Hey Rod,
This reminds me of this.
This is unlikely.
You have Trust Level “New” . But you can reach Trust Level “Basic” very easily by:
- Entering at least 5 topics
- Reading at least 30 posts
- Spend a total of 10 minutes reading posts
If you reached “Basic”" this way, you can:
- Use all core Discourse functions; all new user restrictions are removed
- Send PMs
- Upload images and attachments
- Edit wiki posts
- Flag posts
- Mute other users
You see, the restrictions quickly go away if you continue to use the forum.