The Newbie restrictions are BS

[tl121]

I was lurking on the technical forum and there was a post where the poster had asked a question related to the theory of distributed processing, of which Bitcoin is just one example.   I happened to know the answer (or more precisely to be able to come up with links to the computer science literature that analyzed this question and which would be what the poster really wanted to read).

But there was no Reply button.  Nor any reason why there was no such button.  Eventually, after wasting several minutes I came across this idiotic quarantine zone and the rules to wait for hours, make a fool of myself with useless posts, etc...

If it's SPAM that's the issue, this is easily handled.  Considering that this is a Bitcoin forum, there could be an address that accepts a modest BTC donation that would allow newbies to escape prison. The BTC could be split between the forum operators and the moderators who could interview the newbie to see if he passes the Turing test, etc...

[Alligator-Al]

First post here from newbie prison.  lol

The only thing worse is trying to run a forum and making everyone happy.  You could always answer the question here with a link to the OP's thread and ask the mods to notify him that he was answered here.  Just that may be enough to earn your freedom. <grin>

[shadouts]

Bitcoin has come up with some pretty novel ways to apply a proof-of-work scenario. This forum should come up with a more elegant "proof-of-work" for the newbie users to prove they are real users rather than just having you post once and wait. It only seems fitting. I like the BTC donation to enter option, but it might turn users off the forum if they come across it and think it's a get rich scheme for the admins.

[hilariousandco]

I was lurking on the technical forum and there was a post where the poster had asked a question related to the theory of distributed processing, of which Bitcoin is just one example.   I happened to know the answer (or more precisely to be able to come up with links to the computer science literature that analyzed this question and which would be what the poster really wanted to read).

But there was no Reply button.  Nor any reason why there was no such button.  Eventually, after wasting several minutes I came across this idiotic quarantine zone and the rules to wait for hours, make a fool of myself with useless posts, etc...

If it's SPAM that's the issue, this is easily handled.  Considering that this is a Bitcoin forum, there could be an address that accepts a modest BTC donation that would allow newbies to escape prison. The BTC could be split between the forum operators and the moderators who could interview the newbie to see if he passes the Turing test, etc...

It's not idiotic. These rules are stated when you sign up. And it's not just prevention against spam, but for a number of other reasons too. Whilst the donate BTC might be beneficial to some, most newbs just wont want to donate anyway and just bide their time. This donating to avoid newbie quarantine can also be abused to get round these rules. You can always try post your request in the whitelist thread: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=15911.0