From: William Smith <wbsmith83@...>
Date: 2007-02-15T18:34:27+09:00
Subject: Re: Adopt-a-newbie? Based on actual experience.

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Hey I saw on the adopt a geek thread you were creating a resume generator. I
was looking at doing the same thing. How is it coming?

On 2/14/07, Samantha <rubygeekgirl@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On 2/14/07, SonOfLilit <sonoflilit@gmail.com> 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)?
> >
> >
> >
> > Aur Saraf
> >
>
> As a newbie, I think that would be awesome.  I've emailed off-list with
> two
> people so far, and the help has been tremendous.  I think that it's an
> awesome idea.  Personally, I don't like putting stuff out there and
> possibly
> sounding like a moron ;) so, I get shy asking specific questions when I
> know
> that so many people are out there on the list.  It's a bit intimidating.
>
> So, you get my newbie-vote.
>
> --
> Samantha
>
> http://www.babygeek.org/
>
> "Beware when the great God lets loose a thinker on this planet. Then all
> things are at risk."
>   --Ralph Waldo Emerson
>

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