The issue raised by Frederik Ramm was, to paraphrase Ben Abelshausen, an interesting topic and certainly a lot of people wanted to contribute to the discussion. I was impressed by the positive tone taken by participants in the conversation. To me that bodes well for our community.
Frederik raises important issue that the community felt the need to discuss. I wanted to get a snapshot of how people felt about the issue, not just the people on responding. A survey seemed like the best approach. The results are from a small, self selected group of mappers that subscribe to the talk mailing list. The results do not attempt to say what is the right answer, only what a small segment of the community feels towards the issue. Sixty-nine people did respond to the survey. OSM, especially OSMF, should consider conducting surveys to better understand mappers concerns. The third question, "Is OpenStreetMap welcoming to women?" should be overwhelmingly yes. Instead it appears that we don't know. I would like to see us get more data to help understand the problem so we get to 100% yes. Question 1: Do you agree with the statement "*Whenever you give someone a map by remote mapping, you also take something away from them.*" Answer Choices– Responses– – Strongly Agree 4.35% 3 – Agree 14.49% 10 – Disagree 56.52% 39 – Strongly Disagree 24.64% 17 Total69 *80% disagree with the statement while 20% agree. * Question 2: *Do you agree or disagree with the statement "Imports stunt community growth*." Answer Choices– Responses– – Strongly Disagree 21.74% 15 – Disagree 46.38% 32 – Agree 24.64% 17 – Strongly Agree 7.25% 5 Total69 *68% disagree with the statement while 32% agree.* Question 3: *Is OpenStreetMap welcoming to women?* Answer Choices– Responses– – Yes 42.03% 29 – No 13.04% 9 – Not sure 44.93% 31 Total69 It would be interesting to get more data, especially if the results were broken out by gender. Clifford -- @osm_seattle osm_seattle.snowandsnow.us OpenStreetMap: Maps with a human touch
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