<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">I understand that the new ban system can be associated with multiple projects and/or channels.<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">However, I did not see how the OSMF and the DWG plan to deal with banned users creating multiple accounts so they can edit and vandalize data again. This last year I lost tens of hours reverting changes of a child that was adding fantasy motorways and since he connected them to the rest of the road network, it could have caused accidents or at least generate big routing errors for routing engines and map end-users. </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I would like to know what will be done in the future to reduce the vandalizing reverting burden for us fellow editors and when the OSMF and DWG will enable a wikipedia-like reviewing system for new members and/or setup a way to protect some regions of the globe or some names from being changed or deleted by new users. </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I am sure you will have to implement such a system in the near future especially after all the russian name removing global edit wars that occurred recently, so I would like to get the timeline for this. </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Since you must have already discussed this issue in online meetings, it would be nice if you could just give us a summary of the discussions and proposed solutions for people who could not attend.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Thanks and keep up the good work!</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Pierre-Léo Bourbonnais</div><div class="">Osm user: ChaireMobiliteKaligrafy<br class=""><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Sep 29, 2023, at 4:37 PM, Dorothea Kazazi <<a href="mailto:dorothea@osmfoundation.org" class="">dorothea@osmfoundation.org</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class="">Hello,<br class=""><br class=""><div class="">The decisions of the board during yesterday's meeting are below </div><div class="">and votes were added to the OSMF website. Please note that the </div><div class=""> wording might slightly change and draft minutes will be added.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">See the following page for background sections, votes and links: <br class=""><a href="https://osmfoundation.org/wiki/Board/Minutes/2023-09" target="_blank" class="">https://osmfoundation.org/wiki/Board/Minutes/2023-09</a></div><br class=""># Interpretation of the etiquette guidelines<br class=""><div class="">According to the board, there is no explicit reference to profanity in <br class=""></div><div class="">the <a href="https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Etiquette/Etiquette_Guidelines" target="_blank" class="">Etiquette Guidelines</a> and the board asks the moderators to <br class=""></div><div class="">always seek for the intent of the people who have written the <br class=""></div><div class="">message, interpreting whether a message is inappropriate or not.</div><br class=""># OSMF move to the EU<br class=""><div class="">Approved budget of GBP 4000 for Agio Legal to investigate how to <br class=""></div><div class="">transfer the Contributor Term agreements on a move to the EU. <br class=""></div><div class="">Guillaume Rischard is tasked to find an additional law firm and <br class=""></div><div class="">establish contact, independent of this budget</div><br class=""># Policy on project-wide user suspensions and bans<br class=""><div class="">Decision to put the <a href="https://osmfoundation.org/w/images/4/4c/20230916_Draft_policy_on_project-wide_user_suspensions_and_bans.odt" target="_blank" class="">proposed project-wide policy on suspensions <br class=""></a></div><div class=""><a href="https://osmfoundation.org/w/images/4/4c/20230916_Draft_policy_on_project-wide_user_suspensions_and_bans.odt" target="_blank" class="">and bans</a> into action. Second, to revisit the topic next month. And <br class=""></div><div class="">third, as an action item for Roland Olbricht to start a discussion <br class=""></div><div class="">on <a href="http://community.osm.org/" target="_blank" class="">community.osm.org</a> about this or to watch out for discussions <br class=""></div><div class="">taking place there and inform the board about the feedback, <br class=""></div><div class="">having an informed discussion next month.</div><br class=""># Strategic plan<br class="">Adopted the <a href="https://osmfoundation.org/wiki/Strategic_Plan" target="_blank" class="">strategic plan</a>.<br class=""><br class=""># Belgium Local Chapter<br class=""><div class="">Accepted the termination of the Local Chapter agreement, requested <br class=""></div><div class="">by the Open Knowledge Foundation Belgium, effective immediately.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">warm greetings,</div><div class="">Dorothea<br class=""></div><br class=""></div>
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