For those who already looked at the doodle: I changed the times just now as I realized the proposed times would be in the middle of the night for Europe.
On Wed, Dec 5, 2012 at 2:41 PM, Martijn van Exel <[email protected]> wrote: > I thought I should bump this up to its own thread: > > The Welcome WG needs a boost after Richard's (cc) initial great work > on the proposal and initial meeting. Let's have a follow-up meeting to > see who's interested in committing time to this WG, what we can do > right now and what the longer term agenda and priorities should be. > > How about next week? Anyone who has ideas about and - more importantly > - is willing to spend time towards solving the Welcome > problem, please join. > > http://doodle.com/z4rzz66k2nhh5h2d > > We can do it on IRC, Google Hangout (my preference), phone or whatever > works for all involved. > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Martijn van Exel <[email protected]> > Date: Wed, Dec 5, 2012 at 2:16 PM > Subject: Fwd: [Talk-us] Role of the Wiki > To: OSM US board <[email protected]> > > > FYI, I put out an invitation for a Welcome Working Group meeting: > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Martijn van Exel <[email protected]> > Date: Wed, Dec 5, 2012 at 2:13 PM > Subject: Re: [Talk-us] Role of the Wiki > To: Kathleen Danielson <[email protected]> > Cc: Scott Rollins <[email protected]>, OpenStreetMap Talk Mailing > List <[email protected]>, Serge Wroclawski <[email protected]>, > Jeff Meyer <[email protected]>, OpenStreetMap US Talk > <[email protected]>, Richard Weait <[email protected]> > > > Kathleen, > > Yes, the Welcome WG does need a boost after Richard's (cc) initial > great work on the proposal and initial meeting. I wanted to wait until > the semester is over so that my teaching obligations would not keep > interfering, but I guess we're almost there, so I am willing to > organize a next meeting to see who's interested in committing time to > this WG, what we can do right now and what the longer term agenda and > priorities should be. > > So how about next week? Anyone who has ideas about and - more > importantly - is willing to spend time towards solving the Welcome > problem, please join. > > http://doodle.com/z4rzz66k2nhh5h2d > > We can do it on IRC, Google Hangout (my preference), phone or whatever > works for all involved. > > Martijn > > On Wed, Dec 5, 2012 at 1:53 PM, Kathleen Danielson > <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Some of these resources may require a >>> little effort on your part, and they may not all be as well advertised >>> or interconnected as they should be, but you have to realize that >>> OpenStreetMap is eternally a work in progress, run entirely by >>> volunteers who are working really hard to keep up with and channel >>> that progress. >> >> >> I think that the first half of that sentence is worth taking notice of, with >> all due respect to the second half (and the volunteers who make it so!). As >> a newcomer to OSM, I am aware that there are some really fantastic resources >> out there, but I'm not really sure where to start, and that in and of itself >> ends up being quite discouraging. Some more direction and encouragement for >> new users could both help new mappers who share these frustrations, as well >> as identify highest priority action items for documentation improvement. >> >> I gather there's a proposal for a new Welcome Working Group, and I think >> that this potential group has a lot to offer in this exact area. I 100% >> understand how experienced users and contributors can feel taxed by >> discussions like this, but I think there is a subset of members who are >> eager to help onboard new mappers. Maybe this is a good time to re-kickstart >> that proposal? Personally, I'm really excited to get involved in this aspect >> of the OSM community. >> >> (apologies if I'm missing any important context/discussions happening >> elsewhere) >> >> Best, >> Kathleen >> >> On Wed, Dec 5, 2012 at 3:31 PM, Martijn van Exel <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Some of these resources may require a >>> little effort on your part, and they may not all be as well advertised >>> or interconnected as they should be, >> >> > > > > -- > Martijn van Exel > http://oegeo.wordpress.com/ > http://openstreetmap.us/ > > > -- > Martijn van Exel > http://oegeo.wordpress.com/ > http://openstreetmap.us/ > > > -- > Martijn van Exel > http://oegeo.wordpress.com/ > http://openstreetmap.us/ -- Martijn van Exel http://oegeo.wordpress.com/ http://openstreetmap.us/ _______________________________________________ talk mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
