is it 5 posts or 4 hrs?

Here is my first post... and so there is something meaningful:

I followed bitcoin from the early days, and did a little mining in 2011.  Unfortunately due to financial constraints (family and student loans) I did not keep my coins.   ::)

So now I am starting over again, buying in tranches with average price of $850.  But no worries, I am confident bitcoin will reach $10,000+ someday. 

But more importantly, I am a believer in bitcoin.  I see the potential to revolutionize the world.

In the meantime, it is making my life, and life of my friends who are also expats, much easier.

I live in China, and moving changing money from $USD <-> China Yuan (RMB) is always costly nuisance, as is wire transfering money to my US bank with high fees!  Bitcoin makes this so much easier, and I can actually make a profit with each transaction (provided the price stays > 850).

As I need RMB, I sell some bitcoin on btcchina, and also benefit from the arbitrage spread -- price difference between BTC on coinbase in USD and RMB on btcchina.  The difference is narrowing but still there -- often 10%+.

It turns out foreigners can open accounts on btcchina, providing their passport #.  However you can only exchange BTC for RMB, meaning you must have a bank account in China... not difficult to do if you live here, or even visit for some period of time.

With each transaction I try to buy a little more than I sell, of course trying to time "buy low, sell high" as possible.  My goal is to accumulate > 10 coins in the next 3 to 6 months.

Best wishes to all of you, good luck, and may the BitCoin force be with you!   :)

I went from "Brand New" to "Newbie" after 2 posts.  Then I went from "Newbie" to "Jr. Member" at 4 posts.  Don't know about the 4 hour limit as I've been on here much longer than that; although under Total Time logged in: 2 hours & 56 minutes!

Hmmm, so there may be something about the 4 hour limit.

Pretty strict requirements :(

This is pretty annoying!!

I am hopeful my reply in this chain will be sufficient for allowing me to post.

I love this site, and I am intrigued by Bitcoin.

I've been mining with 333 Block Eruptors for about a month, but sold them off during the rush.

I'm looking to get a TH/s miner after the new year, and really help the Bitcoin revolution!

Thanks,
the1truedan

Still waiting for my approval, phooey! I ordered 2 asicminer cubes and have some questions I would like to ask before they arrive!

Hello im new..haha!!

Ive been on the forum for 2.5 hrs now read what i was supposed to :) This is a very informative forum.. Thank you!

Im having a problem with Bitcoin QT v0.8.6, im running win 7.  I downloaded and started using it around 48hrs ago.  I got to 76 weeks behind.. woo hoo!  I closed the program down and restarted it the next day and it went back to 257 weeks behind :(  bugger!! - 10 hrs later it hasnt moved.
I have no idea why
I had read something about "microsoft security" thingie but it didnt apply to me.

Any help would be appreciated

cheers
mezzie

This is a strange requirement. Does logging without turning the PC on count as the number of hours logged in?

I'm honestly posting in this thread just to increase my activity. ;)

Ok this is a really strange restriction.  

same here

Too bad these restrictions :'(

I should have enough posts and enough hours but I'm still a newby.

Perhaps it's because I've not posted in the newby forums but in the Dutch ones?

That's strange that you're still a newbie!  You have more activity than I do!
Hmmmm, how many hours you have logged at the top of your screen?

Mine was under 3 hours before I became a Jr. Member.

as well.

It's really hardcore rules.
Following subjects on others sections and can't ask questions for example  >:(

i think this will just increase spam in this section :)

Its to keep all the spammers out :)

Or to keep them in here :)

I've spent probably 400 hours on these forums lurking, but just now created an account and have to wait another 4 hours to post in the other sections.  I guess it's a penalty for lurking ;)

newbie hell :[

Mee too.. I shold've done this long time ago.

This is annoying!!

I am also waiting to be approved, I have to contact a person through forums.

This topic is soooo intresting. :)

Yes, 5 messages is not enough to do posts :(

Thank you for the information! (This is my first post! :)

Well, this topic has been really helpfull since I read all the "Help" part of the website and still couldn't understand why I was too stupid I couldn't find the "new topic" or the "reply" button...

Now I understand why  :D

hello,

Just wondering, can you really get free bitcoins?  I can understand how that was possible even 6 months ago but who would give away bitcoins today?

cheers

mezzie

Not a whole BTC just a tiny amount.
But based on the usd value , the same as 6 months ago :).

There are tons of faucet sites that giving some tiny amount of bitcoin.
But, IMHO, it just don't worth the time to collect them.

There are also sites "giving" away free bitcoins if you watch videos, etc.  I'd rather just mine them.

Yeah it was weird, I've moved on to junior status. However at that time I already had >10h logged.
So was confused on what was going on.. the forum seems to update a bit slowly...

faucet sites are spam websites.

So I understand correctly, I need 5 posts to be a jr. member and post elsewhere?

The login time does not matter at all.
To get jr member, you need to make a post and then wait 4 hours (no need to login)
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=177133.0

Greetings and thanks for the helpful responds on this topic!

in for the postcount

i'm newly signed up too.  I've been reading and researching for awhile though.   I didn't know about the post count requirement for newbies until I read this thread.

Is it 5 posts or not?

Just doing my obligatory Newbie post even though I have been lurking on these forums for over a year now.

Uhm reading the susbriction notes, I saw you have just top post once but you have to wait 4 hours.
But if you read it carefully it's wrote your post has to be several sentences, not just hi i am here.
Probabbly they double check the new entries being sure thay are not simply copy pasting a message but they are really taking part to the agrument.
I am 1 hours and 4 minutes now so fingers crosse I guess for tonight I will be able to send pm.
If i got it good with 10 posts you have right to write ((guess starting a discussion))

Hello! Noob here, posting for the sake of posting.

Newbie here, thanx for the info  :)

I must say that these restriction are way too much restricted and waiting is the worse thing can happen to me.

ok。。。。。。。

Do I need to post 1 reply (or new thread) in Newbies section and wait or can I wait first and post later? Does it have to be in order? This is my 2nd post. By reading the posts on the first few pages, do I need to post just 1 or it has to be 5 posts? (So I can post to other sections)

Thanks!

same here. i did my first post and created a new thred around 6 hours ago and not able to reply yet.

i am trying to join in a group by but no luck yet...

Writing this post because I have to, never encountered such annoying rules on any forum before.

Me neither, but I guess it's there to cut down spam and seems to work quite effectively.

Do I need to wait 4 hours and make ten posts or is it just 4 hours and one post?

I have encountered similar rules, although with much shorter waiting period :-P
But yeah, kinda sucks when you want to post something in a more relevant thread.

you must wait 4 hours and make 5 posts

Thanks. I understand why the 6 minute wait is there, but what's most annoying is having to type my comment out again. Done this a few times.

Just 1 post + 4 hours instead.

Thanks, then I just have 2 and a half hours to wait  :o.

thanks for this explanation... xD

 Yep. Another Newbie on restriction. I'll just wait my four hour and then join in.
Thanks

Tim C

Goddamn this keep fucking me over lol. But only 2 hours to go yey.