That's what annoys me. I know that it might not be a huge problem, but I just thought maybe this could be reduced so that only genuine and legit services are promoted because projects and services that use such promotional methods can barely be genuine or legit.
Yes it is very annoying. But I noticed on this forum that even after they restricted newbies to some level, they still permit them to have freedom to post what they want. Also I noticed somethings that has been said for newbies to be restricted, the admin are not doing anything. You can see many newbies with loan request on the lending board. People have reported it that newbies should not be allowed to post there but nothing done till now. We should just leave some things as they are.
From the post of the forum's administrator, restricting the freedom of newbies will affect the community negatively. It is assumed that reducing the privileges of these newcomers can make them feel unwelcomed, which might make them leave the forum. I have also seen some posts by newbies that are just targeted at promoting some worthless services. For now, nothing can be done than to report to the moderator. I also assume that they can be given more severe punishment if they continue with this unethical behavior.