[Tagging] I am reverting an edit to the "Names" page on the Wiki -- where to discuss that topic

[Frederik Ramm]

Hi,

On 20.08.22 10:38, Georg wrote:
> here – the tagging mailing list - is also not where OSM community
> decides, but just one more discussion place that is as much/little
> authoritative like the wiki talk pages 🙂

One problem with wiki talk pages is their lack of visibility because it 
is not necessarily clear which talk page is the right venue to discuss a 
change like this that would have broad implications. Had this change be 
proposed on the wiki talk page for "Names" it would likely have been 
overlooked by many interested parties!

Of course if you are discussing something of smaller impact, like "I 
would like to change the illustrations on this particular wiki page" or 
so, where you are not suggsting a change in tagging practice but just an 
improvement to existing documentation of current practice, that's not 
something that needs to go on the tagging list.

> While I consider the wiki users (and thus the talk pages) being one of
> the biggest minorities we have – because virtually all OSM editors know
> and use the wiki, so talk pages are literally in front of their eyes

In my opinion only a tiny fraction of OSM editors knows how to use the 
wiki, and even those that do will often be entirely unfamiliar with the 
way discussion is expected to be conducted on talk pages. How do I 
reply? How do I quote? How do I quote two or three things from someone 
else's message, replying to them individually? How do I reply to 
something someone else has already replied to without my message being 
mixed up with theirs? Frankly, I think only people with solid Wikipedia 
experience will feel at home using Talk pages and everyone else will go WTF.

Bye
Frederik

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