Re: [Talk-GB] Peer verification (was: Liam123 again)

2009-08-10 Thread Richard Mann
I think the data we are collecting breaks down into two sorts: 1) where stuff is 2) what stuff is The "where stuff is" is the hard part - it is done by trogging round with a GPS (and deciphering the resulting track), memory from visiting, or (least hard, but subject to systematic error) tracing fr

Re: [Talk-GB] Peer verification (was: Liam123 again)

2009-08-10 Thread Tom Chance
On Mon, 10 Aug 2009 09:15:23 +0100, Peter Miller wrote: > I suggest that this should be done at the level of a change-set, not > at the feature level. There would a change-set patrol page/rss feed > with an indication of which pages have been patrolled and by whom. > Change-sets can either b

[Talk-GB] Peer verification (was: Liam123 again)

2009-08-10 Thread Peter Miller
On 8 Aug 2009, at 11:11, Simon Ward wrote: > On Fri, Aug 07, 2009 at 01:11:02PM +0100, Nick Barnes wrote: >> To my mind, nobody ought to be able to edit live map data unless: >> >> 1 - They have uploaded n tracks, >> 2 - They have had m edits approved by a moderator >> 3 - They are vouched for by

Re: [Talk-GB] Peer verification (was: Liam123 again)

2009-08-08 Thread Simon Ward
On Sat, Aug 08, 2009 at 01:55:30PM +0100, OJ W wrote: > > Instead, I’d like to see a way of saying someone has verified the data > > without changing it. > > http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Proposed_features/Checked_by I’ve seen that proposal before, and it feels a little “icky”. The comment

Re: [Talk-GB] Peer verification (was: Liam123 again)

2009-08-08 Thread OJ W
On Sat, Aug 8, 2009 at 11:11 AM, Simon Ward wrote: > It has already been said, but I think raising the barrier to > contribution is the wrong way to go. > > Instead, I’d like to see a way of saying someone has verified the data > without changing it. http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Proposed_fea

[Talk-GB] Peer verification (was: Liam123 again)

2009-08-08 Thread Simon Ward
On Fri, Aug 07, 2009 at 01:11:02PM +0100, Nick Barnes wrote: > To my mind, nobody ought to be able to edit live map data unless: > > 1 - They have uploaded n tracks, > 2 - They have had m edits approved by a moderator > 3 - They are vouched for by somebody who has made many many edits > > (insert