I think the mentoring idea smacks of elitism.  "We're better than you, and this is how you should do things."

Zoe

 "Poor, Edmund W" <Edmund.W.Poor@abc.com> wrote:

I like the new idea of a "mentor" better than the old idea of "this guy needs to be banned".

I suggest that mentors apply a 7-to-1 ratio of praise to criticism. That is, "I liked this" "That was good" "Thanks for mentioning X", etc. seven times, followed by "Oops! That's not how we do it" once.

"Uncle" Ed Poor
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