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<font size=3>Nick,<br><br>
<x-tab> </x-tab>This is a
study, not a manifesto. All this researcher is doing <br>
is looking for gender bias, IF it exists, in OSM mapping.<br>
<x-tab> </x-tab>So, I have
to ask, what would you do if she does find certain <br>
areas of gender bias in OSM and reports them? Would you be <br>
angry and quit mapping? Would you ignore the report? Or would <br>
you make subtle changes in your mapping to avoid that bias? <br>
<x-tab> </x-tab>The choice
is yours.<br><br>
Charlotte<br><br>
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At 02:53 AM 9/5/2017, you wrote:<br>
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We are, mostly, volunteers. Therefore I think we should map <br>
whatever takes our fancy and should not feel obliged to spend <br>
our time/money on mapping that we do not want to do willingly.<br>
If the location-based service providers find that certain info is <br>
missing that they would like to have, then maybe they could pay <br>
someone to collect the data, or even better, do it themselves.<br>
If you can convince mappers to alter their mapping habits, well <br>
and good, but trying to shame or threaten them into doing so <br>
will just destroy whatever community there is.<br>
Your statement (highly paraphrased) of "If you don't map what I
<br>
want you to map, then nobody is going to want to use your data"
<br>
may not be the best way to win people over to your cause.<br>
<br>
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