08-09-2009, 17:53
LuzMac99 Wrote:why aren't I allowed post links as a newbie?..
There is a subset of posters whose sole aim is to post links to sites which they are presumably trying to promote. Many of them have historically posted a couple of times & then made no further contribution. Spammers in other words.
The site admin team sees no value in these posts, and prides itself in keeping the site as clear of them as is possible. We see this as providing a better user experience, as the purpose of the forum is, as its' name implies, music discussion. The newbie link-posting rule allows the admin team to filter these posts out, so that you - the users - don't have to wade through this trash.
Hope this explains the situation...