Want to get rid of the annoying adverts? The answer is simple. There are 4 levels of advertising on AnimeOTK:
Level 1: (Your Level, guests and members with 0-9 posts) has maximum advertising. Level 2: (A user with 10 or more posts who has been a member over two weeks) have vastly reduced advertising (including removal of the large full screen closable adverts) Level 3: (A member who has been registered over a month and has over 50 posts, or has a special account like "artist" or "writer" sees minimal advertising. Level 4: (VIP Donators) receive no advertising.
All donators of $10 or more will never see an advert on our site again!
When you first sign up, you give them your email. The site then sends an email to that address, and you're supposed to click on the link from it to activate your account so you can do the rest of the stuff.
I'm asking some friends. And one said that you need to confirm your membership through your email before they let you start doing some stuff. APparantly the forums and gallery are separate on that.