From: Han Dao <wikipediankiba@...>
Date: 2007-02-15T06:16:20+09:00
Subject: Re: Adopt-a-newbie? Based on actual experience.

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Well, it sound like apprenticeship or something like a pupil to a teacher.


I guess mentors have the responsibility of being patient and newbies have
the responsibility of being eager to learn.

On 2/14/07, SonOfLilit <sonoflilit@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Well, until further notice (and please read this thread to the end to
> check
> that further notice wasn't issued), I will coordinate this personally.
>
> Any newbie who thinks he would benefit from such tutorship should mail me
> and will probably get ME as a tutor.
>
> If I'm too swamped I'll ask Logan, and anyone else who volunteers, to take
> some new ones (and redirect them by email).
>
> Just a very temporary solution.
>
> Aur Saraf
>
> On 2/14/07, SonOfLilit <sonoflilit@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Well, to potential adoptees we can only offer the service...
> >
> > But I think many would gladly accept.
> >
> >
> > Aur Saraf
> >
> > On 2/14/07, Logan Capaldo <logancapaldo@gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > On Thu, Feb 15, 2007 at 05:03:16AM +0900, SonOfLilit wrote:
> > > > Hello all,
> > > >
> > > > Remember Samantha? She dropped by the list a while ago and was given
> > the
> > > > idea to develop a Rails resume generator...
> > > >
> > > > Anyway, yesterday she happened to email me about the Haifa RUG post
> > > (only
> > > > reply this far and it was a false :/ ) and I happened to remember
> her
> > > > project and give her a bit of advice, and it developed into a
> > > conversation
> > > > reminding a bit of a chat about her project, that seems to have
> pulled
> > > her
> > > > out of a stuck position (I hope).
> > > >
> > > > Well, she told me she's glad she can email me those questions since
> > > sending
> > > > them to the list would be overkill and uncomfortable...
> > > >
> > > > Now, remember the recent discussion about newbie questions plaguing
> > the
> > > > list?
> > > >
> > > > All of this has brought me to think of an Adopt-a-newbie model.
> > Somehow,
> > > > every newbie that wants would get an email address of a volunteer
> from
> > > > ruby-talk, with whom he can correspond personally and who will
> answer
> > > his
> > > > basic questions and serve to also encourage him to keep learning.
> > > >
> > > > I could manage two-three active newbies at a time, I think, and they
> > > would
> > > > greatly benefit from it if they are anything like me.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > What do you think? Would you consider it a good idea? Would you
> > > volunteer?
> > > > Is anyone up for infrastructure (preferrably on ruby-lang.org,
> though
> > > > anywhere is good)?
> > > >
> > > I would be interested, but I think it would depend on the adoptee not
> > > just the adopter. I would not want to end up being the fount of
> > > knowledge and turn into a crutch for the adopted person.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Aur Saraf
> > >
> > >
> >
>

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