[Osmf-talk] Applications creating notes

[b.kilhu+ytrwslnopdfujmrtjzkvsxweizfjncifmzdwwypiihjzdikulpnvql+- at gmail.com]

Bigger problems we see with map notes are the following.

The name "note" itself is confusing users.

Would need a bit more elaboration of what it does on the interface
before submission.

Sometimes, it is evident from the text of the map note that it was
either created by mistake or that we will inevitably ask for further
evidence (usually a website or photo). So it would be beneficial if we
had a collaborative edited regexp or fuzzy rule set to which the
interface could pop up a dialog during or before submission for
confirmation with a canned recommendation text.

If one adds a note without logging in, they won't get notified if a
mapper would ask for elaboration. Hence we usually just close this on
first sight if any question comes up. Just mentioning about each POI
that it might or might not be live today helps nobody if we need to
survey it in person - these things clear up on a mapping party.

The OSM registration and onboarding flaw is awful. I wish I had my
camera rolling once I tried to onboard a smart guy with years of
mapping background. I had to beg his pardon every minutes on his short
journey from typing in the website correctly to correcting three small
things on the map with iD.

Even without registration, there should be some easy way one adding a
map note could be notified about feedback (for further questions or
for just saying thank you after we acted upon it). This could be in
the form of a PWA through 0-factor anonymous cookie-login or the user
typing in their email or some other messaging contact that could be
stored temporarily for a relay bot to forward messages in a
pseudonymous manner.

On Fri, May 19, 2023 at 11:14 PM Brian M. Sperlongano
<zelonewolf at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On Fri, May 19, 2023 at 4:57 PM Emerson Rocha via osmf-talk <osmf-talk at openstreetmap.org> wrote:
>>
>> Sperlongano seems concerned with accepting *any* kind of note just because it is a note
>
>
> I am concerned with the suggestion that we tell all application developers that they must have their software generate notes within their app and dump them into the map. I hope we can all agree this is a bad idea.
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