it's not that hard as long as you don't approach it as a goal, join in and have fun discussing in the various threads. here's a quick example:

in the General Discussions (GD) forum, there are no less than 50 active threads daily. if you start at page one, there are at least 10 threads that you are interested in or know something about. read what the TS is talking about, read what others have to say then pitch in your opinion or answer the TS's question (if any).

now if you are only after increasing your post count you would post something like "yes agree jud ko ana bai" or "nice topic TS". if you do that for the next 100 threads in the GD forum you would be a junior member in less than an hour.

BUT... if someone reports you for obvious post padding or worse, spamming, you would be automatically banned. there goes your hour's worth of work.

BUT... if you actually engaged in the discussion and offer sensible replies, not only will you have fun and get to know istoryans but you would also be establishing a respectable reputation, one that would last you a long time. think of it as an investment, one that could potentially earn you big if you are a seller (take superidol for example).

now going back to the numbers, reading and answering a 5-page thread in the GD takes about 10 minutes depending on your connection speed and reading habits. reading and answering a single page thread takes about 2 minutes. so, on average, reading and answering threads on the GD forum takes about 5 minutes.

so if you are going to answer 10 threads on page one of GD, that's 5minutes/thread x 10 threads = 50 minutes per page on average ( if you're lucky and most threads you are interested in are single-paged threads you can cut this in half). so to reach 100 posts you need 5 pages so that's 50minutes x 5pages = 250minutes or 4.1hours.

now compare that to having have to setup numerous email accounts and re-registering in iStorya just because you get banned over and over again for post padding and spamming.

think of the 100 post minimum as a way for you to get to know the ins and outs of iStorya as well as how the community members treats each other. that way, whether your reason for registering is to make friends or sell products, not only would you have fun but also establish a lasting positive reputation.

have fun! :)


edit: let me just add that you don’t have to complete that 4.1-hour goal in one day. If you come back the next day at look at the threads that you’ve answered the previous day you won’t have to read the entire thread all over again, just the answers since your last posts. that way, you'll further cut down the time.