work help: Is there a specific policy for becoming an established “longtime” Help.com user? - Help.com

just have to stick around long enough

you become a long term user after 3 months - when a little hour glass timer will appear in your profile. The ‘off-color’ words you mentioned will always happen whether or not you are a long term user - its just help.com’s way of making sure nobody gets hurt :) hope this answers your Q :)

Yeah, and what’s the secret handshake? Are there rites of passage and rituals one need be aware of? Who is that shadowy figure? What are this bubbling ringings in my ear talking about? etcedera

lol - we have not published the secret handshake as of yet (ironing out the wrinkles) no rituals that I know of but you must be 13 yrs or older and have some thing you need help with or want to help :) not sure who the shadowy figure is but I wouldnt worry about it, you soon get used to it :) and you should prolly see the docs about the ringing :S

:O whaaa— what secret handshake? why do I not know about it :(????
what shadowy figure?

I have heard that a little trophy is involved, but that has not officially been confirmed.

what trophy??
*steals trophy*
hehe its mine now. this is sounding like a secret society now.

Yeah, I agree, It is 3 months that you become a long term user, you also need to have a “clean record” no being nasty and causeing troube and what not :)

I’ll just join all these here posters with hourglasses.