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

[RodeoX]

It's really not that bad. If you actually want to participate here then you won't have any problems getting out of the newbie jail.

I agree. If you are annoyed because you can't post your loan request or your sophomoric rant, then you are not ready to post in the general forums. Spend sometime reading and searching instead. You will likely find that it has all been talked about before. 

[jdh1969]

Sigh post 4...only 3 more hours and I'm out of jail.

[mprep]

Sigh post 4...only 3 more hours and I'm out of jail.

Good luck. Believe me, those hours will fly by very quickly.

[groomsxxx]

I agree totally. I am a newbie myself and now I have to make 5 post.  But hey , at least its not 10 post or more right?

[ViolentDelights]

Personally, I'd prefer if newbies could post anywhere and posts would have to wait to be moderated until a member was approved and considered to be contributing and not spamming.

This, of course, creates more burden for the moderators who, AFAIK, aren't getting paid.

All in all, not a bad deal. It'd be nice if there were a good supply of topics that were actually good conversation rather than just gimmicks to hit the post count, but alas...

[mprep]

I agree totally. I am a newbie myself and now I have to make 5 post.  But hey , at least its not 10 post or more right?

Yeah, that's the spirit. You always have to look on the bright side of things.

[Bandex]

The problem is that as a noob, I haven't got anything that useful to contribute. And all the stupid questions, as we are constantly reminded, have already been answered somewhere. Damned if you do, damned if you don't.

Grammar could do with a bit of tidying up around here though. Would that be a useful contribution for the next few posts?

[mprep]

The problem is that as a noob, I haven't got anything that useful to contribute. And all the stupid questions, as we are constantly reminded, have already been answered somewhere. Damned if you do, damned if you don't.

Grammar could do with a bit of tidying up around here though. Would that be a useful contribution for the next few posts?

Maybe. But it's simple to get out 5 posts then lurk around in other parts of the forum that actually interest you wihout posting and bam - you're out of newbie jail.

[mynameismud]

Kind of agree with the sentiment of the thread but at the same time I understand why it's necessary. The only reason that I registered on this forum was to post in a thread about 7970 LTC hashrate to share how I was able to increase my hashrate from 500KH/s to 700KH/s in the event that someone else fell for the XFX 7970 noob trap.

[AEJK]

It's really not that bad. If you actually want to participate here then you won't have any problems getting out of the newbie jail.

I agree. If you are annoyed because you can't post your loan request or your sophomoric rant, then you are not ready to post in the general forums. Spend sometime reading and searching instead. You will likely find that it has all been talked about before. 

It would be a genuinely annoying and redundant rule if the rest of the site did not participate in the Newbies section. That's fortunately not the case though and there's an abundance of topics to make 5 posts about.

[jaslo]

I just want to PM to canary to order those usb blades

[jaslo]

Ironically, I was browsing for at least 4 hours as a guest but now that doesn't count at all

[gooesebumps]

Ironically, I was browsing for at least 4 hours as a guest but now that doesn't count at all

I know the feel

[gnome2]

Its not so bad

[WhiteThunder]

Think of it like initiation. It's a bit hard to physically haze you online so mental hazing is all they have left.

[d.sly]

Hello there,

And here is my fifth post... after several week stucked to 4...
I need to ask why slush's pool's not responding for me...

Bye !

DS

[de_ixie]

After several weeks of just reading I finally found out why a can not post in official forum 

[ParadisehellBTC]

Hello i'm ParadisehellBTC i play to Btc and you ? what's your game ?  ( Reference WoW )

[iwalkalone]

Even though its a pain, as I have been reading the forums for awhile ..just never had anything to say, I can understand why the limits are in place. 

[faiza1990]

Who cares, it's only 5 posts.