I think you are right in saying that we should not try to force the issue.<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Nov 24, 2011 at 3:04 PM, Sander Deryckere <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:sanderd17@gmail.com">sanderd17@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">Sorry to go off topic, but...<div><br></div><div><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="im">2011/11/24 Ben Abelshausen <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ben.abelshausen@gmail.com" target="_blank">ben.abelshausen@gmail.com</a>></span><br>
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<div></div><blockquote style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex" class="gmail_quote"><div>So I don't think we should react. We should just
spread the word of OSM on a continuous base. Apart from that, if OSM
would suddenly get in the big media, we would also have a lot of
problems with training newbies. The best system is that of continuous
growth, where the older generation can teach the newer generation. And
I'm not even talking about vandalism here.</div></blockquote>
<div><br></div></div>I don't think a lot of new users should scare us into not seeking more visibility for the project. I think it would be a very good thing to get more new users involved! <br><br>OSM is the best mapping project and free as in free speech! Everybody should know this...<div>
<div><br></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div></div><div>We should not be scared of seeking visibility, I know OSM can handle a lot of new users, and making us visible is also a way to get a steady growth. But we should not demand the media to give us the attention. When we grow bigger, the media will report about OSM because we're more interesting, and we will have enough man-power to handle everything. </div>
<div><br></div><div>If you disrupt that steady process, and you really demand stuff through laws and lawsuits, I don't think it would end very well.</div></div></div>
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