First off, sorry if this is question doesn't fit this community. And please bear with me before shoving something down. Totally aware that lemmy.ml has been experiencing a significant surge in traffic lately.

This is my (sort of) test account, and I wanted to get a new account name that actually represents me. It's been almost 2 days since I signed up, and the process seems to be stuck in limbo. Not sure if that's because the username and email address I attempted to register are too cryptic and come off as a dummy.

What's worse is that I mistakenly used the wrong username during sign-up, and now I'm eager to reclaim my email address.

Yes, while I could have easily created an account on another instance and still interacted here, I have my own personal, complicated, and admittedly silly reasons for wanting to have my main under this domain.

All I wanted to know is whether lemmy.ml will open up again in the future. I don't mind waiting if it will. And not sure how can I reclaim my email address.