I'm also new here. I decided finally, after reading these forums for a month now, to register. I understand the point of this restriction and I think it is good, however now I cannot make a post that I wanted to make. Well tomorrow morning I will be able to hopefully. It isn't urgent. The disappointment will pass and this will be a small price to pay. I'm also blabbering a bit due to the ambiguous substantial sentence what ever rule.

You need to actively browse so just coming back tomorrow wont be any good.
helps cut down on spam. and this forum is still overrun with spam. so i don't mind, personally.
I wonder if having a pop-up message before newbs tried to post informing them of the restrictions would it stop half of this crap in here?