Well, in my humble  opinion, the administrators of this forum have the sole right to make and implement rules in order to create some level of sanity (in their own opinion). However, change is not always pleasant especially when it affects the generality of those that make use of this forum. It looks tough at the moment and in the short term but maybe this will cause a shift in the thought process of all posters and contributors in the long term. In a bid to curb the excesses of spams it is also imperative to create a soft landing for genuine members.