let me give a sugestion, if you don't want spam posts from newbies, remove the limitation on the 5 posts.
and put a 2 way registration check (mobile for example)
avoyds this kind of confusion, limits the amount of accounts each person can create, etc etc

about the spam in newbie area, if I want to comment on a different topic outside the newbie section, what is the alternative before the 5 posts?
check on particular post and just say my opinion? It's always spam if I'm just talking...


thanks anyway
dee