Nuclearo wrote:Because the question isn't about tie ups, it's about the site

But the site
is about tie-ups, sooo...
Anyway, Jeffrey, you should have no problem finding the new topic tab on any forum you wish to post in now.
The basic idea for limiting new posters is to prevent spambots from cluttering up the more popular forums (usually story posts) with ads and garbage. since you're clearly not a spambot, you're good to go.
Dare to be different... and make a difference.
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