If you were supposed to get an email from the forum but didn't (e.g. to verify your account for registration), email Wes at stararmy@gmail.com or talk to me on Discord for help. Sometimes the server hits our limit of emails we can send per hour.
Yeah, Tom wanted to join the Alto long before I hit my self-imposed player limit; his spot was always open, I just had to wait until he actually got around to writing the guy in.