I registered there 2 weeks ago and when I login not only can’t I post or even view/edit my profile but I have less than public permissions (cannot even read any posts when logged in). I email the admin there 2x in a week and it bounced back each time that the mailbox was full.

I agree there is no valid reason for such waiting. I admin 2 other forums (car and race forums) and am aware of what is needed in the background so the idea that registration should take any longer than the time for the admin to check emails or validate is preposterous. Especially since the admin mailbox bounces back messages. A forum that size should definately not have 1 lone person (or email) to handle registrations and day-to-day of the forum needs. Or, at least some way of contacting them (even the whois has the domain contacts hidden...geesh)