Maybe don't link newbie threads out to relevant sub forums or conversely move them into the Newbie Forum completely. I just tried to reply to a thread, and took some time typing a response, in the points sub-forum and was denied b/c of my post count. Kind of annoying to find out that, and wasting time responding to, something I thought was an XYZ thread is really a Newbie Thread that I can't reply to anyhow.
Just my $.02
Just my $.02