Mentors!

[Andy]

Arent Mentors Brilliant! I mean they're just great, I love mentors.

[Zero]

Originally posted by Andy
Arent Mentors Brilliant! I mean they're just great, I love mentors. Thank you, yes, we are brilliant.


But we would be nothing without the graciousness of the members of PF. Pats on the back all around!

[dduardo]

Andy, if you really want to become a mentor, then all you have to meet the following basic requirements.

1. Have deep knowledge in a specific topic on physicsforums

2. Must be dedicated to helping those less knowledgable then you.

3. Willling and able to watch and protect all that is good and scared in this forum of intellect.

4. Must not look like a chimpanzee

5. Must not have a name that begins with an 'A' and ends with a 'Y'

6. Can't be born on August 20, 1985

7. Can't have a member number of 29

If you meet all these requirements, then all you have to do is wait for Greg to send you the standard mentor employment papers in the mail

[Monique]

Ahwww, how cruel! Greg! Ban Dduardo! [;)]


Andy gets a big peck on the cheek for being so nice [t)]

[Moni]

Originally posted by dduardo
Andy, if you really want to become a mentor, then all you have to meet the following basic requirements.

1. Have deep knowledge in a specific topic on physicsforums

2. Must be dedicated to helping those less knowledgable then you.

3. Willling and able to watch and protect all that is good and scared in this forum of intellect.

4. Must not look like a chimpanzee

5. Must not have a name that begins with an 'A' and ends with a 'Y'

6. Can't be born on August 20, 1985

7. Can't have a member number of 29

If you meet all these requirements, then all you have to do is wait for Greg to send you the standard mentor employment papers in the mail

Ha..ha.. tough req.

Andy ... ha... ha...

I am old but new in posts so not enough posts....but I can write good joking comments can I be one ;)

[Kerrie]

dduardo...

mentors don't necessarily have to have a lot of knowledge in their forum the monitor...but i do believe the mentors must display compassion, patience for everyone to the best of their ability, and a positive attitude that encourages our members to contribute also that same positive attitude...

trivia question...which mentor has been on the board the longest, and how long have they been a mentor?

[Andy]

Is it Tom, and since the birth of Physicsforums.

Justa random guess there.

[Tom Mattson]

Originally posted by Andy
Is it Tom, and since the birth of Physicsforums.

Justa random guess there.

No, I've been here only since 3/11/02.

[Andy]

Sting? also from the beginning

[Monique]

The earliest archive I could find is this one:

Physics Forums I (http://web.archive.org/web/20010306054610/http://www.physicsforums.com)

I wonder who is Niqqie [t)] anyone seen that person around here?
Who comes up with such a name anyway..

[iansmith]

Originally posted by Monique
I wonder who is Niqqie [t)] anyone seen that person around here?
Who comes up with such a name anyway..

Is it the same person from these forums?
http://micro.nwfsc.noaa.gov/forums/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u=1622

That person is asking similar question in Biology forum[;)]

[BoulderHead]

Originally posted by Kerrie
trivia question...which mentor has been on the board the longest, and how long have they been a mentor?
I believe the answer is Zero.

[Kerrie]

i think it is either monique or phobos...but Greg is THE original member :)

zero & I came as mentors in the fall of 2001...

sting, when did you become a mentor?

[Greg Bernhardt]

Ok here we go [:D]

1. Greg
2. Monique
3. Phobos
4. Sting
5. Zero
6. Kerrie
7. Integral
8. Tom
9. Janus
10. ahrkron
11. Hurkyl
12. HallsofIvy
13. Ivan Seeking
14. selfAdjoint
15. enigma
16. russ_watters
17. Another God
18. hypnagogue (Advisor)
19. chroot
20. Ambitwister (Advisor)

[Andy]

So who is it then? I though monique had'nt been a member from the beginning.

[Greg Bernhardt]

Originally posted by Andy
So who is it then? I though monique had'nt been a member from the beginning.

Might want to check my post above.

[jimmy p]

lol...i was gonna say greg was the first but seeing as i have only just managed to fix the internet (yes i myself sorted out every problem on the web....i wish *geek sound*) on my computer

I'll say it now... GREG was the first member as he was the founding father of PF.

And yes, mentors are great. Without them...uh, there would be nobody to put in the mentors section of the pages....GOOD JOB!!!

[6)]

[Andy]

But that doesnt answer the question of how long. And jimmy p the question was who was the first mentor, i beleive greg has only ever been the adminastrator.

[Greg Bernhardt]

Originally posted by Andy
But that doesnt answer the question of how long. And jimmy p the question was who was the first mentor, i beleive greg has only ever been the adminastrator.

Monique was brought onboard within the first month, phobos wasn't too much further off.

[jimmy p]

well greg seemed to agree that he was a mentor, and he has always been there...before PF there was Greg, he has always been there and always will...how philosophical

[Andy]

Thanks Greg, jimmp p stay in your place number 628.

[jimmy p]

Thats just a theoretical place dammit, i could easily have been #29 or what i would like to have been..#6, so i could go through that whole 'The Prisoner' routine

'You are number 6'
'I am not a number, I'm a free man!!!'


