[Talk-GB] FIXME/fixme/OSm Notes Quarterly Project

[Mateusz Konieczny]

21 Oct 2019, 11:46 by bprangle at gmail.com:

> Hi everyone
>
> So  far according tothe taginfo script we've managed to ADD 415 fixmes and remove 84 FIXMEs. I don't have data yet on OSM Notes. Don't know what's going on here with the increase when the aim of the project is to reduce the numbers by fixing the issues indicated nad thereby improve the qualit yof the data.
>
In my typical mapping surveys, even targeted at fixing fixmes and closing notes I often add more
than close.

For example single "fixme=continue" may be fixed, new path surveyed.
And multiple new "fixme=continue" added at junctions of just surveyed path where further 
not yet surveyed paths are present.

I would also compare with previous months - maybe previously people were adding say 400 fixmes/month
and removing 10/month?

> Should we be converting fixmes to OSM Notes -will this give the occasional mapper more chance of seeing them and adding detail or fixing them?
>
> Should we be actively dissuading the use of fixmes for the same reason?
>
Fixme are useful in cases where it is valuable to attach them to a specific object.

fixme="verify path geometry" is often more clear when added to a way
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