# Accessing New thread on Market place **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [May 16, 2013, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accessing-new-thread-on-market-place/658556 "2013-05-16T21:04:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![HoneyBadgerDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honeybadgerdc/32/1033_2.png) [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2013, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accessing-new-thread-on-market-place/658556/1 "2013-05-16T21:04:41Z")
My ability to post a thread on market place is disabled. I was just wondering if the right to post there is an earned privilidge or if I have been disabled for a particular reason. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2013, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accessing-new-thread-on-market-place/658556/2 "2013-05-16T21:12:00Z")
From the Marketplace Rules sticky at the top of the page: > [@](#): > > 1. Only subscribers can start threads. This includes Members, Charter Members, SDMB staff and members of the Straight Dope Science Advisory Board. Anyone (including guests) can post a reply. If you are the OP of a thread and wish to close the thread or edit a post because the item has been sold (or similar reason), please inform a forum moderator and we’ll be happy to accommodate you. Were you trying to post to a thread, or start a thread? ---
**Author:** ![HoneyBadgerDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honeybadgerdc/32/1033_2.png) [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2013, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accessing-new-thread-on-market-place/658556/3 "2013-05-16T23:52:14Z")
I wanted to post a thread looking for a writer to help prepare a presentation. Not a big money job. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2013, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accessing-new-thread-on-market-place/658556/4 "2013-05-17T00:22:59Z")
The size of the job isn’t relevant – posting OPs in Marketplace is a benefit of membership. ---
**Author:** ![HoneyBadgerDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honeybadgerdc/32/1033_2.png) [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2013, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accessing-new-thread-on-market-place/658556/5 "2013-05-17T03:13:15Z")
How do you attain memebership? ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2013, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accessing-new-thread-on-market-place/658556/6 "2013-05-17T04:20:11Z")
> [@HoneyBadgerDC](#): > > How do you attain memebership? Post a thread in Marketplace asking if some other member wants to sell his membership to you. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2013, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accessing-new-thread-on-market-place/658556/7 "2013-05-17T04:47:44Z")
> [@HoneyBadgerDC](#): > > How do you attain memebership? Serious answer - just go to your user CP, then click on Paid Subscriptions.