Is it a willing restriction to prevent reporting from newbies?
No, Posting a thread or reply and report to moderator there is same time span restriction. Its happen to me also if I try to report by open on 2 tab. I think time gap little bit higher for newbie from others rank. Already mentioned by TryNinja but you can
buy copper membership to avoid this kind of problem.
- Some of the same permissions as Member-rank members, such as reduced signature styling restrictions. (But none of the PM-related restrictions are currently lifted, such as the style limit or per-hour PM limit.)
- Your "you must wait ____ seconds between ___" counter is reduced by 75%. So if you're naturally of Newbie rank, you only have to wait 360-75% = 90 seconds.
Edit:
You are automatically whitelisted if you buy a copper membership. You don't need to wear the copper membership, just own it. You can also be whitelisted for free by any staff member and a few non-staff, but we're going to need some reason to think that you actually deserve it. Do not ask me for free whitelisting.
OP don't need to buy copper membeship because you already whitelisted by hilariousandco.
I whitelisted you so see if that helps, but as above, as you get more activity the delay will go down.