They need to put the announcement at the beginning of the thread as well as the end, especially if the thread is long.  Admin just closed a thread on the general board, but the thread is so long anyone could browse down a ways, decide to post, and break the rule on not posting without even knowing it.  Kind of silly.

I was about two thirds of the way down, started to respond, and then decided to scroll down a bit further to see if anyone else had already said the same thing, only to discover the thread had been closed.

That was a fun thread...amazing how a few innocent suggestions created so much entertainment  LOL