FWIW, the IETF home page has a link (top left) for "Chat Live with the IETF Community" In the 6 months that I used to turn up there regularly, I saw very few other people, but did handle a couple of relatively "newbie" questions. I offer this only as a data point to inform subsequent work. Adrian On Thu 14/03/13 1:13 PM , "Dave Crocker" dhc@xxxxxxxxxxxx sent: > > On 3/14/2013 8:49 AM, Scott Brim wrote: > > On 03/14/13 08:23, Mary Barnes allegedly > wrote:>> One question I have is whether there isn't a > list for newcomers to ask>> questions that some of us can be on to help > them before they get to>> the meeting? > > > > <like> > > +1 > > And well advertised on one or more IETF web pages. > > What else can be done to vector newbies (and mentors) to the list? > > > > > On 3/14/2013 8:59 AM, Spencer Dawkins wrote: > > I wonder if the target audience for SOMEthing > might be "two-comers" -> people at their SECOND meeting. > > Perhaps better to merely have 'newcomers' refer to an initial phase of > IETF involvement, rather than thinking of it as first-contact. > > > d/ > > > -- > Dave Crocker > Brandenburg InternetWorking > bbiw.net > > >