What makes a good mentor?

[Lyrai_Celestine]

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First of all, I see negativity in your words. You describe those questions as "stupid"... it's not a good sign. Nonetheless, you make some good points so I'll compile them into a more organized set:

• We must never antagonize anyone. Offer tips and tricks, set high hopes and expectations from them, but never insult them for their mistakes. Supportive is the key word
• We must never be a jerk when answering questions. We expect all sorts of questions as a mentor so don't whine if it comes your way and always be ready to help!
• Stand as a teacher / mentor should be. High standards and high quality goes a long way.
• Don't do Mentor Roulette unless we're ready to go trough trial and error.

Thank you for your participation.

It's super frustrating, yeah. I can't count the times I've offered advice and been ignored or told "you don't pay my sub/leave me alone it's just DF stop being so serious". You can't make people care as much as you do, you can't make them want to improve themselves, and you most definitely can't play for them. So I just accept it as a bad run and try to move on. Of course I complain like crazy to my LS and Discord friends too... we've had some good laughs over terribad players over the years. I guess just don't take it personally. You'll probably never see them again anyway, you know?

This is an honest question from someone who got their status recently. What'm I suppose to do when the people I offer tips to don't respond or listen, and it's enough of an issue that it's causing the run to go really poorly. I made attempts to communicate and help, but only met with silence, or just harsh reaction.

I believe even the best mentors must be able to weather storms such as these, when we get hit right to our guts. Same goes for those bratty children as teachers. What matters is that our intention is good, and we should never stray from our values just because of them. If it really can't be helped... we just do what we can, contribute as much as possible... I know. It's a little painful.