Hi all, There's a lot to be said about those in power choosing the map. This article points out a lot of the good work HOT is doing to get women involved, but this article has the same false sound bites about how OSM works.
That gender imbalance provokes serious debate among mapmakers—one of the more contentious battles in OSM history was in 2011, when editors rejected an appeal to tag “childcare” at all. (It’s since been added.)
👿👿👿 This again! That didn't happen. Pretty sure that isn't the "more contentious battles in OSM history". The article links to QueeringTheMap.com, which I hadn't heard of yet, but it looks like conservatives spammed it off the internet. 😢 There's a long history of forcing the human rights of marginalized people to be put up for popular vote, and it's harmful to marginalized people, so we shouldn't be telling people that OSM requires a democratic vote. -- Rory _______________________________________________ Diversity-talk mailing list Code of Conduct: https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Diversity/MailingList/CodeOfConduct Contact the mods (private): diversity-talk-ow...@openstreetmap.org
