[support] Trying to create an account on drupal.org

[Super G]

I am new to Drupal and have many questions. I would like to post them to 
the forum on drupal.org, but I'm having trouble creating an account there.

When I submit my new account request, I get the following message in my 
browser (Firefox 1.5):

> Warning: Duplicate entry '' for key 3 query: user_save INSERT INTO users (name, mail, pass, init, status, created, uid) VALUES ('xxxxx', 'xxx at example.com', 'f33d046a04aca850ff5fb526fa81a1ba', 'xxx at example.com', 1, 1159219089, 82644) in /var/www/drupal.org/htdocs/includes/database.mysql.inc on line 120
> 
> Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /var/www/drupal.org/htdocs/includes/database.mysql.inc:120) in /var/www/drupal.org/htdocs/includes/common.inc on line 266

(I redacted my username and email above.)

Something seems to have gone right, because I get an email saying "Your 
application for an account is currently pending approval. Once it has 
been granted, you may log in to http://drupal.org/user using the 
following username and password..." I take this to mean that I've got a 
temporary password, but I can't use it until I am approved. I find this 
confusing, because why bother issuing me a password if I can't use it? 
Why not just send it with the approval message?

Also, how long does it take to get approved? I could not find this 
information anywhere on drupal.org.

Also, how purposes of the drupal.org forum and the mailing list differ?

Thanks,
Super G