2014-06-17 17:45 GMT+02:00 moltonel 3x Combo <molto...@gmail.com>: > > But. from the POV of the contributor in an already-mapped area, it's > very time-consuming (and often ultimately impossible) to diagnose > wether a particular bit of data was contributed by a local, an expert > in the field, or even surveyed at all.
that's where changeset comments come into play > It makes that "local mapper" > quality pretty much irrelevant (despite being so valued) because we > can't measure it. > if you are active in a certain area you will probably know the other contributors in that area, especially the very active ones. > > To get back to the original topic, the scale of a changeset is often > the best indicator that a changeset needs to be looked at carefully > (ideally before upload) by the community. > > yes, but if you are a hardcore gardener and you become aware of this, it is very easy to overcome this kind of control by uploading your changes in small chunks ;-) cheers, Martin
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