Re: [Ambassadors] couple of questions

[Ben Williams]

"I got started with Fedora, and I would love to become an
ambassador.  I completely understand the process of becoming an
ambassador, so around 6 months ago or so I attempted to start the
process by getting a mentor.  I was very upset in that I found it
impossible to find one.  I could understand that if I was new and
excited about Linux I might be underqualified and trying to get
involved in everything before understanding the work involved, and
therefore no mentors would want to mentor me, however I feel I have
made a clear contribution to both Ubuntu and Fedora among others, and
have for over a year.  I'm not saying, either, that I would make the
cut and become an ambassador, but I wish it was easier to find a
mentor so I could start the process.  With all of this being said, I
can sum it up in one request:

I would like to become an ambassador for the Fedora linux
distribution.  If anyone would be willing to mentor me, I would very
much appreciate it.:-)

Thanks, guys, for everything that you do.
Bryan"

As a Mentor for North America I will gladly mentor you please see the following urls:
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Joining_Ambassadors

now i had several people contact me about being a mentor then I would email and I would
never hear from them again

please contact me through the email on the mentor page.

<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Siddhesh>

-- 
Ben Williams
Windows-Linux Specialist
460 McBryde Hall
Blacksburg VA 24061-0123
540 231-2739

couple of questions

[Frankie Mangoa]

Hi,
did u follow the steps given to you clearly?
I am not too sure but I think mentoring is done by a select few.Here i
stand fr correction but when i was registering I got my mentor to
contact me.I am sure if all instructions are followed well.you should
get one


regards
frankie


2010/5/3 Ben Williams <jbwillia(a)math.vt.edu&gt;:
>  "I got started with Fedora, and I would love to become an
>  ambassador.  I completely understand the process of becoming an
>  ambassador, so around 6 months ago or so I attempted to start the
>  process by getting a mentor.  I was very upset in that I found it
>  impossible to find one.  I could understand that if I was new and
>  excited about Linux I might be underqualified and trying to get
>  involved in everything before understanding the work involved, and
>  therefore no mentors would want to mentor me, however I feel I have
>  made a clear contribution to both Ubuntu and Fedora among others, and
>  have for over a year.  I'm not saying, either, that I would make the
>  cut and become an ambassador, but I wish it was easier to find a
>  mentor so I could start the process.  With all of this being said, I
>  can sum it up in one request:
>
>  I would like to become an ambassador for the Fedora linux
>  distribution.  If anyone would be willing to mentor me, I would very
>  much appreciate it.  :-)
>
>  Thanks, guys, for everything that you do.
>  Bryan"
>
>  As a Mentor for North America I will gladly mentor you please see the
>  following urls:
>  https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Joining_Ambassadors
>
>  now i had several people contact me about being a mentor then I would email
>  and I would never hear from them again
>
>  please contact me through the email on the mentor page.
>
>  --
>  Ben Williams
>  Windows-Linux Specialist
>  460 McBryde Hall
>  Blacksburg VA 24061-0123
>  540 231-2739
>
>  --
>  ambassadors mailing list
>  ambassadors(a)lists.fedoraproject.org
>  https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/ambassadors
>

couple of questions

[Heherson Pagcaliwagan]

2010/5/3 Ben Williams <jbwillia(a)math.vt.edu&gt;:
>  "I got started with Fedora, and I would love to become an
>  ambassador.  I completely understand the process of becoming an
>  ambassador, so around 6 months ago or so I attempted to start the
>  process by getting a mentor.  I was very upset in that I found it
>  impossible to find one.  I could understand that if I was new and
>  excited about Linux I might be underqualified and trying to get
>  involved in everything before understanding the work involved, and
>  therefore no mentors would want to mentor me, however I feel I have
>  made a clear contribution to both Ubuntu and Fedora among others, and
>  have for over a year.  I'm not saying, either, that I would make the
>  cut and become an ambassador, but I wish it was easier to find a
>  mentor so I could start the process.  With all of this being said, I
>  can sum it up in one request: 
I think kital can weigh in on this better but I think the present
process "requires" the applicant to make the first move on their
application process. This serves as a concrete demonstration of
interest. I'm sure we can tweak the process here and there.


>  I would like to become an ambassador for the Fedora linux
>  distribution.  If anyone would be willing to mentor me, I would very
>  much appreciate it.  :-)
>
>  Thanks, guys, for everything that you do.
>  Bryan"
>
>  As a Mentor for North America I will gladly mentor you please see the
>  following urls:
>  https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Joining_Ambassadors
>
>  now i had several people contact me about being a mentor then I would email
>  and I would never hear from them again
>  please contact me through the email on the mentor page. 
Same case with me. After giving them a list of required tasks, they
drop like flies.

