Hi.
I don't think that would help - at least as you miss the distinction
between data and information.
(Especially) for beginners the problem isn't the reliability of the
information they have (most beginners do not start armchair-mapping, at
least not without introduction of others, I think), but the reliability
of correct editor and tag usage.
But a system like "I'm not sure about the correctness of tagging, please
look at this changeset" would be a good idea anyway, independent of
entrance barriers to OSM and not to be obliged to use.
regards
Peter
Am 15.09.2011 09:40, schrieb Kay Drangmeister:
Hi,
If a novice wants to start with JOSM , so be it, but we want
him to be attracted to something he understands right now
and prefer that before understanding the power of a real
editor.
A simple idea: Why can't a user give (for each edit, but default
being preferencable) the level of confidence in his data for
each changeset?
Data could then be marked as
* "Newbie, please some guy may revise my edits"
* "armchair or 'I remembered this' edit"
* "survey, this data may seem odd, but I verified it"
Similar to the fixme or openstreetbugs system.
This has the following advantage:
* Newbies can feel more confident that their edits will not
damage the map because they can be revised.
* Everything is voluntary -> building community
* Everything is a bit anonymous in a sense that a newbie
doesn't need an explicit "mentor" to consult before an edit
* "Experts" like myself are doing stupid edits when they
are doing new things for the first time (transport relations,
etc.), I would like to be able to mark some of my edits as
"Please some local guy, check this", or "Please some relation
expert, check this"
Cheers,
Kay
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