However, having to post 5 times is ridiculous. The reason being is that it encourages spam posts. If you go to the newbies section most of is spam.
Your logic is strange. The fact that all the spam is in the newbies area is exactly why there's a 5 post "thing". Think about it a little bit...
It doesn't encourage spam. It identifies spammers so they can be removed before they infect the rest of the forums.
The logic used by some people is so foreign to me sometimes...
-Burger-