I understand your frustration, but the 50 post rule was not brought in to establish "credibility" or anything of the sort; it was brought in to keep the mass-spammers that attempt to direct people to their scam website confined to the Newbie discussion forum as much as possible so as discussion can take place in the main forums relatively unhindered. We do not condone spamming, but if you feel it is necessary to post a "Spam to 50" thread, then do what you consider necessary. Sorry that we can't lift the restriction - moderators have no power to do so in any event, and it would create a 'two-tier' system that goes against everything that Silk Road stands for. Libertas