IMHO, the task manager shouldn't automatically assign validation tasks. The potential problems outweigh any benefits from that feature.
Regards, On Tue, 11 Nov 2014 19:33 Nick Allen <nick.allen...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > > For info of all who are consciously validating squares (& a few who may > not realise they have been validating). > > I've been contacted concerning one of the very successful recent > mapathons. A little research after the event has shown that several squares > of at least one project have been marked as validated by mappers extremely > new to the system - unfortunately the squares are not up to standard and > more work is taking place to correct this. > > We think that the likely scenario is - When all squares of a project are > either complete or locked by another mapper, Tasking Manager will allocate > you a square to validate - if you are extremely new to the system you > probably will not realise what has happened and will look round the square > & then add a brief comment before marking the square as done. Having spoken > at several mapathons, and listened to other mappers giving guidance I know > that; > a/. you can't say everything before letting someone start, & > b/. even if you did they probably wouldn't remember it all anyway. > > I've added to the entry on the tasking manager in learnOSM - link is > http://learnosm.org/en/coordination/tasking-manager/#contribute-tab & I > ask that validators just bear this in mind - have a quick look at the > usernames of others who have validated within the project you are working > on, and be prepared to reopen squares that may have already been validated > if there are problems. I'm not talking about 'they missed one building in > the middle of 200', I'm talking about buildings should have been traced, > there were hundreds, but none were traced! > > I can see how easy a mistake it is to make, and I think it's something we > should be aware of and try to negate in the future. Meanwhile I suggest > that if you find one, send a message to the mapper concerned including the > above link. > > To my knowledge there has never been a decision about what qualifications > are required before someone validates, and I'm not sure there is an answer > to that - a few of my thoughts; > 1. I've checked up on one validator who had (at the time I checked) never > completed a square - extremely good mapper with lots of experience in other > areas of mapping, and gives good feedback - if it's you, keep up the good > work, thanks. > 2. I found someone mapping on the day their OSM username was issued. Their > mapping was obviously well beyond the standard we expect of a new mapper. > On sending a message I established they wanted a new username to use whilst > mapping for HOT - I asked them to start validating. Again, keep up the good > work, thanks. > 3. I'm still learning. > > Perhaps this is something for discussion at one of the working groups. > -- > > Nick > > Volunteer 'Tallguy' for > https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Humanitarian_OSM_Team > > http://www.openstreetmap.org/user/Tallguy > > Treasurer, website & Bonus Ball admin for > http://www.6thswanleyscouts.org.uk/ (treasu...@6thswanleyscouts.org.uk) > _______________________________________________ > HOT mailing list > HOT@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot >
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