i know for a fact that it says this site is free and shall always be free but i constantly arent aloud to get on because it automatically directs me to a page that says i have to be paying member to look at, what gives?
All of the above posters have a post count below 80 and your accounts will be regularly locked out for longer and longer periods until you either increase your activity or upgrade to paid membership.
If other members like your posts, opinions, comments they can leave you a rating. Users with good reputation level can leave you a lot of reputation power with a single click.
The more green bars you have, the more power you can leave when you rate others.
You can send invites to friends and if they decide to join CDG they can enter your username when signing up and the system will award you reputation points.