If you have a great topic to raise, but lack permissions, then:
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Use the Search feature. It’s likely that somebody has already created an open thread on the topic. If so, then use it…often it turns out that you didn’t need to create a new thread after all. Participation in threads is how you gain trust and permission here.
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If there really is no appropriate thread, then message a moderator (like me) with a summary of the idea. We can bump up permissions on folks who can demonstrate that they are a) Not a bot, and b) Not a crank. The summary of the idea is so we can direct you to an appropriate discussion or venue, and keep the level of discussion high.
Tip for new-idea folks: Some new ideas are great. Some new ideas are terrible. Many new ideas are not actually new after all. Try to avoid ideas that are basically:
- Fix my bug
- Somebody should do an enormous amount of work for me
- Let’s change the default behavior for everybody
- A support request
- This killer app will make Ubuntu spectacularly popular
- Ubuntu is awful