Re: [Talk-us] OSM Edit-a-thon January 26th

2013-01-23 Thread Alex Barth
We should definitely have 1 - 2 months lead time next time around. I know John's been looking at this as a casual first stab at something like that and we're all piling on now :) Let's make some more noise around this: Tweet and facebook that shiz, post here so we can amplify each other.

Re: [Talk-us] OSM Edit-a-thon January 26th

2013-01-23 Thread Kathleen Danielson
No problem. What would folks think of making this a semi-organized quarterly thing? Monthly is probably too frequent, but quarterly might be the right pace. On Wed, Jan 23, 2013 at 10:44 AM, Alex Barth a...@mapbox.com wrote: We should definitely have 1 - 2 months lead time next time around. I

Re: [Talk-us] OSM Edit-a-thon January 26th

2013-01-23 Thread Serge Wroclawski
On Wed, Jan 23, 2013 at 11:59 AM, Kathleen Danielson kathleen.daniel...@gmail.com wrote: No problem. What would folks think of making this a semi-organized quarterly thing? Monthly is probably too frequent, but quarterly might be the right pace. I have a few thoughts on this. First, I think

Re: [Talk-us] OSM Edit-a-thon January 26th

2013-01-23 Thread Alex Barth
All good points, Serge. I'd definitely would like to see more outside activity as the seasons are changing. I want to particularly emphasize your last point: If you're attending or organizing a local event, let everyone know how it went. Take pictures, write up a quick comment with links to

Re: [Talk-us] OSM Edit-a-thon January 26th

2013-01-23 Thread Sax-Barnett, Melelani
I just wanted to spread the word that Portland will be having its own meetup for Saturday's OSM Edit-a-thon too. Sorry for the late notice-- we had some trouble finding a venue. We'll be meeting from 2-6 PM at the Radio Room at 1101 NE Alberta Street

Re: [Talk-us] OSM Edit-a-thon January 26th

2013-01-23 Thread Kathleen Danielson
Awesome! So glad you'll be joining us! On Wed, Jan 23, 2013 at 2:25 PM, Sax-Barnett, Melelani barne...@trimet.orgwrote: I just wanted to spread the word that Portland will be having its own meetup for Saturday's OSM Edit-a-thon too. Sorry for the late notice-- we had some trouble finding a

Re: [Talk-us] OSM Edit-a-thon January 26th

2013-01-23 Thread the Old Topo Depot
On the subject of metrics, we will have changeset stats as well as unique user counts for changesets tagged as #editiathon. I may have actual edit counts, but may not have time to implement before the event starts I will try to have them posted on a public web site during the event; any

Re: [Talk-us] OSM-edit-a-thon, Growing US User Groups/Communities

2013-01-23 Thread william skora
Great discussion so far and perfect timing for us in Cleveland, we're having our first event of 2013 tomorrow. http://www.meetup.com/cleveland-civic-hacking/members/23087451/ Given Cleveland's population relative to other cities, our mutual interests and the sheer overlap between OSM and open

Re: [Talk-us] OSM Edit-a-thon January 26th

2013-01-23 Thread the Old Topo Depot
Finger check alert The changeset tag is #editathon ... On Wed, Jan 23, 2013 at 1:07 PM, the Old Topo Depot oldto...@novacell.comwrote: On the subject of metrics, we will have changeset stats as well as unique user counts for changesets tagged as #editiathon. I may have actual edit counts,

Re: [Talk-us] OSM-edit-a-thon, Growing US User Groups/Communities

2013-01-23 Thread Serge Wroclawski
I'm giving my .02 here based on my experience. Obviously everyone's experience will differ, and I'd love to hear from folks with long established communities in North America. On Wed, Jan 23, 2013 at 5:16 PM, william skora skorasau...@gmail.com wrote: Given Cleveland's population relative to