I sort of understand the posting restrictions, but it seems somewhat ridiculous at the same time. I'm not the type of person that will just post something until I've done some pretty extensive research first. I will spend a lot of time reading other posts and gathering the information I need without ever posting anything. Honestly, I rarely even register with forums. But this one is a bit different because the community aspect can be a real advantage when using bitcoin. I must have spent at least 5 hours or more on this forum before even creating an account. And then I constantly forget to log in so my time will be logged.

I don't know, it just seems like I'm wasting my time, and other peoples, writing and reading posts simply to have access to other areas.