I've done some research and understand that I'm supposed to post in a newbie forum and wait a while, as a newly registered user.

But I can't seem to find the newbie forum. Does anyone know which top-level forum it lives under?

In fact, no matter where I am, there's always a big banner on my screen saying I can't post. When I click "How to Enable Posting," it says there's an error: bitcoind is offline.

I tried to find a way to contact some staff member. No luck. In fact, my private messaging section says I'm not allowed to send messages.

Any idea would be appreciated.