by Regulus » September 3rd, 2012, 8:05 pm
If a member cannot make 10 posts on the subject of TLK, that person probably shouldn't be here. This is a website dedicated to TLK, and 10 posts is nothing.
There is no reason for a new member to be able to create their own OT threads right away. There are other websites dedicated to other specific topics which would be far more useful to that person.
After having 10 posts, new members will be able to post in the chat and Q&A threads of others, but not create their own. We all know the 'what are you doing right now' and 'what are you thinking right now' threads are already the mane events, so it really isn't the end of the world. I didn't create my own Q&A thread until I had been a member for several months, and I still don't have my own chat thread, because I don't need one.
Personally, I have nothing against locking spam threads. But, apparently, almost everyone else is bothered by it, so this is a solution to that problem, without any serious consequences.