Ask HN: New user here – unable to submit a link. Do I just need to wait?
2•ursAxZA•1mo ago
I’m new to Hacker News, and I’m unable to submit a link.
My account is a few days old (around 5 days).
Karma is still low.
Is this expected for new accounts?
Do I just need to wait longer, or is there something I should do (e.g., verify email, comment first, etc.)?
Thanks for any advice.
Comments
eimrine•1mo ago
Some links tend to become auto-dead, I can see them with [dead] mark and vouch them if I want. But I do not see any of that in your profile. Why not to tell how exactly are you "unable" to do it, maybe some error message.
ursAxZA•1mo ago
Thanks — in my case the link never gets posted at all.
When I try to submit, I immediately get a ‘can’t submit this link’ message (not a dead post).
So it fails before appearing anywhere in my profile.
That’s why I was wondering if this is just a new-account restriction or something similar.
brudgers•1mo ago
It is ok to contact the moderators using the |contact| link at the bottom of the page.
ursAxZA•1mo ago
I didn’t realize there was a contact page — thanks for pointing it out.
I’ll try reaching out to the moderators.
DamonHD•1mo ago
There has been a lot of very aggressive SPAMming here over the last few weeks, and it would not astonish me if things had been tightened up to mitigate it.
But the forum I was an admin for, for many years imposed a "no links in a hurry" rule to deter the morons in a hurry who SPAM...
ursAxZA•1mo ago
That makes sense from the moderators’ perspective.
In any case, I was able to submit just a little while ago, so it seems to be resolved.
Thanks for the explanation.
eimrine•1mo ago
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brudgers•1mo ago
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