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Community Mentorship Program Spring 2017 (cycle completed)

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Okoratu

Community Mentorship Program

2017 Spring Cycle



Hello everyone, I make the thread this time ok thanks!!

Albeit both threads look really similar, there have been a few changes to the ruleset. So if you signed up on the previous cycle before it is best to read this entire post again.

Along with Yuii-, I now present the third cycle of the Mentorship Program (last cycle announcement can be found here).

Program Details
  1. This program is standard only. If you want to host a mode-specific program like this, contact me!
  2. This program operates on a 10+2 week cycle basis (10 weeks for the program, final 2 weeks buffer time). During this timespan a mentor is bound to a mentee. The buffer time is used for reorganisation, reflection and simply taking a break.
  3. Everything regarding this program is organised in one Discord server. Hint: get Discord.
  4. Cycles culminate in a small-scale mapping event. This event could be Mentees organising themselves in smaller groups to make a set together for a song of their choice.
  5. Mentor/Mentee pairings are free to continue for more than one cycle. These mentors may not be eligible this cycle unless they want to take on more mentees than in the previous cycle (specified below).
  6. Mentor/Mentee pairings are free to part ways within the buffer time. In case they do not get along there is no reason to force anyone. These scenarios are evaluated on a case-by-case basis while aiming to not leave any mentee behind for no reason.
  7. You must not be restricted from osu! when signing up for this program in any role. If you got yourself into a situation like this we do not deem you as suitable for participating in a program of this nature.
  8. You have to inform an Organizer or Helper before any longer absences. Organizers and Helpers keep track of the activity between each Mentor/Mentee pairing, so if one of them is absent for a longer timespan countermeasures can be taken. Not informing anyone about your absence can get you excluded from the current cycle.
  9. The only roles that are mutually exclusive are mentor and mentee. This means any other combination such as Helper/Mentee, Helper/Mentor are valid.
  10. The following deadlines are fixed, there will not be any exceptions to these:
    1. Mentor sign-ups start on 26.01.2017 and end on 05.02.2017 0:00 UTC+0.
    2. Mentee sign-ups start on 05.02.2017 and end on 19.02.2017 0:00 UTC+0.
    3. This cycle starts on 19.02.2017 and ends on 30.04.2017 UTC+0.
    If you have troubles with timezones, this page should give you a general idea of how this works.

Mentor Criteria
  1. Mentors joining this cycle may choose one mentee while mentors from the previous cycle may choose two if they wish to. This is necessary because mentors from previous cycles have proven to be able to commit to the program while newcomers have not.
  2. Mentors who were removed from the program for any reason will not be reconsidered unless there are special circumstances. If your behaviour / general absence / lack of commitment gives us reasons to remove you will need convincing reasons to come back.
  3. Mentors who are new to the program will not be allowed to choose a Mentee with a timezone difference of more than 5 hours. Anything larger has proven to be too much of a gap between average online times to get anything done productively. Mentors who already stayed for a cycle are still strongly advised to avoid a timezone difference like this.
  4. You should have more than 2 hours a week at your disposal for this program. Explaining and discussing mapping related things tends to take time.
  5. Each applicant will be considered on a case-by-case basis. We reserve the right to choose who will be mentoring in this program and will explain denials accordingly if prompted to.
  6. You should …
    1. have ranked osu! beatmaps of any kind as they indicate experience with the process as well as giving/taking constructive criticism.
    2. have encountered mentoring or teaching previously. Experience never hurts.
    3. have a predictable schedule. So that the chances of you suddenly disappearing without any traces are low.
    4. have a more or less clean record. People who are known for bad behaviour in the recent past should reconsider their behaviour before taking a teaching position.
    Note that none of these above are criteria that would 100% exclude you if you do not fulfill them fully. This is still a case-by-case evaluation.
FILL OUT THIS FORM TO APPLY AS A MENTOR
CLOSES ON 05.02.2017 0:00 UTC+0

