New users must wait for their accounts to be activated before they will be able to post. This was unfortunately necessary because of a large amount of spam being posted to the message board. Some inappropriate materials were posted and so it became necessary to not allow users to just sign up and post. So, when you sign up you won't be able to post right away. I receive an email when you sign up and I must then log in to activate your account. This may take from a couple hours to possibly a day or so (especially if I'm out on a long hike when you sign up). Sorry for this inconvenience, but the spam got to be too much.