search question

I apoligize for starting a thread so soon after I registered, however I have a query that I cannot seem to find the answer to by reading the FAQ or other threads.

Being that I cannot search for an answer, I am wondering how to interperet the following message when I click on ‘search forums’?

vittrad, you do not have permission to access this page. This could be due to one of several reasons:

  1. Your user account may not have sufficient privileges to access this page. Are you trying to edit someone else’s post, access administrative features or some other privileged system?
  2. If you are trying to post, the administrator may have disabled your account, or it may be awaiting activation.

Is searching the forums disabled?

Searching the forums is one of the privileges for those people who pay money to join the board, guests aren’t allowed to search.

That is understandable, thanks. I wish though it would have been made more clear when I tried to search and discovered I couldn’t.

Ditto