Commons:Mentoring

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This is a rough brainstorming on what would be needed to create a mentoring programme on commons, like the one on de.wp:

Contents

[edit] Timetable

  • we start when we have at least two mentors in each language of the following: en, es, de, fr, pl

[edit] Pages

  • /Mentors
    • people describe themselves: fields of experience, languages, favourite topics, ...
    • one page per language? all languages on one page?
    • alternative: categories put by babel-boxes
  • General page to ask newbie questions, like Commons:New user support - inserted above Commons:Help desk
    • language doesn't matter!
    • Link to IRC channel and IRC howto
  • /Mentory/Diary (for documentation)

[edit] Templates

  • I need a mentor
    • maybe with optional language
  • this user is supported by mentor ...
  • Template:Mentor

[edit] Other

  • links from welcome template

[edit] Questions

[edit] How to support multiple languages?

[edit] What is the role of a mentor?

  • Just give them your talk page?
  • Watch their contribitions?
  • Give them alternative ways of contacting you?
  • Watching their talk pages?

[edit] What are the benefits of having a mentor?

  • More than automated bot messages
  • Someone that may have gone through the same thing
  • Someone speaking your language

[edit] Who should ask for a mentor?

  • New contributors to Commons (even if experienced on wp)
  • People that are not family with English language

[edit] What are demands for being a mentor?

  • a working knowledge of copyright
  • adminship (helpful, but not required)
  • patience
  • motivation and time to do this for some time, so mentorees (?) don't have to change their mentors

[edit] How do people find a mentor?

  • Asking them directly at /Mentors?
  • Putting a help template on their user page?

[edit] Who likes to have a mentor

  • user ....
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