08-06-2021, 05:47 PM
Crazy idea for a possibile alternative: Mentoring
Experienced users could volunteer to help newbies start their journey.
It would cost IML zero money and almost zero time - setting up a top thread is probably all IML would need to do. Maybe add one line to the welcome email.
Difficult questions would still be for Shannon but a lot of the basics can be handled by fellow users. Personal attention beats any amount of instructions.
I know it would have been very useful for me back when I started and I also know I abandoned IML once because I couldn’t see the forest through the trees.
As an added bonus, non native speakers might find a mentor who speaks their language, that’s always better.
Mentors could “advertise” in a designated thread with a short history of their IML experience and languages spoken.
Experienced users could volunteer to help newbies start their journey.
It would cost IML zero money and almost zero time - setting up a top thread is probably all IML would need to do. Maybe add one line to the welcome email.
Difficult questions would still be for Shannon but a lot of the basics can be handled by fellow users. Personal attention beats any amount of instructions.
I know it would have been very useful for me back when I started and I also know I abandoned IML once because I couldn’t see the forest through the trees.
As an added bonus, non native speakers might find a mentor who speaks their language, that’s always better.
Mentors could “advertise” in a designated thread with a short history of their IML experience and languages spoken.
E3+DRS -> LTU6 -> IYE -> DRS -> LTU6 Refresher -> OF3
