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<div>BTW, if you never edited wiki<br></div><div>then you need to sign up at<br></div><div><a href="https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/w/index.php?title=Special:CreateAccount&returnto=Microgrants%2FMicrogrants+2020">https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/w/index.php?title=Special:CreateAccount&returnto=Microgrants%2FMicrogrants+2020</a><br></div><div><br></div><div>Your usual OSM account will now work (unfortunately).<br></div><div><br></div><div>And endorsement will be treated more seriously if made<br></div><div>from an account (for bonus points - edit your user page<br></div><div>on wiki and OSM to mention that both accounts are operated<br></div><div>by single user).<br></div><div><br></div><div>If you are confused by wiki feel free to ask for help<br></div><div>(it should be OK to do this also on a mailing list, right?).<br></div><div><br></div><div>If you want to to fix/improve/expand some documentation on wiki <br></div><div>- it may be a good moment to do that :)<br></div><div><br></div><div>Even single fixed typo is helpful.<br></div><div> <br></div><div>-----------------<br></div><div><br></div><div>As one of proposal authors: please give feedback<br></div><div>even, and especially if, proposal seems confusing, pointless<br></div><div>and a waste of money.<br></div><div><br></div><div>It is likely that maybe proposal is actually a good idea, but<br></div><div>something is unclear, may be clarified or improved.<br></div><div><br></div><div>It applies at least to my proposal, in specific case of my<br></div><div>proposal I am also fine with a direct feedback without <br></div><div>going around topic and excessive politeness.<br></div><div><br></div><div>If something is problematic, unclear, confusing then please let me know.<br></div><div><br></div><div>It is also explicitly noted in the first paragraph, <br></div><div>of the proposal text.<br></div><div><br></div><div>I will not link proposal directly - it is better to avoid spam with <br></div><div>authors linking to their own proposal under flimsy pretenses.<br></div><div><br></div><div>May 14, 2020, 23:53 by clifford@snowandsnow.us:<br></div><blockquote class="tutanota_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid #93A3B8; padding-left: 10px; margin-left: 5px;"><div dir="ltr"><div>Greetings on behalf of the OSMF Microgrant Program Committee!<br></div><div><br></div><div>We have closed the call for proposals for this first ever iteration of the program. We are already beginning the evaluation process for the submitted proposals, which consist of promising projects that aim to have a positive impact in the OSM community.<br></div><div><br></div><div>Now that all proposals are on the OSM Wiki, we invite the community to add their endorsement in the endorsements section of each proposal they support, and also click the "give feedback" button on the description to add any questions or comments if they wish. The committee will bear this community interaction in mind in our decision-making. <br></div><div><br></div><div>Feedback will be accepted until Thursday morning, 21 May 2020 (midnight Pacific time US, 9am Central European Time, 7pm New Zealand time). After this time the committee will make haste to arrive at a final decision.<br></div><div><br></div><div>Please consult the OSM Wiki page here to see the project links: <a href="https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Microgrants/Microgrants_2020" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Microgrants/Microgrants_2020</a><br></div><div><br></div><div>We are pleased to receive community feedback on the proposals and look forward to arriving at a decision as soon as possible in order to commence the projects.<br></div><div><br></div><div>Thanks and best,<br></div><div><br></div><div>OSMF Microgrant Program Committee<br></div><div><br></div><div>-- <br></div><div data-smartmail="gmail_signature" class="" dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div>@osm_washington<br></div><div><a target="_blank" href="https://www.snowandsnow.us" rel="noopener noreferrer">www.snowandsnow.us</a><br></div><div>OpenStreetMap: Maps with a human touch<br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div> </body>
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