[Osmf-talk] Clarification on how "Proposed draft policy on project-wide suspensions and bans" would be implemented Re: Next OSMF board meeting on Thursday 28 September 2023, at 15:00 UTC

[Emerson Rocha]

On the "Proposed draft policy on project-wide suspensions and bans" I
have an open question for the OSMF board of directors: will such kind
of policy be approved as a mere board decision, without consulting the
mappers themselves with plenty of time to feedback?

For context:
1. The previous OSMF Strategy plan (one, not only the one, link with
feedback was this one
https://community.openstreetmap.org/t/osmf-strategy-2023/98670) from
around 2023-04 had several strong complaints not merely about
redaction, but the intent.
2. The current OSMF Strategy plan (one link with feedback
https://community.openstreetmap.org/t/seeking-comment-on-latest-revision-of-osmf-strategic-plan/102596)
from around 2023-09 was rewritten from previous version, structured
with a way that even cite group responsible for each area (now much
more plausible) and we come to a point where most feedback tend to be
minor redactions, and likely good reason for far better reception is
some entire topics from previous version was removed.

(If there's more context I might be missing, or errors, please correct me)

With this context, the "Proposed draft policy on project-wide
suspensions and bans" resembles what would be an actionable point to
allow parts of the heavily criticized 2023-04 version (but which
aren't on the Strategy Plan 2023-09 version), and is not clear if by
topics of the next minute if this will be decided without any mappers
feedback as if was something with minor impact. Not only this, but the
"Please note that a circular might be created before the board
meeting, for voting on the adoption of the draft policy." from
https://osmfoundation.org/w/index.php?title=Board/Minutes/2023-09&oldid=11384
also gives an idea that the decision migth already be from the meeting
closed for OSMF members.

So, unless the OSMF board plans to make this open to discussion at
some point, this topic would become an example of the OSMF board doing
the parts of the strategic plan not welcomed by OSMF members even just
a few months after feedback. Scope creep is a problem and might likely
to take time from core function to support the mappers (including
reasons for need of this kind of topic), and I would say for example
there's even technical proposals (the minutely updated vector tiles
which  already received a budget to implement the 1st version and in
theory would mitigate issues like the complaints in the forum, recent
one is the busway) that seems to be stuck in a limbo.

Att.
Rocha

---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: Dorothea Kazazi <dorothea at osmfoundation.org>
Date: Fri, Sep 22, 2023 at 6:02 PM
Subject: [Osmf-talk] Next OSMF board meeting on Thursday 28 September
2023, at 15:00 UTC
To: OSMF Talk <osmf-talk at openstreetmap.org>


Hello,

You are welcome to join the next monthly video-meeting of the OSMF board,
which will take place on Thursday 28 September 2023 at 15:00 UTC.

Time in your timezone
https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=OSM+Foundation+board+meeting+-+Thursday+28+September+2023&iso=20230928T15&p1=1440&ah=1
Countdown:
https://www.timeanddate.com/countdown/generic?p0=1440&iso=20230928T15&msg=OSM%20Foundation%20board%20meeting%20-%20Thursday%2028%20September%202023
Language: English
Video room: https://osmvideo.cloud68.co/user/dor-2cd-qah-rim
(opens ~20' before the meeting)

The preliminary agenda is at
https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Board/Minutes/2023-09
.. and is also where the draft minutes will be added.

The topics are:
* Treasurer's report
* Secretary's report
* Interpretation of the etiquette guidelines
* Approval of up to GBP 4000 for investigating how to transfer
Contributor Term agreements on a move to the EU
* Proposed draft policy on project-wide suspensions and bans
* Approval of strategic plan
* Termination of Local Chapter agreement with Open Knowledge Belgium
* Monthly presentation - community members from Brazil

Past board minutes are at:
https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Board_Meeting_Minutes


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warm greetings,
Dorothea
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Emerson Rocha
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Transdisciplinary researcher at Etica.AI
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(IEEE SIGHT)
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Intelligent Systems