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How to disable Profile Text on User Profile?

In over 6 years not a single user has added profile information to their profile on our askbot instance, however this is a favourite with spammers when creating fake profiles. They like to fill them with advertisements, urls and offensive content. Is there a way to disable, or temporarily limit, the creation of the free-form Profile section on profiles, even if just for newbies (e.g. via a Karma Threshold)?

After reaching the threshold (e.g. 5 points), a message inviting the user to fill in or expand their Profile section might be sent.