20 Posts Before New Thread Seems Extreme

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[auspilot]

Generating post counts

 

[xAdeski]

Unable to post

I have been reading these forums for a few months now, and finally picked up my 4runner 2 days ago. I tried to post and found I was blocked. I never responded to the registration email confirmation I guess, and was unable to find it anywhere in my email. So i changed my email to my work email and boom no issues. I made another account with my primary email again so I can use that one, and I never got the registration email. Can anyone point me in the right direction, I don't want to keep using this account with my work email.
xAdeski is under my work email
Adeski is under my personal which hasn't received a confirmation

 

[denicore]

I agree

This is my first post. I just have a simple question. Hmmm.... I assume there is a good reason for this.

 

[JLTD]

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Well done.

IMO the 20-post count is frustrating, but cuts WAY down on spambots starting hundreds of threads per day.

 

[jrandom]

This is my first post. I just have a simple question. Hmmm.... I assume there is a good reason for this.

Welcome. :thumb:

Of course there is a good reason for it Actually a few good reasons, technical reason is to cut down on spam, being new you haven't seen the effects of what a "successful" spam attack looks like on the site. It is crippling and causes a lot of work for site moderators and days of frustration for site members.

The second important reason is something called "engagement". Something a lot of newer internet users are unaware of. Being active in a community builds a community, just dropping in getting what you want and leaving is well a petty bullsh!t behaviour, plenty of folks do it, sadly.

Third it gives you a feel for the lay of the land. I can't count how many first threads I see that have had something answered a dozen times already and the first member response is "use the f'n search n00b".

So post in interesting threads, say hello, you can literally pass that threshold legitimately in an hour with out being lame and post a 20 count in this thread (then starting a lameass first post)

 

[bmwahba46]

well, I would love to create a new thread. I have a problem with my 4runner and really wish to harness the power of the forum to help me out.

 

[patkelly4370]

A productive way I got through the initial required number of posts was greeting fellow newcomers.
We bought a Jeep last year so I joined a Jeep forum. Still haven't gotten a response to my initial "just joined" post. So now I welcome every newcomer post on that forum. I'm usually the only one, though 100 or more may look at the post.

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