Why can't I private message or view other features on the site?

[missionhockey21]

Why can't I private message or view other features on the site?
More than likely, you're a new member or a returning member who has yet to post much on S3F. This limits your abilities on the site until you reach a certain level in which all site features will be accessible to you. To attain the status of "Registered Plus User" you need to achieve the following criteria:

5 days or more of being registered on Strike 3 Forums
+
50 posts made on the forum (no more than 1/5 made on topics in the Random Posting Games Forum)
OR
150 reputation points

So you have to meet the time requirement in addition to just one of those last two and then the site will be of normal access to you. But we do have to warn you that if you plan to spam the forum with cheap one line posts or posts on the different posting games we have, we will hold you back in the limited usergroup until you can prove you can make quality posts on this site. And it also works the opposite way, if a mod or an admin notices a new user who has been making quality posts with effort put into them, they could be nominated to bypass the limits (but do not request this, even if you feel like you deserve it.) Other than having a few features disabled, the site is accessible and you can post on nearly every forum still, and members in this new catergory will be treated the same as other registered users, it's just a difference in what they can and can't access.
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