Why is my Password be e-mailed to me

[peterp]

It's only used to validate your membership, this helps to ensure that only genuine people join our Forum. To change your Password, go to your Control Panel, click on Edit Profile & insert a new Password.  
:}When you register for the forum your Password is emailed immediately, (within seconds) if you check your email, your password will be in your inbox. You can then log in, go to your profile options and change your Password to something more suitable.  
:}TIP: Use Copy / Paste from your right button menu, to copy the password from the email containing your password  into your login box. :}