How is this logical? Actual fraud and conspiracy is OF COURSE more damaging than perception of such.<br><br>I understand the temptation to draw links between these ‘events’. After all, our brains are wired to draw connections and look for big explanations for dramatic events. <br><br>However, that does not mean that it actually took place.<br><br>If you are so concerned about perception doing more damage than reality, why a laundry list of rumors and speculation? By your logic, you are doing even more damage. <br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">On Thu, Jan 31, 2019 at 11:28 AM Rihards <<a href="mailto:richlv@nakts.net">richlv@nakts.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Perceived conflicts of interest can cause more damage than actual<br>
conflicts of interest.<br>
<br>
Similarly, perceived participation in voting fraud can cause more damage<br>
than actual participation. I'll list facts and suspicions that have been<br>
voiced on various channels in the hope that all former and existing<br>
board members and candidates will publicly denounce the GlobalLogic<br>
actions and strongly deny any possible connection or prior knowledge of<br>
the fraudulent activities.<br>
<br>
The suspicions listed below are not mine - all of the information is<br>
already floating around in various discussion channels/forums. Not<br>
dispersing those suspicions causes harm for the potentially involved<br>
individuals and OSM community in general.<br>
<br>
Please do not cherrypick individual items - I'll stress again that it<br>
does not matter what one might think of each of the individual items.<br>
These suspicions and accusations do damage all together.<br>
<br>
* GlobalLogic (GL) employees have clashed with individual mappers, DWG<br>
and other OSM entities regarding their map changes (when Grab-contracted<br>
or otherwise).<br>
* GL employees have worked with HOT and have similarly relaxed attitude<br>
towards the quality of map data.<br>
* Organised editing policy has been disliked by corporate-related<br>
mappers and board members.<br>
* Organised editing policy was affected by the board's take on it.<br>
* Several board members and candidates are HOT related.<br>
<br>
There are dangerous suspicions[1] that a growing number of community<br>
members are expressing:<br>
<br>
* GL is unlikely to waste 1500+ GBP (2000 USD; just the membership fees)<br>
without certain confidence that this expense will pay back.<br>
* It is unlikely that none of the board members or candidates had not<br>
the slightest clue this was happening.<br>
* It is likely that some had a role in organising this.<br>
* Various dismissals (contrasting GL employee influx with population of<br>
India) and delays regarding the MWG report make all the suspicions more<br>
valid.<br>
<br>
Is there a way out?<br>
It might be same as with the child-molesting priests. Lack of strong<br>
denouncement shifts the public perception against the accused.<br>
<br>
[1] They are more dangerous if they are incorrect.<br>
-- <br>
Rihards<br>
<br>
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