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== Got the invitation to become a mentor ==
Shouldn't I be glad. Today I got my invitation to become a volunteer and to finally reach the status of mentor.

On more hurdle, attending one of the volunteer classes, and I can assist everybody to full extend.

In the last 3 months I set up my own island, called Avatarum. 
Together with my partner Art Canning and Indira Bekkers we managed to deliver a complete entertainmant package: games, art and clothing.
We have a daily traffic of 60 avatars as I type in this contribution to my talk.

I hope this will give you confidence in my capabilities as a mentor.
Not only technically but also commercially.
--[[User:Gal Canning|Gal Canning]] 01:15, 12 November 2007 (PST)

== I would love to become a mentor or a teacher. ==
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In SL I'm Gal Canning. In RL as well as in SL I'm a man of about 48 years old.
I'm a technician, a teacher, a manager and can be characterized as a fixer. 

Sharing knowledge and interact with people, that is what makes a human being a better person. So here I am, ready to share and interact.

Although I'm rather fresh in Second Life (march 2007) I already could translate my RL designing and programming experience to SL en LSL.

(a proof of the pudding...look at Virtual Holland)

You can always send me an IM if you have a SL related problem or want to share something.
You can also visit my blog to get to know me...michel.artagainstwater.nl
--[[User:Gal Canning|Gal Canning]] 23:30, 1 August 2007 (PDT)

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The term 'Pay-behavior' is ambiguous, in all my years of scripting I've never heard the term (and it's not for a lack of experience with the feature in question). I tried to explain it in such a way that was both within the editing guidelines (3rd person) and didn't introduce a term that isn't used or defined anywhere on the wiki. Or were you recommending something else altogether? -- [[User:Strife Onizuka|Strife Onizuka]] 22:07, 5 August 2007 (PDT)

== Volunteer ... not me! ==

Last Saturday I attended an obligatory information session.
I was early on the SL Volunteer HI and was witness of a session I didn't subscribe to.

What struck me was that a hugh number of mentor-to-be where present.
And some profane language was used.
At that time I wondered how a class like this could improve the quality of a volunteer to promote to mentor. 

So I asked my "mentor". He told me it wasn't his class and that he did not have the time to talk to me at that moment because he was watching "Eagle one". 
In the mean time he appeared to be present in the class I was watching on the SL volunteer HI sandbox?

When I attended the class I did sign up for, I was told after 30 minutes the class wouldn't start for another hour. Start time was changed ? and not communicated. 

At that moment I decided that I'm no volunteer anymore. 
I don't have the urge to become a SL approved mentor. 

I like to help everybody, I offer my friendship and my skills to everybody who need a friend and/or help. I'm a true mentor by hart, not because SL says so.

--[[User:Gal Canning|Gal Canning]] 01:37, 19 November 2007 (PST)