Should newbies be restricted again?

[E.exchanger]

Maybe a compromise would be newbies are prohibited from making new threads outside beginners,  but can reply to existing threads.

+1. (If we are voting on it)

Count my vote in +1

[Walter Rothbard]

Absolutely.  I didn't realize this restriction had been lifted, but I had been thinking the whitelisting was just a little bit too free lately.

[SlidingHorn]

Maybe a compromise would be newbies are prohibited from making new threads outside beginners,  but can reply to existing threads.

+1. (If we are voting on it)

Count my vote in +1

I support this idea 100% - if anyone cares, lol

[Kluge]

I honestly haven't noticed a change (outside of less threads complaining about newbie restrictions), but I often frequented the newbies subforum, so I'm totally fine with keeping the restrictions lift in place.

[locopao]

Here's to the losers
The substance abusers
To the rejects
All the imperfects

'Cause I think we're beautiful
'Cause I think we're beautiful
'Cause I think we're beautiful
No matter what anyone says
I think we're beautiful
The most beautiful in the world

I know you're tired of being put down
And all the crap that's said in town
But you're the person that matters most
I raise my glass and make a toast

Here's to the losers
The substance abusers
To the rejects
All the imperfects

'Cause I think we're beautiful
'Cause I think we're beautiful
'Cause I think we're beautiful
No matter what anyone says
I think we're beautiful
The most beautiful in the world

[Mr Crypto]

How do you expect newer user's to meet the standard requirements needed to be a high quality user, when we are restricted to posting only once every 6 minutes? Not to mention private messaging is not allowed from what I see. It's saying I've posted already within the last 360 seconds (before this post) and won't let me message anybody. This is my first time online for the past month, having to wait 6 minutes to reply to a PM is pathetic.

Edit: Totally pathetic restrictions. I wait 90 seconds to search the forum for something specific, but have to wait ANOTHER 90 SECONDS TO VIEW THE SECOND PAGE OF RESULTS.

Yeah, this forum's a joke.

[SlidingHorn]

How do you expect newer user's to meet the standard requirements needed to be a high quality user, when we are restricted to posting only once every 6 minutes? Not to mention private messaging is not allowed from what I see. It's saying I've posted already within the last 360 seconds (before this post) and won't let me message anybody. This is my first time online for the past month, having to wait 6 minutes to reply to a PM is pathetic.

Wasnt a problem for me or thousands of other members who were newbs when restrictions were in place...

[explorer]

How do you expect newer user's to meet the standard requirements needed to be a high quality user, when we are restricted to posting only once every 6 minutes? Not to mention private messaging is not allowed from what I see. It's saying I've posted already within the last 360 seconds (before this post) and won't let me message anybody. This is my first time online for the past month, having to wait 6 minutes to reply to a PM is pathetic.

Wasnt a problem for me or thousands of other members who were newbs when restrictions were in place...

Well, I won't say it wasn't a problem, but it was bearable, and finite, and in good cause.  Blast away with useless posts in the noob area, and get it out of your system. By then the requirements will be met, and you can contribute elsewhere at will, or be ignored (best forum feature EVER).

[jbrnt]

I do not mind the spamming as much. It is the ponzis, malware, and suspcious links from zero post newbies that bothered me.

[Remember remember the 5th of November]

More scam threads are popping up from newly registered threads. Theymos stop this!

[subSTRATA]

New members should pay like 0.01 BTC to register. There are many faucets, there are many exchanges and hardly anyone comes here anymore
for reasons other than to make money. With everything that has to do with making money there are initial costs so why make it 0 with Bitcoin?

[nahtnam]

New members should pay like 0.01 BTC to register.

Haha. In that case, only scammers are going to join... They will pay 0.01 BTC and then use their ponzi to make 1-2 BTC...

[subSTRATA]

New members should pay like 0.01 BTC to register.

Haha. In that case, only scammers are going to join... They will pay 0.01 BTC and then use their ponzi to make 1-2 BTC...

Then you ban their ponzi schemes and thus hurt their wallets. After a while most of them will give up. Right now there is almost no cost to register
here and attempt to scam, very bad idea!

[nahtnam]

New members should pay like 0.01 BTC to register.

Haha. In that case, only scammers are going to join... They will pay 0.01 BTC and then use their ponzi to make 1-2 BTC...

Then you ban their ponzi schemes and thus hurt their wallets. After a while most of them will give up.

This is a community forum. I dont think mods/theymos will delete posts like that.

[subSTRATA]

This is theymos pissyard. Too bad such retard became owner of main Bitcoin forum.

[nahtnam]

This is theymos pissyard. Too bad such retard became owner of main Bitcoin forum.

Retard?!?! Most forum usually fail after huge attacks, hacks, or a lack of funds. I am surprised that this forum actually survived for so long.

[subSTRATA]

This is theymos pissyard. Too bad such retard became owner of main Bitcoin forum.

Retard?!?! Most forum usually fail after huge attacks, hacks, or a lack of funds. I am surprised that this forum actually survived for so long.

Technical expertise is a clear sign of incompetence elsewhere.

[nahtnam]

This is theymos pissyard. Too bad such retard became owner of main Bitcoin forum.

Retard?!?! Most forum usually fail after huge attacks, hacks, or a lack of funds. I am surprised that this forum actually survived for so long.

Technical expertise is a clear sign of incompetence elsewhere.

[solex]

Maybe newbies could start with full access, as now, but be kicked into newbie jail if they hit a certain ratio of ignores to posts.

[subSTRATA]

What, you wanna tell me theymos is perfect? I could prove it to you easily why he is running this forum badly but it is pointless because he himself
and most who have power around here do not care.