[OSM-newbies] Potlatch not displaying anything but points

[Richard Fairhurst]

Dominik Spies wrote:

> When I do a edit, for example in Regensburg, Germany, I see nothing  
> but
> some GPS traces and some points (bus stations, hospitals, post offices
> and so on). But there are no streets or anything else.. Is that
> behaviour normal?

Generally it means that the server is running slowly, and taking too  
long to return the ways. Best solution is to zoom in more (using the  
'View' tab) and only switch to 'Edit' when you're quite a long way in.

cheers
Richard