Regarding the requirement to wager the equivalent of $1,000 before you can start chatting, I thought it was too harsh at first. But now seeing how smoothly the chat is going on Stake, I think that maybe it can be achieved only by taking such measures, and those measures are necessary then.
Are you sure about 1000$ ? Because to me it said: "You must wager the equivalent of
$100 to send a message. Values are taken at time of bet placement."
But still, for someone it can be quite thought to achieve.