Yep, I'm always careful with the really new ones; Welcoming of course, but so many promise the world and deliver nothing so I tend to wait until they've shows a little more than a. Intro post before I get too involved. I couldn't even tell you how many I've personally welcomed on their intro posts, (I don't do the cut and paste thing as I feel it looks spammy) and yet received nothing in reply. So...I'll only reward people who actively inject effect. Reward for no effort isn't my thing here, or I'm real life.
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Yeah I’m trying to give them the tools I wish I had when I started to get to know things. We can only guide them, it’s their choice to continue or to give up. In my time in the new and introduction section I have made 6 great new followers and members of the community. Two listed here and some not. I think with a fairly small sized platform compared to others that’s pretty good!
I think it's good to give them something to work with, your cut and paste comment seems to cover a lot, no need for more from others. I take the more personal approach, offer my help, none take it, and so to me they disappear into oblivion.
You seem to have had some good results. I think if more of the better established users did a little something to help then things would improve, but that doesn't seem to be the way it's done.