Are there any mentors available?

[Jordan Hewitt]

You could possibly set up a form on Launchpad or ubuntu.org.  It can
have fields such as "Mark all languages in which you are sufficient," or
stuff like that.  You could check to see if the user really is from the
mailing list just so that we make sure they're not freeloaders. :

On Sat, 2009-09-19 at 10:20 +0200, Christophe Sauthier (Huats) wrote: 

> Dear Peter,
> 
> First of all I'd like to thank you for your strong interest in the
> Ubuntu mentoring... And I am also really sorry about the almost 1
> month delay that you had to go through.
> Without trying to find excuses, we (at the reception) are a bit
> overloaded,and we are trying hard to change the way we are dealing
> with mentors requests. The results and our new procedure should be in
> place in a couple of months... Before that we will continue to address
> request the best we can... and in your case I admit it was not enough.
> 
> I will take care of your request early next week. If you don't hear
> from me soon (let say wednesday) you are allowed to track me on IRC
> (huats on Freenode)...
> 
> All the best,
> 
>           Christophe
> 
> 2009/9/19 Peter Antoniac <pan1nx at linux.com>:
> > Well, soon there will be 1 month since I asked if there are any mentors
> > available on both this list and the reception.
> >
> > So, logically, the next question is: how long does the queue last?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Peter
> >
> > On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 4:27 PM, Christophe Sauthier
> > <christophe.sauthier at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> Dear Peter,
> >>
> >> indeed if you are looking ti get a mentor you should write to the
> >> reception. Usually when a person from the team (I am the reception
> >> leader) see a mentor request that is send to the current list, we deal
> >> with it without asking to send the email again...
> >> You might have be skipped unwillingly...
> >>
> >> Don't send your application again, I'll treat it.
> >>
> >> And by the way thanks for being interested in the Ubuntu Developement !
> >>
> >> Regards,
> >>
> >>     Christophe
> >>
> >> 2009/8/25 Peter Antoniac <pan1nx at linux.com>:
> >> > In other words, we were stupid to email it here since the reception was
> >> > the
> >> > right email address. However, I remember there was even a question (I
> >> > found
> >> > the email in the archives, here
> >> >
> >> > http://www.mail-archive.com/ubuntu-motu-mentors@lists.ubuntu.com/msg00095.html)
> >> > where someone got in the same question about the reception.
> >> >
> >> > I will forward my application there and see what happens and later share
> >> > the
> >> > experience. If it is true, then, all those who wrote their applications
> >> > here
> >> > should resend them to the motu-mentoring-reception at reponses.net
> >> >
> >> > Thanks for the help
> >> >
> >> > Cheers,
> >> > Peter
> >> >
> >> > On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 3:45 PM, Scott Howard <showard314 at gmail.com>
> >> > wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> There are two useful pages:
> >> >>
> >> >> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MOTU/Mentoring/Junior_Contributor
> >> >> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MOTU/Mentoring/Senior_Contributor
> >> >>
> >> >> That request that those seeking mentors email:
> >> >> motu-mentoring-reception at reponses.net
> >> >>
> >> >> Someone does check and reply in a timely manner. An example
> >> >> application is at the"junior" link above. In general, if you don't go
> >> >> through the reception, you won't get a reply.
> >> >>
> >> >> Thanks for helping with Ubuntu!
> >> >>
> >> >> ~Scott Howard
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> 2009/8/25 Peter Antoniac <pan1nx at linux.com>:
> >> >> > Hi list,
> >> >> >
> >> >> > I've asked long time about getting help from a mentor (see also
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> > http://www.mail-archive.com/ubuntu-motu-mentors@lists.ubuntu.com/msg00074.html)
> >> >> > but with no luck.
> >> >> > I guess I should reapply again, but are there any mentors available?
> >> >> > All
> >> >> > those questions on this list seem to go un-answered. Or is it so that
> >> >> > the
> >> >> > answers are hush-hush in private mails 0:) ?
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Thanks,
> >> >> > Peter
> >> >> >
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