Welcome to Carista, Greil!
I am Delilah, one of the Carista Panel members here on the site. The Panels are like sets of staff, each with their own duties and responsibilities that members can join after some time here. You can read more about what they do in the buttons to the left there. So, included in those panels is the Welcome Panel! The members there know quite a bit about the site and are super friendly. Their job is to be, well, welcoming and answer questions around the forum! In addition, they serve as mentors to new members -- someone to reach out to, ask questions, get advice from, chat with, etc. I will send you a PM shortly with your mentor!
Umm, links are to the top right of the forum there, and yeah! I stalk the site like a mofo, so if you ever have any questions, feel free to reach out to me or your mentor or anyone around! I think that is all my admin stuff >_>
I'm glad Ilero talks highly of us enough to get you to join yourself! I'm excited to see what great ideas you come up with!