New user here – unable to submit a link. Do I just need to wait?

Question

I&rsquo;m new to Hacker News, and I&rsquo;m unable to submit a link. My account is a few days old (around 5 days). Karma is still low. Is this expected for new accounts? Do I just need to wait longer, or is there something I should do (e.g., verify email, comment first, etc.)?Thanks for any advice.

eimrine · Accepted Answer

Some links tend to become auto-dead, I can see them with [dead] mark and vouch them if I want. But I do not see any of that in your profile. Why not to tell how exactly are you "unable" to do it, maybe some error message.

DamonHD · Answer

There has been a lot of very aggressive SPAMming here over the last few weeks, and it would not astonish me if things had been tightened up to mitigate it.But the forum I was an admin for, for many years imposed a "no links in a hurry" rule to deter the morons in a hurry who SPAM...

New user here – unable to submit a link. Do I just need to wait?

I’m new to Hacker News, and I’m unable to submit a link. My account is a few days old (around 5 days). Karma is still low. Is this expected for new accounts? Do I just need to wait longer, or is there something I should do (e.g., verify email, comment first, etc.)?
Thanks for any advice.

Some links tend to become auto-dead, I can see them with [dead] mark and vouch them if I want. But I do not see any of that in your profile. Why not to tell how exactly are you "unable" to do it, maybe some error message.

There has been a lot of very aggressive SPAMming here over the last few weeks, and it would not astonish me if things had been tightened up to mitigate it.
But the forum I was an admin for, for many years imposed a "no links in a hurry" rule to deter the morons in a hurry who SPAM...