I was trying to find some information about the VV1. There's no search function anywhere -- and I'm not going to browse through 200+ pages of 10 threads each. I look through all the pages available to non-registered users, look through your FAQ, and find NOTHING anywhere about the search function. I figure it's gotta be here somewhere, so I register.

I get the activation email, activate my account, and log in. But wait, I have to be approved first. Again, I look through your FAQ, re-read the activation email, and there's no mention of the approval process anywhere.

I finally get the approval email, I come back, and try to do a search for the information I need. I didn't notice that the date range for my search is set to 1 week, so I got 0 results. I set that field and try again. Then I find out there's a LIMIT on how many searches I can do in a particular time period?!

Let me just reiterate my complaints:

1. There's no search function available unless users register. Except they don't know this.
2. You send people an activation email, giving them the impression that they can log in right away. You don't tell people that they'll need to wait hours.
3. The default date range is crazy for a site that archives information like yours does.
4. You make it impossible for people to get the information they want when they want it.
5. You have hundreds, if not thousands, of pages of useful information that is made useless by inaccessibility.