[Osmf-talk] OSMF Business Card

[Robert Grübler]

A mapper friend of mine told me about his experience yesterday:

 

"

I was out surveying and photographed a newly built house from the street. The owner noticed it and confronted me. I explained OSM and handed over the flyer. This was not accepted - "anyone can print that out" - and demanded something official.

The owner was very angry and threatened to file charges. Further attempts to explain only made the situation worse. I stopped the discussion and drove home.

An hour later, the police called.

"

 

Regards, Robert

 

Von: Robert Grübler [mailto:robgruebler at gmail.com] 
Gesendet: Donnerstag, 14. September 2023 17:32
An: 'bluemywn' <openstreetmap at supporter.4wrd.cc>
Cc: 'OSMF Talk' <osmf-talk at openstreetmap.org>
Betreff: AW: [Osmf-talk] OSMF Business Card

 

For me, it's about building trust. 

An official membership card that you can't buy seems to me the most appropriate.

 

Von: bluemywn [mailto:openstreetmap at supporter.4wrd.cc] 
Gesendet: Donnerstag, 14. September 2023 13:56
An: robgruebler at gmail.com <mailto:robgruebler at gmail.com> 
Betreff: Re: [Osmf-talk] OSMF Business Card

 

Hello,

I think this might be a good idea but I think the first step would be to get it for the people to print themselves.
One could Call it a beta test of sorts.

 

I think that it should not be bundled in by default -- maybe a higher tier membership (fee) would get it? Or maybe you could write a message asking for one?

I would love to have an OSMF card and yet I think we should start small and slow.
What do you think about it?

Kind regards

Phillip

------- Original Message -------
On Thursday, September 14th, 2023 at 11:41, Robert Grübler 'robgruebler at gmail.com' <openstreetmap at supporter.4wrd.cc <mailto:openstreetmap at supporter.4wrd.cc> > wrote:




Warning: This email may be spoofed or improperly forwarded, please check the 'X-AnonAddy-Authentication-Results' header. 


Happy Day! I have just renewed my membership as an ordinary OSMF member and a wish, an idea has come to my mind. As a craft mapper, I am sometimes asked suspicious questions. To break the ice, the first thing I do is introduce myself. To support this, I have often wished for an OSM-related business card. Wouldn't it be a nice gesture to give all members a professionally designed, personalised business card as a small thank you after they have paid their membership fee? I would also understand an increase in the membership fee :-) Regards, Robert _______________________________________________ osmf-talk mailing list osmf-talk at openstreetmap.org <mailto:osmf-talk at openstreetmap.org>  https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/osmf-talk 

 

-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/osmf-talk/attachments/20231129/8a2a0d96/attachment.htm>