I hope the people on the AE are clear about this and are aware of the launch. Of course this whole thing should never have happened. A clear cut off date should have been stuck to....too much indecision.
At the minimum they should have been penalised. If they can not be bothered to register on time they deserve a lesser stake.
They are somehow penalized if their addresses are not in genesis block:
less POI for many days
no free silver coin
slight possibility their NEM are stolen before they get them
they lose everything if don't redeem in time
There is no point in punishing people in my opinion