-- 
Heherson Pagcaliwagan
http://project.azneita.org
+63.908.885.5428

couple of questions

[Ian MacGregor]

On Mon, May 3, 2010 at 4:16 PM, Heherson Pagcaliwagan <herson(a)azneita.org&gt;wrote:

>  2010/5/3 Ben Williams <jbwillia(a)math.vt.edu&gt;:
>  > "I got started with Fedora, and I would love to become an
>  > ambassador.  I completely understand the process of becoming an
>  > ambassador, so around 6 months ago or so I attempted to start the
>  > process by getting a mentor.  I was very upset in that I found it
>  > impossible to find one.  I could understand that if I was new and
>  > excited about Linux I might be underqualified and trying to get
>  > involved in everything before understanding the work involved, and
>  > therefore no mentors would want to mentor me, however I feel I have
>  > made a clear contribution to both Ubuntu and Fedora among others, and
>  > have for over a year.  I'm not saying, either, that I would make the
>  > cut and become an ambassador, but I wish it was easier to find a
>  > mentor so I could start the process.  With all of this being said, I
>  > can sum it up in one request:
>
>  I think kital can weigh in on this better but I think the present
>  process "requires" the applicant to make the first move on their
>  application process. This serves as a concrete demonstration of
>  interest. I'm sure we can tweak the process here and there.
>  
Correct. I'm chiming in because I just went through the process of becoming
a Fedora Ambassador. I have completed all of the steps listed here and am
waiting for my mentor to contact me:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Joining_Ambassadors


>  > I would like to become an ambassador for the Fedora linux
>  > distribution.  If anyone would be willing to mentor me, I would very
>  > much appreciate it.  :-)
>  >
>  > Thanks, guys, for everything that you do.
>  > Bryan"
>  >
>  > As a Mentor for North America I will gladly mentor you please see the
>  > following urls:
>  > https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Joining_Ambassadors
>  >
>  > now i had several people contact me about being a mentor then I would
>  email
>  > and I would never hear from them again
>  > please contact me through the email on the mentor page.
>
>  Same case with me. After giving them a list of required tasks, they
>  drop like flies.
>
>  --
>  Heherson Pagcaliwagan
>  http://project.azneita.org
>  +63.908.885.5428
>  --
>  ambassadors mailing list
>  ambassadors(a)lists.fedoraproject.org
>  https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/ambassadors
>  


-- 
Regards,
Rev. Ian MacGregor
http://sites.google.com/site/ardchoille42

couple of questions

[inode0]

2010/5/3 Ian MacGregor <ardchoille42(a)gmail.com&gt;:
>  Correct. I'm chiming in because I just went through the process
> of becoming
>  a Fedora Ambassador. I have completed all of the steps listed here and am
>  waiting for my mentor to contact me:
>  http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Joining_Ambassadors 
Who is your mentor?

Please as a reminder to all folks joining the ambassador group,
mentors often have very busy lives that sometimes get overwhelmingly
busy. Do not get discouraged or upset if this process takes a little
time. We are all volunteers trying to help each other.

Thanks,
John

couple of questions

[Ian MacGregor]

On Mon, May 3, 2010 at 5:09 PM, inode0 <inode0(a)gmail.com&gt; wrote:

>  2010/5/3 Ian MacGregor <ardchoille42(a)gmail.com&gt;:
>  > Correct. I'm chiming in because I just went through the process of
>  becoming
>  > a Fedora Ambassador. I have completed all of the steps listed here and am
>  > waiting for my mentor to contact me:
>  > http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Joining_Ambassadors
>
>  Who is your mentor?
>
>  Please as a reminder to all folks joining the ambassador group,
>  mentors often have very busy lives that sometimes get overwhelmingly
>  busy. Do not get discouraged or upset if this process takes a little
>  time. We are all volunteers trying to help each other.
>
>  Thanks,
>  John
>  --
>  ambassadors mailing list
>  ambassadors(a)lists.fedoraproject.org
>  https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/ambassadors
>  
I chose Brian Powell as my mentor. I'm sure he is busy and will contact me
when he can.
-- 
Regards,
Rev. Ian MacGregor
http://sites.google.com/site/ardchoille42

couple of questions

[David Nalley]

On Mon, May 3, 2010 at 8:09 PM, inode0 <inode0(a)gmail.com&gt; wrote:
>  2010/5/3 Ian MacGregor <ardchoille42(a)gmail.com&gt;:
> > Correct. I'm chiming in because I just went through the process of becoming
> > a Fedora Ambassador. I have completed all of the steps listed here and am
> > waiting for my mentor to contact me:
> > http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Joining_Ambassadors
>
>  Who is your mentor?
>
>  Please as a reminder to all folks joining the ambassador group,
>  mentors often have very busy lives that sometimes get overwhelmingly
>  busy. Do not get discouraged or upset if this process takes a little
>  time. We are all volunteers trying to help each other.
>
>  Thanks,
>  John
>  --
>  ambassadors mailing list
>  ambassadors(a)lists.fedoraproject.org
>  https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/ambassadors
>  

I added some admon/notes to the Join page to hopefully properly set
expectations.
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Joining_Ambassadors