[Osmf-talk] Decisions taken during the 2023-09-28 OSMF board meeting

[Pierre-Léo Bourbonnais]

I understand that the new ban system can be associated with multiple projects and/or channels.

However, I did not see how the OSMF and the DWG plan to deal with banned users creating multiple accounts so they can edit and vandalize data again. This last year I lost tens of hours reverting changes of a child that was adding fantasy motorways and since he connected them to the rest of the road network, it could have caused accidents or at least generate big routing errors for routing engines and map end-users. 

I would like to know what will be done in the future to reduce the vandalizing reverting burden for us fellow editors and when the OSMF and DWG will enable a wikipedia-like reviewing system for new members and/or setup a way to protect some regions of the globe or some names from being changed or deleted by new users. 

I am sure you will have to implement such a system in the near future especially after all the russian name removing global edit wars that occurred recently, so I would like to get the timeline for this. 

Since you must have already discussed this issue in online meetings, it would be nice if you could just give us a summary of the discussions and proposed solutions for people who could not attend.

Thanks and keep up the good work!

Pierre-Léo Bourbonnais
Osm user: ChaireMobiliteKaligrafy

> On Sep 29, 2023, at 4:37 PM, Dorothea Kazazi <dorothea at osmfoundation.org> wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> 
> The decisions of the board during yesterday's meeting are below
> and votes were added to the OSMF website. Please note that the
> wording might slightly change and draft minutes will be added.
> 
> See the following page for background sections, votes and links: 
> https://osmfoundation.org/wiki/Board/Minutes/2023-09 <https://osmfoundation.org/wiki/Board/Minutes/2023-09>
> # Interpretation of the etiquette guidelines
> According to the board, there is no explicit reference to profanity in 
> the Etiquette Guidelines <https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Etiquette/Etiquette_Guidelines> and the board asks the moderators to 
> always seek for the intent of the people who have written the 
> message, interpreting whether a message is inappropriate or not.
> 
> # OSMF move to the EU
> Approved budget of GBP 4000 for Agio Legal to investigate how to 
> transfer the Contributor Term agreements on a move to the EU. 
> Guillaume Rischard is tasked to find an additional law firm and 
> establish contact, independent of this budget
> 
> # Policy on project-wide user suspensions and bans
> Decision to put the proposed project-wide policy on suspensions 
>  <https://osmfoundation.org/w/images/4/4c/20230916_Draft_policy_on_project-wide_user_suspensions_and_bans.odt>
> and bans <https://osmfoundation.org/w/images/4/4c/20230916_Draft_policy_on_project-wide_user_suspensions_and_bans.odt> into action. Second, to revisit the topic next month. And 
> third, as an action item for Roland Olbricht to start a discussion 
> on community.osm.org <http://community.osm.org/> about this or to watch out for discussions 
> taking place there and inform the board about the feedback, 
> having an informed discussion next month.
> 
> # Strategic plan
> Adopted the strategic plan <https://osmfoundation.org/wiki/Strategic_Plan>.
> 
> # Belgium Local Chapter
> Accepted the termination of the Local Chapter agreement, requested 
> by the Open Knowledge Foundation Belgium, effective immediately.
> 
> warm greetings,
> Dorothea
> 
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