Thanks for this important post. I joined yesterday and spent quite a bit of time making sure my intro was just right in terms of the message I wanted to convey. Despite hardly any attention, I am not dismayed. I see Steemit as a long term project of spreading constructive informational content. I anticipate slow growth, it is not about money, but the message. I thought long and hard about following the guidelines provided by others - lots of pictures, peppy text etc. to maximize profit, but decided to stay true to the message I am going for. We'll see how it goes. I did notice there are many new additions and reading all of them isn't really possible, but for those of you that try to welcome us newbies: Thank you!