Posting problems

devildog4329 · October 1, 2011, 01:15 AM

Hello,

I just ried to post in the Buy, sell, or trade handguns forum and received and error message saying that i did not have rights to creat a new thread. Any help you could provide would be appreciated. Thanks.

**Mal H** · October 1, 2011, 01:56 AM

I can't read it for you, but I can point out that there is a rules thread at the top of each of the Gun Show buy/sell/trade forums that has been there for several years. Any one of them should give you the answer to the problem.

Sport45 · October 1, 2011, 03:20 AM

The rule that got you was probably this one;

Quote:

1. You must be a member in good standing for at least 30 days and have 25 MEANINGFUL posts in the other discussion forums. In other words, "+1", emoticons etc. without a discernable statement involved do not apply. Postings in the Gun Show Forum, with the exception of the Feedback subforum, do not add to post count.

Settle in, and join some of the discussions. You'll meet the requirements before you know it.

devildog4329 · October 1, 2011, 05:45 AM

Sorry i missed that. I have posted there before so this rule must have been made after i sold a rifle on this site in 2009.

south.texas.dead.I · November 4, 2011, 03:17 PM

With all due respect I don't really understand the rule where you have to have at least 30 posts to be able to post in this topic? What is the objective?

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**Bud Helms** · November 4, 2011, 06:29 PM

The objective is this: the Gun Show is a benefit for our members. Our members are here for discussion, learning or teaching, not only to sell or buy.

We aren't running a business here. If 30 days membership and 25 posts is too much to tolerate, there is always Gunbroker.

**Shane Tuttle** · November 4, 2011, 10:19 PM

That's correct, Devildog. Rules were augmented back in May, '09 for the very reason Bud gave.

Rich's focus was to provide a board for discussions and discussions only. The
Gun Show is merely a perk for those that contribute to the cause.

October 1, 2011, 01:15 AM	#1
devildog4329 Junior Member Join Date: January 15, 2009 Location: falling waters wv Posts: 10	Posting problems Hello, I just ried to post in the Buy, sell, or trade handguns forum and received and error message saying that i did not have rights to creat a new thread. Any help you could provide would be appreciated. Thanks.

November 4, 2011, 06:29 PM	#6
Bud Helms Staff Join Date: December 31, 1999 Location: Middle Georgia Posts: 12,907	The objective is this: the Gun Show is a benefit for our members. Our members are here for discussion, learning or teaching, not only to sell or buy. We aren't running a business here. If 30 days membership and 25 posts is too much to tolerate, there is always Gunbroker. __________________ "The irony of the Information Age is that it has given new respectability to uninformed opinion." - John Lawton, speaking to the American Association of Broadcast Journalists in 1995

November 4, 2011, 10:19 PM	#7
Shane Tuttle Staff Join Date: November 28, 2005 Location: Blue Grass, IA Posts: 8,200	That's correct, Devildog. Rules were augmented back in May, '09 for the very reason Bud gave. Rich's focus was to provide a board for discussions and discussions only. The Gun Show is merely a perk for those that contribute to the cause. __________________ If it were up to me, the word "got" would be deleted from the English language. Posting and YOU: http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/posting

October 1, 2011, 01:56 AM	#2
Mal H Staff Join Date: March 20, 1999 Location: Somewhere in the woods of Northern VA Posts: 14,069	I can't read it for you, but I can point out that there is a rules thread at the top of each of the Gun Show buy/sell/trade forums that has been there for several years. Any one of them should give you the answer to the problem.

October 1, 2011, 05:45 AM	#4
devildog4329 Junior Member Join Date: January 15, 2009 Location: falling waters wv Posts: 10	Sorry i missed that. I have posted there before so this rule must have been made after i sold a rifle on this site in 2009.

November 4, 2011, 03:17 PM	#5
south.texas.dead.I Senior Member Join Date: February 5, 2011 Posts: 257	With all due respect I don't really understand the rule where you have to have at least 30 posts to be able to post in this topic? What is the objective? iPhone using Tapatalk