Mentee Criteria
  1. Prior mentees who want to be part of the program again can only do so for four times in total. This equals about a year of being on the program which should be more than enough time to get into the mapping community.
  2. Mentees who were removed from the program for any reason will not be reconsidered unless there are special circumstances. If your behaviour / general absence / lack of commitment gives us reasons to remove you will need convincing reasons to come back.
  3. Each applicant is eligible for any mentor. If a mentor who was not your first or second choice wants to mentor you, we will notify you.
  4. You should invest more time than your mentor into the program. Given that they are supposed to help you make progress this entire thing only works if you actively work on it.
  5. You must be able to take criticism. You are here because you aim to improve how you map so therefore taking criticism is necessary. Familiarise yourself with the Code of Conduct for Mapping and Modding on the Ranking Criteria to know what this means.
  6. Your availability and timezone should match the mentors you are applying for. This is recommended due to being easier for both parties.
FILL OUT THIS FORM TO APPLY AS A MENTEE
OPENS ON 05.02.2017 0:00 UTC+0
CLOSES ON 19.02.2017 0:00 UTC+0


Looking for Helpers

Due to the sheer size of the project, we do need helping hands to keep track of everything. We are currently at about 110 people on the server alone and around 70 on the current cycle so we need a few more helping hands with the following tasks:

  1. help keeping track of activities by poking a few participants of the program on a regular basis.
  2. discuss problem cases to ensure reasonable decisions and calls.
  3. help organising / planning Discord-internal events.
  4. be a contact person for organisation related questions.
If you are interested in helping out, drop Yuii- or me a PM!

Code of Conduct
  1. As a mentor, do not resort to using authority over rational arguments. If you find yourself doing this you probably do not have good arguments to begin with. Treat everyone equally instead of assuming authority.
  2. Repeated misbehaviour on the Discord server can and will get you excluded. Though you really have to try our patience for us to do that.
  3. Make sure to drop us a message if you happen to have some things coming up which will impact your activity. Not that we are interested in your personal lives too much, we just happen to keep track of activity and progress so you disappearing without anyone knowing you did causes confusion.
  4. Please report violations of the Code of Conduct for Mapping and Modding if you encounter them. We investigate cases individually will take measures accordingly. We just cannot act if we do not know what is going on, though.
Topic Starter
Okoratu

Mentor List

SPREADSHEET OVERVIEW

Every mentor speaks English unless noted otherwise.

How to Read These Lists
  1. The lists are sorted the following way: timezone->country->alphabetical
  2. The format of the short information listing is: timezone | additional languages | availability | Mentee(s): <Number indicates how many additional mentees they search>
  3. The availability estimate for each mentor applies to their respective timezone.
  4. equals no additional language

Staying from Last Cycle

Grayed out mentors are not eligible anymore. This means they either already decided on their mentees or stay with their mentees from last cycle.

Cryptic, Mao and Desperate-kun joined the previous cycle under special circumstances and are hence listed here as well.

  • - Kocari
    [list:1337]UTC-8 | | 12 pm - 2am | Mentee: [Soul]
- Shiirn
  • UTC-8 | | Saturday/Sunday, likely any time during the day. | Mentee: MikasaSerket, Mun
- Monstrata
  • UTC-7 | | Evenings | Mentee: Nao Tomori, Musty
- Frostings
  • UTC-5 | | Weekends | Mentee: [Jenn]
- pkk
  • UTC-5 | | Friday-Monday anytime, Tues-Wed after 15:00 | Mentee: Shanipika
- Cryptic
  • UTC-5 | | Evenings, 7 PM - 10 PM (most days) | Mentee: Plaudible, Jakomo73, mithew
- Smoothie World (IMPORTANT: WILL START CYCLE 2 WEEKS LATER THAN THE REST)
  • UTC-4 | | Weekends 3pm to 6pm | Mentee: Skeep, Pachiru
- Kibbleru
  • UTC-4 | | Mostly Evenings after 6 pm | Mentees: Kyle73, BetaStar
- -Mo-
  • UTC+0 | | Most evenings | Mentees: yasporuben, Sinnoh
- Kin
  • UTC+1 | | Thursdays: 14-22, weekends | Mentee: sdafsf
- Nozhomi
  • UTC+1 | | 4pm to 11pm | Mentee: Bulldog, Xenok
- Shiro
  • UTC+1 | | all day | Mentee: Keemstar, Skyrovania
- Desperate-kun
  • UTC+1 | | during weeks 19:00+, on weekends mostly variable | Mentees: Smc, TheKingHenry, -Jukke-
- Lasse
  • UTC+1 | | Most of the time on weekends. On weekdays mainly evenings | Mentees: Spelly, Flezin
- Mao
  • UTC+1 | | Evenings on every weekday, anytime on weekends | Mentee: Synxx3, Darkravens23
- Okorin
  • UTC+1 | | random times of the say, oftentimes nocturnal | Mentees: LeeSinOrAfk, Swell, Ussoo
- vipto
  • UTC+1 | | evenings | Mentees: Decim, Lumario
- MrSergio
  • UTC+1 | | any day in the afternoon | Mentee: Mir, EmeliaK
- handsome
  • UTC+8 | | evenings | Mentee: Pokey_GD, Sebu
- Seikatu
  • UTC+8 | | every day 15-22 | Mentee: nya10, felys
Rejoining from Cycle 1

