House rules
to stay safe dont share any personal contact details, dont meet anyone and dont buy anything! That's just common sense. Here are a few more guidelines that will help you get the most out of horsesmouth.
DO:
Show respect
Talk to more than one mentor – they’ll be able to help in different ways
Give feedback on the site so it can improve
Rate mentors
Be patient
Publish for the community
Think before you write
Drop by regularly
Seriously consider signing up to mentor other people
Recommend your friends sign up as mentors
Report any abuse of the site
Enjoy yourself
DON’T:
Give out personal information like addresses and phone numbers
Use the kind of ****ing language that might cause offence
Be rude – people are here to help
Take all advice as gospel
Buy anything from anyone via horsesmouth
Arrange to meet other users offline
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A Listening Ear
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"Probably one of the best quotes I have ever heard about life and try to adhere to is:
'Dream as if you'll live forever... live as if you'll die today'..."
Thinking of joining our online mentoring scheme?
Find out more about becoming a mentor and the mentoring services on horsemouth. Become a peer mentor or just get some addtional tips and advice on how to become an online volunteer mentor. Online training and advice from professional mentors coming soon.
Can't find the right mentor? Send a call for help.
If you've tried using search and browsed the profiles on our site but can't find anyone who's quite right for you, send a call for help to the whole community. You'll get some good responses and one or two may turn into mentoring relationships.
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