The 100 post requirement should be waived for accounts older than 1 year, or maybe 6 months. I've seen a lot of people with only a few posts that have been registered for years.
I agree, as I've been a member of this forum for a little over four years now and I'm not much of a poster. It would be a slap in the face if access to such a forum is purely based on post count. I've been here at this forum, pretty much since it was founded.
That may be true and we're grateful for all the 'old' members here
But, if you haven't posted here too often then people will not know who you are. Even if you've been here since way back. We don't want just randoms with only a few posts to try and sell something, it could lead to problems. I don't know if I'd trust my money with someone who I can't remember seeing around the forums.
Also we have methods in place to prevent people just spamming to get 100 posts. We'll reveal that when the forum opens.