We can definitely add something to the primer / tutorial / etc. - perhaps a list of users (but then we have to manage that list....) or link to a thread where people can make themselves known, etc. The only thing that worries me about this is the potential - whether real or imaginary - of segmenting of users, power users, etc. It would have to be something anyone could participate in. I also don't know if new users would be more likely to reach out to another individual than make a new post, though.

Maybe we don't need a more active #newtohubski but just a more laid back way of saying hi. Maybe a thread that gets reset every 3 months or so. Users like you can save a thread so that you are notified whenever someone comments on it.

FYI, if you haven't done so, you should make a new account just to remember what new users experience when they first sign up. I try to do it every once in a while. I also used to personally reach out to new users and get feedback on what it's like from a UI / experience standpoint when they join Hubski. I haven't in a while, but there was always valuable feedback in them. Of course, I was more selfish in sending those messages than what you are doing here. :)