The rules under https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=177133.0 say...

"You can only post in the Newbie and Local sub-forums till you have made one post and waited 4 hours. This post must be substantial: at least several sentences."

So either you haven't waited 4 hours beyond your first post, or your first post was not "substantial" enough.  I'm in the same boat.  Here to ask about a crash in cudaminer, but am not sure how hard it is going to be to get out of newbie jail.