issue with forum: can't post a specific reply

[whismerhill]

hi,

as you can see I'm new around here, I wanted to reply to some thread and got a message :

Sorry whismerhill, you are not allowed to post links.

 

 

to which I want to say that there is absolutely no links in my text at all

so I don't get it.

sorry if it's the wrong area, I was searching for "website/forum issues" but didn't find one

[gregathit]

Not sure what you are trying to do.  If you just want to post then use the box at the bottom of the page.  If you want to quote something for a direct response, just use the quote button at the bottom right side of that post.

[BruceWayne]

New users aren't allowed to post links until they reach a certain post count. If you quote a post, that includes a link to the quoted post.

[whismerhill]

ok but there are absolutely zero links in my post (and zero quotes)

and I'm just trying to reply like any other forum allows you to do including this one

heck I even tried both the "quickreply" window, and the "full reply page"

 

whatsmore I can't even "preview" my post, it tells the same error message ....

[whismerhill]

ha ! I found the issue

the tilde  (Alt-Gr 2) was the problem not sure why a tilde is considered a link at all hahaha

[guidethisonekalaheria]

Thanks I was having the same problem 

[TrippedB]

Really? So how many posts before I'm even allowed to change my profile picture because I can't post links nor add a picture kind of off putting for newbs.

[whiteboybob]

that is annoying

 

[whiteboybob]

still annoying

[slowman87]

This is pretty bad, i want to help the community but cant share anything, stupid rule...

[fizzybutt]

This is pretty bad, i want to help the community but cant share anything, stupid rule...

 

 

It's not a stupid rule, it prevents spambots and keeps the forums free from annoyances that plague other sites. It doesn't take that many posts to be able to post links (smileys are considered an image link). Go to the Big Board of Fun and you'll get through the restrictions. This is a real community, not some wham-bam-thankya-ma'am forum site.