# Not sure how to be able to post in general discussion **URL:** \ **Category:** New Citizens Q&A\ **Created:** [June 22, 2017, 5:19am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/not-sure-how-to-be-able-to-post-in-general-discussion/5808 "2017-06-22T05:19:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Smuff\_Gallente](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/smuff_gallente/32/374511_2.png) [@Smuff\_Gallente](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Smuff_Gallente)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2017, 5:19am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/not-sure-how-to-be-able-to-post-in-general-discussion/5808/1 "2017-06-22T05:19:06Z")
Ok so the old forums are at [oldforums.eveonline.com](http://oldforums.eveonline.com) so what happens to those archives when this forum goes to [oldforums.eveonline.com](http://oldforums.eveonline.com) and the new forums become forums.eveonline. also i don’t think it’s right that we are locked out from posting into the general discussion forums i guess it unlocks some how i’m not sure ---
**Author:** ![Xercodo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/xercodo/32/41858_2.png) [@Xercodo](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Xercodo)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2017, 5:26am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/not-sure-how-to-be-able-to-post-in-general-discussion/5808/2 "2017-06-22T05:26:32Z")
Probably account age, it used to be trial accounts, it might still apply to alpha characters, I don’t recall :3 It keeps out spam bots from flooding other forums sections ---
**Author:** ![Smuff\_Gallente](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/smuff_gallente/32/374511_2.png) [@Smuff\_Gallente](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Smuff_Gallente)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2017, 6:00am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/not-sure-how-to-be-able-to-post-in-general-discussion/5808/3 "2017-06-22T06:00:50Z")
this isn’t an alpha clone account hasn’t been for nearly 2 years now ---
**Author:** ![Sakul\_Aubaris](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/sakul_aubaris/32/13753_2.png) [@Sakul\_Aubaris](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Sakul_Aubaris)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2017, 6:24am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/not-sure-how-to-be-able-to-post-in-general-discussion/5808/4 "2017-06-22T06:24:20Z")
Look out for those badges. It seems like some unlock more features for the forum. ---
**Author:** ![Ima\_Wreckyou](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/ima_wreckyou/32/235531_2.png) [@Ima\_Wreckyou](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Ima_Wreckyou)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2017, 7:37am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/not-sure-how-to-be-able-to-post-in-general-discussion/5808/5 "2017-06-22T07:37:35Z")
You have to complete the tutorial with discobot ---
**Author:** ![ISD\_Athechu](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/isd_athechu/32/300066_2.png) [@ISD\_Athechu](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/ISD_Athechu)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2017, 7:50pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/not-sure-how-to-be-able-to-post-in-general-discussion/5808/6 "2017-06-22T19:50:07Z")
Badges grant permissions (what permissions specifically I’m not 100% sure so could be wrong) If you run through the tutorial with Discobot you should gain access I believe. ---
**Author:** ![Kathern\_Aurilen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/kathern_aurilen/32/149798_2.png) [@Kathern\_Aurilen](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Kathern_Aurilen)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2017, 8:29am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/not-sure-how-to-be-able-to-post-in-general-discussion/5808/7 "2017-07-16T08:29:55Z")
I’m an alpha, been trying to open a thread in pve feedback for a couple days. I can make reply’s but that’s it ---
**Author:** ![Memphis\_Baas](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/memphis_baas/32/10413_2.png) [@Memphis\_Baas](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Memphis_Baas)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2017, 12:53pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/not-sure-how-to-be-able-to-post-in-general-discussion/5808/8 "2017-07-16T12:53:30Z")
In the upper right corner you should have your character portrait and if you click that, it’ll take you to your “flagged” conversations. Look for the “discobot: greetings” one and click that. You have to go through a stupid forums tutorial where this automated script asks you to make posts, quote posts, include pictures, etc., and after an annoyingly long session of back-and-forth with a stupid script, you get a badge that unlocks your access to the forums. Because it’s a (stupid) script, as long as you specifically do exactly the thing it requests at the top of your reply, it won’t detect if you decide to include additional swear words / abuse or NSFW images in your replies to it. So you can vent at CCP for forcing you to go through this experience. ---
**Author:** ![Jenny\_Hong](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/jenny_hong/32/411360_2.png) [@Jenny\_Hong](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Jenny_Hong)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2017, 3:15pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/not-sure-how-to-be-able-to-post-in-general-discussion/5808/9 "2017-08-05T15:15:14Z")
> [@ISD\_Athechu](#): > > Badges grant permissions (what permissions specifically I’m not 100% sure so could be wrong) If you run through the tutorial with Discobot you should gain access I believe. “Badges? BADGES? We don’ need no stinking badges!” 😉