They are seemingly sincere and send totally the wrong message. Do not get me wrong, the idea of a greeting is a completely genuine thing -- it is a great way of saying "Hello, I have noticed your presence, find _______ interesting, and would like get to know you a bit better!"
Consequently, the entire purpose of any such outreach is totally undermined when the individual you are extending a welcome to realizes what was received is nothing more than a generic paragraph transmogrified to mesh.
What makes for the more genuine statement:
A swift control + v keystroke coupled with the replacement of a name
OR
A short sentence or two, written ad-hoc in earnest?
Consequently, the entire purpose of any such outreach is totally undermined when the individual you are extending a welcome to realizes what was received is nothing more than a generic paragraph transmogrified to mesh.
What makes for the more genuine statement:
A swift control + v keystroke coupled with the replacement of a name
OR
A short sentence or two, written ad-hoc in earnest?