Earlier in the thread it was clear that people are proposing a Mozilla-wide
policy. The Reps module owner has already replied here.

I also already mentioned that we used to have to put a pin in a map and it
was a pain.

The Reps use-case is not to find out where the person you're looking for is
located, it is to find Reps located where you are looking. As unlikely as
that use-case is to be, we have it. I think there is also a similar case in
Mozillians, I have used it more than once to try to find someone in a
region for help with an event.

On Mon, May 25, 2015 at 10:46 AM, Gervase Markham <[email protected]> wrote:

> On 25/05/15 15:24, Majken Connor wrote:
> > Ok, and how would we figure out where people are on a map, or if they are
> > near each other in this case?
>
> The map use case is easy - there can be few arguments about a person
> putting a pin in a map. (Of course, the labels on the map itself might
> be a source of argument.)
>
> > I would guess it would be possible to use the
> > city data (what happens if the city is a contested region though?)
>
> One reason timezones in the Olsen Timezone file are named after
> continents and cities is that cities actually change names less often
> than countries. Also, it is more common (although not universal, of
> course) for political disputants to agree on the name of a city even if
> they don't agree who should rule it or which country it should be in.
>
> > I also asked, and it didn't get answered, who is in charge of making a
> > decision on setting a policy?
>
> I suspect the module owner for the Reps website with, as always, right
> of appeal to Mitchell if someone is deeply upset (a right to be used
> rarely and judiciously).
>
> If we want a Mozilla-wide policy, that would probably require Mitchell's
> approval, or someone she delegates.
>
> Gerv
>
>
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