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wtf? Someone got banned from the #OpenStreetMap mailing lists for a week for saying “wtf”. The mods call it “an obscenity”.

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<https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/w/images/9/9f/20230506_Etiquette_violation_by_user_Marc_marc_Loomio.pdf>

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this has been causing quite a storm on the community forum, and it seems that Allan is in strong minority, basically nobody agreeing. Still, the devil's in the details: it was not just about wtf.

https://community.openstreetmap.org/t/issues-with-overmoderation-and-suggested-improvements

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Amᵃᵖanda | OSM Witch 🧙🏻‍♀️
Amᵃᵖanda | OSM Witch 🧙🏻‍♀️  
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@grin That's a dead link. Did you make a mistake, or did the mods hide that too?

All 5 mods voted for it, that's not a minority.

The other half of the reason for the ban is pretty sus and wtf-ery too.

@grin
grin
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No that's *&^%$#@! discourse which choose to invalidate URLs depending on the phase of the moon. I have removed the number from the end, but still I realised that this thread may or may not be viewable outside moderators.
grin
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I am usually not involved in politics but it seems to me that there is Allan supporting this and since he's a senior others accept his decisions, while others with less personal attachment strongly criticise the move.
It has been kind of pushed at the Board, as I see, but I fear that the information flow is one-sided.
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