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Jazz, maybe it's as simple as me having a PM sent out when the user registers welcoming them to the space, and reinforcing it again a month or so later to check in on them.
In that PM it says something very specific like "If you don't feel like you're part of the in crowd, just post responses and you'll quickly find yourself part of the community really quickly. Every single person in the community and on staff here started the same way, including myself, that is by jumping feet first into the conversation and participating."
I think it should not only go out to newbies but also to those old timers who lurk and not have posted for 8 years.
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