Hello pink_hat_trader,
My apologies for an untimely reply and for your current situation. You should have absolutely been promoted already based on your activity, which happens automatically through our platform. There isn’t a human reviewing member stats, so the issue is programmatic in nature.
May I ask what browser you’re using? Our platform is JavaScript heavy, so certain browser plugins and even certain browser might not be playing nice with our website.
We also recently released some platform software updates which could be causing some unforeseen issues, which we’re investigating as well.
Per our Trust Level guidelines, which Sufshiken kindy linked above, new users aren’t allowed to post any kind of links. It’s a barrier meant to keep scammers and spammers at bay, while giving new users just a little bit of work to open up additional features in the Forums.
As a reminder, new users are limited to the following:
*Users at Trust Level 0 (TL0) cannot:
- Send private messages to other users
- Reply as new topic in the right gutter (UI removed)
- Flag posts
- Post any images
- Post any attachments
- Post any hyperlinks in a post
- Have actual links in the ‘about me’ field of their profile (will be silently and temporarily converted to plain text)
- Mention more than 2 users in a post
More info on Trust Levels here if you’re interested.
pink_hat_trader, thanks for your patience while we get to the bottom of the issue!
Pipstradamus