The registration door swings open and the turnstiles turn, clicking and counting the hatchlings as they enter.

If you decide to take that momentous step and register, it’s not a bad idea to read all the rules and commit them to memory. The short version:

• Don’t register with a proxy.
• Don’t register with a throwaway email address.
• Don’t register more than one account at a time from the same Internet connection.
• Don’t be a jerk.
• Don’t be a troll.
• Don’t be a sock puppet. Stinky Beaumont hates sock puppets. He will find you. You don’t want Stinky mad at you.
• If you’re registering just to post a dramatic “goodbye cruel world” comment full of insults and drool, don’t waste your time. Nobody’s going to read it. It will be immediately deleted and your account will be blocked.
• Do play nice.

And then everything will be groovy.

UPDATE at 11/19/09 8:19:33 pm:

The door of registration opportunity has slammed shut for the evening.