On 11/03/2015, Richard Fairhurst <rich...@systemed.net> wrote: > moltonel 3x Combo wrote: >> I'm playing the devil's advocate a bit here > > I believe the modern day term for that is "trolling", and it wastes > everyone's time.
Sorry if looked like trolling. I was genuinely trying to show both sides of the argument, as a way to soften conflicts ahead of time (since as far as I can tell they'll continue to happen). My "devil's advocate" remark was indented to clarify that defending one argument doesn't mean that I blindly always side with that camp. > The whole railway episode has been really disheartening for the casual > disrespect it shows to committed contributors. No-one has a monopoly on > deciding what belongs in OSM and what doesn't, but honouring the dedication > and commitment of the users who have made our map great must surely be high > on the list. > > We've already imported too much of the bureaucracy and the "automate > everything" attitudes that have damaged the Wikipedia community so. Please > let's not adopt deletionism as well. Agreed. I always strive to be conservative and chatty when touching somebody else's work, railway or otherwise. _______________________________________________ Tagging mailing list Tagging@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging
