Ask HN: 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.
Thanks — in my case the link never gets posted at all. When I try to submit, I immediately get a ‘can’t submit this link’ message (not a dead post). So it fails before appearing anywhere in my profile. That’s why I was wondering if this is just a new-account restriction or something similar.
It is ok to contact the moderators using the |contact| link at the bottom of the page.
I didn’t realize there was a contact page — thanks for pointing it out. I’ll try reaching out to the moderators.