I thought about the @steemitboard problem. One solution would be to create a "welcome wagon" program.

SteemItBoard could create a list of people who are due an award. Steemians who have resource credits to spend could log into SteemItBoard.com , select names off the list then send the message for SteemItBoard.com

Steemians who join the welcome wagon committee would have a fun excuse to interact with other Steemians.

I wrote up a post and drew a little red wagon.