Hi!
Most of topics that are of interest to me are already covered, like techniques, etc. Just a single use of "Search" button gives you almost all necessary information that you can get. It makes getting promoted more difficult. I like it because I had some problems with users of open forums before. Sometimes it was hard to have a serious discussion without trolling so I understand and endorse those rules. But I would like a little bit advice if I can post questions about topics that are already covered just to present my person to the moderators.
Thanks for your help!

Why not just write an intro essay? Imo that seems simpler, more to the point and doesn't generate needless redundancy.

Like this one?
https://www.dmt-nexus.me...aspx?g=posts&t=22705

Sadhaka,

As I understand it recent promotions have mostly been on hold, given the recent DDOS attacks that the Nexus has been hit with. I think that promotions will pick up again soon.

In the meantime, yes, it's good to post on anything and everything within the general areas covered on the Nexus. Best of all are threads about your experiences and how those experiences affected you and what they meant to you.

Thank you very much, I don't want to sound pushy, I just wondered about it.

As to experiences... I'm waiting for my Changa. Soon my brothers and sisters, very soon...

perfect

I've been wondering this too.
The first thing I did was write an introduction essay and that was about a month ago. Since then I've just kind of lurked the forums and posted when possible. I've noticed that I'm not alone here, there's actually quite a large number of new members in the same situation.

Yea dont rush it dude I have been on the nexus for nearly a month. Did the intro and everything the promotion thing seems like its on hold. But I was just told to wait it out that the time will come so thats what I will do and I am pretty sure its the same for everyone. Much love and many blessings welcome to the nexus .

Welcome to the Nexus! Based on the thousands of posts and topic/threads/wikis/ everything else, I think they know what their priorities and what they're doing , so in their own time things will pick up. Until then, keep lurking.

how do you know if you've been promoted?

^^ the flower pot disappears

The approach I would take as a new member (and in fact this is the approach I took, though I joined before the "new member" promotion system became a necessary evil) is simply to ask questions... not aloud (in posts), but to myself... and try to find the answers. If the answers are unclear, or cannot be readily found in one place with a simple search, then you have stumbled on a gap that's waiting to be filled. All that remains is to collect all of the pertinent information, scattered across the internet and in reference books though it may be, and compile it into a clear, approachable form. Alternatively, if the information is simply nowhere to be found, starting a discussion for people to contribute their knowledge and information on the topic may be in order.

Questions are an inevitable part of the learning process. But rather than posting questions to which the answers are already available (albeit with a little legwork), I find it's more constructive to answer one's own questions (and adapt the direction of the question based on the input of others and the information you find while researching), and thereby provide a reference to which others with similar questions may turn in the future. The posts that I link to in my signature are all good examples of this method.

Just my $0.02

Sadhaka, Spacefirafe, JackCastle - they all say they have not been promoted yet but they don't have any pot there as far as I can see

Erm... everything changes all the time

I think that others need to get to know you before you get promoted. It's like looking for soul-mates. It's a good thing but don't expect that everyone will fit here. It's not a personal thing but if full membership will be easy to get then well... DMT-Nexus will become just another drug site with lots of bad vibes and talks about RCs overtaking the board. The main reason I've started to post here is what had happened to the Shroomery, once a great board but not anymore.

You have been promoted, Sadhaka. I congratulate you; I enjoy your presence and I hope you will have good things to add to the Nexus.

I just got promoted today I had the pot yesterday

congratulations

great man! it seems like the more post u do (without spaming)
seem to get u promoted, or at least noticed for a promotion

Noticed yes, but promoted - only if the quality of the posts is high and demonstrates a good fit and a respect for the way things are done here. People should concentrate on quality and not quantity. I am not a mod, but i know that people who post often to pump their posts up are not generally regarded as good candidates.

I will use myself as an example - I posted 60 posts over, I believe, three months before I was promoted. I am still here contributing. Be patient. Enjoy the forum. There is no rush. And remember: a watched pot never get smoked.

JBArk

thanks for the advice,
im actually enjoying wading in the shallow end, observing and lurking
this site is more complex and ful of intuitive people than i first imagined