"You have insufficient privileges to reply here"

[XrayTed]

When/how exactly are us lowly noobs supposed to earn that privilege ?

I even got locked out of a thread I started when it was shifted to another subforum, getting kinda old.
Is it a matter of time, post count, what ?

 

[DeltaMac]

When/how exactly are us lowly noobs supposed to earn that privilege ?

I even got locked out of a thread I started when it was shifted to another subforum, getting kinda old.
Is it a matter of time, post count, what ?

This article should answer your questions.
I see by your profile that you are up to 98 posts now, so that magic 100 is now within your grasp!

 

[XrayTed]

May the force be with me !

 

[maflynn]

The thread that you cannot edit was moved to the wasteland. Threads ending up there are typically threads that cause moderators a lot of work, or the topic is such that is just fluff threads that have no redeeming value.

 

[XrayTed]

Yep figured as much, wanted to reply not edit and yes I was getting bombed by snarky questions/comments.

I dunno, seemed like a very legit and obvious question to ask and it was fanboys who trashed the thread, not the actual post or me. But hey, I understand it is not democracy in action here and you gotta do what you gotta do.

 

[jonathan1683]

should have a time limit I have been a member for 6 years lol

 

[toasted ICT]

I guess I should take the hint ......"You have insufficient privileges to reply here" and just f.o.
I joined in 2010.

 

[AimeeHogan]

LOL! Same here. I have been here since 2011 and only have six posts. It's a pain, though, when my replies are constantly needing moderator approval. Time for me to not bother, too, I guess.

 

[mastaxx]

I have this same issue. Joined MacRumours just today to reply to a post i saw in an effort to help others that were experiencing the same problem as me but i can't post a reply to it.

 

[DeltaMac]

I have this same issue. Joined MacRumours just today to reply to a post i saw in an effort to help others that were experiencing the same problem as me but i can't post a reply to it.

Maybe this article is still relevant about minimum numbers of posts for a variety of situations here.

Why can't I post?

In order to post in the forums, you need to have a registered user account, have activated your account by clicking on the activation link in your email, and be logged in. To start a new thread you...

macrumors.zendesk.com

 

[CaptainV]

Maybe this article is still relevant about minimum numbers of posts for a variety of situations here.

Why can't I post?

In order to post in the forums, you need to have a registered user account, have activated your account by clicking on the activation link in your email, and be logged in. To start a new thread you...

macrumors.zendesk.com

The 100 post mark is way to high tbh.

 

[PinkyMacGodess]

I was on a blog years ago that had a lot of sniping happen, and HUGE epic flame wars were a weekly, if not daily occurance. People would create an account to flame someone, and some people would create tens to hundreds of accounts in a day just to flame people and push their agenda. They instituted a week long 'timeout' after an account was created to stop that, and it did. Also new accounts couldn't reply to certain forums until they had reached a certain number of posts. It's a PITA, but it solved their problems and made the board so much more focused and 'sane'. There have been some threads here that have become heated, making the chances for flame wars and attacks rise. Not that the restrictions on new members stops existing members from flaming recklessly.

But, it's their site, their rules. *shrug*

 

[jskaemkss]

This article should answer your questions.
I see by your profile that you are up to 98 posts now, so that magic 100 is now within your grasp!

Same problem for me this is crazy. I have been a member of this community for years and can not reply to important threads. I do not reply often I do not need to add to the noise but when it’s important. I sure want to be able to say something

 

[DeltaMac]

hmm... Your profile shows that you joined a little over one year ago (Mar 9, 2021, to be specific), with a total of 4 replies.?
Did you by chance join earlier, with a different user name?
Might be worth contacting the mods to see if it is possible to transfer post count from a user profile that you no longer use? I am not sure about that, and I think that it is not possible (but I am not a Mod - I don't know the answer )

 

[sman789]

Yes, if you have an old account we can merge them.

 

[jskaemkss]

hmm... Your profile shows that you joined a little over one year ago (Mar 9, 2021, to be specific), with a total of 4 replies.?
Did you by chance join earlier, with a different user name?
Might be worth contacting the mods to see if it is possible to transfer post count from a user profile that you no longer use? I am not sure about that, and I think that it is not possible (but I am not a Mod - I don't know the answer )

I am a long time reader of macrumors, however joined the forum to comment on some posts…. Not sure how I’m supposed to get my points up when all the stuff I want to reply to is blocking me… I understand security and bots are not wanted but there has to be a better way

 

[icanhazmac]

I am a long time reader of macrumors, however joined the forum to comment on some posts…. Not sure how I’m supposed to get my points up when all the stuff I want to reply to is blocking me… I understand security and bots are not wanted but there has to be a better way

Nope, the better way is for you to engage with the community so I would suggest you get deeper into the forums versus just wanting to reply to front page or hot button threads.

 

[JM]

Same problem for me this is crazy. I have been a member of this community for years and can not reply to important threads. I do not reply often I do not need to add to the noise but when it’s important. I sure want to be able to say something

Wise man say: make many small posts to practice, to make one large post when counts. Haha

I wouldn’t worry… the hundred post limit is only for political (I think), and there’s no need to ever add anything unless you really just get a kick out of arguing online.