The Mentors and Trainers Hub
Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2011 7:36 am
Mentors and Trainers
The Mentors and Trainers hub is an open area for both the Mentors and Trainers to discuss and field questions, as well as provide help to anyone who needs to it.
Who are the Mentors?
The Mentors are a group of volunteers voted among themselves to assist newer players and field questions in regards to RPing, technology, story-mechanics, etc., etc. The main point of the Mentors is to provide an accessible source of assistance through telegrams and thread discussion for players, as well as a means for them to have their RPs checked and marked.
Who are the Trainers?
The trainers are a group of players who assist newer players, but it's a self-regulated voluntary service. Trainers, like mentors, may field questions and telegram discussions, and are able and willing to give aid to newer players.
So, what's the difference?
On the surface, there is no major difference between the two groups, but rather one of visibility. The Mentors are meant to help newer players or those unfamiliar an easy access and way to find someone who they will know will help them, and will be able to reply to them as quickly and effectively as possible. Mentors may also be responsible for have training RPs that include others and are aimed to trained, but it's not necessarily a part of their position, as others may do so as well.
Whereas Trainers are a completely voluntary service by sign-up, Mentors are a voluntary service through accepted obligation. Trainers will help you to the best of their ability and to their own time, whereas Mentors are required by their position to help you as soon as possible. Of course, considering that everyone is human, we all ask anyone with questions to be patient with anyone else.
If you have questions, always try and go for the first accessible Mentor or Trainer you see, and they will be more than happy to help you. Note: The colour or titles do not make either group more or less right than the other one, and it's not surprising to see overlap of discussion between both groups. Occassionally, this thread will also serve as a nexus of discussion for Mentors and Trainers alike on subjects they deem to be relevant or interesting.
Whereas Trainers are a completely voluntary service by sign-up, Mentors are a voluntary service through accepted obligation. Trainers will help you to the best of their ability and to their own time, whereas Mentors are required by their position to help you as soon as possible. Of course, considering that everyone is human, we all ask anyone with questions to be patient with anyone else.
If you have questions, always try and go for the first accessible Mentor or Trainer you see, and they will be more than happy to help you. Note: The colour or titles do not make either group more or less right than the other one, and it's not surprising to see overlap of discussion between both groups. Occassionally, this thread will also serve as a nexus of discussion for Mentors and Trainers alike on subjects they deem to be relevant or interesting.
Mentors
- Lyras
Mikoyan-Guryevich
United Gordonopia
Tergnitz
Cyrupe (Panel Judge)
Santheres (Panel Judge)
Salzland
Feazanthia
Xiscapia
Wagdog
Van Luxemburg
Lamoni
Oseato
Yohannes
Trainers
- Rethan (Panel Judge)
Kylarnatia (Panel Judge)
Layarteb (Panel Judge)
New Azura
How Do I Apply for Mentors?
The Mentors have a significant backlog of applicants. We want to keep the numbers low for now so that we don't overflow the II and GE&T community with too many Mentors, since not only does that become a drain on the site's administration (since I'm sure Reploid is getting sick of adding and removing Mentors), but also too many teal names does little other than reinforces a surface-level 'for the looks' mentality that people may have problems with. As a result, much of the Mentor numbers will ebb and flow based upon whether they're stretched for more people or whether there's a particularly bad case of widespread 'poor' RPing present.
How Do I Apply for the Trainers?
The Trainers are done by an application process from the existing panel judges. Anyone wishing to apply must submit a Single-spaced post detailing a scenario no longer than 1 page, 12 pt Times New Roman font to this thread. For scenarios, applicants must telegram ONLY ONE of the current panel judges (Leistung, Yohannes, Rethan, Santheres, and Cyrupe), who will provide you, the applicant, with a scenario to RP out. You must provide the following information when posting your application:
- the Trainer who gave you the scenario
- the exact scenario you are RPing out
- the application scenario post itself
- any extra details and notes at the end that you may wish to add
Because we value flexibility, it is strongly recommended that you RP the scenario given to you. If you have a problem with the scenario and have a good reason, please notify the panel judge who provided you with the scenario to either provide you with a different one or to forward you to a different panel judge. Reasons for changing scenarios such as "I RP mainly / solely in FT / MT / PMT / PT, so I am very specialized" is a workable reason for changing, but simply "I can't do it", "I don't want to do it", "It's not the scenario I had in mind" will not. Ultimately, panel judges have the final discretion, NOT ME, as to whether they can or should change scenarios or not, so please do not telegram me if they are unwilling to change it. We want to ensure that applicants are experienced enough to deal with most of the problems or scenarios coming their way, rather than cherry picking their results.
Each panel judge will either post their evaluation, opinion and acceptance or rejection of your submitted application either in this thread or directly to me. Once a majority opinion has been formed (3/5 ayes or nays), I will either notify you of your status. If you have been accepted, you will be placed on the NSTrainer list. If you have been rejected, I will summarise all the criticisms from all panel judges for you, as well as provide my own opinion as to why you may have not been accepted.
Happy RPing. Please keep all debate on the Mentor program itself out of this thread, it would be much appreciated.