When you register as a member of Smith Chat and post your first Topic or Reply post, you should then see one star is shown in your profile and in your posts - on the left hand side, underneath your username.
When you've posted 3 or 4 more times, including sharing your Smith and/or related surnames family history interests - you will then become of "2-star-status Smith Chat participation". Continued participation will soon bring you up to "3-star-status".
Once in "Special Permissions" UserGroup, you can then access and please contribute on the "Special Permissions" Forum Accessible to logged-in members of the "Special Permissions Usergroup": post personal/family tributes; share special photos; access the Frappr Map and Datafiles.
Look forward to your contributions on any or all of Smith Chat Boards
_________________ Carole, Smith Project/Smith Chat Admin Nothing is too small to know, and nothing too big to attempt (William Van Horne)