Le 25/02/10 00:31, Vic Morgan a écrit : > I just thought that you'd like the opinion of a (not so) newbie in this > intense discussion. > In order to attract people (potential mappers) to the site it has to > offer something back - it has to have functionality. Not functionality > to the mapper - Potlatch is quite adequate for my level of expertise - > but both a reason and a reward for taking an interest in OSM. I'd > suggest that some of this functionality could be provided by links to a > couple of recently mentioned sites, and probably others; > 1. Openrouteservice.org > This is a clear demonstration of how the OSM data can be used to provide > a useful service to the user. It's a usable and useful tool, and as an > added bonus readily demonstrates any weaknesses in local OSM data. > 2. Maposmatic.org > Anyone visiting OSM will have an interest in getting a map of some > description. Ordinary punters will have no interest whatsoever in > rendering - all they want is a map. Maposmatic provides just that, > without bogging the user down in technical detail. > Between them these two sites offer the rewards that might just tempt > people into contributing to the OSM project because they can connect > data gathering with an end-product, without inviting the user to > undertake an instant course in half-a-dozen arcane IT subjects. > So my message is - add functionality and usability to the OSM entry > point by linking to usable, useful sites. Why else would they want to > visit the site? If the site is genuinely useful, and perhaps inspiring, > they'll come again and may start to contribute. > Once they are 'hooked' you can expose them to appalling mire of the OSM > Wiki and so-called help pages. By then they may have the inspiration to > plough through it all to satisfy their own particular needs. > UrbanRambler. > +1. We have had a similar discussion on the talk-fr : http://openstreetmap.fr/forum#nabble-td4566068|a4566068 starting in the middle of the thread -- Vincent Pottier alias FrViPofm
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