Wikipedia:Co-op/Mentor landing

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The Co-op is a gathering place where you can find a mentor and work together to learn about and improve Wikipedia.

Mentor Expectations

1. 1Politely welcome and interact with learners when you are matched for mentorship.
2. 2Mentor only in areas you are comfortable teaching; ask another mentor for help if needed.
3. 3Do your best to make yourself available and be responsive to learners.
4. 4Use your words! Avoid "mentoring" by simply pointing editors to documentation pages.
5. 5When possible, encourage boldness and editing outside of sandboxes.

ANNOUNCEMENTS edit

• The Co-op officially opened for editors seeking mentors on 6 July 2015.

• Once you have created a mentor profile, you can get matched with a learner at any time! HostBot will routinely search for new learner profiles and may match you to an editor if your editing topics match. Once you are matched, you will receive a notification from HostBot. If you're looking to mentor someone sooner than that, please check the following list:

Category:Co-op learners not currently being mentored

Once learners have a mentor, please remove them from the category by putting their mentor's username in the mentor field on their user profile (example here).

• Whenever you feel like you cannot take on additional editors for mentorship, go to your profile and select "Update profile," and select the Unavailable checkbox. You can change these options at anytime on your profile.

• Mentoring resources on a large variety of topics are available. These include documentation pages, videos, teaching programs, editing tests that Wikipedians have developed, and pages aimed at newer editors. We encourage mentors to use these pages as a means to aid in teaching, but should not replace substantive interactions with your learner.

Learner Barnstars (edit)

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		Co-op Writing Barnstar
		This barnstar is awarded to editors who completed writing-related goals through mentorship at The Co-op. Editors with this barnstar are motivated writers, and have shown growth and good writing skills during mentorship.

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		Co-op Communication Barnstar
		This barnstar is awarded to editors who completed goals related to editor interaction through mentorship at The Co-op. Editors with this barnstar have shown good understanding of conventions related to talk pages and discussion.

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		Co-op Best Practices Barnstar
		This barnstar is awarded to editors who completed mentorship at The Co-op related to understanding how policies and guidelines are used in practice. Editors with this barnstar have shown good judgment in their editorial decisions on article content.

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		Co-op Technical Barnstar
		This barnstar is awarded to editors who have grown in their understanding of wiki-markup as a result of mentorship at The Co-op. Editors with this barnstar heartily laugh in the face of syntax!

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		Co-op Images and Media Barnstar
		This barnstar is awarded to editors focused on learning about image use and policies through mentorship at The Co-op. Editors with this barnstar better understand images usage and the permissions required to upload them on Wikipedia.

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