Do you HAVE to be liscensed in order to help people out on here?

[Carnage]

I'm guessing this is going to be yes, since i can't post anywhere but here or the test forum, neither can i send/recieve pms.

I work on a vb forum, as an admin and coder, i also maintain their irc network. However the site is licensed (obviously) to the owner of the site. I was just browsing arround when i noticed a modifcation request: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=73668
having glanced over it it looks like an easy fix that can be done with a singal sql query, i didn't expect to be able to post as a guest so i registered... and found i still couldn't post...

i'm wondering if this is a permanent thing or if you just need admin activation etc; as i don't hold a vb license i'm thinking the chances of this being resolved are slim but i figured i may as well ask.

i suppose simpilly put: do i have to have a license to gain posting access to this forum?