Due to abuse, newbie-posted embedded images are now disabled on these pages:
- Topic display
- Recent posts / patrol
- Previews
They're not currently hidden in PMs or on some other pages (like a user's "show posts" page), though I might change that later if it seems necessary.
Disabled images get transformed into links automatically. When the poster becomes a Jr member, the images that he tried to post previously will automatically be re-enabled (though there might be a few minutes of delay).
This extends to all past posts as well as future ones.
The restriction on posting images creates a lot of inconvenience not just for newbies who posting quality content, but also for other Bitcointalk members who cannot immediately see pictures from newbies on the forum.
If a newbie received at least 1 merit, then I suppose the probability that s/he is a spammer is low. Therefore, I believe that it is necessary to remove the Activity requirement, so that any user who received at least 1 merit could freely publish pictures.
Below are several examples when newbies with merit were unable to post images due to their low activity:
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