Is Newbie Status Really That Hard?

[BitshireHashaway]

I see several threads at least made every day about how to get out of newbie status and similar things because of the requirement of being online for at least 4 hours while posting at least 5 posts. I was wondering is it really that hard to get out of newbie status? I mean if you really care, spend 10 minutes and post 5 quick posts and then leave your computer on for 4 hours and refresh say every 15 minutes while staying logged in? I don't get why so many people are worried about sneaking out of newbie status.

And anyway, I can honestly say that once I came out of newbie status, while it was interesting at first and I browsed the other sub forums some, the newbie  sub forum is still the sub forum which I spend the most of my time in compared to the other sub forums.

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[SageDB]

I rather like the Newbie subforum and will miss my status once my time is up.

[greenboy84]

It is a bit inconvenient, but I understand the reason for it.

[Ryland R. Taylor-Almanza]

I see several threads at least made every day about how to get out of newbie status and similar things because of the requirement of being online for at least 4 hours while posting at least 5 posts. I was wondering is it really that hard to get out of newbie status? I mean if you really care, spend 10 minutes and post 5 quick posts and then leave your computer on for 4 hours and refresh say every 15 minutes while staying logged in? I don't get why so many people are worried about sneaking out of newbie status.

And anyway, I can honestly say that once I came out of newbie status, while it was interesting at first and I browsed the other sub forums some, the newbie  sub forum is still the sub forum which I spend the most of my time in compared to the other sub forums.

It's not hard, but it is very annoying. The newbie restrictions didn't exist when I joined, but if they had, I wouldn't have cared enough to try and get out. I still think we should get rid of the newbie restrictions

[SilverandBitcoins]

I never understood why new members have a problem with it either.  Maybe us bitcoiners tend to be impulsive and want everything right away? 

[JoeChmoe]

Its definitely annoying as others have said but it is needed. I could see it being tough for the many who don't really care to be that active here as far as posting/ reading alot of the minutia.

[Ryland R. Taylor-Almanza]

I never understood why new members have a problem with it either.  Maybe us bitcoiners tend to be impulsive and want everything right away? 

Sometimes people don't want to be stuck at (or at least near) their computer for 4 hours so that they can refresh every once in a while. Given the nature of bitcoin, that's probably not the case for most bitcoiners, but it is for some.

[Hydroponica]

A little frustrating, because my Feathercoin pool is getting hacked, atm, and I have no way of telling the admin my wallet address is incorrect. Other then that, I understand the reasoning behind it

[reynoles]

Its definitely annoying as others have said but it is needed. I could see it being tough for the many who don't really care to be that active here as far as posting/ reading alot of the minutia.

agree

[testmonkey]

it takes its time unfortunately

[bukaj]

Sometimes people don't want to be stuck at (or at least near) their computer for 4 hours so that they can refresh every once in a while. Given the nature of bitcoin, that's probably not the case for most bitcoiners, but it is for some.

I don't think 4 hours restriction's intention was to make one "refresh every once in a while". I believe the real reason is to spend these 4 hours productively on familiarizing yourself with bitcoin and the forum.

[BelMarduk]

whats funny, is threads like this one can bang out the newbie status quite fast.

[Kordo]

The 4 hours browsing isn't the hard part.  It's having to post 5 times in the newbie forum on threads you may not want to in order to post on other parts of the forum.

[bukaj]

The 4 hours browsing isn't the hard part.  It's having to post 5 times in the newbie forum on threads you may not want to in order to post on other parts of the forum.

True, just found question in developers section I can answer or I could if I weren't stuck in this limbo.                                                                                                                                                                         

[aoshea]

I understand the reason for it, but like others said sometimes it can be annoying, especially if I see something I want to reply to.

[Goldmember]

It is annoying since I rather post very specific questions/comments in a threads where the OP has a chance of reading and answering. But hard, no.

[mountainskyman]

why even have a newbie status?

[GhostDK]

Nope took only 4 hours. The worst was the 4 hours

[Kruncha]

why even have a newbie status?

I haven't seen one Viagra advert since I've been here, that's why...

K.

[Goldmember]

why even have a newbie status?

I haven't seen one Viagra advert since I've been here, that's why...

K.

That. And I think they try to cut down on people making multiple accounts for give-aways etc. Seems like a necessary evil tbh.