# New forum user problems (a bot asking me to do things) **URL:** \ **Category:** Feedback\ **Created:** [April 11, 2025, 10:00pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/new-forum-user-problems-a-bot-asking-me-to-do-things/7435 "2025-04-11T22:00:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Char10tte](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a88e4f/32.png) [@Char10tte](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/Char10tte)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2025, 10:00pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/new-forum-user-problems-a-bot-asking-me-to-do-things/7435/1 "2025-04-11T22:00:09Z")
I have signed up to use the community forum, but I am totally confused as to how to post a question. I keep getting messages from a bot asking me to do things and I try to comply but I must be misunderstanding. I have never encountered a forum like this before. Can you tell what I am doing wrong? ---
**Author:** ![emyoulation](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/gramps.discourse.group/emyoulation/32/67_2.png) [@emyoulation](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/emyoulation)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2025, 10:29pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/new-forum-user-problems-a-bot-asking-me-to-do-things/7435/2 "2025-04-11T22:29:25Z")
It sounds you started the Discourse tutorial. Once the bot starts, it can become insistant and annoying. ![Screenshot_20250411_171625_Chrome~2](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/gramps/original/2X/5/5bc11030f107a0cde0aa55931906496286194c18.jpeg) You can go to your account preferences and at the bottom of the Interface tab and disable it. ![Screenshot_20250411_173232_Chrome~2](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/gramps/original/2X/e/e208d4b646ed1d3f5c3dc34430d8202b20838ca4.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Char10tte](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a88e4f/32.png) [@Char10tte](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/Char10tte)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2025, 10:31pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/new-forum-user-problems-a-bot-asking-me-to-do-things/7435/3 "2025-04-11T22:31:31Z")
Thank you. I will do that. But I do not see any means to create a new post. Is there a waiting period before I can post questions? ---
**Author:** ![emyoulation](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/gramps.discourse.group/emyoulation/32/67_2.png) [@emyoulation](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/emyoulation)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2025, 10:37pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/new-forum-user-problems-a-bot-asking-me-to-do-things/7435/4 "2025-04-11T22:37:03Z")
No. But you have to have to be logged in and be in a category that allows users to post. Like “[Help](https://gramps.discourse.group/c/gramps-users/7)” Some categories (like “Announcements” only allow admins to post) And it is possible that starting the tutorial put you in a special “sandbox” mode. It does that so you can do its lesson exercises without actually posting. ---
**Author:** ![Char10tte](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a88e4f/32.png) [@Char10tte](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/Char10tte)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2025, 10:44pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/new-forum-user-problems-a-bot-asking-me-to-do-things/7435/5 "2025-04-11T22:44:14Z")
I did click help which is how I created my original question to you. But all I can do is reply to an existing question. I don’t see a new post option which would allow me to ask a question about reports. I don’t see what I am missing. I very sorry to trouble you. ---
**Author:** ![emyoulation](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/gramps.discourse.group/emyoulation/32/67_2.png) [@emyoulation](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/emyoulation)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2025, 10:44pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/new-forum-user-problems-a-bot-asking-me-to-do-things/7435/6 "2025-04-11T22:44:56Z")
I just turned off the new user tips in your account preferences and boosted your account out of “new” status. That should help ---
**Author:** ![Char10tte](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a88e4f/32.png) [@Char10tte](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/Char10tte)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2025, 10:50pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/new-forum-user-problems-a-bot-asking-me-to-do-things/7435/7 "2025-04-11T22:50:18Z")
Thank you. I believe I have successfully posted my question under Help. ---
**Author:** ![emyoulation](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/gramps.discourse.group/emyoulation/32/67_2.png) [@emyoulation](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/emyoulation)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2025, 11:36pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/new-forum-user-problems-a-bot-asking-me-to-do-things/7435/8 "2025-04-11T23:36:37Z")
> [@Char10tte](#): > > I did click help which is how I created my original question to you. Yes, you have successfully created [a new thread in **Help**](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/reports-with-media/7436) Sorry to be pedantic but… your 1st post was a “reply” to the existing Video Tutorials thread. That was the wrong place for a question about using Discourse. So it was moved to a new thread in **Feedback**. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/gramps/original/1X/2ac1e712b7adf612e31ca08a55419f4cf37c0158.png) [@system](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2025, 11:37pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/new-forum-user-problems-a-bot-asking-me-to-do-things/7435/9 "2025-05-11T23:37:26Z")
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