[OSM-talk] Please be gentle with newbies

[Martin Koppenhoefer]

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> On 4. Mar 2020, at 00:25, john whelan <jwhelan0112 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> When you send a message to a mapper you don't know who they are.  You are representing OpenStreetMap when you send a message so please put your passion to one side and be gentle with the poor things


yes, in particular, it may be obvious, have a look who they are before writing to them (how many edits, since when do they map, etc) and choose your wording and reasoning accordingly. Someone with a bit of experience and a record of discussed changesets for similar reasons as what has upset you, will merit completely different addressing than a newbie with few edits who made (likely without even noticing) some problematic modifications.

Generally, a polite and gentle message will get you further than a slap in their face ;-)

Cheers Martin