I have seen on several forums that the newbie post-count must be over 25 or more to be able to post in Downloads section. A lot of members moaned that this number ws too hard to achieve!.... hahaha... how hard can it be to make 25 posts in various sections?... Not hard at all, just goes to show that these members were only after the access to the download link.... its quite simple when you answer posts with a useful or informative reply, offer help to other members, post "Requested" Links etc..... as you can imagine, those members left the site with only a post count of 2 !!! hahahaha. So, the limit on being able to make posts in certain sections not only deters Bots, but also Leechers.