had to search to find this thread to find out the newbie rules. it can be solved with a small warning message in profile section.
It tells you before you sign up. I guess like most people just skim past this info

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As you do

I must admit, I don't normally read them if it's masses of T&Cs, but it's only a brief few lines here.
Been reading over 4 hours so far, now I need make 5 posts and waiting another 4 hours? It's confusing...
It's only one post.
Been reading over 4 hours so far, now I need make 5 posts and waiting another 4 hours? It's confusing...
You total logged in time at the top left would have to be 4 hours and you would need to make 5 posts. I was made a Jr. Member without reaching these, I have no idea why though...
As above it's only one post now, but are you sure you didn't have 4 hours?
Yes. Unless the website is glitched it says:
Total time logged in: 45 minutes.
That's weird. According to the forum ranks (
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=178608.0) You need 1 post written over 4 hours ago, to become a jr. Could/can you post in other sections?