^^I didn't mark is as spam, I gave you an infraction for spamming = you posting too much, and I actually did read most of it, but as it was a month-old thread that had died a natural dead I hid the posts.
Oh, and I'm a girl.
Sorry about caling you a him.
I posted too much? 5-6 posts total? That one didn't show up today, but others did, so I assumed that due to the computer crash that it never even MADE it to moderation. Yeah, numerous posts in response over a few minute period, I can see. But one retry a DAY later?
If you read it and could tell it was different, wasn't trying to sell anything, didn't have a link to another website, etc, you could have, in your PM which I couldn't respond to, said, hey, you already responded last night. So I get an infraction and limited posting ability because the computer I was on crashed and you decided that two posts a day apart was spamming? Great.
The thread had been responded to only a few days ago (it's not like it was a thread from 2005). As I said, it's better to search and add to a recent thread on a subject rather than continually start new threads on the same subject just because you weren't around in previous weeks. In fact, on most automotive forums worldwide, it's considered proper etiquette to search and add to if it's less than a year old, rather than start yet another new thread on the same subject (if you start a new thread, everyone complains that you didn't use the search button...). Since I wasn't adding a mere one liner 'yeah I agree" response, then it should be a valid way of entering/maintaining a conversation.
Sorry, it just irks me. I'm 46, I've been playing with cars since I was 14, and been a member (and sometimes moderator) on automotive forums for over 15 years. This isn't the way to welcome new members.
Again, how does the account get verified so I can use the PMs to respond, and how many conversational posts do I have to make (and how many days do I have to wait in-between submiting and coming back here to look for them to ensure that the reason they didn't show up is due to moderation vs computer issues) before I can enter into conversations like a normal person here?
It says this at the top of the page:
Merc63: Since you have 2 or less posts, any posts you make may get sent to the moderation queue. If you want to get rid of this notice, posting in the introduce yourself thread is a good place to start. Also, please note that you cannot access the Private Message system until your account has been verified.
But it says this in my user CP:
Join Date
January 6th, 2010
Total Posts
5