Supporting the site (subscriptions and the trust system)

Hello there,

I joined the other day and I have to say: I’m very impressed with the website so far! It’s like going back to 2005, but with improved functionality.

Two things I ran into though…

  1. There’s a limit to how many posts a newbie can respond to. I guess it makes perfect sense as a way to make sure trolls don’t spam the forum. It does suck however for the well-intentioned user who wants to dive in.
    More importantly, I haven’t been able to find the specific rules for this trust system. I received a seemingly arbitrary prompt that I reached my limit and could resume posting in X amount of hours. I’m wondering though if this is going to remain a problem for a while, until I reach a higher trust level? And how does one become more trusted?

  2. That brings me to my second point. I’m willing to pay for a subscription to get past this point, however I wasn’t really reassured this would lift the restrictions. And, we can only pay for a subscription via credit card. Wouldn’t it make sense to open up other methods of payment, like paypal? I don’t feel too comfortable giving out credit card information… Especially since there’s so little information available on this particular trust system and the financial obligations of purchasing a subscription… for example, am I locked in for more than a month?

I’ve read the guidelines and terms of service, but couldn’t really find an answer to these questions. If I missed them somehow I do apologize and will ofcourse delete this post.

Thank you!

Hi Echelon, and welcome to TPF.

You can find information about trust levels here:

In a nutshell, you move up through the levels through participation. Note that I’ve changed a few of the defaults. For example, you don’t have to “like” posts, or receive likes, to move up to TL2.

As for subscriptions, it’s credit/debit card only, and you can cancel any time, with immediate effect.

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By the way, the limit you’ve noticed only applies on your first day.

max_replies_in_first_day is currently set to 10. That’s probably what you’re coming up against.

If you’re still reaching a limit after your first 24 hours on the site, let me know.

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Thanks! Very helpful