Fear not. The illustrious BBC site has a far more subtle (did I mean unergonomic) site syntax
I registered and flouted their rules (te he) and got the first post in before the auto-censor awoke. Trying to find how to alter my personal details was a waste - you can't. So eventually I unsubscribed and resubscribed legally. BUT I answered the oldest validation e-mail second and - you guessed it - am now flouting the rules with impunity. Unless they read this. or their own site!
I think the 'catter could be improved a wee bit with a better choice of word here and there but by comparison with the BBC, who should know better, this is a breeze.
three cheers for Max.