<div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div>Hello Everyone<br><br></div>Fredrick, thank you for your reply. I'm sorry I wasn't clear in my mail earlier. The platforms that I've come across so far are- <a href="http://learnosm.org">learnosm.org</a>, the tutorial on <a href="http://openstreetmap.org">openstreetmap.org</a>, the tasking manager and the wiki page. All the above provide some doc for learners. What I had in mind was, a platform where we could put all of this on the same page. For instance, someone who stumbles upon the tasking manager might be looking for a less complicated tutorial, which is available on <a href="http://openstreetmap.org">openstreetmap.org</a>. So, maybe, in the wiki page, you can have one complete page dedicated to bringing the above documentations together. <br><br></div>For instance- <br></div><div>A summary page might read something like: <br></div>The tasking manager lets you perform data imports or HOT activations. The documentation on page 1 will tell you how. But if you would like to mark the bakery round the corner of your house, you can refer to the documentation on page 2.<br><br></div>So, as you pointed out- there are many platforms. What I was thinking was that maybe we could have one single page where the users are told about them all. <br><br>I was thinking of using the wiki page for it, but if you think some other platform will be better, please let me know.<br><br></div>And the FAQ and the comments part can be an add on to the wiki page itself.<br><br></div>Thank you for your input. Any feedback you have will be very helpful. <br><br></div>Thank you<br><br></div>Vanya<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Oct 3, 2014 at 6:44 PM, Frederik Ramm <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:frederik@remote.org" target="_blank">frederik@remote.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Hi,<br>
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On 10/03/2014 12:31 PM, Vanya Jauhal wrote:<br>
> all beginners currently have to start with the OSM tasking manager<br>
<br>
</span>Can you explain more? As I understand it, the tasking manager is a very<br>
specialist tool that will not usually be the first thing a beginner<br>
comes into contact with.<br>
<br>
Beginners in OSM usually start with mapping things they are familiar<br>
with, like that bakery around the corner from where they live. They<br>
choose their own field of activity.<br>
<br>
The tasking manager is a coordination platform that lets *other* people<br>
tell you what you should be doing. It is used for unusual purposes like<br>
data imports or HOT activations, but it is far from the standard mode of<br>
working for beginners.<br>
<span class=""><br>
> 1. The OSM beginner's page can have an FAQ section, where we can add<br>
> some common issues faced by users and their solutions.<br>
<br>
</span>Are you talking of the Wiki or some other platform? We have plenty.<br>
<span class=""><br>
> 2.Adding user comments to the documentation.<br>
<br>
</span>This kind of depends on which platform you have in mind. The Wiki, of<br>
course, already allows everyone to edit the documentation. If you're<br>
thinking of another platform, the mechanism for reader participation<br>
might be different.<br>
<br>
Bye<br>
<span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888">Frederik<br>
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