[Osmf-talk] OSMF LCCWG Moderation Subcommittee Call for Participation

[Clifford Snow]

Lukasz,
On Wed, Apr 7, 2021 at 9:13 AM Lukasz Kruk <lukasz.kruk at gmail.com> wrote

> 1. If I'm reading this correctly, I understand that the LCCWG Moderation
> Subcommittee expects that whatever the new Etiquette Guidelines it drafts
> will be binding for OSMF-talk and talk mailing lists, and recommends
> against "unnecessary delays" such as might be introduced by, for example,
> an OSMF membership vote on adoption of the new guidelines. I'm wondering if
> this is not a little too much expediency? I for one would be a little
> reluctant to say I already agree with the new Etiquette, considering it has
> not been drafted yet.
>

Actually the OSMF Board urged the LCCWG Moderation Subcommittee to
accelerate implementation of the moderation guidelines to six months. There
is no set date for the rewrite of the etiquette guidelines. Once we have a
draft of new etiquette guidelines, which this request for participation
will aid us in creating, we will be asking for input from the community.

>
> 2.  Unless I am mistaken, the original Board decision (
> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/osmf-talk/2020-December/007599.html)
> stipulated a "consent of the governed." However, the Subcommittee's Plan
> recommends "that the OSMF Board is the final point of approval of the new
> moderation process." I'm wondering if it was considered that the OSMF
> members - or indeed the broader OSM users and community - could be the
> final point of approval, which in my mind would give the new policies much
> greater legitimacy?
>

This point has been raised with the OSMF Board. Ultimately the decision is
theirs.

>
> 3. The current Etiquette (https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Etiquette)
> mentions not only the OSMF-talk and talk mailing lists, but "Mailing lists,
> web fora, and IRC channels." I think without stretching it too much, the
> hope would be that the Etiquette extends to other common OSM channels as
> well, for example, changeset discussions and Telegram groups (perhaps this
> could be a mention in the new Etiquette itself?). If the current Etiquette
> is replaced by a new Etiquette, the new Etiquette might also by implication
> extend to all these channels - however, this is not explicitly mentioned in
> the Scope of Work. Can you please comment on how this would work?
>

The Board's remit asked the Subcommittee to work on those two mailing
lists.

>
> 4. I'm curious about participating and I see the form you are linking
> below asks a few questions about the interested individuals. Do these
> questions act as selection criteria to ensure representation of various
> groups, or can anyone join the process through any of the groups?
>

We welcome everyone to assist in the work. We realize that not everyone has
the time to be a member of the Subcommittee so we wanted to offer different
ways of being involved, from being a reviewer to an active member of the
Subcommittee.

Best,
Clifford

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