<div dir="ltr">Hi, all, <div><br>The OSM weekly linked to this today--and it got me thinking. A lot of people don't necessarily see the OSMF listserv because they can't subscribe to it if they aren't OSMF members. (They can see it, but it won't come to their inbox and they can't reply.) There are 2100 OSMF members and about a zillion mappers, so this seems like a miss for this conversation. Maybe moving this to the community forum might be a good idea. <br><br>Also, since it seems like this is a popular idea, across all the different communities, it seems like a good idea to decide on a centralized link to some document to download, and/or a print-on-demand service from which people could get an official business card, or a hat or vest with the logo that looked official. <br><br><a href="https://weeklyosm.eu/">https://weeklyosm.eu/</a><br><br>Another idea of how to do this is that the OSMF could offer this as a fundraiser<br><br>In any case, as a CWG member, I can do a blog post announcing this resource, if others can organize what it will be and a centralized way for people to get it. <br><br><br><br><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Nov 29, 2023 at 3:08 PM Robert Grübler <<a href="mailto:robgruebler@gmail.com">robgruebler@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div class="msg-8011763007711240581"><div lang="DE-AT"><div class="m_-8011763007711240581WordSection1"><p class="m_-8011763007711240581MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US">A mapper friend of mine told me about his experience yesterday:<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="m_-8011763007711240581MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="m_-8011763007711240581MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US">"<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="m_-8011763007711240581MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US">I was out surveying and photographed a newly built house from the street. The owner noticed it and confronted me. I explained OSM and handed over the flyer. This was not accepted - "anyone can print that out" - and demanded something official.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="m_-8011763007711240581MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US">The owner was very angry and threatened to file charges. Further attempts to explain only made the situation worse. I stopped the discussion and drove home.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="m_-8011763007711240581MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US">An hour later, the police called.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="m_-8011763007711240581MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US">"<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">Regards, Robert<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><div><div style="border-right:none;border-bottom:none;border-left:none;border-top:1pt solid rgb(225,225,225);padding:3pt 0cm 0cm"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="DE" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Von:</span></b><span lang="DE" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> Robert Grübler [mailto:<a href="mailto:robgruebler@gmail.com" target="_blank">robgruebler@gmail.com</a>] <br><b>Gesendet:</b> Donnerstag, 14. September 2023 17:32<br><b>An:</b> 'bluemywn' <<a href="mailto:openstreetmap@supporter.4wrd.cc" target="_blank">openstreetmap@supporter.4wrd.cc</a>><br><b>Cc:</b> 'OSMF Talk' <<a href="mailto:osmf-talk@openstreetmap.org" target="_blank">osmf-talk@openstreetmap.org</a>><br><b>Betreff:</b> AW: [Osmf-talk] OSMF Business Card<u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">For me, it's about building trust. <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">An official membership card that you can't buy seems to me the most appropriate.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="DE" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Von:</span></b><span lang="DE" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> bluemywn [<a href="mailto:openstreetmap@supporter.4wrd.cc" target="_blank">mailto:openstreetmap@supporter.4wrd.cc</a>] <br><b>Gesendet:</b> Donnerstag, 14. September 2023 13:56<br><b>An:</b> <a href="mailto:robgruebler@gmail.com" target="_blank">robgruebler@gmail.com</a><br><b>Betreff:</b> Re: [Osmf-talk] OSMF Business Card<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:black">Hello,<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:black">I think this might be a good idea but I think the first step would be to get it for the people to print themselves.<br>One could Call it a beta test of sorts.<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:black"><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:black">I think that it should not be bundled in by default -- maybe a higher tier membership (fee) would get it? Or maybe you could write a message asking for one?<br><br>I would love to have an OSMF card and yet I think we should start small and slow.<br>What do you think about it?<br><br>Kind regards<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:black">Phillip<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt">------- Original Message -------<br>On Thursday, September 14th, 2023 at 11:41, Robert Grübler 'robgruebler at <a href="http://gmail.com" target="_blank">gmail.com</a>' <<a href="mailto:openstreetmap@supporter.4wrd.cc" target="_blank">openstreetmap@supporter.4wrd.cc</a>> wrote:<br><br><u></u><u></u></p><blockquote style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100%"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0.75pt"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:rgb(207,17,36)"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:white">Warning: This email may be spoofed or improperly forwarded, please check the 'X-AnonAddy-Authentication-Results' header. <u></u><u></u></span></p></td></tr><tr><td width="100%" style="width:100%;padding:7.5pt 0cm"><p class="MsoNormal">Happy Day! I have just renewed my membership as an ordinary OSMF member and a wish, an idea has come to my mind. As a craft mapper, I am sometimes asked suspicious questions. To break the ice, the first thing I do is introduce myself. To support this, I have often wished for an OSM-related business card. Wouldn't it be a nice gesture to give all members a professionally designed, personalised business card as a small thank you after they have paid their membership fee? 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