This is a beginers guide to see if we can help...
Once you have logged in it should take you to the index page
If you click on the general chat text - it should take you to the general chat page
Then if you click new topic button- it shuld show the new message screen
once you have typed the subject and your message body click the "submit" button and it should all work... fingers crossed!
If this does not work then a couple of other things that do seem to cause problems...
1. check that you are logging in through www.raptorchapter.org.uk
2. if you are using AOL, try logging in through IE rather than from the aol screen..
HTH
Sheb