I have seen quite many people having problems registrating a new account on here, hence I am going to explain it a little (even though all necessary information is given during the registration process )

1. You enter some first details on your account, like user name, password, email and so on...
NOTE: Your password is saved encrypted to the database, so I can't read it; seems as if some people fear I could sneak into their personal stuff.

2. Hit the submit button.

3. You see a screen which tells you that you are registered. You actually are registered, but you can't log in until your account was APPROVED...that's the part where your email becomes essential...an approval email is sent to you with a link in the body part. You click on that link and your account should be approved. NOW, and ONLY now, you can log in and your name is displayed as latest member. I approved some people who obviously had problems (lurking in the password retrieval aread) manually.