I make an effort to welcome new mappers when I see them, but it's unrealistic to ensure every new mapper is onboarded this way. There needs to be a more formal process, and I like a lot of the ideas that have been presented. On Jun 26, 2013 12:54 PM, "stevea" <stevea...@softworkers.com> wrote:
> ** > Good discussion! > > I regularly click on the History tab in a wide swath of Bay Area (my home > turf) looking for new edits, and especially, new mappers. I virtually > always make it a point to welcome new mappers in the area with something > along the lines of "great job, welcome to the community!" Depending on > their response (from none to enthusiasm) I will "friend" them and/or offer > my technical expertise, history of the area, suggestions, answers to their > questions or whatever else they want/need to know. > > I realize not everybody can or will do this, but imagine what a very nice > and welcoming place OSM would be if most OSM volunteers (who are > intermediate and advanced contributors) DID do this! (OSM is a fairly > friendly place right now, don't get me wrong). > > Just like my mother taught me about waving to the neighbors: it doesn't > cost ANYthing to be friendly! > > (Being HELPFUL can take time, yes, but please, "give what you can.") > > It isn't creepy or Big Brother to click on the History tab and watch what > is going on around you. Rather, it makes for a better and friendlier > mapping community. Those who are ham radio operators, think of the > deep-knowledge "Elmers" in the community who give back so much. It's the > same thing: shared wisdom. > > SteveA > California > > > Bryce Nesbitt writes: > > 3) A first edit could go in a queue for an experienced mapper to look at > and comment on. Hopefully that comment is "*great job, welcome to the > community!*" > > > _______________________________________________ > Talk-us mailing list > Talk-us@openstreetmap.org > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us > >
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