Goonhub
06-13-2019, 06:57 AM
(This post was last modified: 06-13-2019, 07:20 AM by UrsulaMejor.)
That you are knowledgeable is not in question, I think we can all agree on that.
Some things you may not know about being a mentor:
Your game will be interrupted constantly by messages from people needing help.
You will need to be patient explaining the same 3-4 things to like ten different people, sometimes all at once.
You will often not be able to help people with their problems despite your best efforts, and you need to be able to accept that even when it's not your fault. You need to not get frustrated at newer players who you can't help because they are asking the wrong questions or not understanding your explanations.
You need to be trusted with sometimes extensive meta knowledge of the round that you get from mentorhelps received, and you need to be able to behave appropriately despite that knowledge.
These are some of the qualities that make the best mentors; actual knowledge of the game is incidental because our most common questions concern the first 10 hours of gameplay.
I'm not out and out saying no, but I will say that the prospect of exposing you to more meta knowledge about the round makes me nervous. And, while it is true that the mentor team still needs help with all the new fish, that situation can also be very frustrating to newer mentors because of how many messages we're getting and how very unhelpful a lot of the questions we get are, and I get the impression from the brief interactions I've had with you that these disruptions would be frustrating and unwelcome.
Honestly, many people who I was on the fence about rose to the role the moment they got the purple; it's not a huge amount of weight but knowing that you're trusted with something may lead to improvement. But my gut feeling about this application leaves me uneasy. It's very difficult for me to recall and point out specific examples of things that lead me to feel this way, and I guess what I'm asking for is some reassurance that the above points are things you've considered.
Can't edit so sorry for.double post:
Basically, to steal a sentiment from pope, reply something vaguely in the shape of "Ursula, I've read your post and I promise it won't be problem" and you'll have my recommendation.
Some things you may not know about being a mentor:
Your game will be interrupted constantly by messages from people needing help.
You will need to be patient explaining the same 3-4 things to like ten different people, sometimes all at once.
You will often not be able to help people with their problems despite your best efforts, and you need to be able to accept that even when it's not your fault. You need to not get frustrated at newer players who you can't help because they are asking the wrong questions or not understanding your explanations.
You need to be trusted with sometimes extensive meta knowledge of the round that you get from mentorhelps received, and you need to be able to behave appropriately despite that knowledge.
These are some of the qualities that make the best mentors; actual knowledge of the game is incidental because our most common questions concern the first 10 hours of gameplay.
I'm not out and out saying no, but I will say that the prospect of exposing you to more meta knowledge about the round makes me nervous. And, while it is true that the mentor team still needs help with all the new fish, that situation can also be very frustrating to newer mentors because of how many messages we're getting and how very unhelpful a lot of the questions we get are, and I get the impression from the brief interactions I've had with you that these disruptions would be frustrating and unwelcome.
Honestly, many people who I was on the fence about rose to the role the moment they got the purple; it's not a huge amount of weight but knowing that you're trusted with something may lead to improvement. But my gut feeling about this application leaves me uneasy. It's very difficult for me to recall and point out specific examples of things that lead me to feel this way, and I guess what I'm asking for is some reassurance that the above points are things you've considered.
Can't edit so sorry for.double post:
Basically, to steal a sentiment from pope, reply something vaguely in the shape of "Ursula, I've read your post and I promise it won't be problem" and you'll have my recommendation.