Thanks for all the comments. Just a short reminder that the ideas I posted were not all mine, but representative of a number of opinions, and that they were not necessarily meant to be taken all together. (When first discussed, there were actually many disagreements along the same lines as stated here.) My point was that some foresaw this type of problem, and recommended steps to prevent what has already happened. "Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me."

I personally actually like the idea of the immediate password with full look access but only partial post access, until the "real" password comes in the mail, or a certain number of posts are reached. This way, as some have stated, a newcomer can get the immediate privelage to post, but with some restrictions, and can get full access only if they have a real mailing address to receive the password.

But honestly I don't care what is done, as long as it's something.