Appreciate the reply,
I attempted to register with an alternate email of "foxgguy2001@yahoo.com" but was met with the following response... it appears my username is still in the system somewhere awaiting verification. Would it be possible for an admin to manually activate the account? The email is legit, and I've made a donation using paypal under the same email account (if that may serve as evidence that it is indeed legit.).
below is a screenshot.

Thanks for your time and assist.