> What are the thing or things you know know that you wish you'd known when you > started with OpenStreetMap?
* That the wiki is not "the standard" for tagging information. It evens says so but at the same time people still often refer to it and treat it as the reference documentation for OpenStreetMap. * That the tags you use really don't matter that much as long as a human can interpret what you meant, don't spend hours or days researching. If you can't find a suitable tag in a matter of minutes just invent a new one. * That the editor you see when you click "edit" is called Potlatch. I know it says so but I missed that. * That you can change your user name later. Signing up for new services I always have to decide whether to use some anonymous handle or my real name so it is very nice to sign up "anonymously" and later change my mind. * WTF is this "Mapnik" or "Osmarender"? Cycle Map (and "No Name" to some extent) is a descriptive name. Mapnik and Osmarender are not and I didn't care at all which tool was used to render the map * That I can use Shift + Mouse to zoom in to a specific area * That the forum (as opposed to the Wiki) uses the OpenStreetMap login data * That almost all discussions on the mailing list degenerate into some off-topic crap without the participants having the decency/foresight to change the subject * The tag voting procedures on the wiki don't really mean anything * There are other editors. I'd liked something like the new browser chooser for Windows. When you first click "Edit" you are presented with four/five editors (josm, merkaartor, mapzen, potlatch ...) and a text like "If you just want to get started now you can use our Flash based editor "Potlatch" here" * I'd have liked to know about OpenStreetBugs (and today about KeepRight, OSM Inspector and other QA tools) as well as tagwatch (well today tagstat would probably be better or osmdoc if it ever gets fresh data ;-) ) and OpenRouteService/yournavigation Remember...these are from my very first days with OSM. Some of those were relevant before I registered some after... Cheers, Lars _______________________________________________ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