The same rules as for the mentors listed above apply to the mentors listed here as they already successfully took part in a cycle.
  • - Nathan
    [list:1337]UTC-7 | | 3-6 PM on fridays; 9-12 AM and 3-6 PM on saturdays/sundays | Mentee: Nishana
- guineaQ
  • UTC+3 | | After 6:00 PM everyday min. may vary due to university schedule | Mentee: Moony

Joining This Cycle

Grayed out mentors already chose a mentee for this cycle.

  • - xxdeathx
    [list:1337]UTC-8 | | 8 PM to 1 AM weekdays, all day weekends | Mentee: Shiratoi
- Sing
  • UTC-7 | | 5pm to 9pm on weekdays, varies on weekends | Mentee: Opsi
- Kisses
  • UTC+0 | | 4pm to 11 pm | Mentee: _Meep_
- BOUYAAA
  • UTC+1 | | Weekends and evenings during the week. | Mentee: [-Reol]
- Vell
  • UTC+1 | | 2pm - 11pm | Mentee: Fenris-
- dqs01733
  • UTC+1 | | evening weekdays, weekends | Mentee: Suissie
- Liiraye
  • UTC+1 | | daily | Mentee: Wuab
- Rohit6
  • UTC+5:30 | | 6pm-9pm | Mentee: Shyotamaze
- Anxient
  • UTC+7 | | Thursday (2:00 - 22:00), Friday (12:00 - 22:00), Saturday (all day) | Mentee: xLolicore-
- Electroz
  • UTC+7 | | 20:00-24.00 on weekends | Mentee: Nekone Rin
- Pentori
  • UTC+11 | | 1:00pm - 1:00am | Mentee: Tedda

Current Helpers

Purely informative
- J1NX1337
- Exa
- Kisses
- Chaos
- Shiguma
- Halfslashed
- Hobbes2
- Regraz
- MrSergio
- Moony
- Mir
- Mao
Seijiro
(~o.o)~
Stefan
_(:з」∠)_
Yuii-
Third cycle already!
Topic Starter
Okoratu
for everone staring at this thread and hitting f5 a lot in order to sign up: no i did not sleep in, we're kinda getting a bit delayed dure to internal nonsense and getting the form ready
Irreversible
cry open*
Topic Starter
Okoratu
pleasE
Topic Starter
Okoratu
If you wish to change your info please resubmit the form with the changes and we'll simply only consider the edits

edit: just a heads up: people who are removed from the submission form are removed because they decided that they chose a mentee
this isn't some sort of bug / error, all removals from the post or the submission form happen for a reason, just assume that form > post in terms of actuality
Yuii-
In light of recent events we are re-opening mentor applications. Those who already applied but didn't get chosen, feel free to re-apply as we are going to go over the applicants again.

Click here to apply as a mentor. Please, do try to be as serious as possible in your application.
Yuii-
Quick update: Mentor sign-ups will be open until the 12th. Mentee applications will not close until the deadline posted on the thread, unless every mentor has already chosen their mentees.
Topic Starter
Okoratu
Okay, updated the second post along with the form

the following things changed:
vipto resigned from this cycle (turns out it was one of the usual fits he throws)
Shiirn, pkk, Anxient, Rohit6, Come[Back]Home, xxdeathx, and Sing joined

mentors that finalised their mentee choices are not elegible through the form anymore

handsome takes one more mentee apparently so he's back on the list
well then

also kocari, too, is back
added detailed information sheet as well
Yuii-
Mentor applications are now closed! Thank you for everyone who (re)-applied!

Mentee sign-ups will still be open until the 19th.
Topic Starter
Okoratu
oops for people wondering why BOUYAAA was on the form, well he's on the program
(last person to be added to the thread here is probably going to be Liiraye if he accepts)
Yuii-
Cycle in Progress!

Those mentors who still appear with no mentee(s) in-forum will be added soon as they choose their picks. Expect updates in the next months!
Also, for those who have been asking, the discussions from Cycle 2 will be soon posted here as well as having their own thread.
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