Nothing is going on. We used to have a regular welcome thread for newbies that was maintained by volunteer FReepers. Had updated info about FR, our history, posting tips, bootcamp for newbie posters, etc. Some of the mods thought it might be a good idea to try to resurrect that effort. It’s totally voluntary and any FReeper can join in. Or, if no one wants to do it, it can remain dormant.
Thank you. I saw the original thread and I think it is a good idea. I completely understand now, and I think most of the others do as well. The confusion happened when the moderator just pinged. Had it said FRWW ping, I doubt this thread would have made it past 50 posts.