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→‎UK Local Chapter application: Add notes on feedback recieved
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|''OpenStreetMap United Kingdom ([http://osmuk.org/ OSM UK]) has [https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Local_Chapters/Applications/United_Kingdom applied] to become the OSMF local chapter for the United Kingdom (including the Isle of Man and Channel Islands). Please note that for consultation and as part of due diligence, the OSMF community has already been asked (on [https://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/osmf-talk/2017-April/004131.html osmf-talk] and at local mailing lists) for comments on the application.''
 
Feedback specific to Ireland was that there would be an application for a local chapter covering the island of Ireland from OSMIE, so potentially Northern Ireland would have both OSM UK and OSMIE covering it.
 
No feedback was received from the Scottish community.
 
General feedback and from the UK was sent privately and was negative.
 
Points of concern raised were that
 
- The group morphed from GB to UK
- The group largely ignores existing channels of communication with the GB/UK community
- The group is focused on the West Midlands and doesn't represent the wider GB community
- One group cannot be considered representative of the whole UK community
 
- Suggested change of having the "Chapter support and campaign for the interests of the local community" instead of "represent the interests of the local community" with a caveat that the OSMF believes that it is not appropriate for a single organisation to be recognised as the representative of this community
 
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|''Lead: Paul''