I think there exists a presumption that "everyone" has access to the sites and portals mention, this presumption is not wholly accurate and additionally the ability to read and navigate online is a challenge still for many, where a direct question here would help to keep them engaged, rather than disengage for want of a simple way to find an answer.
I was particularly struck when I attended the London meetup at just how diverse the group was in age range, one lady while competent once taught, step by step the how to, I would argue would have found the web content a challenge, as with web content the presumption is that you know what you are looking for in the first place. >From my perspective what I see as the issue of being "underwhelm" here is more a case that no one is signposting newbies to the list at a localised level rather than that there is no need for it. [image: --] EPIK [image: http://]about.me/dorine_flies <http://about.me/dorine_flies> On Tue, Jan 12, 2016 at 11:30 AM, Dave F. <dave...@madasafish.com> wrote: > On 12/01/2016 08:26, Xan wrote: > >> The only reason about maintaining that is because, in my opinion, the >> help.openstreetmap.org answers are shorter than here in the mailing >> list. Here the newbies have very deep explanation of things and in help.OSM >> just a short message. >> > > Those that help here will more than likely transfer to the other sites & > where they will give their long answers. > > But close if you are overwheelmed. >> > > I believe being 'underwhelmed' is the reason for the proposal. > > Dave F. > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > > > _______________________________________________ > newbies mailing list > newbies@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/newbies >
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