[Talk-at] Bolt letter to OSM community

[Kevin Kofler]

The whole mail is written more as an advertisement than as a serious way to 
reach out to the community:

Iaroslav Zifceac via Talk-at wrote:
> As a company, we are more than just another ride-hailing service.

There is no such thing as a "ride-hailing service" under Austrian law. Just 
like it's better-known competitor, Bolt is registered in Austria as a taxi 
company, which is the only way it can legally operate at all (since the 
latest law change).

> We’re on a mission to build cities for people, not cars.

By sending what through the streets? Fiacres? LOL, of course not!

> Committed to reducing the environmental footprint of mobility,

By offering taxi services directly competing with public transport, rental 
cars directly competing with rental bicycles, etc.? No way.

> we are fighting for better cities and a greener future by offering a
> better alternative to every purpose a private car serves.

The better alternative surely does not have the concept of a "car" in it.


The mail lacks essential information such as:

> You might have already noticed edits made by members of our team.

Who are the members of your team? Simply all the users of the form BoltNNN 
(hoping there are no impostors using the scheme)? Or is there a concrete 
list?

And what kinds of edits has your team made in Austria? Seeing the edits 
would allow us to better judge whether they are constructive or not. Even 
well-meaning edits by inexperienced contributors can often end up actually 
making things worse, all the more if they are under corporate pressure to 
make the tagging more compatible with a specific application.

In addition, should the process not be that you *first* talk to the 
community and *then* make edits?

        Kevin Kofler