Of course we want to make everyone feel welcome but the fact of the matter is that this is forum is not in "Real Time" like instant messaging, so we post when we find the time. It would be ridiculously redundent and time-consuming to repeatedly the same generic remarks time and time again. If I have the time to do so, I'm more than happy to welcome new people, it gives me an opportunity to meet new people but sometimes I read the responses to a post and find that what I would've said has already been said by someone else, so what's the point? I generally look through the archives before I post a new question, if I can't find what I need, then I post. But if I have to obligate myself to respond to every single post for fear of hurting someone's feelings, I'm sorry but I simply don't have enough spare time to commit to that. Besides, the average amount of responses to all posts here, is about 5-10% of the amount of views, regardless of who posts it.
