[Osmf-talk] Draft resolution on membership prerequisites

[Heather Leson]

Hello

Can you please share the research on membership practices that this was
based on?  And, how will these metrics be created and compiled?

Meaning:  42 days is an interesting number. Will there be a way to account
for this across all community channels? Do potential members and members
report into some kind of process?  Is that 42 days one touch point or is it
24 hours for each of the 42 days? What is that tool or process for data
collection and assessment?


Honestly, this misses any of the best practices of community engagement and
metrics for open projects. I’ve cited resources on many diary entries over
the years.


Heather

On Sun, 13 Feb 2022 at 17:28, Tobias Knerr <osm at tobias-knerr.de> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> at the 2020 AGM, a 79% majority of the membership asked the board to
> propose prerequisites for membership in the OSM Foundation which would
> ensure that all applicants for membership have made a reasonable amount
> of contributions to OSM (not necessarily through mapping).[1]
>
> We would like to ask for your feedback to a first draft of this proposal
> which you can read below. It uses a definition for "reasonable amount of
> contributions" that is comparable to the active contributor
> membership[2], but has lower requirements: 42 days of contributions ever
> instead of 42 days per year. Existing memberships would not be affected
> by this change.
>
> The 2020 resolution called for a membership vote on this topic in 2021.
> Unfortunately, the board didn't produce a proposal in time for the 2021
> AGM and we would like to apologize for this delay. Our current plan is
> to have the resolution ready for a general meeting on April 30, 2022.
>
>
> # Potential text of the resolution
>
> Using its powers under §15 of the Articles of Association, the board of
> directors shall reject applications for membership or associate
> membership if the applicant has not demonstrably contributed to
> OpenStreetMap on at least 42 days. The specific form of the
> contributions (e.g. mapping vs. non-mapping) does not make a difference
> for the fulfilment of these prerequisites. The board may delegate
> verification and rejection of membership applications to a working group.
>
> ## Rationale:
>
> This change would more firmly establish the OSMF as an entity serving
> the people and communities who create OpenStreetMap. By ensuring that
> votes in Foundation elections and resolutions are cast by OpenStreetMap
> contributors, it becomes more likely that the Foundation will continue
> to support the the project well.
>
> The criteria take inspiration from the fee waiver (known as active
> contributor membership) to allow using a similar implementation. Unlike
> the fee waiver, eligibility will be evaluated as a one-time step during
> application for membership, rather than annually. As such, members do
> not have to fear losing their membership if their activity fluctuates or
> declines. Existing memberships won't be affected.
>
> ## Considerations:
>
> This one-time check applies to all member applications including those
> that pay the regular £15 membership fee.
>
>
> # Footnotes
>
> [1]
>
> https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Annual_General_Meetings/2020/Suggested_resolutions#Vote_3:_Work_on_membership_prerequisites
> [2] https://join.osmfoundation.org/active-contributor-membership/
>
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