[Talk-us] Blame me for JOSM yellowness

[Apollinaris Schoell]

On 24 Apr 2009, at 9:40 , Alan Millar wrote:

>> can you give a single example where this info is helping?
>
> It may not help you anywhere.  It helps me everywhere, in my personal
> mapping process.
>

good for you, osm is free and this a good thing that we can do things  
the way we like it.
is that a reason to force others to use the same work style?


>
> There is a completely valid third option you did not list: do like the
> rest of the planet.  Completely delete the TIGER imported data in  
> the area
> you surveyed.  Start over from scratch with fresh GPS tracks and some
> Yahoo aerial photos.  Of course, how will we know *that* is  
> correct?  Just
> because somebody claims it is?  Hmm....
>

sure this is an option for areas no one else ever touched. otherwise  
this is vandalism or disrespect for the work of other mappers

> If you don't like the tag, you don't have to use it.  But I have been
> waiting for this highlighting feature for a long time, but never got
> around to figuring out enough in JOSM, so I am happy to see it.  To  
> each
> his own; there is room for all of us in this project.
>

repeat myself ... use it if you like it. perfect if it's an option or  
plugin.
  forcing every josm user to accept it is somewhere between ignorance  
and dictatorship



> - Alan
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