Personally, I think we should allow (and even encourage) them as long as they're from someone already in the community (say karma > 300?) just like polls.
(PS. It was awesome meeting you at HFNYC!)
sorry man, not aware what the protocol is. maybe if this was only visible to folks from an Indian IP address... seems like a great place to find people who want to build web-start-ups - already received emails from several young guys who are interested.