[Talk-ca] Community consultation re Windsor Hackforge OSMF Local Chapter Application

[John Whelan]

However my feelings are a chapter ought to represent the active local 
mappers and I would have a concern if two or three mappers made a 
decision then put it forward as an OSM chapter point of view.

I think there should be some sort of minimum number of active mappers 
whether that is a percentage of the local mappers or an absolute number 
or what even the definition of an active mapper is just to give some 
credibility to the chapter.

Could someone from the proposed organisation introduce themselves and 
give some reassurance they have a thousand active mappers who have made 
more than five hundred edits each?

Thanks

Cheerio John

Eugene Alvin Villar wrote on 5/23/2022 9:15 AM:
> Yeah, the small area was also our initial comment regarding the 
> application. But based on our current Local Chapters framework, the 
> OSMF didn't specify a minimum area or size for the area that will be 
> covered by an organization so that in itself would not disqualify 
> Windsor Hackforge's application. Also, we discussed this concern 
> internally within the Board and we agreed that small size is not an issue.
>
> On Mon, May 23, 2022 at 9:03 PM john whelan <jwhelan0112 at gmail.com 
> <mailto:jwhelan0112 at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     My thoughts are an Ontario County is a fairly small area for an
>     OSM chapter.
>
>     Cheerio John
>
>     On Mon, May 23, 2022, 08:13 Eugene Alvin Villar <seav80 at gmail.com
>     <mailto:seav80 at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>         Hi everyone!
>
>         I'm Eugene, one of the members of the Board of the OSM
>         Foundation. I would just like to ask mappers and the local
>         community from Ontario, especially those based in the City of
>         Windsor and Essex County. The OSMF received an application
>         from Windsor Hackforge (https://hackf.org/) to become an OSMF
>         Local Chapter. Please see the application documents here:
>         https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Local_Chapters/Applications/Windsor-Essex_Ontario_Canada
>
>         My question is, would the local community feel comfortable
>         with Windsor Hackforge becoming a Local Chapter for the
>         Windsor-Essex area? As stated in the OSMF website, "Local
>         Chapters are country-level or region-level not-for-profit
>         legal entities representing the area's OSM mappers and OSM
>         data when dealing with local government, business, and media."
>         Does Windsor Hackforge fit the bill?
>
>         Thanks!
>
>         Eugene Alvin Villar
>         OSM Foundation Board
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