The better I can propose is to- having a requirement of X received merit to be eligible to post in the board.
We already have a board like this. I can't see theymos expanding those restrictions to other boards. Too much like newbie jail.
Would it be an option to remove signatures on that board?
Don't need a signature when you can just spam links to your employer's "news" site in the body of your post.
I think this board (like Bitcoin discussion) could benefit from scricter moderation. Since o_e_l_e_o brought it up: can he get a delete button for the Press board?
We've been asking for this for years. Since we apparently are neither going to moderate it or lock/trash it altogether, we should at least rename it to more accurately reflect what it actually is. I can't remember the last time I saw a thread in there which would qualify as a "notable press hit".