You need to be an active forum user first.

[Donjohn80]

You people abusing this thread to get your numbers up make me sick...

...ok, that's 3.

[BoiD44]

Disgusting.

[formula_nebula]

[Medmansri]

Guilty

[Gappasaurus]

Agreed... I'm so ashamed of myself =,(

[sml4401]

Just posting here to try to be able to post a thread for a tech support type question....

[edit] Just saw I am response #666. Is my account now cursed?
How many posts are needed to no longer be a "new member"? Not sure I can bring myself to randomly spam comments in order to ask a question.

[Egarnold3]

Trying to become an Active Forum User

[Senshi Makoto]

I too would like to be active

[CIR-Engineering]

Originally Posted by Heapashifter

You need to make posts to become an active forum user. This is your first post.

great and weird

[CIR-Engineering]

Originally Posted by Senshi Makoto

I too would like to be active

as would I

[CIR-Engineering]

Originally Posted by Donjohn80

You people abusing this thread to get your numbers up make me sick...

...ok, that's 3.

How many posts do you need? I just want to ask a question about Avitar Water.

[DTSBOY]

Ten




Although reading the forum faqs there is no mention of ten posts...

The administrator will probably require you to register in order to use all the features of the forum. Being registered gives you an identity on the board, a fixed username on all messages you post and an online public profile.

Registration is free (unless otherwise specified), and offers an extended range of features, including:

Posting new threads
Replying to other peoples' threads
Editing your posts
Receiving email notification of replies to posts and threads you specify
Sending private messages to other members
Creating albums of pictures and comment on others' pictures
Adding events to the forum calendar
Setting up a 'contact list' to quickly see which of your friends are online.
How do I register?

You register by clicking on the 'Register' link near the top of the page. You will be asked to choose a user name, password and enter a valid email address. In addition there will be some other fields to which you will be invited to respond. Some will be mandatory while others are optional. Once this is complete you will either be fully registered, or in some cases you may have to click on a link in an 'activation email' sent to your email address. Once you have done this you will be registered.

Note that entering your email address will not leave you open to 'spam', as you can choose to hide it from other board users. You'll probably be able to allow other registered users to contact you via email, but the system won't display your email address to them unless you give permission.

If you are under the age of 13, the administrator may require that a parent or guardian provide consent before allowing you to complete the registration process. More information about this is available during the registration process.

[Neph]

Yup, that confused me too when my first two posts were deleted randomly (3 to go).

[Voltaire53]

Originally Posted by sml4401

How many posts are needed to no longer be a "new member"? Not sure I can bring myself to randomly spam comments in order to ask a question.

6... see the Official Member Rank thread for more:

[dostrov]

You have to post 10 things that won't post so you can be defined as an "active forum user"? What? That's kinda crazy.

[J.K.]

Do I need to post on forums, because I can't create threads or post on giveaways for the same reason?

[ludocremers]

I used to be able to place comments without the message of "having to become and active member first" and after many years of being on this site I started getting this message.

[noahwinter]

So I need to post so that I can post?

[noahwinter]

How do you know when you are an active member, do you receive a message or something?

[formula_nebula]

Originally Posted by noahwinter

How do you know when you are an active member, do you receive a message or something?

Once you reach 10 posts, you will see that you have become an active member. It will show under your profile name.