Two things to look at maybe:

1) Ability for new members to make there own topic - I hear all this crap on how they can't make there own topics and when they can it's only Polls...get rid of that and let them post there own topics, that's like 90% of the reason people come here, to get tech help, isn't it

2) That friggen rediculous message when the site gets too many people or whatever it has that thing that says "ERROR, blah blah etc.", I know I'm not the only one who gets it now because someone else just posted it, unless it just my browser (I use Firefox), since it's new or whatever it doesn't let me see some sites properly, is that the reason or is it just the site itself...It REALLY sucks becuase I get it most the time when I post a long friggen thing and then that pops up OOO it makes me so pissed...sorry. It may just be my comp or something though (even though it says 'Server Error')

EDIT: Ok, it just took me 250.520 seconds (FF Page Loader thing) to reply to a message and all I wrote was a website down - I want to point out that I have T1 internet from my dads last business so I know for sure that it's not that...I mean the site loads fine and all, but replying to posts and crap it takes literally AGES.

The reason people can't post new threads if they have under 25 post's is because it stops spammers from posting crap about viagra or itunes.

Keep it the way it is no spammers

I use explorer for for browser and old school 56k dial up and never had that message you speak of.

maybe its firefox??

And that's why there is a poll about mexican food. The kid is in my class, and he is just b.s.ing around, and thats why he made a poll.

Oh yeah, I never thought of it that way, that's cool to some extent I guess...is there SOME way to by-pass that or something though...I was gonna say like when people sign up, make them have to get a verification code from the admin or whoever and so then spammers would have to go through all that crap just to do it...like when you sign up, have a thing that auto emails the person and you need that code to get on the first time then you dont need it, therefor you could post a new thing as soon as you sign up.

I don't know if that's how it works already though, I forgot haha, if so then screw everything I just said...

And thanks bigair, at least I know it's probably this thing then...I knew I hated the stupid thing when my friend made me get it haha, I guess I'll get on the other one to go here when that happens.

I'm glad that somebody posted why I can't start a thread. I couldn't find out anything about it. Now I know I just have to just make a bunch of meaningless posts to be able to ask a question.

Wrong! They don't have to be meaningless. Bring something to the table and respond something that's helpful or meaningful. That's how to gain respect around here.

There's a really good chance your question has been answered somewhere in the 4 years existance of this site. I almost bet if you search enough you'll find an answer to it. There isn't much we haven't covered here. Just don't make meaningless posts. It doesn't help us or the site.

Yup, just as this future mod said - you'll find it here somewhere, but when you can make your own topics and have a question that you can't seem to find or don't know how to look for it, just ask it and most people will be happy to help. I'll try to help ya with anything but I'm still learning a lot from here.

A T1 isnt very fast anyways... Just thought I would put in that little bit.

See, don't put in useless posts like that guy!

Faster then any cable I've ever had...but don't have it anymore, was WAY to expensive...but was sure the hell nice for downloading crap haha, oh well...cable will do

Oh, and I got the message again yesterday, tried going on IE and it still didn't work, so now why does it do that...can't be my connection because the school does it too.