About the mentor system...

[Lambdafish]

As has been discussed in many threads, the mentor system and novice network are extremely flawed. And I believe the reason for this is that it is far too easy to become a mentor.

How I think the mentor system should be designed is something like this:

- Junior Mentor: This is the current requirements, however you ONLY get access to the duty roulette mentor, and not the novice network.

- Mentor: This promotion allows you access to the novice network, but does not allow you to kick other players.

- Senior mentor: The top rank of mentor, you should be seen as a role model to both mentors and sprouts, and you are responsible for keeping order in the novice network, and have the power to kick if necessary.

The way you are promoted is with a new point system called "Mentor commendations". These are only obtained from the mentor roulette (maybe other ways too?) from sprouts or people with first time bonus, and they can either give you a thumbs up if you were helpful and did your job, a neutral if you werent all that helpful or detremental, or a thumbs down if you were bad.

The thumbs down takes away a commendation, and getting 20 in a month results in suspension of your mentor status.

50 thumbs up promotes a junior mentor to a mentor, and 250 thumbs up gets you senior status, and each promotion will change your mentor crown to be shinier. To deter farming, these numbers cannot be seen.