[quote=@The Harbinger of Ferocity]
I have never heard it phrased as, "You Are Your Avatar" but that is an interesting concept in general. I am sure it has been carried out here before on the Guild, or at least I imagine it had to have been or even still is, but that might work for the otherwise "shy" and unfamiliar roleplayer. Especially if you see something beneath a user's name along the lines of "Veteran" or the previously mentioned "Mentor" role, [@BrobyDDark].
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Having specified "veterans" whose jobs are to run these games would be good and might make new users more comfortable roleplaying with them, but mentors are...kind of redundant. I've always viewed roleplaying communities as a large group of "mentors" for new roleplayers, though they may not know it. I believe writing skill gets better through experience and viewing other forms of writing, maybe in different forms of media beyond books. It definitely helped me, seeing how other people on this very forum write out how their characters work, inside and out, when I was a newbie and didn't really understand how to write descriptively when describing my characters. But, that's anecdotal evidence, so do with that what you will. Should it turn out true for most, then the mentor role is ultimately useless, having no need to help new people navigate an already straightforward site, and having no reason to mentor new roleplayers when all they need is a push.

I agree that having kind, helpful users with a specialized title around to help newcomers be more comfortable on the site would be a good idea, so long as they're not there solely to teach. Answer questions, yes. Mentor, no.