I read a great quote in here some where a few months ago, don't know who to attribute it to. Basically says, all the poker rooms will screw you,
fulltilt is the only one that tells you ahead of time.
If you are trying to get involved in rakeback,
FT seems to be a harsh place because they don't seem to be as forgiving with players who screw up the signup process... at least not for smaller affiliates.
BTW, their backend login has gotten a little bit more reliable, but I still had a problem for a few minutes the other day.