never encouraged me too spam... yet i was always near the top (if not the top) poster.
it tends to helps new people cos then they know someone is a veteran of the forum, and they can ask them for help
ok i'm revise that... i was always near the top if not the top poster on the older forums (hey, if kevin had kept the NHCS open a month longer, i woulda probaby overtaken him).
course, thats just me... i mean, i don't try to get lots of posts... i just end up with a lot cos i try to give some piece of opinion or information when i can