Question: Why can't I access this? (blog related)

Every time I click Blog Sidebar on Blog Control Panel, I get:
Access Denied.
ChimcharFuse, you do not have permission to access this page. This could be due to one of several reasons:

1. Your user account may not have sufficient privileges to access this page.
   Are you trying to edit someone else's post, access administrative features or some other privileged system?
2. Your account hasn't yet been activated.
   If you are trying to post, the administrator may have disabled your account, or it may be awaiting activation. You may activate your account here.

I'm not trying to access someone's account, administrative features, or
some other privileged system, an administrator has not disabled my account, and I have been activated.

I've never had anything to do with a blog system here, as I am very new.
Can someone please explain to me what I'm doing wrong?

It's probably because you don't have any blog privileges

Zet said:

It's probably because you don't have any blog privileges

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How do I get blog privileges?

To get a blog, you must have 5,000 posts, be a supporter, or be a staff member.

a tier 3 supporter to get the blog privs to be exact.

Timbjerr said:

To get a blog, you must have 5,000 posts, be a supporter, or be a staff member.

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Okay, thanks.
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Wait, I thought special people could get blogs by being chosen by staff.
Did they take that out?