Newbie restrictions

[BTC-TradingCo]

Good policy.

[Darkchild]

This is worse than sitting and watching grass grow

For a platform that is based on elegant complexity such as bitcoin, one would expect the board administrators to come up with a better Turing-type test for those with IQs higher than room temperature.

I sense that this solution was put together more out of frustration than from rational thought processes.

[hgmichna]

It was a bit confusing making my account, because the only indication that I'm not able to post anywhere except here was the description of this board. (I made an account because I wanted to leave feedback on another thread, but now I have to dick around for a while and B.S. 5 posts about whatever before I can do that.)

This kind of system is annoying to people who don't necessarily want to invest themselves in becoming regular users, and visit various forums for specific one-off purposes. If I became a regular user of every forum I have ever visited for some reason or another, I would have thousands of accounts, no job, and also be dead. This is an absurd and irritating and generally terrible solution to a problem you seem to think is somehow unique. (Oh no we're getting trolled on the Internet block everything.) …

I have said the same repeatedly some time ago. These rules make sure that the forums have lots of users who haven't gotten a life yet.

Also, these rules are entirely unnecessary, because there are better ways to achieve at least the same result.

But it serves little purpose to say anything like this, because the people who run a forum are gods, and you don't argue with gods.

[pminers]

hi, please let me out (i have a few useful posts and more than 4 hours total time loged in), thanks

-pminers

[btcbest]

Bit of a pain but I suppose rules are rules

[pre4ead]

Is that 4 hours reading, or just logged in?

[carl0s]

Damn. I was wondering why I couldn't reply to the "BTC Symbol" thread. God I want to smack Luke-Jr... in a nice way.

[BeetcoinScummer]

Ach zo! Now I know why I cannot post!

[MaximousDarwin]

Makes sense for me, and I guess it's fair.
There are a lot of places around the internet created for trolling, and this one is clearly not one of them.

Bitcoin is serious, and useful. That's why I would like to give this a try.

[mikesheadroom]

Ultimately, the posting restriction is a good idea.  It at least attempts to keep things pleasant.

[jiux]

Makes sense for me, and I guess it's fair.

[Az0r_au]

I guess this is what I get for lurking for weeks and not creating an account.

[spooon]

fair is fair. bit annoying as this (as i can see) is the only way I can buy BTC (from the UK, can't seem to find anywhere selling them).

[007]

I guess this is post #5. Still have a little more time left though.

[khminer]

It makes sense. So here my next post. 

[umop3plsdn]

well this looks like a good place to make up to my 5 posts

[umop3plsdn]

I pretty much assumed that I couldn't reply most places was due to my newbie status but I couldn't find the information which took me out of this status.

[umop3plsdn]

Thank you google for helping me find the requirements!

[ethnogrower]

Bitcoin the future of currency.  I want to be able to post in the rest of the forums soon.

[SätöshiTable]

i just paid a beer with bitcoin!