tonyyikes Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 OK I know I'm new and all, but even if one can't post in the classifieds, shouldn't one at least be able to look at them? They don't even appear in my list of forums, and if I use google to find the link to the Cars for Sale forum, I get this error: tonyyikes, you do not have permission to access this page. This could be due to one of several reasons: Your user account may not have sufficient privileges to access this page. Are you trying to edit someone else's post, access administrative features or some other privileged system? If you are trying to post, the administrator may have disabled your account, or it may be awaiting activation. Not trying to post; Just trying to view. Is this an error, or by design? Thanks from a former Outback & soon to be Legacy GT owner, Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyyikes Posted March 1, 2013 Author Share Posted March 1, 2013 I wonder if the only way to limit people posting to said forum is to refuse access altogether? Ah, that might be it. I did some digging over on the vBulletin support forum and it looks like it might be a bit challenging to have one without the other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellesedil Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 It's not like 10 posts is all that hard to get to. Start a "New Members" thread, comment on a few threads in the forum for whichever generation you're about to buy, post a couple replies in your regional forum, etc, etc. It'd probably take you all of 5 minutes, if that. You're already 20% of the way there just from this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyyikes Posted March 1, 2013 Author Share Posted March 1, 2013 Oh I'm comfortable not posting in the section until I make the minimum post count. I'm not particularly concerned about the 10 posts limitation, just the issue that I mentioned. I suppose that in the rules, the phrase 'participate in a Car or Sale thread' could loosely be interpreted as 'view a Car or Sale thread'. I did search before I posted and it seems I'm not the only one experiencing this issue. Not a biggie though, and the workaround is pretty painless. And now it's 30% there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blaaaaake Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 Same issue here... hard to participate on some things when you don't have the vehicle yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGT_addict Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 I actually was able to see it for a while. I even bought a couple of things. This makes post number 6. For more to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGT_addict Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 Umm, I meant four more to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gire Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 Yes, we locked out the classifieds to new members who haven't hit 10 posts yet. Once you hit 10 posts, it should unlock for you. This is a recent change that we did to the forum coding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pikandchute Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 I don't see the harm in letting everyone view the classifieds. In fact I just followed a link from a Google search to a group buy thread that might have had some useful information, but just got the insufficient access instead. I wasn't even trying to buy anything - just doing product research. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gire Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 You can't let newly registered members (under 10 posts) view the classifieds but not post. I don't think that's in the VB coding. I think the classifieds are open to 'guests' so open up the site as a guest and look at them. Guests certainly can't post anything... which is obvious. Kill off your cookies, etc, and log in and try it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyyikes Posted March 2, 2013 Author Share Posted March 2, 2013 You probably ought to change the wording of the rules, unless you want to depend upon the members' comfort with the, ah, rather flexible interpretation of 'participation', or clarify the verbiage. Seems it's been an issue for a while now, from what I've read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyyikes Posted March 2, 2013 Author Share Posted March 2, 2013 ..which is not to say that I disagree, just that it should be clarified in the 'rules'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pikandchute Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 I am able to view them as a guest if I sign out. I noticed the vendor marketplace is affected too which might make it more difficult for them to move product. Anyway, thanks for mentioning the workaround. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkaszynski Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 I knew I wasn't crazy. I've been frequenting the classified the past couple days looking for a car myself and when I went back in through my history it was blocked. Just another thought. As long as you're doing 10 posts, it may not be a bad idea to make it 10 meaningful posts. Otherwise like on other forums you have some idiot running around in picture thread or the like saying "Nice car" and padding numbers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gire Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 ..which is not to say that I disagree, just that it should be clarified in the 'rules'. Sure. We'll look into that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellesedil Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 Just another thought. As long as you're doing 10 posts, it may not be a bad idea to make it 10 meaningful posts. Otherwise like on other forums you have some idiot running around in picture thread or the like saying "Nice car" and padding numbers. I'm not sure how you can quantify a "meaningful post" and write/install something to check posts for it. For example, I'd like to think this post is a meaningful one so far, but then I might go do something ridiculous and post a rabbit with a pancake on its head. http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-K1u-RlPhFRo/UDfcTVuU1yI/AAAAAAAAAuM/d6__r1912ho/s1600/PancakeRabbit.jpg Is it still meaningful? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gire Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 Yes. Look at you! Up to 416 posts!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyyikes Posted March 2, 2013 Author Share Posted March 2, 2013 Got it. Posting this at the bottom of all my posts, just in case there's any doubt: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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