im liam (lfreeman573) i am new so if you can tell me anything it would be helpful

Oooh, another male member--welcome to the forums! If you're wanting to know anything in particular, just post it here and we'll happily answer it for you . But I notice that you haven't got an avatar or signature--here's how to get those:

Go to 'Profile', the link at the very top of the forum. When you scroll down to the very bottom you'll find the 'Avatar Control panel'--there, you can upload a small picture to go underneath your name from your computer, or get one from another website, which you put in the 'Link to off-site avatar' field.

For signatures, on 'Profile', scroll up a litle bit from the avatar control panel and you'll find a box that says to the left of it 'Signature'. Here you can enter any text, pictures etc. to go underneath your posts. Don't try to put in too many pictures--two or three regular sizes are enough, but you're allowed as much text as you can fit into the box. There is a character limit in the signature field; check the little box to the left of this to see how many characters you have left.

Hope this is some help--if you're confused, don't be afraid to ask!

Oro xx

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Looks Oro beat me here...I wanted to be the first person to welcome you to A-U.com...
Anyway, as Oro said, if you need any help around here, don't hesitate to ask! We're all here to help you make your experiance here at AU a great one!

Welcome IFreeman573!!! I'm Sapphire, currently a hobbit like yourself, at your service! Anyway, be sure to have a fantastic time here at the A-U forums...I look forward to seeing you around! Be sure to check the FAQ if you have any questions.

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Hey! My name is Starfire, but you can call me Star for short. I'm Lady Aramel's younger sister! If you have questions, you can ask me! I see LA's already posted...

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Banner by Elenrel - Thank you!!!

Welcome lfreeman573!! Its great to have you here! Lol *pats Oro on back* Good job explaining! =D

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Welcome freeman!! I hope you enjoy the forum, and if you have any questions don't hesitate to ask-we would love to help you [although, I think Oro has that covered] *huggles Oro* Good job!

Well , I'll see ya around!

thank you all im sure i will have a great time. i am an lotr geek so i know most of the stuff on this site already but i do want to know more elvish. help if you can. or want to
thank you for welcoming me it was veryy errr nice

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also i know nothing about this site so can you tell me random things like who made it or where i can find cool stuff or other good sites 8) i also love all the emoticons there very good

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Hello there my Elf friend!!!!!
my name is Alane, Please make your self at home, have fun and if you have any questions, please don't be shy and ask away we will be more than happy to help you
Don't forget to make friends like for example:
ME!!!!!

Mae Govannen
Greentings from the Elves!!!

I know, aren't the emoticons great? We have an emoticons club here, if you want to join it

The maker of this site is called Arwen [not Liv Tyler, lol, she's adopted the name Arwen for site purposes], she comes on the forum sometimes so you might get to see her around. Her username is 'Arwen the Webmaster'.
If you want to find some other cool stuff... well, I'll leave that for someone else to explain

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Some cool stuff about this forum? Well, there are a lot of things Such as:

*The tons of clubs you can join
*RPG forums (I don't RP, but I know a lot of others do!)
*TONS of dicussion on the LotR books and movies
*discussion on everything else
*great graphics help
*great site help
*tons of members to get to know, like ME!

Well, welcome to the forums Enjoy your stay, and I'll see you around!

~Gilraen

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thank you all i understand most of the site now i have looked throught i t the only thing i dont understand is the little stars next to your picture is it like your rating? what doesd it mean

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Greetings and liam. I'm Elenriel or Elen for short. It's very nice to meet you. I'm so glad you decided to join. There are a lot of great people here for you to meet. Plus, we have a lot of great boards around here-most were already mentioned, but please do feel free to pop into the Misc. Randomness section. It can get pretty crazy over there, but it is a lot of fun! Anyway, have fun exploring and if you have any questions feel free to ask. I hope you have a wonderful time here and I'll see you around often.

PS: The stars are just a ranking. Everytime you reach a certain amount of posts you move up in rank and additional star is added until you reach the top rank of Vala.

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AWESOME set by the AMAZING Lembas!!!

The stars are indeed the rating; the more posts you are, the more stars you have. For example, you only have one star because you only have 5 posts--you will get more stars as you get more posts. I have 5 stars because I have 2885 posts. I don't know how many posts you have to get until you get 2 stars, 3 stars etc.--maybe someone else does?

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every time you advance a rank, you get a new star. I think Dwarf is next at 70 or so posts so then you get 2 stars. and then after that is Dunadan (sp?), Elf, Maia, and Vala

welcome to AU and I hope you enjoy!

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