Am 19.10.2013 09:41, schrieb Lester Caine: > Russ Nelson wrote: >> We need to make sure that the Wikipedia deletionism doesn't take hold >> within OSM. Because, if I have to spend time defending the data I've >> already entered, that will take away from my effort to enter new >> data. > And a lot of wikipedia articles still have pointless complaints attached > about threats to delete material where THEY are the best authority for > storing the original data. OSM is a similar 'unique' archive of material! > >> In case you think I'm blowing smoke out my butt (who the hell >> blows smoke out their butt??), I've entered about 90% of the lakes in >> NY that are there, and about 50% of the rivers and streams that I have >> looked for (so far). I've aligned the TIGER data in about 7 >> counties. It's a huge amount of work that nobody else is doing, and it >> would be a shame if I had to stop people from deleting what I've >> already done. >> >> I stand firm against deletionism! > There should not be a 'delete' mechanism at all, only one which can > amend or archive so that we can SEE the historic development of the > information! This is as valuable as the CURRENT view ... > Well - but that is already the case, what's missing are great, reasonable fast viewers for this data (although some people are working on it).
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