Hmm, interesting idea, Witrot. What about someone who joins, has sore knees (hypo), post a question and gets replies to which he needs to reply to get correct advice? He'll blow his x-post-quota in no time. There's a natural tendancy for newbies to keep to themselves and check things out. Make comments where they can, or ask questions about buying/selling/fixing cycling-related stuff. Others (like myself) like to get involved and feel it out that way. Either should be endorsed if you want to avoid creating a specific culture on a public forum. My quess is that if you create a culture of respect (and remember the mods/admin can enforce this by warning posters with posts out of line), ID/ban double-identity-dudes you'll probably stop the newbies from taking over.
