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Moderator, I entered a second post in order to click "email me when someone replies".  This was not visible in the edit of my original post.  Now I see no way to delete my original post so it looks like a duplicate.

 

Also, I forgot my original logon info and registered again.  I was now able to login but the button to create a new message was not activated.  I found my original login, and am using that and I can obviously create a message.  Why is a newly registered person who is logged in not able to create or reply to messages?