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Discussion => Newbie discussion => Topic started by: GardenPimp on February 14, 2013, 03:51 am
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So can someone explain why you need to have 50 posts in the newbie section only? Now all I see is spam threads, does this do any good for the forum?
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nope
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45
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The only good I could possibly see is if it's some sort of SR version of the Gideon water test, in a way, seeing who will resort to pointless and redundant posts to get their +50. I imagine regardless of the intent those who spam too much won't fare well on karma :/
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Having been using the forums for a bit before coming here (I haven't really needed to post anything), I think that the main reason for this rule is to keep people from creating accounts for the sole purpose of fake reviews, flaming enemies/competitors, etc. It would seem to me that this is going to be a way to filter through and try to keep the accounts more "real" so that the information posted can hopefully be more reliable.
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that makes sense,what you say about reviews
50 post sure is alot for just one fake review
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seems alot to me
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I agree. The whole newbie section is just spam. Aaaand since the only way you can get to 50 posts is by posting in the newbie section, you are pretty much forced to partake in the spam.
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Good point about haters, but this newbie section is turning out to be lame. I'm here to do my research and see if it is a viable option for my "girls" to go to work. Charge a "bond" just like the vendors have to in the SR market to keep the riff raff out. I'm here for business not senseless jibber jabber.
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Yep, the whole newbie section is just a spamfest. I'm just trying to get to 50 so I can have some real discussion, but I guess we are all lol
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While it's true that it takes a bit of effort to reach the 50 post mark, I think that filling your posts with spam could be counter-productive. For instance, if I were to read a review that someone posted about blow and was concerned about the depth of characters of one of the prominent reviewers, I might check out some of the 50 posts that were made in the newbie section. If all 50 were spam, and the only real post was a promotion of a product that would cost me dearly... well, enough said. Anyway, I'm new here, so just some thoughts. Peace
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it is impossible to meaningfully contribute to the community
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without being forced to spam a forum nobody reads
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doesnt make sense to me at all
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trying to give away free drugs but i cant yet
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because i have to post nonsense here first
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evil people could just get a bot to do this
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indubitably
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captcha doesn't even stop modern bots
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this is some type of cruel hazing
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i would rather be doing something else right now
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just trying to give away some free shit
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but i cant yet
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It really doesn't help that the TOR network isn't exactly fast...
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because apparently i am not worthy
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until i perform a mindless repetitive task
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and dont you love it when someone else shares your exit node
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and they are also trying to reach 50 posts
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and then the forum blocks your post
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because someone else is using your IP
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That's been happening to me too....
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so then you have to switch nodes and pray
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It's taken me over an hour just to get to 40.
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that the next exit node is not slower
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but then you remember
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that you are using TOR
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that they are ALL SLOW
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you cant be a real SR member
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until you have experienced the horrors
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of 56kbps modem load times
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actually make that 28800bps
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And the CAPTCHAS!!! ARGH
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i wish i had a spambot
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it tells me i typed the captchas in wrong
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but i think its lying
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oh and its cool how
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when someone responds to the thread
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the post doesnt go through
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and i have to hit post again
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i guess in closing...
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the purpose is that this is a ritual
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A ritual yep. And both you and me have nearly graduated...
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whoever made this captcha system has no idea how captcha is supposed to work
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Hate this his many
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I could have watched a full movie in the time I have spent getting to my 50th post.
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rawrr
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a e i o u
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and sometimes y
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but only sometimes
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head scratcher alright
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trying to give away free drugs but i cant yet
Now you can! What do you offer? Despite the low post count I've been around for a while, check my purchasing stats if you are a vendor. Would be happy to do a write up for ya when I the magic 50 post number haha
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Spam spam
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sadasdasd
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gayness
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waste of my time
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One of the downfalls I have found of this 50 post newbie section is that some vendors who will come onto the forums and engage in a dichotomy with their customers can no longer do this if they don't have a high post count. It is unfortunate that this is blocking out some less-active-on-forums vendors from practicing good customer service!
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Just gotta show you can grind.
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It makes sense to me because SR needs to be more secure as a community, as opposed to more open. I think it's good to have a certain stability shown by people. And the good vendors spend time in the forums anyway, keeping up with their customers' reviews and answering concerns. At least, that's what it's looked like to me.
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j just want to get it of here so I can post some reviews of recent purchases in the vendors threads but it's real time consuming...
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ah now i know why 50 posts. the argument about faked reviews is clear to me. better to have this for all of us
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j just want to get it of here so I can post some reviews of recent purchases in the vendors threads but it's real time consuming...
The time is now during maintenance.
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ITS
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JOKE
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Getting to fifty posts does lead to a lot of redundant posts.
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Getting to fifty posts does lead to a lot of redundant posts.
thats true
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Getting to fifty posts does lead to a lot of redundant posts.
thats true
Well I apologise that readiing my nonsence caused distaste to you did not feel anyone had an intelligent conversation to hold during this topic. May greatest apologizes
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Getting to fifty posts does lead to a lot of redundant posts.
thats true
Well I apologise that readiing my nonsence caused distaste to you did not feel anyone had an intelligent conversation to hold during this topic. May greatest apologizes
all good, lucky u apologized
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So can someone explain why you need to have 50 posts in the newbie section only? Now all I see is spam threads, does this do any good for the forum?
Cause daddy said so
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Well, here we have a case in point. A user going by the name "Fuck DPR" is spamming the newbie section with FUD.
