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[Jaak Laineste]

> > expensive) courses and tests to become DB Master, actually also
> > Wikipedia has a system of admin levels. My understanding is that OSM
> > is very centralized, only a couple of really core technical people
> > having more than normal editor permissions? I would like to have the
> > "OSM certified professional" badge.
> 
> While this is a good idea, the courses/certifications, but I don't think
this
> should be enforced on LC's.

I have here actually several suggestions here:
1) it would be nice to have certification system for technical (and
non-technical) expertise on OSM, and related/required technologies
(PostgreSQL, PostGIS, Mapnik, JOSM etc)
2) people with proven expertise (certification) could safely have extra
permissions. E.g. highest level could have direct access to the main
PostgreSQL database, lowest level could come with just 1000 edits. 
3) LCs could be rated by what certifications does its members have. 
4) LC qualification could be based not only number of members, but also
based on their certifications. Small LC consisting from 5 top-level
OSM-experts in Latvia could be equal to one with 25 basic contributors in
Indonesia.

 The certification could be also additional revenue source for OSMF and for
some of the most active experts.

 Hard requirement to have x number of x level certified experts in every LC
would be possible only after certification system has proved to work well
for some time; and this would take 12 month at least.

Jaak