"You are number 628" doesnt have the same ring to it? hey greg ol'buddy ol' pal, can i be #6 please

[Monique]

I became a member on feb 8 2001 [:D] the second one of allll the members! (Phobos became a member on the 9th btw)

Just to note, the post count you see is not starting from that time [8)] it gets reset with new versions of PF [*(] [;)]

For the newer members, the Niqqie mentor in PF I (http://web.archive.org/web/20010306054610/http://www.physicsforums.com) is in fact me, mystery solved? :)

Do I get the prize Kerrie? [;)]

[Moni]

Originally posted by Greg Bernhardt
Ok here we go [:D]

1. Greg
2. Monique
3. Phobos
4. Sting
5. Zero
6. Kerrie
7. Integral
8. Tom
9. Janus
10. ahrkron
11. Hurkyl
12. HallsofIvy
13. Ivan Seeking
14. selfAdjoint
15. enigma
16. russ_watters
17. Another God
18. hypnagogue (Advisor)
19. chroot
20. Ambitwister (Advisor)

50. Moni (Became PF Mentor Jan 2007)

Sorry! this is a Sci-Fi [6)]

[Hurkyl]

You could always sit around and wait until you can reregister to be #24601.

[Kerrie]

Originally posted by Monique
I became a member on feb 8 2001 [:D] the second one of allll the members! (Phobos became a member on the 9th btw)

Just to note, the post count you see is not starting from that time [8)] it gets reset with new versions of PF [*(] [;)]

For the newer members, the Niqqie mentor in PF I (http://web.archive.org/web/20010306054610/http://www.physicsforums.com) is in fact me, mystery solved? :)

Do I get the prize Kerrie? [;)]

yes, i bless you with wisdom and experience of the oldest PF member!

next question, can anyone guess what my original name was in PF 1?

[Andy]

Nope.

[Monique]

I remember! [:D] hint: look up to the stars for answers..

[Adrian Baker]

Originally posted by Monique
I remember! [:D] hint: look up to the stars for answers..

Kylie Minogue?

[Monique]

Originally posted by Adrian Baker
Kylie Minogue? [8)] [!:)] you probably read Vogue for the astronomical articles?

[Moni]

Originally posted by Hurkyl
You could always sit around and wait until you can reregister to be #24601.

Is it too me or Jimmy ???

[Tom Mattson]

Originally posted by Kerrie
next question, can anyone guess what my original name was in PF 1?

Since I wasn't a member of PF1, I guess my response won't be considered cheating. It was "Skorpiano".

[Monique]

My guess too :)

[Andy]

Yea i was gonna say that too.

[Kerrie]

Originally posted by Tom
Since I wasn't a member of PF1, I guess my response won't be considered cheating. It was "Skorpiano".

you must have researched the archives[6)] give Tom a challenge and he will meet it[a)]

[jimmy p]

#24601 eh??? id have to change my name to Jean Valjean (ignore spelling!). Can anyone guess what i was called on the other pf...i dont think i can remember it...Andy might.... i think it was something to do with a farmyard animal (thats a hint aint it? [:)])

[Phobos]

Originally posted by Monique
I became a member on feb 8 2001 [:D] the second one of allll the members! (Phobos became a member on the 9th btw)


And an interesting time it was...more like the wild frontier than the current well-oiled machine that PF has become. I have Monique (Niqqie) to thank for introducing me to this place. It's amazing to see how much this place has grown since its beginning. We should write some kind of PF biography.

Anyone remember some of the other past mentors not shown in Greg's list?

[Monique]

MacCoder of course :), Ben is the first name that comes to mind

[Kerrie]

don't forget typeo (stephen), i think he was voted as PF clown once and caused some havoc...then eventually became a mentor...

[Andy]

Jimmy p was alpha goat, but what was my origional name?

[jimmy p]

wasnt your original name Andy? lol or Brahman or something

[Nereid]

What's a PF Advisor? Why do we have them?

Is there a graph anywhere of the growth in member numbers vs time? What sort of simple analytic curve would fit it well?

Maybe Moni doesn't have to wait so long!

[Phobos]

Originally posted by Nereid
What's a PF Advisor? Why do we have them?


As once explained by the honorable member FZ+...
"As far as I am aware, a mentor is a government post, controlling one province of the land, of PF whilst an advisorship is a knighthood, giving no special powers but as an honorary postion."

PF Advisors are those members who have shown themselves to be a great asset to PF and who are entrusted to help make this a better place for all. They can see behind the curtain but don't get into all the administrative stuff that the mentors do (like moving/locking topics, etc.). In a sense, they are mentors without the "nuke post" button on their keyboard.

[Mentat]

Originally posted by Phobos
And an interesting time it was...more like the wild frontier than the current well-oiled machine that PF has become. I have Monique (Niqqie) to thank for introducing me to this place. It's amazing to see how much this place has grown since its beginning. We should write some kind of PF biography.

Anyone remember some of the other past mentors not shown in Greg's list?

Wasn't Scandium a Mentor once? I wan't here for much of PF1, and I wasn't an active participant (as in, when I actually started posting) until about the middle of PF2 (maybe closer to the end, I'm not really sure), but I do remember Scandium mentioning something about having been a Mentor (I think).

[Monique]

Some past mentors:

Grady, Silverquest, Dav2008, Feztaa, Corey, Powers of light, BryanGmyrek (already mentioned: typeo007 and Maccoder)

[photon]

Grady, Silverquest, Dav2008, Feztaa, Corey, Powers of light, BryanGmyrek (already mentioned: typeo007 and Maccoder)
Corey?[8)]That's my name! You know, like my non-PF real person name. Cool, I have the same name as one of the Tyrants!

[Phobos]

Originally posted by photon
Corey?[8)]That's my name! You know, like my non-PF real person name. Cool, I have the same name as one of the Tyrants!

That's Mr. Tyrant to you.

[Phobos]

Originally posted by Andy
Arent Mentors Brilliant! I mean they're just great, I love mentors.

Candidate for PF mascot? [;)]

[Andy]

[:D]

[Phobos]

Originally posted by Mentat
Wasn't Scandium a Mentor once?

IIRC, he was briefly the Physics mentor.