I strongly agree that new users should be encouraged and have the resources to post and comment and vote. Perhaps something could be set up like the SP new accounts are loaned. New accounts could receive RC loan to get going. Then like the SP it would go away after a period of time. Kind of like training wheels to get going. Then newbies have to build up and ride on their own haha (I assume new accounts still get loaned some SP to get going. I didn't confirm this.)