From: Josh Hillmann (josh_hillmann_at_mac.com)
Date: Tue Mar 25 2003 - 10:10:14 PST
On Tuesday, March 25, 2003, at 08:43 AM, Jim Anderson wrote:
> Dylan wrote:
>> Perhaps some sort of mentoring system. When a new user signs=20
>> up, a message is automaticaly sent to one of a few volunteers=20
>> who help the new user with his initial questions. That way,=20
>> newbies get a real person to help them.
>
> I think this is a really good idea. When I first started using
> Newtons a couple of years ago I quickly found this list (in a previous
> incarnation). A couple of guys on the list spent quite a bit of time
> answering my newbie questions, getting me to the point where I felt
> comfortable using my Newt (thanks, guys!).
>
I agree. That is an awesome idea. I am my grandfather's "Macintosh
Mentor" and I have learned that helping someone learn the basics on a
Mac, PDA, etc. is fairly easy and take little time to do. "Newbies",
what do you think of this mentor system idea?
Joshua
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