I am not quite sure where to put this, so I hope this is okay.

I was wondering when I will be able to post my own avatar?
Also, I cannot do anything around the board except post. I cannot see social groups, or profiles, ect.

Do I need to be activated by a moderator like the board says when I try to click on something like that? For Example:

jwfab8988, you do not have permission to access this page. This could be due to one of several reasons:
  1. Your user account may not have sufficient privileges to access this page. Are you trying to edit someone else's post, access administrative features or some other privileged system?
  2. If you are trying to post, the administrator may have disabled your account, or it may be awaiting activation.