There has been some recent traffic about new users and the occasional problems they cause. The recent traffic was about Pokemon. In HOT in theory new users work is validated. In practise its only when a tile is completed and even then most tiles aren't checked.
Somewhere the number of edits and how long a mapper has been mapping are stored. If we define inexperienced mappers as those who have made less than 20 changesets and been registered for less than a month, the exact figures optimum numbers need to be determined. Than is there a method whereby I can say within this boundary show me any edits made by "inexperienced" mappers? It reduces the need to check every changeset for an area. I assume that most vandalisation is done by accounts that would be considered inexperienced mappers and we could gently guide the others towards the map features page etc. If a mapper has a thousand changesets to their name and been mapping more than three months I think we can assume their mapping will contain fewer errors than an inexperienced mapper so there is less need to double check them. On the HOT side it would help catch those new mappers who don't mark a tile done. Thoughts? Thanks Cheerio John
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