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I apologize if this is a duplicate, but I received notices from
Google Mail that the message below sent to both osmf-talk and talk
was not delivered "because the address couldn't be found, or is
unable to receive mail." I am therefore retransmitting the message
using my home email address. apm<br>
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<p><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">To the OSM
and OSMF communities:</font></p>
<p><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">I convey the
following information on behalf of the Board of
Directors of the OpenStreetMap Foundation.<br>
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<p><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">An outcome of
the current controversy on the osmf-talk mailing list
over misogynistic language is a decision by the Board
as follows:</font></p>
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<blockquote type="cite"><font face="Helvetica, Arial,
sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(46,47,50);font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:pre-wrap;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(246,247,248);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline!important;float:none">The Board will find partners to help instate a moderator team for the OSMF-talk and talk mailing lists. </span><span style="color:rgb(46,47,50);font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:pre-wrap;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(246,247,248);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline!important;float:none">
</span><span style="color:rgb(46,47,50);font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:pre-wrap;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(246,247,248);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline!important;float:none">These moderators need to have the trust of the community subject to the moderation (consent of the governed) by some kind of approval mechanism. </span><span style="color:rgb(46,47,50);font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:pre-wrap;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(246,247,248);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline!important;float:none">
</span><span style="color:rgb(46,47,50);font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:pre-wrap;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(246,247,248);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline!important;float:none">
</span><span style="color:rgb(46,47,50);font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:pre-wrap;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(246,247,248);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline!important;float:none">This moderator team will start to work on enforcing the current Etiquette guidelines as soon as possible. We will also start work on updating/replacing our Etiquette rules, which must focus on balancing all participants' interests.</span></font></blockquote>
<p><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"> We have
asked the Local Chapters and Communities Working Group
(LCCWG ) to take the lead on this and to work with
signatories of the open letter to the Board [1] as
well as members of the Diversity and Inclusion Special
Committee to produce proposals for the Board to
consider at its January meeting. The LCCWG has
accepted this task. This issue will be on the agenda
of the January meeting of the Board of Directors,
exact time and date yet to be determined, though as is
customary it will be posted to the Foundation's
website well in advance.<br>
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<p><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">Members of
the OSM community are, as always, welcome to share
their opinions and any relevant information on this
matter, either publicly via osmf-talk, or privately in
direct communications to the LCCWG. I feel compelled
to remind all members of the community that a Code of
Etiquette [2] has existed since June 2011 and shall be
observed by all community members.<br>
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<p><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">Very best
regards to all,<br>
apm</font></p>
<p><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">[1] <a
href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/130JCTX9ve4H4ORXznmIVTpXiN3TX8nRGA8ayuTZ9ECI/edit?ts=5fd11436#heading=h.ccgtgjykcfgh"
target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"
moz-do-not-send="true">https://docs.google.com/document/d/130JCTX9ve4H4ORXznmIVTpXiN3TX8nRGA8ayuTZ9ECI/edit?ts=5fd11436#heading=h.ccgtgjykcfgh</a><br>
[2] <a
href="https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Etiquette"
target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"
moz-do-not-send="true">https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Etiquette</a></font><br>
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<div> <i>Allan Mustard, Chairperson</i><br>
<i>Board of Directors</i><br>
<i>OpenStreetMap Foundation</i></div>
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