[OSM-talk] OSM Code of Conduct (was 'Data Working Group (DWG) and Imports')

Kathleen Danielson kathleen.danielson at gmail.com
Mon Jun 2 14:14:50 UTC 2014


(Needless to say, others who have thoughts on this should feel free to
chime in-- no need to wait for me, of course!)


On Mon, Jun 2, 2014 at 7:38 AM, Kathleen Danielson <
kathleen.danielson at gmail.com> wrote:

> Simply starting a new thread here to discuss implementing a Code of
> Conduct in our community, as suggested by Clifford (and many others before
> him).
>
> I haven't got time at the moment to share my full thoughts, but I wanted
> to create a separate place to discuss this specific proposal. I'll chime in
> as soon as I'm able.
>
> All the best from Berlin,
> Kathleen
> On Jun 2, 2014 4:22 AM, "Clifford Snow" <clifford at snowandsnow.us> wrote:
>
>> Two recent events seem to have gone beyond reasonable discourse. The
>> Dutch address imports and the addition of 5 US Bike Routes (USBR.)
>>  Unfortunately, these are not isolated instances.  The mailing lists
>> discussions have spiraled down to include personal attacks. I've chosen to
>> use the subject DWG and Imports because these two subjects seem to end up
>> with heated discussions. The OSM community can do better. I'd like to
>> propose the following:
>>
>> 1. Adopt a Code of Conduct. The wiki has a draft proposal [1] for a Code
>> of Conduct. Let's dust this off, approve it, and live by it. (HOT has a
>> Code of Conduct [2] we could consult for revision of the draft.)
>>
>> 2. Last year the DWG proposed clarifying the Import Guidelines. [3] Let's
>> organize a group of volunteers (because that's all we have) to review and
>> revise the import guidelines. The makeup of the group should include people
>> from different countries as well as a representative from the DWG. Until
>> these guidelines are revised, let's use the existing guidelines.
>>
>> 3. The DWG should regularly report back to the community with data
>> indicating the type of problems they encounter. That data should be made
>> available to the Import Guidelines committee that I'm proposing. As a
>> community we should be making decision, when possible, with good data. I
>> strongly encourage the DWG to update their OSMF Tasks to include data based
>> decisions making.
>>
>> I'd like to hear back from other that would like to see some positive
>> change and would be willing to help.
>>
>>
>>
>> [1] https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Community_Code_of_Conduct_(Draft)
>> [2]
>> https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/File:HOT_Membership_Code--proposal_for_annual_meeting_2014.pdf
>> [3] http://wiki.osmfoundation.org/w/images/9/99/DWG_Plan_2013.pdf
>>
>> Clifford
>>
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