You are missing one need: It needs to be something that people will use.
For that reason, there are many ways to handle this, with the talk-au list
being one of those.
Some people use some of the other (existing) options for discussing OSM. A
mailing list has its advantages and disadvantages, but there are other
options that implement some of the features you suggest in a better way.
The more modern platforms already exist.
- Ben.
On Wed, 25 Sep 2019 at 09:02, Herbert.Remi via Talk-au <
talk-au@openstreetmap.org> wrote:
> # Discussion A: Is this forum fit for purpose?
>
> “PLEASE KEEP IT BRIEF. SPACE OF OF A PREMIUM. THANKS, JANE”
>
> ## The Issue
>
> The forum needs to be robust. It needs to tolerate a lot of traffic. It
> needs to work on the busy days, not just the quiet. It needs a
> functionality that allows you to manage congestion. It needs to tolerate
> diverse interest and writing styles. It needs to have room for growth.
>
>
> **I believe OSM is too important for anything else!**
>
>
> If you love OSM, and I am sure you do, then we need a more modern platform
> then this. This mailing list is so 90s.
>
> The good news is there is plenty of options and I am sure that here there
> is the technical expertise and ability to put it on a better footing.
>
>
>
> ## Features that would be of value:
>
> - You need to be able to tailor your view of the content without
> intervention of a group moderator or group consensus.
> - You need to filter the content for topics your interest in and
> topics you’re not
> - You need to filter the content with posts from people you like and
> block those that you don’t (whitelist and blacklist).
> - You need to be able to search by including and excluding keywords,
> preferably both in the same query
> - You need to be able to search by post tags, again both including and
> excluding
> - Preferable, it would be best to combine both tag and keyword
> searches (but many platforms have problems with this)
> - Every post should be tagged with country and state of jurisdiction.
> The country could be default and I only suggest it as at some time other
> this idea may spread.
> - Provide the option to tag (plain text) the posts with the topic
> under discussion e.g. highway, lifecycle, announcement, events,
> registration, mapping party, instructions, and message type (“The Facts”,
> “The Issue”, etc)
> - You should be able to move between chat groups and follow multiple
> chat groups. Slack does this well.
> - A post should be able to include “attachments” that are not visible
> until open: office files, photos, PDF, HTML links. This saves screen space.
> - Posts should have a header. It provides a (searchable) overview and
> the actual post could be blended in and out.
> - A smartphone app would be great. Why? Seek data shows most job
> applications are done on the app and take less than 15 minutes. It is
> remarkable how much you get done on the way to work on the bus.
> - The help provided by this forum should be made available as soon as
> it is posted: 365 days a year, 24 hours per day.
> - Ideally, it should support a "forms" function for registration to
> group events (or link to an external platform that supports such)
> - It would be great to have a calendar function for events.
> - We need more than a plain text. Rich text functionality is
> advisable. A HTML capable editor is an option (transparent). As I have
> previously mentioned, "markdown" is a popular modern option support by
> FOSS/GitHub
>
> Everybody is welcome in an OSM forum, no matter the interest. We need
> everybody we can find to help with this project. We should try to create an
> environment where is happy to do what they do best, and come and go as they
> please.
>
> I welcome your comments. 😊
>
>
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