The old process of waiting 28 days to process your membership has now been superseeded by this forum.
This was one of the driving forces to bring this new forum online.
So if you want to become a member, simply register as a user, and pay your subscription straight away. withing seconds you will be a fully paid up member with all benefits it brings.
If you are a forum user at the moment, just go into the store and purchase a membership, pay via Paypal and again, you will have instant membership
Enjoy
Tiggs