Although shorts posts pain me (how hard can four sentences be?), i can tolerate it.
The content is what i'm more worried about. I have had so many bad experiences with free players who thought they could pass for casual that i've grown rather bitter about it. However, you seem to have faith in his writing ability so i'll trust you on that. Perhaps he can restore my opinion of the free section to a more positive one.
So yes, i say let him in. Will he be making any wiki pages as well?

Edit: Real life happens to all of us. You can always enter at a later date, Dinger, that's what the RP is designed for.