This gives you all the info you need: http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/770609/member-or-new-member-everything-you-need-to-know#latest
I know right and if anything it just makes problems worse.It leads people with general issues with their game that hasn't been brought up in any existing threads just floating forcing them to desperately try and fix the problem on their own instead of posting a thread where someone who already has an answer on the issue can give them advice.It's stupid.There could easily be put fix so there would be less spam, possibly having a timer that has people wait out a certain amount of time before posting again, having the system scan your post where if it finds an already existing post that asks the same question as yours, it sends you to it.There are many ways they could have gone about the issue.
There is a Thread where New Members can ask questions on the Sims forum. Look under general mostly near the top
The member system has been introduced to help curb the trolling epidemic we faced. Everyone joining this Forum for the first time start out with 0 Points, it does not matter how long you have been on the Sims forums, you can increase your points to become a Member. Points are seen in the profile, in a grey box on the left side.
You need 50 Points, 30 Posts and have an account older than 24 hours to become a Member.
You can earn points by:
1. Earning badges - here are all the badges you can currently earn http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/badges
2. When someone LIKES or Awesomes your post you get
- 1 Point for Like
Being a new member has certain disadvantages.
1. New members can't post images.
2. New members can't quote normally, they get arrows instead of the box.
3. New members cannot post links.
4. New members can not add signatures.
5. New members can not compose messages, they can, however, reply to them.
6. New members can not have a profile picture.
