2017-03-20 12:17 GMT+00:00 Andy Allan <gravityst...@gmail.com>: > On 19 March 2017 at 15:04, Rob Nickerson <rob.j.nicker...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Hi Chris, >> >> I don't think any of us are members of the import mailing list and I don't >> see the point of joining any more mailing lists. They represent an arcane >> 20th century solution that allows a few negative comments to derail a >> locally supported project. > > We have our import guidelines which have been long-discussed and > battle-tested over many years. They aren't perfect. You could have > chosen to improve the guidelines, or improve the process. You could > have sought alternatives to mailing lists or wiki pages or whatever > you object to, and use such alternatives when agreement has been > reached. > > However, ignoring the whole process and running rough-shod over things > you dislike shows the complete contempt that you hold for the rest of > our community. I care little about these imports but I am deeply > saddened by the attitude. > > Thanks, > Andy
I'm nervous of joining this painful thread, in which so many people have said things I object to - but I'm concerned. So I'll try to be minimalist: I concur with the perspectives given by Andy Allen and Richard Fairhurst. Best Dan _______________________________________________ Talk-gb-westmidlands mailing list Talk-gb-westmidlands@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb-westmidlands
