Which are the initial categories we want to enable? Which communities would they support?

[nukeador (Rubén Martín)]

In paralel with this discussion, I’ve put together a proposal about the process and requirements for requesting new categories, looking for your input and feedback

New categories requirements and process

This proposal tries to unify a process for requesting and approving new categories on these forums. Please, we want to read your input in the comments below! These forums are intended to be a safe and open space for open mapping communities and contributors and we want people to have the chance to have a space here. What are we trying to solve: Define a process on how to request a new category. Understand when a new category is needed vs other options (i.e using tags). Ensure new categories…

Maybe we want to use this a way to see how many people request a category here initially and have an organic growth? I think seeing who and why people are requesting categories can inform this discussion.