<div dir="ltr">Hi Christian,<div><br></div><div>You are well instructed on one view of the internal affairs of HOT. There are more than one side to any story. </div><div><br></div><div>As for diversity, I'm sorry that Yantisa Akhadi who works for HOT has been dragged into this. I think having a board member familiar with the Asia region and very familiar with the OSM community in Indonesia would be a real asset. After all it is the 4th most populous country in the world. Think of all the potential mappers out there. I would willingly resign my HOT membership if I met Yantisa would be elected to the OSMF board, I think that having a variety of regional views is far more important than my say in HOT. </div><div><br></div><div>I'm also sad that it appears I will be serving on the board as the lone woman again this year. In thinking about diversity I think it would benefit everyone to think about their own internal biases and how debate takes place currently may be the very thing driving a more varied leadership away. My favor reading related to this is "Free as in sexist?" Free culture and the gender gap(1). Yes gender isn't the only form of diversity though it is certainly one the OSMF is not doing well at right now. </div><div><br></div><div>-Kate</div><div><br></div><div>(1) <a href="http://firstmonday.org/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/4291/3381">http://firstmonday.org/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/4291/3381</a></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Dec 2, 2015 at 9:34 AM, Christian Rogel <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:christian.rogel@club-internet.fr" target="_blank">christian.rogel@club-internet.fr</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><br>
I am a real stranger to HOT, although I briefly met four of the French-speaking opponents to a majority of HOT members in OSMF Board. I agree with the warnings at large.<br>
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We are well instructed now on internal affairs at HOT US.<br>
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Many members called for diversity. So, I do.<br>
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Let’s vote under clarity and responsibility.<br>
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