I am suggesting a thread governed by a house rule such as “Read but don’t post if experienced {x} or above”, and with a headline something along these lines: “Newcomer, wanting to post?”

Or we could petition Anu to make a new section of the board (he did it for Weekly Themes) called something like "Greetings" with the subtitle "New here? Make yourself known." It could possibly also become the home of the Birthday and Away for a while threads, where we post things concerning friendly dynamics. It would be similar to I&A, but not so formal.

Just a thought . . .