Hail and Well MetFollow

Good afternoon, everyone:

My name is Wayne, and I just started playing DAoC this weekend (installed DAoC, Shrouded Isles, and TOA expansions). I'm very new to the world of DAoC having played (and quit) EQ, FFXI, UO, SWG, and TSO (I currently still play, and enjoy immensely, Horizons, a relatively new MMORPG). I'd like to ask a few questions, if I may?

1. Are there "official" message boards supported by Mythic?

2. What "fan sites" do you go to most for information?

3. Once installing TOA (it installs in a totally separate directory than the Gold edition I installed), do I need to keep my old DAoC installation intact?

Thank you all for your time. I find most people online I have come in contact with (I believe I am playing on Lancelot) to be wonderfully helpful...

- Wayne