Report requests for mentorship

[rdkamali]

I received a request for cheating on the interview test and the user requested that I take the test instead.
I think there should be a way to report on these types of requests and the user can not request any mentor.
And there is a path for reporting and feedback about the mentor, for example, if the mentor does not work well, it should be evaluated by other users.

[rdkamali]

Mentors and mentees must both be evaluated.
My idea is to create a simple badge system. Anyone can earn badges. They will be displayed on the profile.
Even a mentee cannot freely apply to anyone.
Having certain badges is necessary to submit a request or accept a request.

[moshfeu]

I love the idea of badges. It will make participation in CodingCoach more interesting and reward.
What badges are you suggesting for getting the privilege to submit requests?

[rdkamali]

We have three types for the mentor badges
who accepted the first request
who received the first user satisfaction
who has received the satisfaction of more than two users

Mentee badges:
I don't think it is good for a new user to come and request a Python mentor. I think that person should have taken a related course before, for example, a free Python course at sololearn or somewhere else.
The user submits a certificate (related to the request), then receives a badge that can be used for submitting a request.

[moshfeu]

I think that person should have taken a related course before

What if the mentee needs help from a mentor during courses they take?
What if the mentee needs help from a mentor to plan what courses they should take?

I really don't know Python well but maybe the path for learning Python is clear and solid. What if someone wants to be a web developer? There are a lot of different paths (s)he can take and mentor can really help to plan the learning process.

(I personally have such mentee and she is doing great!)

[rdkamali]

My understanding is exactly the same as yours.
Here's what I suggested.
Requesting for a mentor, depending on the certificate upload, was strict. However, that can unlock a certain badge.
Users who upload a certificate can request mentors with higher ratings (Mentors with badges).

[moshfeu]

Good idea!
We can have a "report this request" next to "Send a message" link.
The link will open an email client (mailto: link) to [email protected] with a link to the mentee profile in the body.

[brentmclark]

I love the badge idea! I think it would help on several fronts including an incentive for Mentors and Mentees to stick around and grow with us. Awesome idea.

I'm fairly concerned, however, with using the badges as a requirement to create a mentorship request. I like what @moshfeu proposes instead; at least for now.