On Tue, Dec 6, 2011 at 9:45 AM, Frederik Ramm <frede...@remote.org> wrote: > Hi, > > On Tue, 6 Dec 2011 14:37:32 +0000 > "Jaakko Helleranta.com" <jaa...@helleranta.com> wrote: >> That is: as the contributors' tech-savvyness decreases we see a clear >> hike in various sorts of data problems. > > ... > >> Not having _something_ like this is a major problem. > > There is an obvious alternative solution - if OpenStreetMap is too > complex for non-tech-savvy users, then don't bring them. > [...]
That is obviously not an alternative. Whether we're actively recruiting less tech-savvy users or not, and educating them sufficiently well or not, people of very different backgrounds will continue to be attracted to the project, and we should embrace that diversity and not engage in a policy of passive or active exclusion. We will need more solutions to deal with assessing quality of contributions, and I think the changeset assessment tools Serge was referring to are a very good and feasible step in that direction. -- martijn van exel geospatial omnivore 1109 1st ave #2 salt lake city, ut 84103 801-550-5815 http://oegeo.wordpress.com _______________________________________________ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
