[WelcomeWG] Messages to new mappers

[SomeoneElse]

I believe that I mentioned some time ago on IRC that I'd go through the 
"messages to new mappers" that I'd sent to mappers who started in around 
November last year and tot up which new mappers are still mapping and 
which not.

I've finally done it, and put the summary behind my wiki user page here:

http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/User:SomeoneElse/contacting_new_mappers

Two things really surprised me:

1) Of the mappers who I'd sent polite "please make sure roads and paths 
join" messages to, 30% were still mapping as of a week ago - I was 
expecting fewer.

2) Of the mappers who weren't messaged, the vast majority edited on one 
day only - they mostly made a successful change (e.g. mapped a building 
or changed a street name) and job done, they didn't come back and edit 
anything else.

(apologies if this second point has been obvious all along to everyone 
but me!)

Cheers,
Andy

(see also 
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/User:SomeoneElse/new_mapper_messages 
for info)