So I checked my email again this morning. Nothing from RFC.
After reading through numerous posts about potential new members not receiving activation emails I am giving up on them. It seems this has been a frequent problem for at least the last two months. It also seems they are having problems with long-term members upgrading their accounts or renewing already upgraded accounts going back to early July.
It's a shame because I have heard the CZ section over there is very good and I'm sure there are some really smart and friendly folks over there. But, not being able to to get a simple email sent after hitting the "re-send" button three different days is telling. In contrast, when I registered here I opened a new tab and checked my email for the activation link, and it was already there. Took me less than five minutes.
I'll probably keep lurking over there as a guest and keep my eye on their support forums, but I'm not going to pursue being a member. If I see posts in the support forums explaining the problems and how they have been fixed them maybe. I haven't closed the door to RFC completely, but for the time being, I'll only be looking in through the windows.
For those of you that are members at RFC, please don't take this as a slam against the other members or mods over there. It's not meant to be. The site (not the forums) seems to be a little disorganized right now and issues seem like they are being addressed reactively rather than proactively.
It's disheartening.