Sharing your knowledge about the site and helping a new user learn the ropes is extremely rewarding. You're teaching someone organizational and analytical skills that they'll benefit from far beyond the site. Mentoring someone can be as simple as leaving a helpful and detailed suggestion on their annotation, or making an edit to show them how to improve. Refer to this guide if you want a better understanding of how you can help new users reach their full potential. Where can I find someone to coach?Use the mentoring spreadsheet - the spreadsheet is frequently updated with promising contributors and other users who have expressed interest in becoming an editor. If you've found a promising user and they're not on the spreadsheet, please add them! To learn more about the spreadsheet visit this thread.

Look for new users on hot new songs - New music is always drawing new annotators, so new releases are a great place to find someone to work with. If you run across someone with potential, interact with them! Accept, edit, upvote, pyong, or leave a suggestion on their work and send them a message!

Use the leaderboards - these are located at the bottom of the homepage. The most involved users will show up there, so when you see a new face it's good to get to know them and find out what they're doing on the site.

Users with English as a Second Language (ESL) I found someone to coach. What now?Look over their most recent annotations and try to identify strengths/weaknesses. Is their writing strong? Is their analysis on point? Are they incorporating links? It's important to make your feedback relevant and specific. Focus on their newest annotations Be constructive with your criticism While giving feedback it's important to stick with one or two key points for improvement or you may overwhelm the user. Common areas for improvement: Writing quality Annotate the whole idea Formatting There's a few different approaches you can take when providing feedback. While these methods have a proven track record, we encourage creativity. Adding suggestions Edit notes Before & after Propose edits When should I make them an editor?Keeping in touch.

If you want to spread the love and take an active interest in the mentoring community head over to the @Genius-editorial-board and participate in the newest pinned Coaching Corner thread. Send a message to a member of the mentoring team with any questions or ideas!