[OSM-newbies] using the Overpass API

[Richard Welty]

On 5/21/13 9:20 AM, Dave F. wrote:
> On 21/05/2013 05:31, Jeff Meyer wrote:
>> Do any other subscribers think it's funny to see an Overpass API 
>> thread on newbies@?
>>
>
> Err... No.
> It's an end user having a newbie problem using Overpass for the first 
> time. This is the perfect place to discuss.
up to a point. one of the functions the experienced mappers should be 
providing here
is pointers to appropriate discussion venues once a discussion here gets 
advanced.

it's probably not a good idea to swamp the newbies list with too much 
technical detail,
we have other places to swamp people with too much technical detail.

richard