[OSM-talk] Proposal to close newbies@ list

[Marc Gemis]

In Belgium and The Netherlands, there are people that try to contact
every new mapper via a personal message. This message includes a list
of sources where the mapper can ask for help. The message is in the
language of the mapper (Dutch or French). Belgian mappers get informed
about the Belgian mailing list, The Dutch mappers about the forum.

Many newbies are better served by a local mailing list/forum, in their
own language (although this is sometimes a problem in a country with 3
official languages like Belgium).


regards

m


On Mon, Jan 11, 2016 at 10:57 PM, Clifford Snow <clifford at snowandsnow.us> wrote:
> It's probably a reasonable suggestion to close the newbies at osm down for lack
> of use. What concerns me is where the the newbies going? Is there any data
> to suggest that they are being served on the forum? A quick look at the
> section "Questions and Answers" would indicate that people are using the
> forum. Since I've never participated in the forum (I prefer a mailing list)
> can those who do participate let us know how well they feel newbies are
> being served there?
>
> Clifford
>
> On Mon, Jan 11, 2016 at 1:46 PM, Rob Nickerson <rob.j.nickerson at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>>
>> On 11 January 2016 at 19:22, Martin Koppenhoefer <dieterdreist at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> > Am 11.01.2016 um 19:20 schrieb Rob Nickerson
>>> > <rob.j.nickerson at gmail.com>:
>>> >
>>> > Would be happy to see a few other low use mailing lists closed.
>>>
>>>
>>> why?
>>
>>
>> Because they are not benefiting the community but they are a time hog for
>> anyone who wants to interact with the community. For example, I am currently
>> helping to set up a UK group. To get started we needed to contact as many
>> people as possible to raise awareness of this aim. A fragmented set of
>> communication options makes this harder.
>>
>> My analogy with retail products: Competition is good, but sometimes I feel
>> manufactures flood the market so much that it is impossible for the end user
>> to make an informed decision (not helped by retailers often not providing
>> good explanations).
>>
>> It would be nice to see a review of our communication channels (what
>> works, what doesn't) but the CWG isn't resourced to do that right now.
>>
>> Rob
>>
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