Cannot create new content

[VBF]

I press the " + Create" button, in the window I choose "Topic"

Presented with a dropdown "Select Forum".

Then, most of the forums are greyed out and thus unavailable.

 

I've logged out and back in, cleared cookies etc to no avail.

 

Any thoughts please.

 

 

Edited yesterday at 09:54 AM by VBF

[CharlieH]

It seems you are going about it the wrong way, go to the forum you want, then click "start new topic" at top right of the forum.

 

[treetops]

4 hours ago, CharlieH said:

It seems you are going about it the wrong way, go to the forum you want, then click "start new topic" at top right of the forum.

 

What is the purpose then of this button on the home page?

 

[CharlieH]

2 hours ago, treetops said:

 

What is the purpose then of this button on the home page?

 

Don't understand ? as it's purpose is clearly stated.

[VBF]

9 hours ago, CharlieH said:

It seems you are going about it the wrong way, go to the forum you want, then click "start new topic" at top right of the forum.

 

Thank you @CharlieH

It seems we're both correct but I asked the wrong question!

Your method AND mine both lead to the "Select Forum" dialogue

 

 

Where I was (stupidly) confused is that some of the forums appear to be greyed out and unavailable.

That is until I press the carat  > and open into the sub-forum!

So in the example above, I clearly cannot post into "Northern Thailand Forum" but can post into any of the ones below it: Issan, Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai etc.

 

So that was my bad () 

 

BUT....there are some forums that do not let me post, eg under World News > Political Soapbox, I can Create a topic (or "Start New topic" in "The War in Ukraine", but can not create one in "The War in Israel". The latter does not have a "Start New Topic" button at all, but it's not locked so what's the reason for that, or is it a bug?

Edited 14 hours ago by VBF

[CharlieH]

Can you go to the Israel topic and give me a screenshot please ? Enables me to see what you see 😉👍

[treetops]

13 hours ago, CharlieH said:

Don't understand ? as it's purpose is clearly stated.

 

Yes, and it means you don't have to go to the individual forum as you said.  You can do it from the homepage too and the OP seems to have worked it out.