Bingo.Sorry, but the rules clearly state that 10 quality posts are needed.
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Please refer to the FAQ.
I'm sure a mod will be in here soon to sort this out.
Welcome to the site, please stick around and contribute. We love to see fresh faces!
Sorry...
And so are Pami, esrice, VUPDblue, W9ZEB (he's especially scary), Fenway, and Shay VanVlymen.Wecome!.....words of advice.....watch out for Scutter....he is everywhere
I merged these two posts because it's obvious what you're doing.What is the definition of a "QUALITY" post ???
Does this count???? ((( Smile)))
I was working a deal on gun....now I need 8 more quality ones...
Thanks for all the welcomes. I just heard about this site at church yesterday morning. It 's an awesome site. I know what your thinkin'....yea my church is made up of some God fearin' Gun lovin' Americans!!!
Why do I have to have ten "quality" posts to be able to send a PM to a member or to post in the Classifieds section of the forum? What is a "quality" post anyway?
This is really two separate questions, but they frequently get asked together, so it's a little easier to answer them together.
For the first question: the short answer is "to reduce spam." We created this forum to be a community of firearms enthusiasts in the state of Indiana. It is first and foremost a place where like-minded people can get together and chat about a topic that is relevant to them and that they are passionate about - firearms (of all types). We added the Classifieds section as a perk to our contributing members so that individuals could buy, sell or trade items (not necessarily firearms related) within the Indiana firearms community.
We do not intend for the Classifieds section to become another "Craigslist" or "eBay" for guns. We require ten "quality" posts because many of our members do not like to do business, especially in regards to firearms, with people they do not know. Posting in other places in the forums can give members an idea of what kind of person you are (in general). You do not have to necessarily post about firearms. You can spend all of your time posting on the silly threads in the Break Room. The idea is to show us a little bit of your personality. You don't have to give us your life history. A small blood sample will suffice.
As far as "quality" of your posts goes, we just want to see something more than a "one-liner" in response to a thread. In some contexts, a "one-liner" is appropriate. For example, if the topic is "What do you carry?" a response of "G19, 3:00" is entirely acceptable. However, ten "Welcome!" posts in the Intro & Greetings forum may not be construed that way when you yourself are brand new to the forum and then you subsequently head straight to the Classifieds section.
To help put it in perspective, this was from one of the moderators as we were discussing this particular topic one day:
Just remember, we are a community that borders on family. Jump in and have fun, and show us who you are before you try to sell us that hot new gun collection you have!Quote:
For a new member, it's intimidating. You don't know the social rules yet, and so maybe you sort of "dip your toe in" a little bit as you try to become part of the group. This is why I try to let their posts go past ten so I can see where they go from there. If it's obvious what they're doing, on the other hand, then all bets are off.