Why can I not post a question?

I'm a registered Apple user (account, password, etc). I'd like to post a question about an iMac support stand but the system won't permit me to post. What's up?

Leaving this open will defeat the timer...
If intentional that composing NOT prevent timeout and editing WILL prevent timeout, it seems bass-ackwards to me.
I would think that good UX design would make initial contact as easy as possible and dissuade languishing by the absent-minded only.
I am not sure about the most trafficked forum though. I'll stipulate VERY Large. Microsoft has a massively bigger installed base and is notoriously buggy, from which I would deduce much more active a forum and server loads.
From what I understand - and I know quite a bit about it - just being logged in and sitting idle on the client side has NO Load on the server. The server-side only responds to requests. It doesn't idle like a car motor - nor is it like an old-timey telephone switchboard. The server array does indeed have some limit to open sockets (number is, and must be, huge), but they are used for milliseconds (nano?) and then are available for new requests and responses.
The LoginTimer is in a cookie expiration TimeStamp and is solely client-side computing. tt2 discovered the compose pane timeoutDefeater and I proved the details in CookieTESTing - from " Cannot post - User ' ' is banned from posting. | Apple Support Communities "
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