It has been reported that some AOL Users are having difficulties registering for Darkness Embraced. If you are an AOL user and you are getting a 403 page after registering, then you will have to be entered in manually by an administrator. Please copy and paste the following along with your added information to me (Larae) in a email via the contact form . All Items with a * are required.

*Your Name: Enter your first name here
*User Name: The user name you would like to use on the site. Please remember that members can not exceed 21 letters, numbers, or spaces within their chosen user name. User names can not contain any character maps, sTiCkY cApS, or extreme sexual deviancy.
*Email: Please provide a valid email. You will have to activate your membership before approval via your email.
*Password: Must be over 6 characters
*Country: What Country do you live in?
*Gender: Are you male or female?
*Age: How old are you? It must be a valid age.

 Community Role: Out of the following, which describes you best? Vampire, Therian, Other kin, pagan, Psychic/Spirtualist, Curious seeker, Vampire fan, Gothic, paranormal investigator, or Other.

 Interests: Enter a small description of some of your interests and hobbies

 Your Site URL: If you have a site of your own, you can add it here.

 Conditions: Do you accept all the terms , conditions and membership policy on Darkness Embraced?

 If you already have an account and can not login to the site.

There is a work around. Shrink your AOL browser down and use Internet Explorer to utilize your account. If you do not have Internet Explorer installed on your system, you can download it for free at the url below.

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/ie/default.mspx