I agree, that is unwelcoming. If I were new and didn't know anyone in the community, if someone asks that to me, I would leave and not return because I'll think that they don't want me on the forum. That's being disrespectful towards other members, I think that the members that ask that question to the newer members, they should be kicked from the chatbox for being disrespectful. People will leave and not return if you ask when they join, "Who are you?" The forum is publicly online, not just for the people Admin attends school with. Anyone can access the website, it can be someone that goes to school with Admin, or someone 5,000 miles away from his location.