Hi
@Jesse Wright and welcome to the forum. Posts as well as replies to other posts count.
As a new member you need to get 5 posts/replies in to get full member status and be able to access other areas of the forum. AFTER you get the 5 posts/replies then you have to wait till half past the hour for the forum to update/reset and then you are good to go.
You have one post, reply to this one will be number 2. Jump in a few other new threads and say hello "I'm new too" will count. State in another reply here to say what your vape gear is will count. Reply again to tell everyone where you are from will count again towards the 5.
It's an anti spam thingy that works well for the forum users. After the 5 posts and the forum update you're wide open to enter the contest in the main thread.
Enjoy the journey.