The established members in the main section of the forum don't have to be bothered by him yet thanks to this rule. And what's nice is that he could be banned before reaching 50 posts and have to start all over again.
It's a PITA for new members, but there have been some scammers of the bitcoin exchange variety that have virtually robbed a number of members due to their incessant spamming of the main section. People fell for the scam because it seemed an easier and more convenient way to obtain bitcoins rather than the other methods like BitInstant>MoneyGram>BTC wallet>SR wallet.
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to avoid spam like this
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Don't know, but I've got a ways to go :(
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i dont get it either
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but i will get 50 soon
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just need to keep going
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Good question. I'd give you some Karma but don't have it and want it for myself.
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i understand that there some scammers and goddamned what did god wrong with these guys??
anyway it tooks very loooong to get the 50 as a timeless hardworking man, are there some kinda post boosts?
if i get +1 karma it meens a boooost of 30post? :)
Peace n Greets
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its useless i tell ya!!!! everyones just gonna do what im doing fucken
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No purpose but to keep 1 spamming Troll out and 2000+ newbies as collateral damage
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I have been here a while and the night before they introduced this I wiped my account, I do this from time to time because you know people are watching and sometimes when I rage on meth I talk to much shit.
It's great.. but then paranoia hits me and I think fuck this shit, bang bang wipe wipe everything. hah.
Then I laugh. I go HA HA HA. I think I could spam my way again to 50, but why bother. I don't see myself going anywhere. Maybe this is a pointless post, but I believe overtime I could make my way to 50 again in no time by posting quality posts. But then I think to myself back in the day, all I needed was some meth from the Milkman, then BAM. I will have 50 posts, I'm sure within 10 minutes.
Hey maybe next week it will be on.. and on and on and on we go.
Maybe the rule was introduced just to cut out spam bots, dont know if it has worked the admins will have to chime in. However spammers are always finding bugs in forum software anyway -- so the programmers behind the forum software will have to make adjustments all the time.
ABC
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to spam or not to spam....
i believe in quality over quantity....
it is counter productive when people just write for the sake of it....
kind of like intelligent conversation....
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trying to give away free drugs but i cant yet
Really? I like norco,send them to me :)
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show love people :-* :-* :-* :-* :-*
Peace
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^^ Amen
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no way
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just to frustrate you
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beats me
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It's to give newbies experience making posts and threads and responding to them.
Better for noobies to experience the noobie thread than populating the regular threads with inexperience.
Also so people can't spam the normal threads.
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I'm almost to 50!
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#
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no clew
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dont know, but do you know anybody who could sell me 49 of them ?
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there is no purpose. we're all doomed
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I was just fine sifting through BS to find the truth
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that is what you do naturaly on forums anyway
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Tiem to sing the doom song
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The only good I could possibly see is if it's some sort of SR version of the Gideon water test, in a way, seeing who will resort to pointless and redundant posts to get their +50. I imagine regardless of the intent those who spam too much won't fare well on karma :/
No. It reduces spam in main section so is easier to remove.
First time I've seen a thelemy reference on the forums. I could never figure out that Aleister Crowley guy. He was hard to understand.
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Of course it's very useful to stop spam and such things... but it makes it hard to post a review without the need to spam around a bit -.-'
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Of course it's very useful to stop spam and such things... but it makes it hard to post a review without the need to spam around a bit -.-'
Agreed, it gets in way of reviewers making a review. Still, PrincessHIGH has a thread here in Nebie section that you can post your review on. You just need to write something up the top regarding permission and she can post it for you in the regular section.
I'll see if I can find link it for you.
There are also spam threads but they take a long time.
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I understand the reasons for this but its just a deterrent not a solution as we type vendors are paying people to get accounts past 50 so they can post bogus reviews or trashing sessions
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I just wanna be able to post reviews for the shit i purchase so other peeps can know what they are getting
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i gues it weeds out the serious posters from the trolls?
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I have been here for months making purchases and posting reviews but i cant now till i type mindless BS 40 some more times
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I thick if you have the same screen name as your SR account linking it so people can see your transacion histor would be the best way to fight spam and whatknot
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cant wait to finally have my 50 in order to contribute
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honestly people should be doing their own research on vendors and posters to see if they think things are straight.. Thats the beauty of freedom, win or lose you make decisions and moves on your own accord not under some false sense of protection.
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I will still use this forum the same way by cross checking facts and references. this does not change the fact that people lie, now they gotta lie 50 times.
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Some people wouldn't want to tie their SR account to a forum account for security reasons, I'd imagine.
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Yeah, I don't understand it either.
But you know gotta do what you gotta do.
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This will create a whole generation of roadsters that don't contribute. I hate posting shit for nothing, makes me feel diluted.
yea Kim42r9k I know what you mean, but just showing stats for a user name would not be a security issue. just numbers not personal info of what they purchased, alot of people do it already.
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Just gotta keep working at it I guess
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I understand why they have done it but god damn there's so little of worth in this newbie forum and I just want to post a couple of experiences in the UK weed thread.
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I had already made 10 post in the regular forum before they made this rule. It should have been new accounts not peeps with less than 50 that been here a while.I guess i just keep bitch posting till i get to 50 since there are no real treads in this forum.
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50 posts = best way to keep fly by night douches from popping on the forum and making a nuisance of them selves... :-\
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;D
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Good point
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I think I under stand reason, but don't like it. Just get your 50 posts done
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Hello fellows, I registered here to discuss strategies on shipping to my home country but apparently I can't -.- really frustrating :/
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it's really stupid -.-
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Is it really
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+ the verification thing every time..