"OSM is easy to edit" - I think that it is better to avoid false information. OSM is not easy to edit for beginners (iD is a bit better for start, but it is also quite hard)
2015-02-20 7:33 GMT+01:00 Bryce Nesbitt <bry...@obviously.com>: > In preparation for a project, I made a concerted effort to clear "notes" > in areas I know well. > There were a few gems in there, but mostly it was pretty rough going. > > Many open notes were not actionable: > > 1) Pure junk (empty, scribbles) > 2) Unsolvable wishes > 3) Incomplete information (with no way to contact the poster). > 4) Requests to add a particular business, which did not interest me. > > 5) Private notes made by note author for themselves. > 6) Lazy Requests to do cleanup that the note writer did not want to do > themselves. > > 7) Gripes about other mappers. > > 8) Stuff that had already been done. > > > > What could be done to make notes better? > > > The current top page introduction reads: > > *Spotted a mistake or something missing? Let other mappers know so we can > fix it. Move the marker to the correct position and type a note to explain > the problem. (Please don't enter personal information or information from > copyrighted maps or directory listings.)* > > > Could there be a multi step form? Or an extended description: > > Spotted a mistake or something missing? Let other mappers know so a > volunteer can have a look. Move the marker to the correct position and type > a note to explain the problem. > > * Please don't enter personal information or information from copyrighted > maps or directory listings. > * Please do include references to websites, photos or other documentation. > * Please try to be complete, and write with the reader in mind. > > * For adding features, consider adding them yourself, rather than leaving > a note. OSM is easy to edit, and your fellow mappers and community members > value contributions. > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > If the number of notes grows faster than the number of mappers, that's a > problem. Notes > will cease to be useful. There are two solutions: > > 1) Get more experienced mappers to process notes > 2) Increase the "friction" of creating a note, in hopes that means less > notes of higher quality. > > > > Your thoughs? > > _______________________________________________ > talk mailing list > talk@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk > >
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