Actually, Pre, it applies there as well.  Each post made in the STISO counts as a post.  If someone posted thirty eBay auctions all at once, they'd have thirty posts, allowing them to post sales topics without ever having any real interaction with the board members.  Sorry about that - but hey, thirty posts doesn't take that long.  (Just remember, no spam posts - they'll end up deleted.)  Join a few conversations, make an "Introduce Yourself" topic...  The idea is for people to know who you are a little before entering into a deal with you, and for you to know them.  You only have twenty more posts to go and there's no shortage of active threads to participate in, plus you might find some gem in an older topic you'd like to revive - reviving old topics is welcome as long as you have something worthwhile to contribute to them.