It's stupid that newbies must make 5 posts and browse for 4 hours. Here's why

[wazz187]

this makes 4 i thinks. gotta find another

[BittBurger]

However, having to post 5 times is ridiculous. The reason being is that it encourages spam posts. If you go to the newbies section most of is spam.

Your logic is strange.  The fact that all the spam is in the newbies area is exactly why there's a 5 post "thing".  Think about it a little bit...

It doesn't encourage spam.  It identifies spammers so they can be removed before they infect the rest of the forums.

The logic used by some people is so foreign to me sometimes...

-Burger-

[aigeezer]

Then you have a problem. Luckily, you can solve it easily by posting genuine constructive posts.    

were people actually read and understand what you write.

I don't understand.      

Edit: I apologize for my snarky comment above. I just looked up your old newbie posts and they were indeed interesting and they deserved interesting answers. I'm sorry you didn't get them at the time.

[jaser]

Then you have a problem. Luckily, you can solve it easily by posting genuine constructive posts.   

were people actually read and understand what you write.

I don't understand.     

Try to read once again. It's helps sometimes...

[odding]

Restrictions like this are great in theory but terrible in practice.   

I've been on the network for over three years but b/c I like the concept of anonymity and hadn't gotten around to hopping in the forum, I'm new and a potential threat.

Bah.

Spammers gonna spam either way.  The more hoops put up for legitimate users... the fewer legitimate users that make it through.

...but here's me hopping another post hoop.

*bounce*

[hvidgaard]

It's reasonable. 5 posts to various topics, be constructive or not is fairly quick to do. Browse 4 hours? If I'd registered the first time I visited bitcointalk.org, it would easily be 30+ hours, so again it seems reasonable.

[Abdussamad]

I didn't like newbie status at all. I am not the sort of person to just jump into something without understanding it. Before I came to this forum I read up on bitcoin extensively on sites like bitcoin.it. So I hated being confined to this one forum.

There is a thread where people can get out of newbie jail if they demonstrate enough knowledge about bitcoin. But I think whitelisting is done manually so it might take some time anyway. I think an automated multiple choice test of sorts should be made to test people's knowledge of bitcoin for the purpose of whitelisting. The questions would be randomly picked from a pool of questions to prevent gaming the system.

[bitnames]

i agree with you.

[lithiumfinn]

The only reason I don't like it is because I prefer to lurk and don't want to comment. I'm only commenting here to get past the 5 posts. I don't mind the 4 hour restriction.

[kinger1331]

I have been lurking for quite some time on this site.

Finally made an account, and now stuck in this walled garden that is the newbie forum.

Soon I will be free!

[td services]

Well, here's post number one, in a very appropriate topic.

[Zapit1]

i think it's 15 mins til freedom for me...

[Keybit]

Been planning this jailbreak for forever and a day, or so it seems.  Why has BTF foresaken me?  why?

[hashbar]

Lol may as well get my posting started.... I've been lurking along time can't be bothered to post usually as the posts want to post in are for the adults in the adult section of the forum.

[General_Hughes]

Yeah, I am new to this so I don't really have too much to say. Just kind of posting a few questions in the noob area so I can posts elsewhere when I like.

[aigeezer]

The only reason I don't like it is because I prefer to lurk and don't want to comment. I'm only commenting here to get past the 5 posts. I don't mind the 4 hour restriction.

I don't get the reasoning. The first part (you prefer to lurk and don't want to comment) makes perfect sense to me. The second part (you are only commenting to get past the 5 posts) doesn't because it appears to be inconsistent with the first part. You can lurk forever if you like, without ever having to post - the only reason to make five posts is so that you can post in other areas, which is of course not lurking. No big deal - just puzzling.

I thought your fourth post was interesting, by the way.

[J35st3r]

I thought your fourth post was interesting, by the way.

For some values of interesting. But you're up late (me too, supposed to be in bed but this is far too much fun). Dragonborn myself but Alan's my hero too.

[aigeezer]

I thought your fourth post was interesting, by the way.

For some values of interesting. But you're up late (me too, supposed to be in bed but this is far too much fun). Dragonborn myself but Alan's my hero too.

Hehe - I meant interesting in the context of this thread, whiling away the time until the ES VI comes out and/or my BFL order arrives. Something like that.

[J35st3r]

Hehe - I meant interesting in the context of this thread, whiling away the time until the ES VI comes out and/or my BFL order arrives. Something like that.

Yes newbies are fun (I was one myself, but 14 hours ago, where will I will be in just a few days from now?), but Dragonborn Cymru, not Skyrim (though I do play, but not so keen on the thief class, brought up with all the wrong (traditional) values, how times change).

I've commented on BFL just recently. Hope that's an early order you have.

And I really ought to be in bed (this time last night I was Brand New, and its showing).

[mo_mo]

I  am too in the same boat, I don't know how many posts do you need to get out of newbie section