Buying a copper membership gets your account automatically whitelisted and reduces the PM restriction to an extent, refer to this thread -
New PM LimitsOhh thanks for that info, sorta wish all the info was in one spot.
I agree, my circumstances are definitely not the norm. I still think a system where a Newbie can respond to PMs they receive would be better than what is in place. That way they still can't spam, but they can also reply to people who send them PMs without the person who sent the messing thinking they are being a jerk or blowing them off.
Guess once I get my activity up, I'll see about buying Copper for this account if I still haven't heard back about my original account.