I totally agree.  But I can see both sides.

On your behalf it makes a lot of sense - what's the hurry?  And you're positively correct about the fact that probably 90% of new posts by us newbies are answered elsewhere. 

At the same time, I find it a little frustrating to deal with.  The reason that I got on here was to post on the site that I use to bet sports with.  I can't post in any of the help forums for the site because of the newbie restrictions.  I've won a bet that hasn't been paid to me for 12 hours now, which I assume to be a little long.  Because of these rules I have to wait until I can post enough to get my money back which I think is unfair.

Nevertheless; thank you for your input!  Now let's get membership!

Cheers,
bperls