I only joined at the end of last year and had no problems, registered and got access pretty immediately AND the emails from the site didnt get caught up in my ISPs Spam Filter
I think i had a problem because of Aol but to tell u the truth i cant remember i think possibly Pierce u validated my account for me,dont take my word for it as i am not 100% sure x
I had a problem - didn't get the email from the site allowing me to post .. so I had to PM people (didn't know who anyone was) to find out how to sort it .. think they pointed me in your direction!!