My first answer would be to try using a different browser. Download firefox. do NOT use IE!
This would eliminate the possibility of the problem to either being browser based or cpu/network based. If its browser based it would relatively easy to solve.
If it isn't paperclip will come along and save the day.
On the train on my phone but I checked this when Pig mentioned it in chat the other day, and it looked like the email verification hadn't gone through. Try asking it to resend to verify your email address and see if that fixes it.
you will still under the "users awaiting confirmation email" group which is strange because i thought the account cannot be activated and you cannot make posts until you confirm it.
anyway ive moved you to the registered user group so you should be able to do everything perfectly now. case closed!
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