[OSM-newbies] Small streams under minor tarmac roads

Pieren pieren3 at gmail.com
Sat Nov 14 18:12:33 GMT 2009


On Sat, Nov 14, 2009 at 1:34 PM, Kjeldgaard Morten <mok at bioxray.dk> wrote:
> You might disagree, but you are also wrong. OSM is a database, not a
> map. It is very important to get features tagged correctly from the
> start. If you don't do it from the beginning, someone else will have
> to come back, notice the error and correct what you've done. That's a
> complete waste of your time, so why participate in the OSM at all?
>

Yeah, I'm asking myself why I started to participate to OSM two years
ago, when highway=path or building =* did not exist.
"culvert" is not in my small dictionnary. I'm sure it is the right
technical word but don't say to the contributors "don't tag if you
don't use the right technical word". This is the best way to
discourage newcomers.

Pieren




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