This restriction is ridiculous in it's current implementation. I have been a member of the forum since 1.0 closed beta, and a paid subscriber for as long as there's been a sub fee in place since 1.0
I start a new character to reign in ARR, and I'm told my characters level is too low to post? Really? Look at my join date, do I look like a spam bot?

I get the reason behind it; you need to stop spammers/bots on the forums but honestly... please rethink it. It's a horrible idea the way it is now.