Evidently I've found a subject that is a bit sensitive or has some energy behind it. And, my Title may have been perceived as flippant rather than an attempt at self-deprecating humor. So, let me try it this way...

I was simply asking for clarification of a rule.. NOT justification as I completely agree with the statement above. Why would I ask for clarification? Well, mostly because putting in that kind of post count in that time then having someone say, "Oh, that Rule... Nah, we don't really do it that way anymore...", would 'really' be a drag! Secondarily, my previous experience on Bladeforums.com years ago and more recently HondaChopper.com did not have the same restrictions... In fact, there were many Members who just posted Buy/Sell/Trade and rarely in the Forums at all. Further, I've been around intenet Forums for quite some time and one of the easiest ways to identify a Troll is High Post Count, ie, "Just ignore them. They are just a Troll. Their Post Count is over a Post/Day...", so this is just a paradigm shift I hadn't expected.

I understand all of the above but a couple things to consider:

1) Newbie here does not mean New at life... I bring a fair amount of skills from other Hobbies and employment. I am, in fact, currently using razors I have bevel set and honed without much difficulty. I definitely have been a Buyer picking up more than half a dozen razors here (serious case of RAD) and that actually helped improve my own skills.

2) My opinion is that the only way to develop a Good Reputation is to do Deals. I could post for hours every day on every corner of this site and still be the kind of flake that describes items poorly, ships such that it promotes damage, or goes on vacation after receiving your money and not updating you thus leaving you hanging for a couple weeks wondering what is going on.

In fact, I would have been more than fine with an answer like, "Rules are rules, yes your quote initially is correct. Deal with it." I just wasn't prepared for the energy behind this topic and so was trying to do damage control with subsequent Replys.

I'm just stoked about this and wanting to learn, do, ec 'more'... No harm no foul, I think. ??