yup!
Gotta participate. After awhile you get perks, including an avatar, and admission into other forums. dont' ask how long, it's not that long, and the goal's to participate, not just post-whore. :P With that said: welcome all ye newbies
good to see new people drifting in and saying hi. feel free to ask questions, just try'n read the notices first, 'cuz we've answered a lot of stuff there already.