[HOT] NB: Organised Editing Guidelines | Re: Final Request: Volunteers Needed for Global Mapathons!

[Vao Matua]

Rory,

You are absolutely right, I'm not suggesting not using those guidelines, we
need them. The Organized Editing Guidelines are fine and I believe most of
the people in the OSM community want to follow the guidelines or at least
follow in spirit. I've worked very hard to create good clear instructions
when creating HOT tasks. If a mapathon host or newbie editor would follow
those directions and the Guidelines we wouldn't have the problems we are
seeing.
The challenge I see is: How do we help the semi-informed follow those
guidelines and the task instructions?

Emmor




On Thu, Mar 28, 2019 at 11:05 AM Rory McCann <rory at technomancy.org> wrote:

> On 28.03.19 02:57, Vao Matua wrote:
> > I have observed some characteristics about the OSM mapping through HOT
> > tasks being done by mapathons, primarily ones done by corporate sponsors.
> > It appears that often these efforts are not well led, or at least not
> > led by individuals that have a good level of OSM experience and skills.
> > The results are that very common mistakes and errors are created.
> > ...
> > Perhaps HOT should establish a test or a vetting process for potential
> > mapathon leaders?
>
> Isn't this why we created the Organized Editing Guidelines in the first
> place? One solution is for mapathon hosts to talk about it before hand,
> and for people will more experience to provide feedback?
>
> We spent a year on the organized editing policy. Why fart around
> ignoring the solution we have chosen. Let's move on. Mapathons can be of
> good quality and good for the community by following the policy. The
> rules are there. Follow them. Map. Organize. Have fun.
>
> Rory
>
>
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