[pydata-outreach-staff] ImposterSyndrome

[Katherine Chuang]

Generally, avoiding 'expert words' is a way to keep things less
intimidating. I don't think you used too much of that. Hmm.. the part about
*contributing* to Pandas does sound like an advanced level of skill,
perhaps you can point out that contributions aren't always technical? Maybe
some low-learning curve things can be listed as examples of beginner
friendly tasks.


On Sat, Dec 15, 2012 at 3:21 AM, Vid <svaksha at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Just FYI...within moments of sending the mail, I had an attendee
> back-out on reading the skill-set survey <-- The imposter syndrome is
> exactly why I was hesitant to query people on their skill-set. For
> now, I tried to explain that I was a beginner to Pandas too, so let's
> see how it goes.
> Anyone have ideas on how we can not scare away newbies and be more
> welcoming!? I'm listening...
> --
> Regards,
> Vid  ॥ http://svaksha.com ॥
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