somewhere along the line of software updates to the forum, I missed/screwed-up the "anti-spam" settings.
Unfortunately, this meant that new members could not post :-(
The software was supposed to ask a couple questions to make sure you were not a spambot, but.... well..... no matter how human you are, it would not let you post :0
Now, new members should not have to go through that to post.
Hey, I did not write the forum software... I just struggle to operate it.