Vaping veteran having trouble with ecf posting

[whatsamattawitchu]

As I am reading on how to get my newbe status upgraded on ECF, every link keeps linking in circles to the same instructions. So Now here is my first post. Hello everyone. I have been vaping for 2 years which is 2 years since from September 10th 2012 since I have had an analog. I have done without ECF and am here only because of recommendations of others. Now that ECF has made it tough for newbies, it's very discouraging. I feel sorry for smokers who don't have any internet forum knowledge.

 

[Bookworm]

Welcome to the forum! Glad you joined, sorry to hear you're having trouble. Hopefully it gets easier. Congrats on your 2 years!

 

[Warpigs]

Welcome to ECF!

 

[Susan~S]

Hello and welcome to the forum. Glad to have you here!

What do you mean "getting your status upgraded"? Have never heard of this. As a new member you need to post 5 times (not 5 threads) before you can post elsewhere on the site.

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...262-new-members-how-many-posts-do-i-need.html

 

[rokinlobster]

Congrats on the time quit!
I too am trying to shamlessly fufill the newbie requirements. Post number 3!

 

[ghstdarter06]

Welcome to the forum!

 

[The Ocelot]

Hi and welcome

"Now that ECF has made it tough for newbies..." I'm not sure what you mean. I also learned to vape without ECF, but when I joined 2 years ago I had to make 5 posts like everyone else.

ETA: If you're referring to content, I have to agree with you. The New Members forum used to be filled with people looking for information about how to start vaping in general, now it seems full of people asking more advanced questions. I get concerned about people being scared off, but there isn't much that can be done. The "Simple Solutions" section was started, but it isn't getting much traffic.

 

[joesquid]

Welcome to ECF and congrats on quitting the smokes. Not sure what you mean about your status. The 5 post limit is pretty simple to overcome. I did 5 posts this morning before I finished my first cup of coffee. Is it something else? Please explain, maybe we can help.

 

[Warpigs]

Yeah, I'm not sure why people get up in arms about posting 5 times. All you really need to do is find threads were you can throw some info in that you know, and welcoming new people to the board. I had my 5 posts in like 2 minutes. Besides needing to wait for the boards to upgrade my status. I believe they use this method to try to rid of spammers. I could be wrong, even spammers can just hit 5 posts within 2 minutes. heh

 

[whatsamattawitchu]

Well if the 5 postings rule is that simple than this is post #2?

 

[whatsamattawitchu]

I believe you are getting my point. I know nothing about admin for a forum so I guess there's not much more they can do. Its difficult to navigate any forum especially reddit. I guess I will learn as I go.

 

[joesquid]

I guess you have it figured out. You're up to 5 posts now. If you have specific questions about navigating the forum just ask. Folks here will be more than happy to help out.

 

[ProjektMayhem]

Welcome to the forum! Yeah the 5 post rule is supposed to weed out the spammers. I guess it discourages them from joining because they have to do the 5 posts first. But now that you have 6 posts and they upgrade your account it should be a lot better and easier. Forums are kinda hard to navigate at first but I'm sure you'll get it. Hey if you can quit smoking you can learn to use a forum! By the way congrats on not smoking for 2 years, that's awesome!

Vape on, bro!

 

[tj99959]

In case you didn't notice the ocelot has 18,307 posts, and is still posting here in the noob section. So what's so tough about 5 posts?

You might also notice that ecf has less spam on it than almost any other site on the internet, so I would say that the 5 post rule works pretty well.

So kick back, and enjoy ecf.

 

[dice57]

Yeah, it's simple, and looks like your up to six, can post most anywhere and soon can have a banner or something like that. And believe it or not, the rules protect the vaper and help keep things civil, mostly.

Oh, veteran status here simply means being a member for 1 year, and not a true indicator of vape level or status.