I understand that it may not make sense but there are reasons for the post count other than spamming. Some folks come in here just to start trouble and the 15 post rule actually helps to weed them out fairly quickly. I too am like you and have more than a year under my belt before ever registering with the forum. However, allot of the folks here are right when they say there are some friendly people here and I have to agree that 15 posts is not allot. I managed mine within an hour or two of checking out different threads and contributing my input on the topic of discussion. I do have to admit I was frustrated by the restrictions at first but it wasn't that bad. Hang in there and I hope to hear your views in future topics of discussion.