[OSM-talk] Contacting new users

[Andy Robinson (blackadder)]

David Earl [mailto:david at frankieandshadow.com] wrote:
>Sent: 13 March 2008 11:33 AM
>To: Andy Robinson (blackadder)
>Cc: 'Edoardo Marascalchi'; talk at openstreetmap.org; 'talk-
>it_at_openstreetmap'
>Subject: Re: [OSM-talk] Contacting new users
>
>On 13/03/2008 11:09, Andy Robinson (blackadder) wrote:
>> Edorado, I am of the same view. We have fast approaching 30,000
>registered
>> users and only a small number of those regularly contribute to the
>project.
>> Encouraging and helping more to do so should be an aim of the project.
>>
>> However it is not easy to contact new users if they wish to remain in the
>> background. ...
>
>One thing I am considering putting into JOSM is a "message of the day"
>facility, so that we can let people who aren't on the mailing lists know
>that there are important changes.
>
>The same could be done in Potlatch.
>
>These two are the key points of contact for pretty much everyone who is
>contributing at least something.
>

Interesting idea, although that won't reach out to those users who never try
either of course.

Cheers

Andy