Forum Levels and the Tessellation.
During the Tessellation, the "levels" capability was changed so that people instantly could post the moment they signed up by pushing them straight to level 2.
I would suggest that now that the Tessellation is over, that should probably be reverted, so that people have to get a feel for the forums and comment a bit before they can make posts.
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You didn't need to reach L2 to post, you could do that without reaching any levels. The problem was that you couldn't post pictures until reaching L2, which was vital for the Tessellation.
Also, I believe that you're not being promoted to L2 immediately, but after a 24 hour cooldown or by reaching 10 points, whichever comes first.
EDIT: See this post, the agent is still L1, but could post a discussion anyway.
When that agent made that post it was level 2. Adjustments have been made.