[OSM-newbies] Conversational gambit: New to OSM?

[Kenneth Gonsalves]

On Tuesday 06 Oct 2009 6:12:19 am Mike N. wrote:
> > 3. What is the trickiest part about starting with OSM, for you?  Can
> > you suggest how to make this tricky thing less-tricky?
>
>    There's so much to learn and remember to begin.   The Potlatch POI
> palette was a stroke of genius that makes things much simpler.   Other than
> that, most people don't get beyond correcting the street names in their
> neighborhood.     The videos were very helpful for me because they show the
> entire work flow in a digestible chunk.   It would be good to extend those
> or keep them up to date as the editors evolve.

I started out with potlatch, but my accuracy was off - then I discovered JOSM 
and my life began afresh. 
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kg
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