# Welcome to the CSD forums!

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**Category:** Announcements\
**Created:** [June 29, 2018, 1:50am UTC](https://forums.atlas-65.com/t/welcome-to-the-csd-forums/5177 "2018-06-29T01:50:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![CptJamesHarry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5f9b8f/32.png) [@CptJamesHarry](https://forums.atlas-65.com/u/CptJamesHarry)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2018, 1:50am UTC](https://forums.atlas-65.com/t/welcome-to-the-csd-forums/5177/1 "2018-06-29T01:50:44Z")

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Hello and welcome!

These are the official forums for the Atlas Foundation’s Citizen Science Division. This is a great place with friendly locals so feel free to ask a question if you’re stuck.

# Getting Started

- Be certain you like your username as it cannot be changed after 3 days.
- We suggest you do the tutorials to ensure you have a grasp on the easiest ways to navigate & use these forums (Simply say “@discobot start new user” in a post. )
- Use the personal menu (top right) to bookmark topics that grab your interest & to personalise your public profile.
- We strongly suggest that you not include personally identifiable information in your public profile or your username. Folks here are friendly, but it’s still the internet!
- Please take a look at our [FAQ/Guidelines](https://forums.atlas-65.com/faq) so you have a good idea of what our community is all about, and the guidelines we follow.
- All newcomers are invited stop by the [Introduction Thread](https://forums.atlas-65.com/t/introduction-thread/29) to say hello!
- Additionally, clicking on [Latest](https://forums.atlas-65.com/latest) off the drop-down menu should help you get up to speed with what is current & popular.

**As a side note,** because of the origins of these forums some of the early posts in that thread might be a bit confusing. These were originally the Edison Township Amateur Radio Club forums, which is why you might see some people call it “ETARC”. After the conclusion of Season 1 of Waking Titan, they were converted to the Atlas Citizen Science Division forums you see today. You can read more about Waking Titan (and get involved!) in the [Waking Titan category](https://forums.atlas-65.com/c/waking-titan-season-2).

# Some Final Notes

- To get someone’s attention put an @ in front of their username.
- Try checking the search option first before starting a new topic.
- Remember to play nice: It’s what makes this community so awesome!