yeah the web site is down from the many of user that are trying to put thier codes in give it a few days and try it again...

From all the sites that have looked at today, they all say that the ELITE  site was getting more people signing up then they anticipated. They are working on the problem and hope to have fixxed by next few days

Heres what ive seen so far... all taken from official twitter feeds / blogs...

You will be a founder as long as you sign up for elite premium (eg redeem elite premium code from hardened edition or buy from xbl/psn) before 13th

Founder status apparently takes at least 48 hours to be applied to your account after registering for premium, but with all the problems ongoing its expected to be longer.

So if have a red skull by your name in elite now you should ( in time ) get converted to a green founder...

The callofduty.com/founder website is only for people who receive their hardened edition after the 13th and therefore have not entered their elite premium code till after that date... then u can enter the code found on the founder card. The site will not be active till that date as it is not needed yet!!

Does anyone know how/when you get the founders camo? or the title? I`ve already registered my H.E and didn`t get anything :-\

I activated my premium membership the second I opened my Hardend edition, and I created my account at the same time so I should recieve my founder status. But every time I go to call of duty elite I can't even see if I have any skulls at all due to this constant waiting room stuff. I just want what I've paid for as well as the founder status I deserve.. So if anyone finds out anything more about this I would love to know.   And for those who are having the same problems as I am, I suggest you keep your confirmation emails.