IIRC, the 30-day rule was in effect sometime in Feb, 2005. And because some "abusive attempts", it was changed to like at least 6 months, sort of a reasonable timeframe for the newbies to "know" others and vise versa. I did notice those abuses calm down quite a bit in the last couple of weeks due to the "enactment" of the new rule.

I really like the way Randy runs our FT community. He's very responsive and keeps FTers in his mind. Though it might not be fair to those very experiences frequently flyers who just "discover" FT so very recently. However, I must say, giving the reputation of FT over the years, how come you would find FT this late!!