Personally, I have to agree with most of the OP. I feel like this is something that should be addressed. I understand that they don't want people spamming the forums with mumbo jumbo, but honestly, it really is stifling the community at large.

The inability to post more than several replies a day and the inability to respond to people at all when I was under 20, etc. was probably one of the most annoying things I've experienced. It reflects poorly upon Square Enix, because it is clear that they don't wish to police their forums on a regular basis, but that's part of having a forum for a game. That's what moderators are for.

We need the ability to communicate with one and other in order to make a community. Removing this ability for a decent percent of the population boggles my mind.