Hello! Thank you for the good words! This is the first time you've messaged me, and I can see that you're a recently-joined member. Have you already gone through ALL that I've written so far about Alipang?
When you have 10 posts (posts in the Land of Duffers don't count) your name turns black and you're a junior member. Then you can have an avatar/profile picture and sig.
Oh,btw,to reply to a VM,click "view conversation" and reply.
There is a thing at the top of the page in all the fourms (like the Professer's Writing club where you post stories)- underneath the Dancing Lawn banner - that says "post new thread" click it and you can make a new thread for your stories.