Why can't I join a tournament?

https://support.chess.com/customer/en/portal/articles/1444863-who-is-allowed-to-join-a-tournament-
You didn't say what kind of tournament but I would guess it was because you hadn't played enough games.
It may also have been because you timed out in your last three daily games. If the ratio of timeouts to games is over 10%, you can't join any tournaments. Games you forfeit count against you for 90 days. It looks like you may have just passed the 90 day window for your last forfeits.

https://support.chess.com/article/648-what-do-i-need-to-know-about-fair-play-on-chess-com
Make sure you are following fair play rules and if you are, just play more regular games and that restriction should get lifted.
Y'all really responded to a comment that was 4 years old lol. Eventually I was able to join, I think it was my phone or that my account was new. And no, I wasn't being evaluated at the moment, I hadn't even played for 2 years

Y'all really responded to a comment that was 4 years old lol. Eventually I was able to join, I think it was my phone or that my account was new. And no, I wasn't being evaluated at the moment, I hadn't even played for 2 years
He was worried about you. He would have bumped you sooner, but COVID happened.

I'm sorry I'm not caught up in the terminology, what does bumping mean? lol
It's when someone posts in a thread and brings it back top of the forum. Usually, people don't wait 4 years to do it.

so my game is telling me that my games are being monitured by the fair play policy team whyyyyy have done nothing wrong