Hello Lea,

Welcome to X Marks.

Please accept me apologies for the delay in your registration with the forum. We have our system set up so that all new members pass through a moderation processes when they first join.

As you can imagine a forum this large attracts spammers and hackers in large numbers. For example yesterday as you were joining our forum 27 spammers also attempted to register.
This slowed down the process for all the legitimate members who have found us and honestly wish to join our discussions.

Please be patient a little bit longer. As you make a few more posts the system will allow you to have full access to all the sections of the forum.