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[Skyler Hawthorne]

I often find myself not participating in many discussions on these lists unless I really have to for some thing I want to do, because the culture is very rigid and abrasive. It's definitely not everyone in this list, but besides the noise, there are a few frequent posters who are very difficult to deal with, only offering negative feedback without offering anything constructive, and I often see very disrespectful language being used, especially toward OSMF members. The good faith principle is kind of a joke here to be quite honest, even if it's not intentional.

I often see new posters, or people who are active in OSM, but typically not active in these lists, post here and get treated with disrespect. I can't help but think it contributes to a lack of more widespread adoption, because no one wants to deal with difficult and disrespectful gatekeepers.

Some may not welcome this feedback. I don't want to point to any specific examples because it's not appropriate to call out individual behavior in such a large audience, but I see it go unchallenged so often that I feel this needs to be said.