> On 24 Nov 2016, at 20:22, Blake Girardot HOT/OSM <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> In brief, I’d like to make three key recommendations: >> • Carefully manage the tasking manager task listing during large disaster >> events. People who join during these events don't tend to stay active for >> long, and their contributions tend to have a lower quality. Point them >> towards newcomer-friendly projects where they can make some early >> experiences. > > In the context of disaster response, an activation, how long should > the early experience be? Is it ok if it is not a disaster related > project, but a specific new mapper project, probably from missing > maps? I would think we need a new mapped tailored part of the response > mapping to direct new mappers too.
I don’t have a short answer for this, but my feeling is that it’s about initial training as much about providing a buffer for people who are just curious and want to click around a bit. Anything that redirects TV audiences to such an initial buffer is likely a win. Optimally, people who contribute well are then guided to further projects — for example as part of validator feedback. > >> • Introduce a notification mechanism to inform contributors of emergent >> campaigns. While the mailing list may work for the core community, there is >> likely a larger number of one-time mappers who may be willing to help out >> again when they’re needed, but currently they have no means of finding out. > > Yes, we have to make better use of email i think is what it comes down > too. Really we need to engage with new mappers where they are, but the > recurrent theme in many of these discussions is that email is best > because OSM only or TM only contact solutions are missed by literally > 1 day mappers. Emails seems the consensus, allow contributors to > provide their email and opt-into some email messages from the Tasking > Manager. Yes, that sounds great. The existing HOT newsletter could be a low-effort means of starting something like this, e.g. by adding a paragraph on current initiatives to every email. (Tyler might likely appreciate if someone who’s plugged into community discourse could provide such paragraphs on short notice.) > >> • Try to connect newcomers to the existing community as soon as possible, >> and in a setting that is appropriate for absolute beginners. Where can >> people ask questions online? Is the mailing list still appropriate for >> absolute beginners? > > See the Live OSM mapper-support channel, that is a direct result of > this suggestion and an attempt to accomplish the goal of connecting > absolute beginners with the OSM community. ( > https://hotosm-slack.herokuapp.com/ ) I love how quickly this came to be! Much impressed. Looking forward to an exciting 2017, m. _______________________________________________ HOT mailing list [email protected] https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot
