While I quite enjoyed the latest mapping party in Delhi, part of me is also struggling with the emotional burden of other realizations.
Not only do we have to contend with only around 10% of people invited actually turning up...
...and only 10% of the people turning up becoming regular participants and active mappers...
...we also have to deal with longtime mappers either quitting mapping parties (but still mapping on their own), or just quitting mapping entirely.
OSM just can't seem to catch a break.
#contraMaps #OSM #OpenStreetMap #India
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