Thanks Andy.
Would anyone have ideas about ways to reach out positively to new
mappers. Is there a way/system/etiquette to greet newbies, without
being too intrusive but to be sociable and supportive?
Recently, I've shared messages with a new mapper who just wants to get
the right postcode on his house, and Google/Bing/GPO themselves aren't
listening. As a result I am doing a full survey of houses on a few mile
rural stretch of road which is blank on the map (well, a bit at a time
as I can only get there every few days). Obviously errors and poor
mapping/vandalism that needs calling out should be escalated to you fine
folks in DWG (and I have). But I believe we should try to encourage and
support new starters, especially local to us, and not just use the
critical methods if they do something wrong.
------ Original Message ------
From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Sent: Friday, March 20th 2026, 15:34
Subject: Re: [Talk-GB] Reaching out
On 18/03/2026 13:27, John Rowbotham via Talk-GB wrote:
I've used the messaging service and I've used 'comment on changeset' of
course. I do wonder though if they are using mobile apps whether that
these messages ever reach them?
It depends on the mapper and on the app. Some people these days tend to
sign up to apps with "throwaway email addresses" (because of
the volume of spam and "offers" that you'll get from most
commercial sites). Without the specifics of a particular message it's
difficult to comment.
If someone is persistently ignoring all comments (and you can see that
by looking at a third-party site such as
https://resultmaps.neis-one.org/osm-discussion-comments?uid=61942
<https://resultmaps.neis-one.org/osm-discussion-comments?uid=61942> )
then you can ask the DWG to send them a "message that they have to
read before continuing to edit". That doesn't stop them editing,
although they do have to read the message first. To ask the DWG to do
this email [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> with
as many details as possible about what is happening.
Best Regards,
Andy (from the DWG)
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