From the Forum Rules section: “Effective immediately, Newbies with less than 10 posts can send and receive PMs.
This is being changed to afford greater ease of use for new Forum members, particularly for those engaged in trading on the Marketplace boards.
If problems arise as a result of this relaxation, the restriction will be reinstated.”
So what gives? Why is it not working?

I understand not letting newbies or spammers to hit the ground running, harassing members with PM’s or soliciting. However, if a member PM’s me, like has just happened to me, I am simply trying to reply to them. Days and weeks go by and they never hear back from me. So I have to make 6 more posts? Well 5 more after this one!

Who exactly is that helping?

And it isn’t following the Forum Rules, shown above.