Hi Baraka, Welcome to the forums. No e-mail verification message is needed to participate on the Silk Road forums. However, new members can only post in the Newbie and Support forums; this restriction was brought in to fight major spamming efforts that were being made by one entity. Once you reach 50 posts you will be able to post anywhere you wish. In the meantime, please do your reading in the Security forum to ensure your security is up to scratch, and read the Stickies at the top of each forum. Libertas