Admin wrote:
You are banned from General Chit-Chat for repeatedly posting politics in that section.
So if a topic you see in Upcoming Topics list is in GCC, then you won't be able to reply. If it's in some other section, then you should be able to reply as usual. Upcoming Topics list shows latest topics in all sections to which you are subscribed, without showing the section name.
Bans in Chit-Chat are apparently permanent forever.