the 50 post rule was good and might have actually helped clean up the other forums. This new policy will do nothing and the other forums are already full of spam.
The other forums are full of spam? Man, I just got done reading a math discussion that was about 2 billion pay grades over me. I've read a ton of insightful social commentary. I have read threads that boiled down to "Currency for dummies" and we're excellent at explaining complex topics to newbies like me. And sure, I've read some disgruntlement about ASIC manufacturers. But what I haven't found is anything I'd call "spam"