I'm trying to figure out a way to detail that maybe a Mentorship shouldn't be advertised like this in such a blatant way without sounding like an asshole, but I have clearly failed for that endeavor.
The reason for this is that the connection might come off very forced, very entitled, very needy - a lot of things that sour a voluntary relationship. You have to remember that the kind of remixers you're looking to disciple from are very busy people and somehow they found a pocket of free time to devote to educating you. Therefore the relationship between teacher to student must be as pristine as possible in order to survive.
I have several people I consider mentors. Rozovian is one of them, God Bless him. Dannthr has been more than an excellent mentor to me. OA. Tweek has been a lot of help. Even the Fat Man himself has volunteered some time for me. I definitely leaving someone out but I can't figure out who. It has been my great privilege to have good repoire with each of them, and thats how you have to treat it if you want it to work.
Some suggestions if you find a willing mentor:
- Act like an Adult. Nothing pisses off a mentor like someone who is needy, whiny, impatient, refuses to listen, etc. I'm guilty of all these and I can vouch for their effectiveness in setting you're progress back to the Stone Age.
- Offer something back. These guys (or gals) offer you their time and experience and intelligence FOR NOTHING. It would certainly help concrecrate the relationship by offering to make up their time somehow. Like, if you have domain space and they need a new website, give it up for them. If they need help with something, volunteer. That sort of thing.
- It pays to study some on your own time. Don't just name drop like crazy, but better defining what you need (like people suggested here) and coming back with information and research you've done on your own really lubricates communication well. I wish someone had told me this when I was your age.
And thats my assessment. Make your teacher proud, my boy.