Of course all first posts seems to be here, either to praise or condemn these restrictions. I'll do neither and simply state how much I'm looking forward to meeting the minimum requirements.
QFT. ...but if these are the rules BCT wants me to play by, I'll play by them so I can join the real discussions. 
Yep. Annoying, but it's not my house. I don't get to make the rules. But I can whine about them if it'll get my post count up ;>