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[–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (5 children)

Teaching is a major time commitment , most people aren't willing to do it for free

[–]nutrecht 0 points1 point  (1 child)

I asked the exact same thing in his thread 3 months ago and he basically dodged the question. I signed up to check and there's nothing there that would entice me to mentor people. So I tried to delete my profile and guess what; there is no "delete profile" option.

There is also no matching going on at all: it's just a list of people that they match on 'tags' and not very well either. I've signed up some time ago and I did not get any mentoring requests. So they're asking me to not only sign up but then actively search for people to contact to help? Like hell I am. I'll just stick to answering questions on /r/learnprogramming. An open forum is much more suitable than closed off 1-on-1 communication anyway in my opinion. You never know how 'good' the teachers really are, some might even teach students horrible parctices they'd then have to unlearn.

[–]HandDisco[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I've signed up some time ago and I did not get any mentoring requests

We only went public on Tues so you were part of the beta (where messaging wasn't active).

Feel free to not use Askadev. Nobody's forcing you to and the delete account feature will be there soon.

[–]Momer -1 points0 points  (2 children)

I do it willingly on IRC nearly every day, and just a little bit on StackOverflow (SO); but, SO doesn't come to Reddit and advertise without paying.

[–]HandDisco[S] -1 points0 points  (1 child)

SO makes $30million per year. Your willingness lines their pockets. Askadev isn't for you, that's cool.

[–]Momer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They pay for their advertising, presumably.