[Osmf-talk] OSMF Business Card

[o_andras]

What is an "official membership card"?

Just about anyone print (paper) money! The authenticity doesn't depend 
on the paper/card itself, something else is necessary. In the case of 
money, there are some tricks people use (the shiny bits here and there, 
the right texture at the right places, etc) to tell that a bill is _not_ 
genuine (that's why you can't use Monopoly money to pay for things). But 
it's not enough.

For an OSM "membership card" you'd need that something as well. Will 
OSMF start send its members a physical "membership card"? How will 
anyone but us OSMers know the card is genuine?

It all sounds so silly to me. Isn't it easier to show that "no, OSM is 
not some creepy website; yes, I'm this particular user; you can find all 
my edits here; if you'd like to learn more about OSM go to this or that 
group; etc" ?