Welcome the the SDMB! 
You did bring some cookies right? All newbies have to bring cookies.
Don’t forget to pray for peas on earth.
Welcome. ::scuttles of to Pit the nooby before anyone else thinks of it::
We don’t Pit the newbies. We say nice, encouraging things and try to make their entrance as pleasant and fulfilling as possible. Later, when they’ve been here a while and we’ve triangulated their positions on every thing from reproductive rights to choice of footwear we eviscerate them in GD and then cut their legs off in the Pit.* But that’s for later.
Welcome to the SDMB, skynatasha, it’s a silly place.
Informative, yes, but silly.
*Actually, we’re not like that at all. You’ll have fun.