The forums are hidden for privacy reasons.

1) You need to register here at the forums (this is completely separate from your IVP login, but can be identical if you want it to be). Either click the "register" link at the top or go here: http://theivp.com/forums/profile.php?mode=register
2) It will mail you a confirmation email that you need to click on. Be sure to check your spam folder -- it could be there!
3) Log-in, finish your profile and you are good to go!

If you have problems, email hope at hopemcg at yahoo dot com

As of today, I have changed the settings so that new users will need to be approved by an admin. We've had a lot of new registrations by bots. They haven't been able to post, but they are sitting there and have to be deleted and such. This also gives us more security as we can control membership. Not that I want to exclude anyone, ('cause I'm a big happy commune kinda girl) but just so you know...

I'm sorry for any inconvenience that causes new folks who want to post NOW (yeah, that's how I am, too...), but hopefully you won't be in limbo for more than a few hours.