This forum was design to allow new users time to explore and get used to the place before posting things that may already have been asked and answered.
This benefits you as you may already find your answer and the community (which will include you), that new bad users do not spam the site, and new good users do not ask things already answered.
Once you have been using the forum for a short while you get to the next trust level.
Trust Level 1 – Basic
At Discourse, we believe reading is the most fundamental and healthy action in any community. If a new user is willing to spend a little time reading, they will quickly be promoted to the first trust level.
Get to trust level 1 by…
- Entering at least 5 topics
- Reading at least 30 posts
- Spend a total of 10 minutes reading posts
Users at trust level 1 can…
- Use all core Discourse functions; all new user restrictions are removed
- Send PMs
- Upload images and attachments if enabled
- Edit wiki posts
- Flag posts
- Mute other users