The 50 post rule became necessary unfortunately due to the actions of a few people whose intentions are simply to flood these forums with spam and FUD for their own gratification. We would have preferred not to have to implement such measures but as always the actions of a few cause a headache for everyone. Make your 50 posts and move on, many people just use the spam thread if you want to fast track your ability to post in the main forums. Locked as resolved.