Why such restricted restrictions on Newbies?

[lizardflix]

Ok, so here's another post.  I didn't know the parameters.  I guess I should read more.

[badspark]

i think that killing spambots is impossible.
How would you make a difference between a normaal user and a bot with 1 post?

On the other hand killing those spambot operators sounds good. Too bad that is illegal.
Maybe we could make a law that makes is possible? So that no innocents are hurt in the process. <irony mark to prevent a flame>

[vnid001]

Good solution for anti scamer 

[aKIA]

Yeah that restriction sucks. But i understand why they do that... Just have to be patient for the acess to the rest of the forum

[badspark]

Something very curious happened here.
I subscribed in the 2 weeks only here and on miningpool.nl with this email adres.
Since yesterday i got 4 emails from budgetknallers, a spammer.
Anyone else saw the same thing or is it just me?

[jamesblack]

is right, to keep the forum clean

[gerlach67]

tough restrictions, but well worth it after right?

Yeah, but a major pain in the butt.

i dont feel it that way. i'm realizing i'm reading lots of weird stuff i had never come about if not forced into the newbies sections

[gerlach67]

is right, to keep the forum clean

yeah. keep it clean from evil machines by forcing the newbies through something like a mass turing test. funny.

[glowkeeper]

How does it govern the time I've been logged in? I've been logged in for hour upon hour upon hour. Yet it reckons I'm still only on 3:31

One year very very very soon, I'll be able to post......

[jadatkins]

It's supposed to be four hours, isn't it? Is that not just four hours from registration? Do you have to be actually viewing the site?

[legendster]

I'm about to receive 3 cairnsmore1's and a rainbow pi and wanted to post a "anyone got a howto or any tips?" in the custom hardware/fpga section - then find I have to make 5 posts to be able to do that. Why?

Because the owners and mods here dont want new guys to come in all guns blazing and talk about random stuff that already might have been discussed.

You want to be treated as a normal member here, you gotta do everything OTHER normal members did to get where we are today

Besides this is a good method to keep a check on the number of guys actually getting into to real deal so that the casual by passer can just pass us by

[mrreece]

I think it is a reasonable requirement if you want users that aren't out to hit and run the place. May have to put the same type of restrictions on my forum that is not related to mining. I get flooded with spambots daily.

[sandmac]

Yeah kinda sucks, long time reader new poster. Meh. -.-

[Irish_BTC]

It does suck but i guess it's necessary. I read a lot here but rarely post. Guess I should get involved a little more.

[Goaheadz]

its sucks hard

i cant help nobody being a newbie...so i try to read as much as i can.

Its kind of sad that i need to post 5 messages..even if they are just to achieve 5 posts


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[sandmac]

Well, at least the spam bots have it harder, seems reasonably.

[luca662]

I think this newbie restriction is fair. Its makes spam bots way easier to spot as well.

[legendster]

its sucks hard

i cant help nobody being a newbie...so i try to read as much as i can.

Its kind of sad that i need to post 5 messages..even if they are just to achieve 5 posts


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Stop whining, I crossed the Noob restriction within the 1st day of my registration. (as far as i can remember)

[Goaheadz]

its sucks hard

i cant help nobody being a newbie...so i try to read as much as i can.

Its kind of sad that i need to post 5 messages..even if they are just to achieve 5 posts


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Stop whining, I crossed the Noob restriction within the 1st day of my registration. (as far as i can remember)

I agree with some kind of restriction...but how can i newbie post 5 messages in newbie forum?
Thats the same as trolling...posting 5 messages with no content

Newbie to forum does not mean newbie in mining.
I have some questions to ask, but they only fit in other "pro" threads.

In the mean time..thats another post for me

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[sandmac]

In the mean time..thats another post for me

That's clever indeed. I should try this later.