Welcome!
Icon things? You mean when you start a thread? You just pick one, and it appears next to the thread. It doesn't really matter, it's just another cool thing on this site.
Speaking of cool things, you see those little orange nickname thingies under people's names (Bird Boy, for me)? Well, if you want one, just personal message Zadok001 and tell him whatcha want. And now that I've stolen his little speech, he'll have to think of something original to say! [WATCH me prove you wrong!
--Zadok001]
Hey Zadok! Niener, niener, neiner!
[/begin{nickname speech}
Ok, here's the deal. I'm your friendly neighborhood nickname guy.
See those neat-o little orange nicknames people have under their names? If you Private Message me (see the button at the bottom of this post with 'PM' on it?) with a request for a specific one, I'll give it to ya'.
/end{nickname speech}]
[HA! --Zadok001]
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