im waiting too but its in the rules and stuff we got dm'd so yeah i think we just have to chat a bit more and get used to the community. i get it cos they probably have lots of spam and trolls and stuff who make new accounts but get put off by having to wait
i put the bit in the rules below for reference though hope that helps
How can I create a thread, send a PM to a user, or join the chat?
The permissions to create a thread, send and receive PMs, and use the chatroom will be granted automatically after you post a certain secret number of times and are active for at least 24 hours. This is to avoid spam and abuse of accounts.