How do you create a topic?
To prevent spam, the forum doesn’t allow new users to create a topic right away after they sign up. This is an automated function. Usually all you have to do is read a dozen posts or so and the system will promote you to the Level 1 trust level so that you can create a topic. However, I looked you up, verified that you are a real Panorama user, and manually increased your level so that you can now post new topics. Welcome to the community!
I am having the same problem. I had posted right after signing up but can’t now. I’ll try reading some more topics and see if it kicks in.
And I now have the New Topic button.
Hi,
Registered and logged on to forum, reading posts and I cannot figure out how to post on the forum. Where is the text column area to post?
After searching and clicking I was able to reply to Jim (admin) with this post.
I am in the process of converting my Panorama 6 data bases (some created 25 yrs ago) to Pan X and I am sure I will want to post questions on the forum.
Thank you
Robert
As a new user, there are some restrictions, and one of them is that you can’t start any new topics until you have read enough posts to reach the basic trust level.
I just manually increased your trust level, so you should be able to start one now. Look for + New Topic in the upper right hand corner of the main page.
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FYI, the reason for this restriction is to minimize spam. A spammer can’t simply join the forum and immediately start blasting spam message to everyone. Over it’s 7 year history this forum has had almost no spam, which I know I appreciate and I’m sure everyone else does also.
I’m not sure what the exact threshold is, but if a new user simply spends 10-15 minutes reading a dozen or so posts I think that is enough to promote them to “Basic” trust level, which allows posting a new topic.
Thank you Dave! 
Hi, new user here. I am posting here because I want to create a new post in a new topic, but Discourse (ludicrously) only allows new users to post to an existing topic even if there are none relevant. By posting here I’ll hopefully be given permission to post. Sorry for posting to this topic. I’ll delete later if possible.
Now that Jim has increased your trust level, you should be able to post your new topic now.