<div dir="ltr">"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)<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">2015-02-20 7:33 GMT+01:00 Bryce Nesbitt <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:bryce2@obviously.com" target="_blank">bryce2@obviously.com</a>></span>:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">In preparation for a project, I made a concerted effort to clear "notes" in areas I know well.<div>There were a few gems in there, but mostly it was pretty rough going.</div><div><br></div><div>Many open notes were not actionable:</div><div><br></div><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div>1) Pure junk (empty, scribbles)</div><div><div>2) Unsolvable wishes</div></div><div><div>3) Incomplete information (with no way to contact the poster).</div></div><div><div>4) Requests to add a particular business, which did not interest me.</div></div></blockquote><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div>5) Private notes made by note author for themselves.</div><div>6) Lazy Requests to do cleanup that the note writer did not want to do themselves.</div></blockquote><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div>7) Gripes about other mappers.</div></blockquote><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div>8) Stuff that had already been done.</div></blockquote><div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>What could be done to make notes better?<br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>The current top page introduction reads:</div><div><br></div></div><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div><div><i>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.)</i></div></div></blockquote><div><div><br></div><div>Could there be a multi step form? Or an extended description:</div><div><br></div></div><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div><div><div>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.</div></div></div><div><div><div><br></div></div></div><div><div><div>* Please don't enter personal information or information from copyrighted maps or directory listings.</div></div></div><div><div>* Please do include references to websites, photos or other documentation.</div></div><div>* Please try to be complete, and write with the reader in mind.<br><br></div></blockquote><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div><div>* 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.</div></div></blockquote><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><br></blockquote><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div><br></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div><div>------------------------------------</div></div><div><br></div><div>If the number of notes grows faster than the number of mappers, that's a problem. Notes</div><div>will cease to be useful. There are two solutions:</div><div><br></div><div>1) Get more experienced mappers to process notes</div><div>2) Increase the "friction" of creating a note, in hopes that means less notes of higher quality.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Your thoughs?</div></div>
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