I apologize if this breaks any forum rules, feel free to delete the post if it is. I figured since the topic is about a free site meant to benefit the mental ray artist, that it wasn't SPAM.
I recently started up the mental ray materials repository site mrmaterials.com and then ran into problems with my dedicated server host, so I just got done purchasing a server and housing it in a co-location center here in Seattle and can get back to trying to make the site a useful resource.
With that said, I have had a hard time finding a Maya person to help out, yes it is a non-paying job, but it is a chance for someone to take advantage of the position and gain recognition as an authority and to help out the community. The position could involve as little as just helping out with the MatLabs (balanced material scenes) when we need to make adjustments or add more and making material presets for commercial product donations (Currently have 20 full resolution texture sets from Arroway to give away and need help on the Maya versions), etc. Or the position can be taken advantage of and you can write blogs, tutorials, etc. similar to what Jeff Patton has done there.
Well I will not take more of your valuable time, just trying to find someone interested in helping out the community, I myself don't use May, so I can only do Max and XSI stuff, hence my search to find someone knowledgeable in Maya and mental ray and who is willing to donate some time helping out. You can contact me using the contact form at mrmaterials.com or 3dallusions.com
Thank you for your time,
Russell Thomas