I have noticed that new members almost invariably ask very similar questions, most of which have been well answered. Would it be worth having an automated resposnse to someone's first post welcoming them, and showing them how to do a search, and why they should.
I don't mean this to be a rude or sarcastic thing, but something that might be useful, I have noticed that some members have an almost template as their welcome response, so I just thought this might be an extension of that.

And yes I know I am guilty of not searching often enough too.