Hi Martin, a very late thank-you for these points and summary. Blake, glad to hear the core suggestions are now up on github. Tyler
*Tyler Radford* Executive Director tyler.radf...@hotosm.org @TylerSRadford *Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team* *Using OpenStreetMap for Humanitarian Response & Economic Development* web <http://hotosm.org/> | twitter <https://twitter.com/hotosm> | facebook <https://www.facebook.com/hotosm> | donate <http://donate.hotosm.org/> *Donate <http://donate.hotosm.org/> any amount by Jan 1st and provide people with equipment and funding to put vulnerable communities on the world map for the first time!* [image: Donate today and change lives through maps!] <http://donate.hotosm.org/> On Fri, Nov 25, 2016 at 8:45 AM, Martin Dittus <mar...@dekstop.de> wrote: > > > On 24 Nov 2016, at 20:22, Blake Girardot HOT/OSM < > blake.girar...@hotosm.org> wrote: > > > >> In brief, I’d like to make three key recommendations: > >> • Carefully manage the tasking manager task listing during large > disaster events. People who join during these events don't tend to stay > active for long, and their contributions tend to have a lower quality. > Point them towards newcomer-friendly projects where they can make some > early experiences. > > > > In the context of disaster response, an activation, how long should > > the early experience be? Is it ok if it is not a disaster related > > project, but a specific new mapper project, probably from missing > > maps? I would think we need a new mapped tailored part of the response > > mapping to direct new mappers too. > > I don’t have a short answer for this, but my feeling is that it’s about > initial training as much about providing a buffer for people who are just > curious and want to click around a bit. Anything that redirects TV > audiences to such an initial buffer is likely a win. Optimally, people who > contribute well are then guided to further projects — for example as part > of validator feedback. > > > > > > > >> • Introduce a notification mechanism to inform contributors of emergent > campaigns. While the mailing list may work for the core community, there is > likely a larger number of one-time mappers who may be willing to help out > again when they’re needed, but currently they have no means of finding out. > > > > Yes, we have to make better use of email i think is what it comes down > > too. Really we need to engage with new mappers where they are, but the > > recurrent theme in many of these discussions is that email is best > > because OSM only or TM only contact solutions are missed by literally > > 1 day mappers. Emails seems the consensus, allow contributors to > > provide their email and opt-into some email messages from the Tasking > > Manager. > > Yes, that sounds great. The existing HOT newsletter could be a low-effort > means of starting something like this, e.g. by adding a paragraph on > current initiatives to every email. (Tyler might likely appreciate if > someone who’s plugged into community discourse could provide such > paragraphs on short notice.) > > > > > >> • Try to connect newcomers to the existing community as soon as > possible, and in a setting that is appropriate for absolute beginners. > Where can people ask questions online? Is the mailing list still > appropriate for absolute beginners? > > > > See the Live OSM mapper-support channel, that is a direct result of > > this suggestion and an attempt to accomplish the goal of connecting > > absolute beginners with the OSM community. ( > > https://hotosm-slack.herokuapp.com/ ) > > I love how quickly this came to be! Much impressed. > > > Looking forward to an exciting 2017, > > m. > > > _______________________________________________ > HOT mailing list > HOT@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot >
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