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Bullshit policy... bullshit workaround.

Did you even read what I just posted to you about requesting access to the vendor forum if you've been here since 2011?

Quote from: scout on February 04, 2013, 01:09 am

This policy is what prevents the entire forum from being filled with spam by the "virwex" / "bitcointalks" / "bitkoin" scammers.

Good intentions, but clumsy fix.  I've been a forum member and vendor since 2011 and now i can't post?

And you are entitled to your opinion, of course.  However, if you have been a vendor since 2011, why haven't you requested access to the Vendor Roundtable here?  That would have allowed you to post anywhere in the forum regardless of your post count.

If you have 35+ transactions, then put a link to your vendor profile in your forum signature and send inigo (an admin) a private message requesting access to the vendor forum.

Seems a bit counter-intuitive...implementing a policy to reduce spamming...which effectively increases spamming.

You're missing the point -- yes, some new members have chosen to waste their 50 posts here by spamming with a bunch of crap posts.  However, the entire reason for this policy is to reduce the SCAMMERS' spam: the "virwex" aka "bitcointalks" aka "bitkoin" spam which - before this policy was implemented - filled all of the forums.  So yes, some new users decide to spam here, but it's not the kind intended to rip off members of this community -- therefore, this policy has helped BIG TIME.

This policy is what prevents the entire forum from being filled with spam by the "virwex" / "bitcointalks" / "bitkoin" scammers.

I haven't had any trouble accessing SR. 

Unless the settings are incorrect in your TBB (tor browser bundle) this shouldn't be possible. 

No, there's no way to find out who gave you the -1, or why.

Here's a +1 to tell you it's nothing to worry too much about. 

It's way easier, in my opinion!  My macbook air doesn't have an optical drive, so I just bought a cheap external DVD drive for $6 or so.  Works perfectly and was - at least for me - so much easier to get running.  And although there isn't a definitive answer about whether to use Tails or Liberte, I'd recommend Tails.