Mike, 500 posts is a lot. With our recent higher profile at Daytona and on Reptile Radio we are going to attract a lot of newcomers that won't make that number for a very long time. Some of them might be scammers, some of them though are exactly the kind of breeders and hobbyists that this site needs as it grows up.
There may be a compromise to find in any number and that's something the staff I'm sure will be discussing at length.