[josm-dev] Accuracy is important - not!

[Karl Newman]

On Sat, Sep 20, 2008 at 6:03 AM, Frederik Ramm <frederik at remote.org> wrote:

> Hi,
>
>    I was astonished to read on the JOSM MOTD under the "Golden Rules of
> OSM":
>
> "Accuracy is important - only map the places you have been!"
>
> I had to remove this of course, because (1) accuracy is *not* important,
> we always tell people to put something in even if they don't know it
> *exactly* (someone else can fix it later), and (2) we constantly map
> places we have never been, using aerial imagery.
>
> Whoever put this message there, please re-think what it is you wanted to
> say and then find the proper wording for it, one that does not clash
> with the usual customs in the project ;-)
>
> Bye
> Frederik
>

How about "Accuracy is important, but rough drafts are okay." :-P