On Mon, Jan 4, 2010 at 10:12 PM, Steve Bennett <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:stevagewp@gmail.com">stevagewp@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<div class="gmail_quote">What if my "system" is, map all the roads in a 200m radius, then look up the names, then repeat?</div></blockquote><div><br>I'd say that certainly qualifies as systematic. As to your other scenarios, I'm not sure you gave enough information.<br>
<br>By non-systematic, I'm thinking more of someone who is using some other sources for most of their data, and just checks here and there when there's a question. It might even be someone doing a physical survey, who can't find a sign for one or two out of a hundred streets she surveys.<br>
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One suggestion I made to Steve was to "Stick to the
places that you're interested in, and not only will you get the most
benefit, but we'll get the best maps."<br></blockquote></div><div><br>With respect, I found this suggestion rather silly.</div></div></blockquote><div><br>I figured you would. But I stand by it.<br><br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<div class="gmail_quote"><div>Or hey, I'm "interested" in filling in white spaces.<br></div></div></blockquote><div><br>I can provide you with plenty of white spaces which can be filled without copying from copyrighted maps. Come trace the hundreds of thousands of lakes and ponds in my state. Or add building outlines on every house in my county. Street names aren't very filling anyway.<br>
<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"><div class="gmail_quote"><div>And I fail to see how carrying out a pilgrimage to the street in question changes anything.</div>
</div></blockquote><div><br>It certainly builds confidence that the names you're entering are correct.<br> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<div class="gmail_quote"><div>Are people seriously arguing that, having looked up the name of a street somewhere, I can't enter it in OSM, but if I drive all the way to the street and back, and *then* enter it, this is ok?</div>
</div></blockquote><div><br>Yes.<br> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"><div class="gmail_quote"><div>Does anyone really believe copyright law works this way?<br>
</div></div></blockquote><div><br>No. They're just afraid it might.<br></div></div>