What does this mean to you?
If you have a reserved slot, you now NEVER have to wait to get in to the server (again!). This is how it used to work.
Just connect to the server in the console with the command "connect 72.5.152.147:27015"
Don't have a reserved slot yet? See here for info!
http://theelders.net/forum/index.php?topic=7524.0