IMPORTANT PLEASE READ There are known issues with the activation of a forum account if you are using Outlook or AOL as your primary email account. When you sign up for the forum you are automatically sent an activation code to the email address you used to sign up with. If that address uses Outlook or AOL you may never get the code. So if you sign up and don't get your code the only answer is to get a free web based email account, such as MSN, Hotmail or Yahoo. Once you get the activation code you can set your profile to use your primary account and just forget about ever using the other email address again.