I think the effect of such welcome message depend a lot on the message content and spirit.
I've myself sent messages to all newcomers in France saying (in short): welcome, thank you for your first edits, you're not alone, join the team, if you need help just ask. Don't be too "big brother", do not focus too much on errors except on the new contributors that have done several changesets and really start mapping, but I think this should come in a second time. -- Christian Quest - OpenStreetMap France - http://openstreetmap.fr/u/cquest _______________________________________________ talk mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
