[j1mmy]

Right, it's done.

From what I've discovered there isn't even a need to create a new usergroup. In the vB options there is a setting where you can tell vB to moderate NEW users before they can post, this option also regulates the whole account. So in the meanwhile before they are moved to the main group they are kept to the Awaiting verficaition group.

But I am still discovering how to use the promotion system with this, I just need to know if the promotion system sees UNVERIFIED posts as valid ones.

But the problem with the above method is that it can put users of, becuase once they register and verify their email address, they get Thank you for registering, Test. Your account has been submitted for moderation by an administrator and will be activated shortly. You will be notified by email when this happens. To return to the forums, click here. So it just appears to be an endless set of verification for the user, and it still carries on even after the user has made their first post.