Are you a new visitor? Well take the time to read some of the following. It will help your visit to the site become a productive one.

Get yourself a user account

Why? Aston Villa Life is a community, and thus is best experienced via participation. You can contact us if you want a user account creating, and we will sort you out some login credentials. In order to create an account, please email us via http://www.astonvillalife.com/register.

Alternatively, Facebook users may log in by pressing the “Login with Facebook” button..

Once you have these details, you can log in and get involved. Our site boasts a variety of diverse opinions, and you will be sure to find someone to discuss any point you may think of.

Get yourself a Gravatar

What’s a Gravatar? Well next to the comments, you may have noticed that some of the users on the site have photos next to their contributions. These photos are called Gravatars and anyone can get on. To do so, you need to visit Gravatar by clicking here and registering for an account. For the picture to show up on this site, you need to use the same email address that you have associated with your Aston Villa Life account.

Having a Gravatar can make your comments appear more personable, so we encourage registering. Of course, it is ultimately your choice on whether you want to get one or not.

Get commenting!

It stands to reason that you have an opinion on Aston Villa. After all, that is the predominate reason why we attract visitors to our site. So the next logical step? Get your voice heard!

Aston Villa Life offers a chance for you to air your views on all things claret & blue. With that said, users of the site agree to abide by our usage policy and ensure that any comments posted are non-libelous. For full details on our policy, please click
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More stuff to do

Once you have got involved with commenting, we actively encourage users to write articles about their views of the club, the direction it is heading, which players they like or dislike, or any other aspect of Aston Villa.

All we ask is that any views are kept balanced, and non-libelous. We uphold the freedoms of fans to express either positive or negative views about the club, so long as they are well researched.

Articles are meant to be focal points for the site and, with that in mind, we expect them to be written in a sensible manner. All views are welcomed, so long as they have some grounding. The editorial team always have the final word when it comes to pieces so, if you have any doubts over whether your article is going to be suitable, please get in contact.

One thing we do ask of any prospective writers is that they involve themselves as members of the community before they start writing dedicated pieces. It may seem like a strange thing to ask, but what makes Aston Villa Life different to most other sites is that the focus on a real sense of community.

We believe that a community founded on respect, and on putting in what you get out is key to the success of this site, and the success of contributors who use our site to publicise their articles.

By engaging within a respectful community, we feel this can only serve to deepen the sense of belonging to a group of fans of Aston Villa, rather than believing that we are individually isolated.