Account problems

BitterGrey · 04-03-2008

Hello,

Thanks for keeping the system running and mostly glitch-free.

Today when attempting to reply to a private message, I received this error:

"Sorry, but while you can reply to private messages you were sent in the past, you are unable to message people who have not previously sent a message to you.

This limit is usually caused by a low post count, although other possible causes are :

* A negative reputation score
* A recent infraction
* Your account awaiting email or admin activation

To contact the webmaster or a moderator, you should instead post a new thread in the requests forum. "

The last few words are a link to http://www.adisc.org/forum/regulars-forum/ which gives a "you do not have permission to access this page" error message.

However, I apparently can still go to the administrative area manually to post.

chevre · 04-03-2008

I think this is probably because your account still has "Newbie" status (feel free to correct me if I'm wrong).

d4l · 04-03-2008

That link is to the regulars forum which to you don't have access to yet. Newbies also can't send pms until they become regulars if i remember correctly there some restriction (not sure on the exacts)

Lukie · 04-03-2008

chevre is correct.

d4l · 04-03-2008

http://www.adisc.org/forum/requests/ i believe this the link you are supposed to get.

BitterGrey · 04-03-2008

In that case, we should remove the "you can reply to private messages" part of the error message, since newbies apparently can't reply.

BitterGrey · 04-03-2008

This might be a recent change, since I was able to reply to private messages as recently as Feb 16th.

Martin · 04-03-2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by BitterGrey

In that case, we should remove the "you can reply to private messages" part of the error message, since newbies apparently can't reply.

How old was the message you tried to reply to?

And the forum that you were linked to is the request forum, but I'm fairly sure you got blocked from that due to you being a "newbie" Anyhow, hang around and you'll get regular status soon.

BitterGrey · 04-03-2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by Martin

How old was the message you tried to reply to?

And the forum that you were linked to is the request forum, but I'm fairly sure you got blocked from that due to you being a "newbie" Anyhow, hang around and you'll get regular status soon.

The private message that I was trying to reply too was dated 04-03-2008, 12:57 AM. After becoming a regular just now, I can apparently respond to it.

The link was from the error message. Perhaps it should be replaced with the one that Diapered4lyfe posted. Also, if newbies can't respond to private messages, we should change the error message which states that they can.

~Grey

Ben · 04-03-2008

Moo changed the requirements on what is newbie and what is regular. The new requirements probably dropped him down to newbie where he was a regular under the old requirements. That would explain why he was able to PM before then not at a later date. I think the post count for going from newbie to regular was changed from 10 posts to 20 or something like that.

04-03-2008	#1 (permalink)
BitterGrey Regular Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: California, USA Posts: 49 Threads: 6 Wiki Edits: 31 Reputation: 8	Account problems Hello, Thanks for keeping the system running and mostly glitch-free. Today when attempting to reply to a private message, I received this error: "Sorry, but while you can reply to private messages you were sent in the past, you are unable to message people who have not previously sent a message to you. This limit is usually caused by a low post count, although other possible causes are : * A negative reputation score * A recent infraction * Your account awaiting email or admin activation To contact the webmaster or a moderator, you should instead post a new thread in the requests forum. " The last few words are a link to http://www.adisc.org/forum/regulars-forum/ which gives a "you do not have permission to access this page" error message. However, I apparently can still go to the administrative area manually to post.

04-03-2008	#6 (permalink)
BitterGrey Regular Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: California, USA Posts: 49 Threads: 6 Wiki Edits: 31 Reputation: 8	Oh. In that case, we should remove the "you can reply to private messages" part of the error message, since newbies apparently can't reply.

04-03-2008	#7 (permalink)
BitterGrey Regular Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: California, USA Posts: 49 Threads: 6 Wiki Edits: 31 Reputation: 8	Possibly a new issue... This might be a recent change, since I was able to reply to private messages as recently as Feb 16th.

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04-03-2008	#2 (permalink)
chevre Not your typical kid Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: US Age: 24 Posts: 943 Threads: 25 Wiki Edits: 37	I think this is probably because your account still has "Newbie" status (feel free to correct me if I'm wrong).

04-03-2008	#3 (permalink)
d4l Regular Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Michigan Age: 17 Posts: 629 Threads: 31 Gallery Uploads: 5 Blog Entries: 1	That link is to the regulars forum which to you don't have access to yet. Newbies also can't send pms until they become regulars if i remember correctly there some restriction (not sure on the exacts)

04-03-2008	#4 (permalink)
Lukie Aysc.qm Historical Donor Staff Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Australia Age: 19 Posts: 2,318 Threads: 30 Gallery Uploads: 7 Wiki Edits: 154 Blog Entries: 39	chevre is correct.

04-03-2008	#5 (permalink)
d4l Regular Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Michigan Age: 17 Posts: 629 Threads: 31 Gallery Uploads: 5 Blog Entries: 1	http://www.adisc.org/forum/requests/ i believe this the link you are supposed to get.

04-03-2008	#10 (permalink)
Ben Regular Historical Donor Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 263 Threads: 20 Wiki Edits: 17	Moo changed the requirements on what is newbie and what is regular. The new requirements probably dropped him down to newbie where he was a regular under the old requirements. That would explain why he was able to PM before then not at a later date. I think the post count for going from newbie to regular was changed from 10 posts to 20 or something like that.