<p>It's likely that your account has "units of evil" which require you to pay money to remove them. Bitcoin, the program used to accept these payments, is down. See also <a href="https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=953005.msg10434122#msg10434122" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=953005.msg10434122#msg10434122</a></p>

<p>You also have restrictions on your account due to being a new user. See <a href="https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/11089/why-cant-i-participate-on-bitcointalk-org?lq=1">Why can&#39;t I participate on bitcointalk.org?</a></p>

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Nick ODell
<p>I've done some research and understand that I'm supposed to post in a newbie forum and wait a while, as a newly registered user.</p>

<p>But I can't seem to find the newbie forum.  Does anyone know which top-level forum it lives under?</p>

<p>In fact, no matter where I am, there's always a big banner on my screen saying I can't post.  When I click "How to Enable Posting," it says there's an error: bitcoind is offline.</p>

<p>I tried to find a way to contact some staff member.  No luck.  In fact, my private messaging section says I'm not allowed to send messages.</p>

<p>Any idea would be appreciated.</p>

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@NickODell That's crazy! The OP in the BCT post is lamenting the "fascist" BitcoinTalk forum for stopping his "fair Ponzi scheme": http://imgur.com/WDYRNUx (top right corner)
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@NickODell is thus actually a duplicate? "Units of evil" is news to me
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@WizardOfOzzie Ah, my bad. The newbie restriction is a duplicate, but the "units of evil" is not.
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EggShells
# Can't post on bitcointalk.org

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-04-05)

I've done some research and understand that I'm supposed to post in a newbie forum and wait a while, as a newly registered user.

But I can't seem to find the newbie forum. Does anyone know which top-level forum it lives under?

In fact, no matter where I am, there's always a big banner on my screen saying I can't post. When I click "How to Enable Posting," it says there's an error: bitcoind is offline.

I tried to find a way to contact some staff member. No luck. In fact, my private messaging section says I'm not allowed to send messages.

Any idea would be appreciated.

**Tags:** bitcoind, bitcointalk

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: @username_2 That's crazy! The OP in the BCT post is lamenting the "fascist" BitcoinTalk forum for stopping his "fair Ponzi scheme": http://imgur.com/WDYRNUx (top right corner)  
> **username_1**: @username_2 is thus actually a duplicate? "Units of evil" is news to me  
> **username_2**: @username_1 Ah, my bad. The newbie restriction is a duplicate, but the "units of evil" is not.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2015-04-06. Score: 1

It's likely that your account has "units of evil" which require you to pay money to remove them. Bitcoin, the program used to accept these payments, is down. See also <https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=953005.msg10434122#msg10434122>

You also have restrictions on your account due to being a new user. See [Why can't I participate on bitcointalk.org?](https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/11089/why-cant-i-participate-on-bitcointalk-org?lq=1)


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