ya, there is no email verification. If someone registers with an addy like
xxx@xyz.com and all the world knows its bogus, they are still considered a member of the forums. Awaiting email activation..... forever. Technically, they should not be a member, but a guest awaiting email activation.
It would be cool if someone could make a hack to have "members" awaiting email activation accounts expire after a set time if they do not confirm. Having to manually remove all of these is a pain in the rear.