On 16.03.13 01:59, Dave F. wrote: > I wanted to send a link to people who'd never heard of OSM that explains the > basics of what it is & entails, but I couldn't find a page with a clear, > simple explanation of what crowd sourcing is & that they can contribute .
Starting on the German "Hauptseite" (Main Page) in the wiki, there is a "Anfänger" (Beginners) Link that points you to a page http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Willkommen_bei_OpenStreetMap containing some "what is it all about" infos (in German, obviously): - What is OpenStreetMap? - How does it work? - How can I contribute? - What is the next step? - Further information The "Mitmachen" (Contributing) Link there then points to http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/DE:Getting_Involved The English Main Page takes a slightly different approach, starting with a "Contributing" Link that points to a somewhat spartanic "Beginners' Guide", omitting any "what is it all about?". Maybe you could expand this and guide beginners a little bit more... /al _______________________________________________ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
