user 115627
It's all so tiresome.
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You're not alone with that sentiment, Sophia.
I'm certainly no paragon when it comes down to making new folks feel welcomed and I admire everyone that goes out of their way to welcome everyone - even if it's just with a simple "Hi". So I agree with those that say these canned responses are better than saying nothing at all. We all have different backgrounds and I think it's not easy to connect and to ask questions. Wouldn't want to drag others out of their comfort zone either.
Surely something personalized would be better when people post their whole life story...and though I know that very well, I'm one of those people that would rather say nothing at all than adding just another Hello. So I'm certainly not in a position to point fingers.
On another forum I visited frequently it was actually forbidden to make elaborate responses to other people's introductions instead of the usual Hellos and Welcomes. The admin said everything beyond that counts as derailment and if we have questions for this new person or want to pick up on a specific issue we should create seperate threads or send PMs.
I'm certainly no paragon when it comes down to making new folks feel welcomed and I admire everyone that goes out of their way to welcome everyone - even if it's just with a simple "Hi". So I agree with those that say these canned responses are better than saying nothing at all. We all have different backgrounds and I think it's not easy to connect and to ask questions. Wouldn't want to drag others out of their comfort zone either.
Surely something personalized would be better when people post their whole life story...and though I know that very well, I'm one of those people that would rather say nothing at all than adding just another Hello. So I'm certainly not in a position to point fingers.
On another forum I visited frequently it was actually forbidden to make elaborate responses to other people's introductions instead of the usual Hellos and Welcomes. The admin said everything beyond that counts as derailment and if we have questions for this new person or want to pick up on a specific issue we should create seperate threads or send PMs.
