Why can't I post a URL?
The rule
Before you can post a URL in the WebHostingTalk.com forum, you need to make five quality, counted posts. Your first five posts cannot include hyperlinks or other vB code.
- Quality posts: posts that contribute to discussions and are within the forum rules.
- Counted posts: posts in the advertising forums, New Members, and Social Issues don't count towards the post count total. Posts in all other forums are added to the post count total.
If you choose to make meaningless posts to increase your post count, your account will be disabled.
The reason
Some people join the WebHostingTalk.com forum to spam. They're less likely to spam if they can't post links right away. If they post meaningless posts to increase their post count, they're often spotted before they can spam.
All WHT newbies can still post; they just can't include vB code in those first five posts.
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