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?
That would be just too easy 
The NEWBIE README is here, if any noobs would like to read it while they while away their mandatory 4 hours.
By the way, the NEWBIE README, while having great information, does not say how many posts are required to escape "newbie jail" or how many hours of browsing the forums are required.
That's because there is no limits now.
All newbie restrictions were lifted on Jan 20.
New users can now immediately start posting unless they are using suspicious IPs.