John Smith <deltafoxtrot256 <at> gmail.com> writes: >>If another mapper has a question about your changes and they have to contact >>you and you need to reply, that uses a lot more time than a quick explanation >>attached to the change when it was uploaded. > >I can count using my fingers and toes the number of times I've been >emailed about a changeset, and most of them weren't even questioning >what or why I did what I did, but simply complaining about the >changeset comment,
I guess, in that case, they might have been curious about your changes and went to see more about what you were doing and why - and asked you to put in a comment to help in future. Even if you disagree about the value of comments; even if you never feel the need to review other mappers' changes or offer advice, it might be a good idea to humour these people and add a short note. In future, they might help you by spotting a mistake you made or making useful suggestions. It's good to have these extra people reviewing your work, even if they are an annoyance at first. >it took far less time than if I'd set hundreds if >not thousands of changeset comments accurately reflecting what I was >doing, and that's assuming I didn't make any mistakes that may have >mislead people about the changes I'd made. Agreed. I think the comment should say 'why' not 'what', and if the change is derived from something other than ground survey, cite the source used. It shouldn't take more than a few seconds. -- Ed Avis <e...@waniasset.com> _______________________________________________ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
