Hi Sam, Sam Vekemans wrote: > In Canada, (once the import is further underway, there will be more active > involvement with the national team)
[...] > And with the Austrailia Import, there would probably be a need to a local > chaper [...] > And with The New Zealand data, i know the Linz is being worked on... but i > still cant see why they dont have an @openstreetmap.org mailing list Data imports and community are two completely different things. (Some say that data imports actually prevent community building.) There is absolutely no reason to set up an incorporated chapter just because you have imported a ton of data. A chapter can perhaps reflect the growing community, but hardly ever create a community out of thin air. There are certainly valid reasons to set up a chapter - but an import takes just one or two people whereas bringing a chapter and community to life requires more. Often it is also a different kind of person - doing an import requires technical expertise but being socially inept is not a problem, whereas you can successfully run a chapter without knowing what a changeset is if you are a good communicator and motivator... Bye Frederik -- Frederik Ramm ## eMail [email protected] ## N49°00'09" E008°23'33" _______________________________________________ Talk-ca mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca
