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<div dir="auto"><span style="font-family:Helvetica">The Engineering Working Group (EWG) would like to announce a call for proposals for the following project: Adding the ability to mute users on the </span><a style="font-family:Helvetica" href="http://openstreetmap.org" target="_blank">openstreetmap.org</a><span style="font-family:Helvetica"> website.</span><span style="font-size: 15px"><br /></span><span style="font-size: 15px"><br /></span><strong style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size: 15px">About the project</strong><span style="font-size: 15px"><br /></span><span style="font-size: 15px"><br /></span><span style="font-family:Helvetica">Users who receive unwanted messages to their </span><a style="font-family:Helvetica" href="http://openstreetmap.org" target="_blank">openstreetmap.org</a><span style="font-family:Helvetica"> message inbox currently have to report the message writer and wait for an administrator to take action. This feature will make it possible for anyone to painlessly mute (ignore) private messages from another user.</span><br />

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<span style="font-family:Helvetica">For more details about the project, including how to apply and proposal requirements, please see the </span><a style="font-family:Helvetica" href="https://github.com/osmfoundation/ewg_bidding" target="_blank">Engineering Working Group Project Funding Repository on Github</a><span style="font-family:Helvetica">. Click on  “Ability to mute other users” under the Projects section or visit </span><a style="font-family:Helvetica" href="https://github.com/osmfoundation/ewg_bidding/tree/main/projects/ability-to-mute-other-users" target="_blank">this link</a><span style="font-family:Helvetica"> for for a list of deliverables.</span><span style="font-size: 15px"><br /></span><span style="font-size: 15px"><br /></span><strong style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size: 15px">Understanding the project funding process</strong><span style="font-size: 15px"><br /></span><span style="font-size: 15px"><br /></span><span style="font-family:Helvetica">Before submitting a proposal make sure to also read the Engineering Working Group’s </span><a style="font-family:Helvetica" href="https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Engineering_Working_Group/Project_Funding_Framework" target="_blank">Project Funding Proposal Framework</a><span style="font-family:Helvetica"> for a general overview of the process. Should you have any questions about the funding process, please reach out to the Engineering Working group at </span><a style="font-family:Helvetica" href="https://mailto:engineering@osmfoundation.org" target="_blank">engineering@osmfoundation.org</a><span style="font-family:Helvetica">.</span><span style="font-size: 15px"><br /></span><span style="font-size: 15px"><br /></span><strong style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size: 15px">About the Engineering Working Group</strong><span style="font-size: 15px"><br /></span><span style="font-size: 15px"><br /></span><span style="font-family:Helvetica">The </span><a style="font-family:Helvetica" href="https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Engineering_Working_Group" target="_blank">Engineering Working group</a><span style="font-family:Helvetica"> is charged with, among other things, handling software development paid for by the OSMF, putting out calls for proposals on tasks of interests, offering a platform for coordination of software development efforts across the OSM ecosystem, and managing OSM’s participation in software mentorship programs.</span><br />

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<span style="font-family:Helvetica">The Engineering Working Group meets once every 2 weeks. Meetings are open to all and all are welcome. Questions? Please send an email to </span><a style="font-family:Helvetica" href="https://mailto:engineering@osmfoundation.org" target="_blank">engineering@osmfoundation.org</a><span style="font-family:Helvetica">. We are a small group and are still welcoming new members!</span><br /></div>

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<div class="matchFont">Kind Regards,<br />

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Adam</div>

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