SL Mentor Greeters

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Mentor Greeter Role Past and Future

The Mentor Greeter role has been revamped for 2008. The role of Greeters in Mentors was originally formed as honorific for the members of a volunteer group called Greeters that we closed. These group members were polled via survey after several months asking if they had any objections to being moved out of the role so that it could be redefined and repopulated with members who might be interested in the new refurbished role.

The majority answered that that had no problems with being removed from that role. The week of January 28, 2008 the role was cleared.

The New Greeter Role: Greeters will be Infohub, WA, OI and HI specialists. They will be welcomers, nurturers and helpers. Though they specialize in those four places, it's only because there are more new residents to be found there, but this is also the role for those mentors who welcome people from their back yards. The role in Mentors that we promised would always be there.

Additionally: Greeters may help improve Second Life for all residents by participating in A/B testing (when available) at the Infohubs. Please see the following page for the testing information: Not available at this time.

Please be familiar with the wiki pages that are the general guidelines for the Greeters role prior to applying for this role.

• Volunteer Title Activation / Conditions
• Tao of Volunteers
• Volunteer Group IM Guidelines

Greeters Locations

Inworld Locations for Volunteers

Greeters Best Practices

Initially visit all of the Infohubs and Welcome Areas.

Invite other Mentors to go with you for a fun field trip!

• WALK each area and become familiar with the layout.
• NOTE the kiosks that are there and what information they offer to our residents. See something old that needs removing, think of something more that should be there? Let VTeam know!
• GREET those residents that you meet and ask if you can help them.
• WEAR your SL Mentors OR Greeter tag.

BE AWARE:

You will find that Infohubs and Welcome Areas hold a mixture of experienced residents and inexperienced residents all in one place, which differs from the Orientation Islands which allow only Mentors and new residents onto them. Often the new residents are still wearing their new resident avatars and are easy to pick out in a crowd; however, it’s always good to check out the resident’s rez day on their profile. This will give you a better idea of the level of their Second Life knowledge. Lots of new arrivals come into the welcome areas and infohubs and it often seems to them everyone is busy with each other, so it is important for someone to show interest.

Find your favorite Infohub

Find your favorite Infohub or WA and make it “yours”. Visit it often; get to know the regulars there and where things are located around the hub. Note the kiosks there and the information provided for our residents.

How To Apply

Please use the following link to apply for the Greeter role in Second Life Mentors.

Note: Mentors are added to roles often, usually no longer than a week from application.

Apply Here

How To Voluntarily Leave This Role

Leaving the Mentor Greeter role behind and returning to the Everybody role can be accomplished by speaking to a VTeam member during one of their office hours, found here: Volunteer Specialist Office Hours

Thank you for volunteering in Second Life.