SteveC wrote: > 2) We have to be very clear that the openstreetmap.org website is _awful_. > Horrendous. A total PITA. We're all here because we're persistent with it. > But the wonderful thing is - we don't have to make the tools and site easy to > use if we can expose a simple bug system. It's very clear that nobody can > convince Richard to actually write something any muggle would really want to > use, you can scream at him to finish the mythical Potlatch 2 all you want, > but he doesn't give a shit and lives on a boat in bliss. That's his choice, > and it's totally fine, but if we all feel that way then we have to deal with > the downside that every single day we lose tens of thousands of edits because > of that monopoly on bad UI. All I'm suggesting is we sidestep the problem and > connect people who can report a map bug but can't be bothered to deal with > pain and suffering of potlatch with the people who can deal with it, at least > until Richard gets his act together and stops fixing every stupid thing in > the old codebase. You have to take a step back here and realise what we're > missing out on. > I really think you've lost the plot here Steve. You dreamed up a *really* good idea in OSM, but why do you want to piss off some of the people who have done the most to make it happen?
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