In light of what seems to be an increasing amount of spam being posted...whether it's paypal scams, referral links for the free___.com sites, or just any other sort of advertisement, I think it might be a good idea to implement a minimum number of posts required before you can make a new thread. I realize many people here sign up to post a question for help, so make the minimum something small, like 5 posts. They can easily achieve that, either by helping others or participating in the community chat. But the people registering just to spam us probably won't waste their time.