[OSM-dev] Spam in Users' Diaries and Users' Pages

[Gregory]

On 16 March 2010 17:33, John Smith <deltafoxtrot256 at gmail.com> wrote:

> On 17 March 2010 09:45, Robert (Jamie) Munro <rjmunro at arjam.net> wrote:
> > But we need not make that description or their diary entries visible to
> > other users until they have gained some reputation on the site -
> > presumably by making map edits.
>
> This is a dangerous path, it's too easy for these spammers to then add
> garbage to the map data as well, not just the diary/user information,
> I think forcibly moderating the first few comments and/or requiring
> approval before their information is displayed is a much better idea.
>

It's also important to repeat the argument that people post diary entries
without ever editing the map. OpenStreetMap is no longer just for mappers.

I see the best solution to be a moderation queue for the first 1-3 posts. If
x number of previously passed members mark your 3 posts as okay, they become
visible and you pass the test. The moderation queue could also serve as a
place to see new users and help them out (as I like to do from time to
time). I think it would be best to avoid having a select moderation group,
but rather crowd source the moderation to any user that has passed the test.

I also like the OSM-related photo question, but only for the potential humor
factor (with only one correct answer shown and the wrong answers being very
obvious to a human).
Which of these photos is a mapper in trouble? - correct one is a photo of
Andy and his bike in a tangle, a car crashed into a lamp post, or an empty
battery symbol on a GPS screen.
Where is a fun place to be? - correct answer is some people holding an OSM
banner, a pub table full of geeks on computers, wrong answer is a canyon
(bad GPS signal).
What would you tag as smooth=good? - A babies bottom or a rock.

-- 
Gregory
osm at livingwithdragons.com
http://www.livingwithdragons.com
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