Hi Ribcracker,
Sorry you are having problems with validation. There are a couple things you should try first (maybe already have). First, check your spam folder. Sometimes the email goes there. Second, check any domains you may have blocked. The email will come from gmail.com so if by chance you use Yahoo email and have blocked that domain as I once did, you will not receive any email from it. Once you've done those things, you can have the email resent by clicking the link at the top of the page. If none of that works, we will try to get the admin to alidate for you. He is the only one that can do it.
In the mean time, you can still post in this section so feel free to ask any questions you need answered even if they really belong in another section. Once again, sorry for the problem.
rdd1952