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Can I not just use the existing registered members user group and leave it as is? there are like 1400 people in that main group. when the new members get promoted, they will go right to the regular members usergroup.

does that make sense.

If I creat a new UserGroup and call it New Users, and set the Promotion to Greater then or Equal to 20Posts and 20 Days, then all the members in that group will get promoted to the Registered Members group.

BUT, as it is, EVERYONE that registers is automatically part of the Registered Member group. How do I make it so everyone who registers is FIRST in the New Members Group I can set up and then after they hit 20 posts and 20 days, they get moved in to the Registered Member Group.

If you go to the Admin CP and look at the Add Promotions screen, you'll see the firlds I'm trying to figure out how to use. I don't currently use the user reputations or ranks, don't want to either.

I have all my members right now in the Registered Members group and that's all good, I don't want to change that.

Any additional help with detail and maybe the steps i need to take would be HUGELY apprecaited!!!!!!