Silk Road forums
Discussion => Newbie discussion => Topic started by: Linkzfirst on May 02, 2013, 07:35 am
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So, how come "newbs" can't post in the other forums? :(
Also, hello SR'ers, I'm looking forward to doing business with you.
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Welcome!
and as for why newbies can't post in other forums - who knows. If I had to guess - it'd be one word - spam!
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the new rule now is you must have 50 post before being able to post in other sections. This is to help from all the spaming and bs posts.
It has its perks but kinda sucks also
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If you hang around the forums long enough you'll figure it out. I've been around SR for 6 mo and I'd say that the largest reason is that there are so many dumb questions that could be answered by a forum search and reading a few threads.
The experience that buyers and vendors have gained (especially those who form the core of these forums) is hard earned. I have literally spent hours before scouring posts for info on tor security, BTC, vendor reviews, anything you can think of.
Members with this knowledge are generally very helpful to newbies who can show some initiative, but nobody wants to spoonfeed and already exploding SR population. Not because they're being exclusive, but its not doing you any favors to learn the simplest step-by-step tutorials. If you really want to use SR safely and reliable there is a very large learning curve, but its 100% worth the time!
*Sorry if that came off as a lecture. I still consider myself a newbie compared to 90% of the forum, just try to help out my buddies! haha