Quote Originally Posted by SturmChurro View Post
No, they weren't but that is the mindset they have adopted. On paper the mentor system is good, but without heavy moderation by SE the system is worthless. It is a glorified chat channel, a waste of time, popularity contest. Worthless in practice.
I have personally helped hundreds of new players with the novice network. That's only counting me, not anyone else. That's far from worthless.