You are allowed to introduce yourself, but before you are allowed to ask questions along the lines of "What Kit Should I Buy" or "Who Makes the Best Cobra for ____ Amount of Money" you must first have read at least 1,000 posts on this forum.
Seriously -- and the reason for that "pledge" period is that 98% of the posters will never get their Cobra. They're better off using their time to chase a broad down to Argentina....