Hey Jason - I'm not sure I follow as Foursquare's page says:
"If you just want something small fixed but don't have the time to sign up and edit, it's easy to add a note." Which seems to be in line with how you're using notes (reporting errors). What am I missing? On Thu, Mar 27, 2014 at 10:50 PM, Jason Ward <jasonjwa...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Team, > > I've been doing some SuperUser edits in 4sq recently and poked my head > into the OSM page they hold on their site ( > https://foursquare.com/about/osm) and its slightly at odds with the > messaging I have been using when resolving notes I have deemed as > irrelevant to use and I thought I'd clarify with this group to see whether > I need to: > > a) Adjust my messaging when resolving notes [1]; OR > b) Don't resolve notes that indicate something should be added or is an > ommission; OR > c) Ask 4sq to amend their copy to better reflect OSM Note usage. > > So. The OSM Wiki [2] for notes indicates in its first para that notes are > for "errors" and I have taken that quite literally when assessing notes and > in resolving something that is "missing" from OSM I have indicated that > notes are for "errors". My behaviour may be having a negative effect on > these note authors coming from 4sq so I'm keen to ensure I don't > unecessarily turn people away from OSM if I shouldn't be. > > Any thoughts here? Is the first para in the OSM Wiki at odds with the Dos > and Don't section on the same page? One suggests errors and the other > suggest errors and missing information. > > > [1]: I usually resolve Notes with Business Details suggesting that they > are for Errors rather than Ommissions. > [2]: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Notes > > > Cheers, > > Jason > > _______________________________________________ > talk mailing list > talk@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk > >
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