I understand there are some changes happened to the user settings in this site. So, what's the number of posts one should contribute in order to regain the access to the other threads.

Just keep posting until they magically appear.

It is pretty hard to post to almost no topics...

But look at you...you did!

I have to agree, also they are supposed to be substantive rather then just post to get to the required number, this is my 3rd but I have to ask wouldn't one of those "Are you human" things accomplish the same thing? or those things where you have to "Click all the boxes with a car in it"?

Then you're an outlier. Over the last two weeks, we've had a couple of hundred reach standard access status while concurrently posting a few things that were contributory in value, and none had the problems indicated by the only 2 complaints noted here. If I or the other moderators got money from this forum, we'd have a complaints and recommendations box.

Thank you very much Brad for all the work you do with site (especially as you are not getting paid for it).

Hi, I was a member a few years ago and I’m trying to find a very important file I posted. I can’t remember my username, is there anyway to find it if I provide my email address?

Glad I found this thread, thought the forum was closed/moving. I don't envy the admins who have to approve all those newbie posts though.