Newbie restrictions

[thebankofbitcoins]

thanks for the info

[mjh5054]

Glad there are minimum posting rules for newbies.  I've been turned off of too many boards because lurkers who decide to post on a whim really tend to screw them up over time.

I've been lurking on this forum for a long time, but I doubt I'll hit 5 posts anytime soon.  There is so much information here, I've really got nothing to add that already hasn't been said. 

Anyway, this was post #2 for me and I'm out for now--peace.

[Rincewind]

If I just want to purchase some BTC from seller on forum I have to wait 4 hours and post 5 senseless msg in this section.... Booo. ))

+1

I decided to finally reg to talk about Namecheap accepting Bitcoin. By the time my 4 hours is up it'll be last week's news.

[randrace]

Am I there yet?

[Crazytrucker]

Getting close

[oranglain]

Why still I can't post replies?

[tadzio]

It would be helpful to redirect to this post after registration.
Restriction is a good idea anyway

[efodix]

So does anybody review the quality of these first 5 posts, or can you just write any sort of crap on 5 random threads and get through? If so, it's not *that* much of a barrier for trolls...

[Akka]

So does anybody review the quality of these first 5 posts, or can you just write any sort of crap on 5 random threads and get through? If so, it's not *that* much of a barrier for trolls...

Of course not.

I'm the keeper of the gate to the full forum and will look over every post of every noob to decide if he is to be let in.  

[marcus905]

You are considered "established" if you have spent 4 hours online and have made 5 posts (new topics or replies).

I'd remove the 4 hours limitation, the total time logged in does not reflect the real time I spent on this forum, and does not go up if I forget to log in.

[samevans3]

Cheers, now I know exactly how long I have to wait

[only]

Completely understandable restrictions.

[iamrickrock]

You have to start somewhere lol

[knoluis]

This looks like a nice place to make my first post. 
I am not a troll, I'm just new

[efodix]

So does anybody review the quality of these first 5 posts, or can you just write any sort of crap on 5 random threads and get through? If so, it's not *that* much of a barrier for trolls...

Of course not.

I'm the keeper of the gate to the full forum and will look over every post of every noob to decide if he is to be let in.  

Ah, I see. Well, it's still a pretty soft barrier, though. But I suppose it will at least block most bots...

[ahmed231]

What if the Newbie forum fills with spam? What are us newbies to do then?

[joshef]

Only 4.5 hours until I can ask my technical help question...

[fujianqing]

How is "spending 4 hours online" actually measured? With a counter that stops ticking x seconds after your last http access to the forum server? I mean the server can't know whether I'm still reading that long page or whether I've started looking at porn in the other window (just kidding).

[efodix]

How is "spending 4 hours online" actually measured? With a counter that stops ticking x seconds after your last http access to the forum server? I mean the server can't know whether I'm still reading that long page or whether I've started looking at porn in the other window (just kidding).

Somebody is watching you! 

[lostbitcoinguy]

Splendid!