<div dir="ltr">Hi Martin, a very late thank-you for these points and summary. Blake, glad to hear the core suggestions are now up on github. <div>Tyler</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><font color="#666666"><b>Tyler Radford</b></font></div><div><font color="#666666">Executive Director</font></div><div><font color="#666666"><a href="mailto:tyler.radford@hotosm.org" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">tyler.radford@hotosm.org</a></font></div><div><font color="#666666">@TylerSRadford</font></div><div><br></div><div><b><font color="#cc0000">Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team</font></b></div><div><b><font size="1" color="#666666">Using OpenStreetMap for Humanitarian Response & Economic Development</font></b></div><div><font size="1"><a href="http://hotosm.org/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">web</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/hotosm" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">twitter</a> | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/hotosm" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">facebook</a> | <a href="http://donate.hotosm.org/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">donate</a></font></div><div><br></div><div><i><b><a href="http://donate.hotosm.org/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">Donate</a> any amount by Jan 1st and provide people with equipment and funding to put vulnerable communities on the world map for the first time!</b></i></div><div><a href="http://donate.hotosm.org/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);font-size:12.8px" target="_blank"><img src="https://docs.google.com/uc?export=download&id=0B0XiPXW-A3naZW95VWZnaTQ0TTQ&revid=0B0XiPXW-A3naOEtOb1hMQzEzaTZDV2JMUmUxZ2pZWHpQbmpZPQ" alt="Donate today and change lives through maps!"></a><div style="margin:2px 0px 0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12.8px"></div></div></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Nov 25, 2016 at 8:45 AM, Martin Dittus <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:martin@dekstop.de" target="_blank">martin@dekstop.de</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><span class=""><br>
> On 24 Nov 2016, at 20:22, Blake Girardot HOT/OSM <<a href="mailto:blake.girardot@hotosm.org">blake.girardot@hotosm.org</a>> wrote:<br>
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>> In brief, I’d like to make three key recommendations:<br>
>> • Carefully manage the tasking manager task listing during large disaster events. People who join during these events don't tend to stay active for long, and their contributions tend to have a lower quality. Point them towards newcomer-friendly projects where they can make some early experiences.<br>
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> In the context of disaster response, an activation, how long should<br>
> the early experience be? Is it ok if it is not a disaster related<br>
> project, but a specific new mapper project, probably from missing<br>
> maps? I would think we need a new mapped tailored part of the response<br>
> mapping to direct new mappers too.<br>
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</span>I don’t have a short answer for this, but my feeling is that it’s about initial training as much about providing a buffer for people who are just curious and want to click around a bit. Anything that redirects TV audiences to such an initial buffer is likely a win. Optimally, people who contribute well are then guided to further projects — for example as part of validator feedback.<br>
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>> • Introduce a notification mechanism to inform contributors of emergent campaigns. While the mailing list may work for the core community, there is likely a larger number of one-time mappers who may be willing to help out again when they’re needed, but currently they have no means of finding out.<br>
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> Yes, we have to make better use of email i think is what it comes down<br>
> too. Really we need to engage with new mappers where they are, but the<br>
> recurrent theme in many of these discussions is that email is best<br>
> because OSM only or TM only contact solutions are missed by literally<br>
> 1 day mappers. Emails seems the consensus, allow contributors to<br>
> provide their email and opt-into some email messages from the Tasking<br>
> Manager.<br>
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</span>Yes, that sounds great. The existing HOT newsletter could be a low-effort means of starting something like this, e.g. by adding a paragraph on current initiatives to every email. (Tyler might likely appreciate if someone who’s plugged into community discourse could provide such paragraphs on short notice.)<br>
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>> • Try to connect newcomers to the existing community as soon as possible, and in a setting that is appropriate for absolute beginners. Where can people ask questions online? Is the mailing list still appropriate for absolute beginners?<br>
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> See the Live OSM mapper-support channel, that is a direct result of<br>
> this suggestion and an attempt to accomplish the goal of connecting<br>
> absolute beginners with the OSM community. (<br>
> <a href="https://hotosm-slack.herokuapp.com/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://hotosm-slack.<wbr>herokuapp.com/</a> )<br>
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</span>I love how quickly this came to be! Much impressed.<br>
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Looking forward to an exciting 2017,<br>
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