lil was running a welcome committee for a while, I believe. I'm frankly not willing to volunteer myself as a whole-sale cheerleader because, well, I get cantankerous about things sometimes. I find I do often step in and engage with "new" users but not quite immediately and I don't think feeling pressured to do so would help me continue to try and do that in a positive manner, I'm afraid.
_refugee_ is mistaking me for someone else. I have never ran any committee on hubski. I hate committee work. Nonetheless Ben, your idea might be helpful. Log out and then go to hubski as if you just happened upon it. The first thing you see at the top of the page is this:
We share good ideas and conversation here. Login, Join Us, or Take a Tour! At the end of the tour (which is labelled 'tutorial' on the bottom menu), there's a link to The Purpose Page which has more general info. What if at the end of the tour and somewhere near the top, there is also a link called "Welcoming Committee." Click that and a message opens up that says "hi there, I'm the welcoming committee. Click my name and you'll learn more about me. To ask me anything, click ... etc." and then you can have your list of people on the committee. One cent please.
It was unofficial and its only charter was your unending enthusiasm; its only by-laws your eternal open-door (and arm) policy. But "welcome committee" is definitely what I think of it when I get a "psst...check out this user" PM or see you taking first (or second/third) stance welcoming a newcomer in any given thread.
shoot, I have only three more minutes to post my poem. I'll be late. But it's coming. Roll the dice.