This post has been good food for thought, and the more that I reflect on it, the less I feel that invites address the problem. However, this idea is an attempt to address a problem, and that problem is a lack of expectation and an abundance of assumption on the part of new users. What I want to impress upon new users up front, is that Hubski, and their interactions on it, might be worth consideration that they aren't accustom to.

As I have mentioned, I don't see a problem with enabling the filtering new users as kleinbl00 has previously requested. But, the notion upsets people, and that aspect does give me pause.

For my part, I am now thinking that a good solution to the problem as I see it, is that Hubski is read-only for a short time after you sign up. My inclination is that Hubski is read-only for 48-96 hours, after which time you can comment. Also you get an email notifying you when commenting is enabled. I'd probably even make the time variable within that range, so that influxes over the course of one day don't translate to all the commenting being enabled within one day later.