You gotta post in some threads to get access.

I was confused too, lol.

But as stated above, you need 15 I believe to enter some threads.

 

im glad that there is a requirement post amount... weeds out everyone here just for one thing.

 

I feel punished for being a lurker.

 

when did it change to requiring 10 posts to even view the classifieds section?

 

I know you have to at least have 5 to see the for sale stuff

 

When replying to an existing thread, it says we need a certain number of posts, but when starting a new thread, we're advised against not starting a redundant thread.

Not much for a newbie to do but leave the forum and go somewhere else?

 

I joined 2007, but was lurking/reading.
It's time I raised up a my post count a bit.

 

^and to think had u read the rules from the beginning and posted in the sticky threads, u would have 10 posts by now with this, the ONLY thread u've posted in whining bout post count.


sticky threads at top of page that mention increasing post count and the questionnaire.

https://www.rx7club.com/introduce-yourself-254/

 

Read & understood... Time to get posting I guess

 

Dude, this post count thing was instituted like a year or two after I've already started to get useful information from the forum. Even in 2007, the forum was already a rich source of info that covered pretty much everything and didn't need much contribution except from people who refused to search and wasn't paying attention.

The post count mechanism is essentially a filter. The forum wants to weed out certain types of members. The way it's being used now, the weedwacker has a pretty broad stroke and it may be losing valuable contribution in addition to unwanted posts.

I personally think membership duration coupled with page view count is a superior metric over post count. It's also imperfect, but superior to post count.

 

The main reason we implement moderated posts is to protect the lot of yous from scammers, spammers, thieves and other undesire-ables There have been lots of scammers that have attempted to use the classifieds to steal from people. Some have succeeded.

Moderation and post counts give us a means of keeping you guys safe and keeping those people out.


From the Rules sticky:
https://www.rx7club.com/announcement.php?f=255&a=185


Why Was My Post Not Approved?

There are a few reasons why your post was not approved. The most common are as follows:

You posted a "Want to buy" or a "For Sale" thread. These are not allowed in the New Member Section. Please post these in the suitable Classified section. You will need to accumulate at least ten legitimate posts before you are allowed to post in those areas. Any posts trying to sell or buy parts/cars outside of the Classifieds boards will be deleted with no message sent to the New Member.
You post did not appear well thought out or was vague. Show us that you care enough to spend the time to put together a new thread. If you simply put "Hi my name is Bloggins and I like Rx-7s" or "nice looking ride!"we will not approve it. As a general rule, try for at least three well constructed sentences.
Try to use proper English. This isn't your high school yearbook, or public restroom. Stuff like "n e 1 gots sum lambo dors b cuz dat iz balla" won't fly here. If I personally see it I will delete it, or if I'm in a good mood, I may attempt to translate. I'll probably use big hot pink text though, so watch out.
You posted a message solely to increase your post count. Posts like "I'm just increasing my post count," "welcome," "rotary RZ-7 ftw" or "Post 3 for me" will be deleted...simply using a or such will also be deleted.... Tip: In the Introduce yourself board, there are 4 "Reading" threads sticky'd to the top of the index. Read the message and/or links and then reply in the thread, that's one legitimate post count. Only one reply is allowed per "Reading" thread and in the "Fill out this questionnaire" thread. Multiple replies in a single "Read"/"Fill this out" thread will be deleted with the possibility of all replies deleted in all of the sticky'd threads if this "one reply" rule is violated...and down will go your post count, just like that.
Threads devoted to other competing forums (as described above) are also prohibited and can be deleted without any notice. Direct links or referencing to other competing forums are also prohibited and may be removed at any time.
Spam, advertisement, vulgar or offensive posts will not be approved. Depending on the nature of the post you may also be banned.
If the post was one of your first 5 posts, no Location Icon was used or, if not available for your geographic location, a location wasn't used in your thread title.




And on that note, I think this thread has run it's course.