If you are a new member to us here at Talking Chop, welcome! We talk about the Atlanta Braves all day every day and we are committed to building the best Braves fan community on the internet.

As you get acclimated to the features here at SB Nation, let's run you through the basics.

You can sign up with SB Nation and Talking Chop by either a) signing up with your Yahoo! ID, b) signing up with your Open ID, or c) starting from scratch by choosing a screen name.

After you sign up, you can go to your profile page and edit your personal information as well as upload an avatar to make your contribution unique. After you have saved these changes you can use your profile page to manage all of the blogs you are a member of.

When you sign up for SB Nation, you maintain the same screen name and avatar across all the blogs. All you have to do is just sign up for each individual blog as you come across them. It's an easy, one-step process that makes the experience here that much better.

Check the community guidelines, linked here.

For a guideline on how to use the FanPosts and FanShots, go here.

Of course, the best feature of SB Nation is the incredible commenting features associated with each post. For a guide on how to use these features, go here.

If you ever have any questions, never hesitate to email me (gondeee) by clicking on the little envelope next to my name at the bottom of this and every Talking Chop page.