I just had an encounter with a new user... oh boy! A saltmine if I ever struck one! The limit has its place as that prevents the new guys from annoying the rest.
@wendell you might want to take a look at this case.
Hey there. I'm sorry to hear that you've had some account issues. The new user restrictions are there for a reason, but sometimes get in the way a bit for folks in situations like yours. There's a lot going on at the moment with everything associated with the re-brand and forum changes, so give @wendell some time to get back to you. If you haven't heard back soon, don't hesitate to get in touch with me or another mod.
I was afk a lot of today, but here now. I moved this new acct to TL1. Do you want me to update your old account to have the same email as this one? do you no longer have access to the old email you were using? you should be able to PM me now as well, and can post more now that you're TL1.