please consider ending the mentor system

[Solarra]

I attained mentor status back in 3.X from my Gatherers and Crafters being at 60, I didn't hit 1,000 dungeons until the third week of Stormblood. Many of the impatient mentors you see are often those who gained it simply by crafting and gathering, and often times... just want the achievement without putting in effort. Unfortunately this leads to player who shouldn't be mentors, being eligible, as DoH/L requirements make attaining the status far easier than meeting the DoW/DoM requirements as leveling a crafter/gatherer takes less time by comparison. The whole system needs to be revamped from the ground up.

As another Tradecraft Mentor, I think you've made a lot of really unfair generalisations about us. Levelling crafters takes plenty of effort unless you buy your leve turn ins, and even then you have to make all the scrip turn-ins yourself. So the idea we all got there with no effort is certainly untrue.
Also, you do realise that the requirements for Mentor Roulette are the same for everyone, if you haven't done all the required instances you cannot take part; there is no way for people to sneak their way in.

Having said that, I do think it's crazy that a Trade Mentor can put on the PVE mentor flag even if they don't meet the requirements and that PVE mentors can flag themselves as experts in PVP or DOH/L if they wish. I feel the crown should be specific and you should only be able to wear the ones you've earned.
I also agree with posters who've suggested changing the crown to something less prestigious like a watering can.

Personally, I'd like to see the system tightened up rather than removed. A lot of people are just in it for the mount, and that's something we'll have to live with. I do wish there was some way of removing mentors who troll groups or otherwise break the ToS, though.
When you sign up as a mentor you agree to help others and to be courteous, but there doesn't seem to be any mechanism for removing those mentors who not only don't want to help other people but actively go out of their way to spoil their experience.