I do agree that Newbies should not be able to create forum threads..
I spend most of my time on this forum just reading and learning and its rather annoying seeing threads started with the same old question again and again. If you're a newbie, chances are, any question you have has already been asked and answered 1000 times before and a simple Google would bring you the enlightenment you seek.. It must be very annoying for the mods..