[pydata-outreach-staff] ImposterSyndrome

[Asheesh Laroia]

On Sat, 15 Dec 2012, Vid 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...

Aww, I hope they do come.

I had suggested some text earlier on the "How much Python experience do 
you have?" question that I think would have been good, but I didn't make 
time to change your form with it on Friday night, so I accept some of the 
responsibility for it not getting into the final version.

In general, I think indicating that we want people of all experience 
levels is a good start, before we ask people their level.

I hope they come! And I hope they get a lot out of it!

-- Asheesh.