OpenStreetMap
A lot of new contributors in the Philippines
Vum maning matgedeelt de(n) 14. Oktober 2009 op English.I am seeing a lot newbies adding POIs and streetnames around the Philippines lately.
Welcome guys/gals!
We have a lot of work to do :)
RULE NUMBER 1: HAVE FUN!
If you have questions, ask me. Or better, subscribe to the osm philippines mailing list:
http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ph
Our wikipage is here:
osm.wiki/WikiProject_Philippines
Keep on mapping!
Diskussioun
Bemierkung vum seav de(n) 15. Oktober 2009 um 05:26 Auer
I guess we need to start "organizing" the welcoming committee to help bring the newbies up to speed. :-)
Bemierkung vum maning de(n) 15. Oktober 2009 um 07:06 Auer
You got the idea :). Since nobody took on the welcoming committee proposal, I decided to just do the invites via diary postings.
Let's see how this goes. But a more organized effort should be better.
Bemierkung vum ianlopez1115 de(n) 15. Oktober 2009 um 09:27 Auer
I've welcomed a new mapper named "Pufferfish". Gave him some tips, and invited him to join the mailing list. It's a good start, that's for sure. Maybe we need to make a "survey" for our new mappers.
Bemierkung vum seav de(n) 15. Oktober 2009 um 09:54 Auer
Well, I've been sending messages to some newbies via the OSM messaging system. I only send to newbies that seem to want to stick around, so I wait until they contribute for at least several days before sending them a welcome message. This is to avoid bothering the one-time contributors. :-)
Bemierkung vum maning de(n) 15. Oktober 2009 um 10:31 Auer
I use the same approach, observe if the new mapper comes back. If he/she continues to contribute, that's when I send messages mostly with this content:
1. commending his/her contributions in the specific
2. provide a few tips
3. extend a helping hand (you can ask me)
4. direct them to join the mailinglist
I've observed that most newbies use potlatch so sending them a message via osm website would be the best approach. What I want is to encourage them to join the mailinglist since most Ph discussion happen in the list.