All good points here.

Viewpoints welcomes all forms of contributions. We do not plan on implementing restrictions on message board access based on review count. Fortunately, we have seen a significant number of people who initially preferred to "get their feet wet" on the message boards and then began writing reviews too. Different people have different levels of comfort with writing reviews, leaving comments, starting threads, asking questions.

Some folks just need an encouraging word or a welcoming hello and they quickly become review writing converts after meeting others here. We're all for it! It's sort of like walking into a party where you don't know anyone. Would you rather briefly introduce yourself and work the room? Or walk in and give a speech to an audience of strangers? Some people prefer the center of attention up front. Some people want to get warmed up first before they take the spot light :)

As Patty mentioned, In situations where people are spamming... just report it to us by marking comments as inappropriate.