Peter Kupfer OOo wrote:
Chris BONDE wrote:
I think that the greeter could step the neophyte through some basic
things, like finding stuff on the web site, what is expected on
downloading and uploading, maybe even a practice of doing such. Then
introduce the neophyte to a number of the 'tools' and practice using
the tools on a sample or so.
This is what I envision.
Then, I think that an advanced member, a writer, should take a
neophyte and ask that person to review the work of said writer, guide
the neo-reviewer through what is expected. Also, maybe two
neo-reviewers could hook up and swap lies about reviewing. After,
working with the neo-reviewer, the writer should pass the
responsibility onto another writer, this may round out the experiences
for the neo-reviewer.
The daunting things to me were finding the thing to review, next
finding out the writer was very experienced, then trying to figure not
only what to do but how to do it. I didnot change too much but ended
up asking question (Notes or comments I forget) on why was such and
such done, should not this be consistent with another place etc. I
think that what I did was helpful.
I am sure they were helpful.
The visions of what the mentoring should be is what I also envisioned
when this topic was first mentioned.
Now, to figure out how to implement it.
Have a good one,
Peter and others;
How have we progressed on this idea?
A new person just signed up as an authour, his background looks very
good, very little mentoring required.
What happened to the person who had some good comments about the use of
certain words and the correct manner in which to use them.
One comment was
"Mouseover" as a closed compound or as the hyphenated compound "mouse-over" would be a noun or
adjective, but not a verb. We would not normally use the open compound "mouse over" because it's the pointer
or sometimes "mouse pointer" that's positioned over something, not the mouse.
Correct: This particular button is a mouseover button, which shows you . . .
Correct: This is a mouseover control we use to . . .
Incorrect: Move your mouse over the button. [Should be pointer.]
Incorrect: Mouseover the button on the right. [Should be move your pointer over
the button.]
I think that we should be very careful in our use of words.
But my main comment is what is happening with a type of mentor,
apprenticeship, training program? Some people are very good at certain
tasks and not others, then some the other way 'round.
(visa-versa?)(vice-versa?)
I think that the two editors should have sub editors ??? them and
neophytes ?? to the subeditors. We should be able to float like a jelly
fish and accomplish things. Look at the web page discussion, sometimes
a little picky, but most of the time great-- the result will be the best.
Now to crawl back under my stone, rock, boulder. Help me make it a pebble.
Chris
