Zoe wrote:
I think the mentoring idea smacks of elitism. "We're better than you, and this is how you should do things." Zoe
So?
What I mean is, we should always strive to be open to newcomers, welcoming, friendly, helpful. But we should also not lower our standards out of a misguided fear of "elitism". The fact is, some contributors *are* better than others -- by a long shot -- and that we can ease the 'learning curve' for our social mores if oldtimers aren't afraid to explain and defend them.
There is a way that things should be done, and people who do them correctly are better than people who don't.
--Jimbo