Hey - been reading the forums for a long time, but didn't have a need to sign up until now.  I just created my Ripple wallet and the client points to the 200+ page forum post with thousands of addresses trying to claim some XRP - https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=145506

The post from back in February states that only existing users on the forums can make a request for XRP.  Has anyone had success signing up after that cutoff date, posting their address in that thread, and having the initial XRP credited?

Sorry for asking a commonly repeated question, but there's only so much thread diving one can do to try and keep up to date...

Thanks!