Ralnakor wrote Hey guys.  I'm what you like to call the rookie, the new guy, the n00b for those of you enjoying your leet speak....I've been a long time reader of the Starfist series and couldn't help but finally bite the proverbial bullet and join the site.  I've stopped by the site a couple times during my readings and just couldn't help myself. I suppose to begin my introduction, I should get into a little bit about myself.  Easy enough.  I'm a 20 (okay, 21 next Friday) year old Journalism major in my third year at Oakland University in southeast Michigan.  I currently work for a Madden video game fansite by the name of MaddenMania.com as the senior editor of their frontpage as well as an administrator on their forums and hope to use that as a jumping off point to get into a career in writing/editing for a video gaming magazine.  In addition to advancing my career with that job, which started off with me being a member of their forums some five years ago, I also referee roller hockey as I've played the sport for in excess of thirteen years. That aside, I began reading the Starfist series when I picked up the book at my local Barnes & Nobles sometime shortly before the release of Blood Contact.  In a wierd twist of irony (and what propelled me from a fan to an addiction), a teacher of mine in high school also read the book and we would discuss the happenings in the books and I derived some joy in surprising him when the new books were released. I hope to visit the forums more often and actually go from a very occasional observer to at least a frequent poster. As a final note since I know they frequent the forums, I must compliment Mr. Sherman and Mr. Cragg on an absolutely excellent series of books that keep me coming back for more and have taken my reading hobby to a whole new level.  Keep up the good work guys.

May I be the fourth to say, welcome aboard. I suppose since Eric and Evil already have they're titles, I'll figure out mine as well. I suppose I could be the local chatty cathy. Who couldn't when it comes to magnificient books like StarFist? (I guess that's the mental clarity Danners spoke off) .

A few tips for you, Don't be afraid to speak your mind. We do it all the time.  Insulting each is alright as long as it isn't taken to far. Always compliment Danners and David, it's one of the main (Besides buying the books) things that keeps them writing, and in the forum. Follow these, and you'll be fine.

It's nice to see a New Guy who isn't like these brutes and actually has some class. Madden games are some of my favorites.