Is there a certain amount of time I have to wait for these features to be available to me?

When I try to change my avatar I get this message...

You do not have permission to access this page. This could be because of one of the following reasons:
1.Your account has either been suspended or you have been banned from accessing this resource.
2.You do not have permission to access this page. Are you trying to access administrative pages or a resource that you shouldn't be? Check in the forum rules that you are allowed to perform this action.
3.Your account may still be awaiting activation or moderation. (Resend Activation Code)
4.You have accessed this page directly rather than using appropriate forms or link.

You are currently logged in with the username: 'Mothership'

When I click the resend activation code, it gives me a message saying that the account is already activated.

Also, signatures appear in previews of posts (box was checked) but do not appear in the actual post. Guessing that has something to do with being registered.

Any help would be much appreciated.

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