Years ago we had a Welcome Newcomers thread with tips on posting and links to the HTML Sandbox, Freeper Lexicon and various other tools to help newcomers become acquainted with the community. Alamo-girl was the official hostess, I believe. It was a great way for newbies to get their feet wet and introduce themselves before venturing out into the FR wilderness. Perhaps we could revive that (not volunteering you, Alamo-girl - just pinging you because you were mentioned).
I'll gladly be on the welcoming committee and will be the keeper of the Welcome Ping list if no one else has volunteered.