I always enjoyed forums that had "Newbie Corners" where newbies could go to introduce themselves if they wished, otherwise I rarely saw the newbie welcoming typ

I always enjoyed forums that had "Newbie Corners" where newbies could go to introduce themselves if they wished, otherwise I rarely saw the newbie welcoming type of interaction outside of that corner. (Unless it was obvious the newbie had run afoul of one of the forum's rules but that's on the newbie at that point.)