Just thought I'd ask why you guys 'n' gals don't have an "Introductions" / "New members" section on your forum, as its a great way to get new members to introduce themselves, and existing members to greet and help newcomers with any queries they may have (or direct the newbies to the appropriate section of the forum to post their creations / discoveries / questions to). This has worked well in other forums I have run / helped to run in the past.
