Usually I message new members on Mastodon.green. Now I'm a bit behind on that. So I say it like this

Thank you and welcome as a member ๐Ÿ’š

@JohanEmpa How are you and the team coping with the influx?
@JohanEmpa Thank you, am glad to be here ๐Ÿ˜ƒ
@JohanEmpa Thank you. Glad to be here.
@JohanEmpa thanks so much! Happy to be here!
@JohanEmpa Thanks, it is good to be here.
@JohanEmpa thank you for letting my join the community
@JohanEmpa Thanks for letting us in! :)
@JohanEmpa thank you for providing this service
@JohanEmpa thank you for the space and the work behind it, it is so good to be here
@JohanEmpa It seems I cannot get in although there seem to be lots of new members?
@JohanEmpa Thanks for the Green welcome message! This seems to be a good place! A Twitter friend says she applied to Green as well and is still waiting to be admitted (it was instant when I applied) so I guess you guys are really busy. Your hard work is very much appreciated- it is so nice to arrive in a human-based environment!!!

@IncHulk wait, there's no one in the queue to be approved.

Here's an invite link
https://mastodon.green/invite/kJp3cYji

@JohanEmpa great to be here. Thanks for all the work you do. :)
@JohanEmpa thank you! ๐Ÿ™
@JohanEmpa thank you.
I'm trying to just feel my way through, not overload the system, and discover this new cultural environment without bringing too much from another place.
Appreciate what you're doing.
@JohanEmpa thank you for the welcome! Glad to be here and hope to figure my way around with some time.
@JohanEmpa glad to be here. Many thanks for all the work you do, hope it's not too overwhelming.