Everyone,
It seems to me that the candidates in question have
excellent qualifications for the
OSM board.
All have experience in GIS, in the private or public sector,
and some have management
experience, something OSM really needs. Also, all have editing
experience with OSM,
On 10/7/2014 10:51 AM, Charlotte Wolter wrote:
Also, all have editing experience with OSM, whether
in the United States or outside.
I would not consider someone who has not made a single edit in the last
12 months to have editing experience in the context of a local chapter
election. This is
A friendly thought from across the pond; just something to provoke thoughts,
feel free to disregard.
OSM in the US is without doubt the #1 country at organising conferences. I
was privileged enough to go to Portland and SF and they were both superb
events. (This year's SOTM-EU in Karlsruhe was,
On Sun, Oct 5, 2014 at 8:21 PM, Paul Norman penor...@mac.com wrote:
While a candidate may have other skills, I'd want to hear from them in
their manifesto why those skills make up for their complete lack of
OpenStreetMap experience, and why they would be more able to apply those
skills as a
Hi all,
I'd be interested to hear if there has been a problem in the past with
board members' editing portfolio? If so, perhaps an appointment of
editor-at-large is actually something the next board should consider?
Regardless, I do agree that editing is one of the core aspects of the
Robin,
Thank you for running for the board, and for your very convincing statement
describing why you would like to be board member. When I think about the
membership of the boards of many corporations and NGOs, I often see people
who do not have a lot of direct experience with that corp/org's
To respectfully turn your statement around. I would like to hear from all
candidates what skills and resources that they would bring to the board.
By being an active mapper, a candidate has demonstrated that they know the
project, and that they are putting resources into it to improve the map.
Excellent description of your experience, education, passion, and
commitment Alyssa.
Again, I think that the work that Alyssa has done shows that she has
skills, experience, and a network that would be very valuable to the board,
and fit what is needed to move OSM US forward. I have seen of
David - sure, I would be happy to. I'm just going to cherry pick, I don't
really keep an OSM resumé.
* Founded and sustained local OpenStreetMap groups in Amsterdam and Salt
Lake City for 7+ years, organizing dozens of mapping and social events over
the years - sorry, I haven't kept track of
On 10/6/14 10:04 AM, David Fawcett wrote:
To respectfully turn your statement around. I would like to hear from
all candidates what skills and resources that they would bring to the
board. By being an active mapper, a candidate has demonstrated that
they know the project, and that they are
i'm ready to co-chair that movement. ;)
thanks all! this has been a very informative thread.
alyssa.
On Mon, Oct 6, 2014 at 11:47 AM, Richard Welty rwe...@averillpark.net
wrote:
On 10/6/14 10:04 AM, David Fawcett wrote:
To respectfully turn your statement around. I would like to hear
At this point, the number of edits conversation seems well covered, so
I'll keep this first part brief. I think there are three important areas
of growth for OpenStreetMap US:
1) The OSM map itself (more completeness/coverage, whether through
individual edits or well-vetted bulk data imports)
2)
Hi all,
I probably don't have much new to offer this discussion other than perhaps a
slightly different perspective. As with most everyone, my experience has helped
form my opinions. My experience can probably be put in the geo dinosaur
category. Though one who has tried to keep pace and is
Il giorno 03/ott/2014, alle ore 21:23, Randal Hale
rjh...@northrivergeographic.com ha scritto:
It has nothing to do with being on the OSM US Board. I was on it for two
years..we discussed editing, Neither of which had any bearing on that
candidates experience with editing.
Of Course! The entire priest example could fix many problems...but that
is a longer discussion over drinks.
The US is a huge place and OSM is still this thing people hear about
and don't understand. I've taught two (by tomorrow) classes to GIS
people on what OSM is and what it isn't. It's a
Alan,
The number of edits a user names is a data point. For some people,
it's an important data point, for others it may not be, but it's an
interesting piece of information.
By analogy, if this were a cyclist organization, I would hope that a
board member had experience as a cyclist. The number
On 10/5/2014 6:26 PM, Alan McConchie wrote:
All of the candidates have made more than zero edits
While true that all candidates have edited OSM at some point in the
past, two of them have zero edits in the last year, and one of those has
no US edits ever.[1]
While a candidate may have other
I will make an assumption (and forgive me if I'm wrong) that both
candidates with 0 edits are female. I am basing this only on names and
a rudimentary internet search.
I think before both candidates answer that question - you need to define
why they have a complete lack of OpenStreetMap
I considered not running for the board because of the low number of edits
that I've done, but ultimately decided that I have a lot to contribute to
OSM in other ways. It is anyone's prerogative to not vote for someone while
taking edits into account, but I want to explain why I decided to run
+1 Hear, hear! Thank you, Robin for an eloquent response.
--SEJ
Sent from my electronic tether.
On Oct 4, 2014, at 12:42, Robin Tolochko robin.toloc...@gmail.com wrote:
I considered not running for the board because of the low number of edits
that I've done, but ultimately decided that
the qualifications of someone on the board which sets direction for the
local chapter, it is certainly useful to their experience as an OSM
contributor in the US.
Past a certain level of experience, the numbers lose value, but I wouldn't
consider someone with only a few edits per year a
Darrell, Paul did say that it was a rudimentary analysis. It is. It
is just one lens through which one might view the candidates. Their
candidacy statements are another lens. Your interaction with each
candidate on lists, at conferences, and through social media is
another (or another three)
On Oct 3, 2014, at 08:28, Richard Weait rich...@weait.com wrote:
It is just one lens through which one might view the candidates.
Sure, I get that. I’m just saying it’s at best a meaningless lens, and a
misleading one at worst.
Darrell, you say that you can’t think of a reason where number
Il giorno 03/ott/2014, alle ore 20:13, Darrell Fuhriman darr...@garnix.org
ha scritto:
There are many, many ways that someone could be experienced with OSM and a
valuable contributor while never having made a single edit.
I'm not sure, how would someone know what it is about without
On Fri, Oct 3, 2014 at 11:30 AM, Martin Koppenhoefer
dieterdre...@gmail.com wrote:
Il giorno 03/ott/2014, alle ore 20:13, Darrell Fuhriman darr...@garnix.org
ha scritto:
There are many, many ways that someone could be experienced with OSM and a
valuable contributor while never having made a
While it would be nice if a candidate has some editing experience
It has nothing to do with being on the OSM US Board. I was on it for two
years..we discussed editing, planned mapping events, and planned a
conference. That was it. Neither of which had any bearing on that
candidates
On Fri, Oct 3, 2014 at 2:13 PM, Darrell Fuhriman darr...@garnix.org wrote:
On Oct 3, 2014, at 08:28, Richard Weait rich...@weait.com wrote:
It is just one lens through which one might view the candidates.
Sure, I get that. I’m just saying it’s at best a meaningless lens, and a
misleading
Hi folks.
Let's keep it civil and on-topic. Check the strong language and
exaggerations please.
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On 10/3/2014 8:28 AM, Richard Weait wrote:
Paul, did you take alternate accounts into consideration, or only one
uid per candidate?
I only used the user that was linked from the candidate list. I
considered multiple IDs, but I didn't expect it to make a significant
difference for my uses. E.g.
I decided to conduct an rudimentary analysis on the edits of the current
OSM
US board candidates, similar to something I did last year. When considering
the qualifications of someone on the board which sets direction for the
local chapter, it is certainly useful to their experience as an OSM
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