Hi
Sounds like this issue should be directed to the CWG to discuss, and define the
guidelines and process more clearly.
-Mikel
* Mikel Maron * +14152835207 @mikel s:mikelmaron
>________________________________
> From: Richard Weait <[email protected]>
>To: Tom Hughes <[email protected]>
>Cc: dev <[email protected]>
>Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2013 9:21 AM
>Subject: Re: [OSM-dev] SotM ads for front page
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>On Thu, May 16, 2013 at 8:48 AM, Tom Hughes <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>On 16/05/13 13:05, Richard Weait wrote:
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>>
>>Sorry that you didn't get an ad on the front page then. Obviously you would
>>now, because the policy has changed.
>>>
>>
If policy has changed then could somebody please document what the new policy
is so that I am able to apply it when considering your request?
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>
>That would be nice.
>
>
>Please stop trying to drag me into your ridiculous argument. You know as well
>as I do that you are just trying to make some sort of point with this request
>because the CWG vote on Monday didn't go the way you wanted.
>>
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>No, I'm trying to grow the local community for the benefit of the
>OpenStreetMap community at large. I support the CWG decision.
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>
>The truly silly thing is that the CWG vote didn't actually have anything to do
>with the ads getting deployed, because I had already done that a hour or two
>earlier, based on the fact that discussion had petered out, time was somewhat
>of the essence, and nobody had objected to my suggestion the day before that I
>merge the pull request to add the two ads in random rotation.
>>
>
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>Ah, then there will be no problem with adding one more to the rotation.
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>In any event there is clearly a difference between advertising an annual
>conference that expects to have hundreds of delegates and advertising regular
>small scale meetups - whether the event has a geographical scope in the title
>is clearly not the only thing that any policy would need to consider.
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>
>
>So you'll only place ads for non-recurring events? Or that events should only
>have ads once they expect attendance >n when it could be argued that they
>don't need an ad? :-) You think the aggregate influence of multiple events
>should be disregarded? That sounds strange in the context of somebody who
>adds pubs to the map one at a time over the course of years. But then, I'm an
>anti-importist. :-)
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>And I'm certain that we'll have higher attendance numbers once our ad is up.
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>But anyway, the summary is that I do not want, and do not intend to become,
>any sort of referee in this ridiculous pissing contest.
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>
Sorry, I'm not interested in such a contest. Please deploy the ad promptly.
Time is of the essence. I'm sure other events will want and deserve prominent
front page ad placement soon, as well.
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