<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 29/10/2007, <b class="gmail_sendername">Ralf Zimmermann</b> <<a href="mailto:osm_list@ralfzimmermann.de">osm_list@ralfzimmermann.de</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
> Do we want to keep doing featured images? Apparently it's not so important<br>> now we have a usable slippy-map, although historically the featured images<br>> have also shown:<br>> * rendering tests and proposed projects (
e.g. arabic maps, relief maps)<br>> * screenshots of websites (nestoria, cycle map, freemap) not available from<br>> OSM site<br>> * screenshots of OSM on mobile devices<br>> * videos (breathing map, party render)
<br>> * and the occasional photo<br><br>I agree that the featured images might not be as important as they were,<br>but I would hate to loose them. So I am definitely for keeping them.<br>I think it is a good way of highlighting various things that happen is OSM.
<br><br>> If you think it's still a cool idea, then I need some help finding images.<br><br>Understood... ;-)<br><br><br>Ralf<br>Munich, Germany<br><br>_______________________________________________<br>talk mailing list
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</div><br>Don't make them go!<br>They're wonderfull, they can show software that has just been created/improved, they show the different maps (I love that diversity OSM has), they are great for a quick graphical display of the news/party results/etc.
<br><br>I would cry if they go.<br>On helping you find images, errrm, er I would try but I don't how worthy my stories would be.<br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Gregory<br><a href="mailto:nomoregrapes@gmail.com">nomoregrapes@gmail.com
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