[Talk-GB] Moderation (WAS: Primary or Trunk? PITA?)

[Rob Nickerson]

Hi all,

I think its probably my turn to step in and moderate on this one given that
Jonathan's original post stems from me asking him about some road
classifications in his home town.

To summarise: a simple question was asked entirely inocently, and I am 100%
sure that it was not meant to belittle 10 years of tagging. An answer was
given in quite a "matter of fact" tone which in face to face communication
would be fine but due to the un human nature of email could be interpreted
as negative. Again I am 100% sure it was not meant negatively. Similarly I
have had many positive conversations with Chris, so hopefully his response
was purely down to a misinterpretation of the emails.

Lessons:
* We should be able to explain the reasoning behind our tagging if asked.
* Beware of the differences between email and face to face communication.
It also helps if you are able to meet fellow mappers from time to time.
* Off list replies are best reserved for situations where there is detailed
conversation between two mappers and both feel that they are swamping the
public mailing list.

Keep it peaceful,
Rob
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