dlebish, first and foremost: Welcome to AW. 2nd, you'll notice I've removed the link to your survey - AW History is not the place for this... especially for a 'beta site' that offers what writers can already get right here.
If you'll notice, there's a link at the top of every forum page that will take you to the Newbie's Guide - which is THE place to start your relationship with the members of Absolute Write. Then, once you've made yourself a contributing member of the forum, you'll be welcome ask people to help you. If you have any questions, feel free to leave me a PM. Thanks!