Hello, It is clear from discussions on the talk-fr mailing list that DWG members (in particular, Paul Norman) are continuing to hassle French contributors who are integrating cadastre data in a manner which is perfectly compatible with the local community guidelines for this source of data. These messages are being sent in English (perhaps DWG members need to be reminded -- again -- that some people are not able to understand English) and are aggressive in nature. This is despite sustained efforts over several months by members of the French community, who have volunteered to act as local intermediaries in this important and sensitive process of communicating with and helping contributors in a constructive manner.
I am having trouble understanding how a group of people who presumably wish to make a positive contribution to this fantastic community-based project can be so blind to such basic principles of communication, community building, and simple respect for fellow human beings. My impression is that the majority of the anti-social behaviour is coming from a single person, and that other group members are unwilling to take a stand on this issue. Please take this opportunity to reflect on a proposed policy which you could decide upon as a group, propose for comment from OSM contributors (for example via the talk@ mailing list), document on the OSMF web site, and ensure that all DWG members follow the policy (no loose canons on deck -- the current situation is killing contributors). -- Eric Marsden _______________________________________________ Talk-fr mailing list Talk-fr@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-fr
