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If people are feeling ostracized by cliques or what not around here then its a problem, we can discuss the hows or whys or weather its reasonable or silly but if its causing new users not to participate and a great forum to die, then no matter how you cut it its a concern.
Having said that I have no idea how to fix it and really I'm not sure if it should be fixed. If we start dictating how we interact with one another the general purpose of why we're here in the first place is lost anyway. This forum just reflects the real world and as in real life new comers wind up with the burden of having to get to know everybody and find their own niche, its just the way the world works.
I like Cyns idea of sending out a PM to new users, for a new user it might be a little intimidating to just jump in and go with the flow with the pace and subjects of some of the topics here. Perhaps a simple greeting, basic rules/philosophy of the forum and a helpful push on how/where to just jump in might go a long way in turning a curious new poster into somebody that helps breathe life into the forum.
Anyway I hope we can get this figured out, I've loved spending my free time here and it would be a shame to lose it.
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