It would be nice if people could acknowledge a new poster or bump a post up that is waiting for some answers.
You may not be able to answer their questions but a welcome would get the post noticed and they would not feel excluded. It must be bewildering to join the forum, make a post and then wait days for a reply.
There is a heading on the left of the Board Index "Unanswered Posts" which is an easy way to see which posts have been overlooked. It is easy to overlook some posts as the forum is so busy these days, which is great.