[OSM-talk] Why do we have so many registered users with zero edits ?

Clifford Snow clifford at snowandsnow.us
Fri Apr 12 22:01:24 UTC 2013


On Fri, Apr 12, 2013 at 2:41 PM, SomeoneElse <lists at mail.atownsend.org.uk>wrote:

> I suspect that a totally automatic way of doing that might be frowned
> upon, but a semi-automatic way would b to load something like
>
> http://resultmaps.neis-one.**org/oooc?zoom=12&lat=53.21292&**
> lon=-0.51723&layers=B00TFFFFFT<http://resultmaps.neis-one.org/oooc?zoom=12&lat=53.21292&lon=-0.51723&layers=B00TFFFFFT>
>
> in a new tab, open each user page and copy and paste as required.
>

It's just about a clunky as changing your address to another location to
send messages to nearby mappers. I did that once when I visited another
part of the country. I did end up meeting one mapper. Not much of a trial,
but it shows that at least some people want to involved.

I don't believe that the majority would find occasional announcements
unwelcome. Especially if we had a way of opting out of messages.

There is a Welcome Working Group. I'm hopeful of their success.


-- 
Clifford

OpenStreetMap: Maps with a human touch
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