The image of the week " These are *Featured images*, which have been identified as the best examples of OpenStreetMap mapping, or as useful illustrations of the OpenStreetMap project. " This week, "The Olympic stadium in Athens<http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=38.03566&lon=23.78789&zoom=17> is one of many things <http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Remapping> currently only visible on the CC-BY-SA map<http://map.4x4falcon.com/?lat=38.03917&lon=23.78675&zoom=16> and not OSM since the license change<http://www.osmfoundation.org/wiki/License/We_Are_Changing_The_License> " http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/File:Olympic_stadium_athens_ccbysa2.png
I disagree that this image is a best example or a useful illustration of the project, and I think it's very negative. Within a day, it's out of date because someone has mapped it (and better than it was in CC-BY-SA). The person proposing or adding the image of the week could have been more useful by doing that mapping. It conveys a message of "OSM is not as good as it was" or "things are missing". In contrast, Week 31 was good - the best of OSM, showing how we've mapped the olympic stadium Week 30 was good - illustrating the license change, the work that has gone into it, and a picture of things progressing. I suggest an encouraging caption could have been along the lines of "The Olympic Stadium in Athens, showing how OSM contributors have increased detail through remapping since the license change". Update: In the time (< 30 mins) I was writing this e-mail, the image caption has changed to Olympic stadium in Athens<http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=38.03566&lon=23.78789&zoom=17>. Someone released how out of date you can be when showing bad examples of OSM! -- Gregory o...@livingwithdragons.com http://www.livingwithdragons.com
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