.....why every now and then when I click on a link to another referenced thread posted somewhere within the forum, and it's not the POD, I get this message:

Hey Man, 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.

Are there other areas within the forum that we non-paying members do not have access to?