My thoughts are: 1. The negative reactions to the study seem to be putting the cart before the horse. If our goal is to make OSM the most accurate and complete map on the planet, it makes sense to me that we would want to understand where our blind spots might be, whether they're due to differences in participation by gender, ideology, etc. I would expect a vigorous debate and passionate disagreement about what (if anything) to do about a blind spot if one is found, but that's not really the question at hand. Let's cross that bridge when we come to it. Of course, I'm willing to entertain arguments for why someone shouldn't pursue this line of inquiry but I don't see a compelling reason. 2. Thanks to the OSM community (esp. Ian, Alyssa, and the rest of the board) for encouraging open, respectful conversation. I find my own feelings on topics like this to be more complicated than either of the screaming sides so I believe it's critical to ensure many voices are heard, even from those whose perspective we find difficult.
Regards, Spencer (green eyes) On Tue, Sep 5, 2017 at 6:47 PM, alyssa wright <alyssapwri...@gmail.com> wrote: > Re your question about 👁🌍 > > If you are doing an academic study on eye color and OSM/VGI contribution > -- I'd be happy to moderate a townhall as well. > > For what it's worth, I have blue eyes (and glasses). > > Alyssa. > > > > On Tue, Sep 5, 2017 at 7:12 PM, Joel Holdsworth <j...@airwebreathe.org.uk> > wrote: > >> Could we have one eye colour, also? ;-) >> >> >> >> On 05/09/17 17:03, Ian Dees wrote: >> >>> Hi all, >>> >>> Let's continue the conversation on this new thread, keeping in mind that >>> we all need to keep our mind open and have productive and positive >>> conversation. >>> >>> I reserve the right to add a moderated cooling off period if we get too >>> hostile towards each other again. >>> >>> -Ian >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Talk-us mailing list >>> Talk-us@openstreetmap.org >>> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us >>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Talk-us mailing list >> Talk-us@openstreetmap.org >> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Talk-us mailing list > Talk-us@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us > >
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