Actually, I try to make them feel welcome by responding to their posts in-thread and sending them PMs encouraging them to write more when I see they've made an exceptionally well-thought-out post. It's pretty disappointing when the people I've contacted directly never return to write more.
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"Sometimes I have to remember that things are brought to me for a reason, either for my own lessons or for the benefit of others." Cynthetiq
"violence is no more or less real than non-violence." roachboy
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