Used to be, before Search was disabled, that while I was reading FT (usually late night or early A.M.), I'd go to Who's Online to see who's here that I know, and possibly send them a quick PM to say hi, knowing that I'd usually get a fast response as they were online at the same time as me. Now that Search is back up, I noticed that the dropdown box at the bottom of each thread now includes the Who's Online choice also, yet when I select it, I get the following response:

blackjack-21, you do not have permission to access this page. This could be due to one of several reasons:

1. Are you trying to edit someone else's post, access administrative features or some other privileged system?
2. This forum may require additional account pre-requisites that you don't current have. Check the Announcements for this forum to see if you're required to have a minimum number of posts already, etc.
3. If you are trying to post, the administrator may have disabled your account, or it may be awaiting activation.

Is access to the Who's Online section now only limited to mods, techs, and TB members? If so, what's the reason for the changes?

Thanks,

bj-21.