Hey everyone, I fell in love with TF2 a few months back and have really enjoyed getting into it. During this time, I found myself inexorably attracted to Hyperion Gaming's fine servers (especially since I live in San Francisco and get awesome latency). Anyhow, I figured it was time to support the servers I play on regularly and join this community.

At risk of sounding like a newb, I've got some questions that have stumped me:
*How do I become a "verified member"? I see instructions, but I can't seem to find the links they refer to.
*Is my donation automatically linked to my in game ID?
*Is there a way to change my forum avatar? As much as I like the Terminator, it would be cool to have the same avatar I use on Steam...