[Talk-us] Another day, another bad import

[Martijn van Exel]

On Mon, May 2, 2011 at 9:22 AM, Nathan Edgars II <neroute2 at gmail.com> wrote:

> On 5/2/2011 2:32 AM, Martijn van Exel wrote:
>
>> I
>> believe giving new mappers concrete, attainable goals and a sense of
>> accomplishment - badges - could really help to retain motivation.
>>
>
> Goal: I want to make the map around me correct.
>
> Adding MMORPG grinding is not the answer, if only because we have no way of
> distinguishing good from bad without human observation:
> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/File:West_Harrisburg.jpg
>

We could never do without peer-reviewing of contributions, and I don't
presume 'MMORPG grinding' :) is going to change any of that or take that
away from OSM. It could however play a role in covering bases that the
current open & egalitarian system does not: in motivating and, to some
extent, regulating the powers of newcomers. As such, it could help reduce -
though never fully prevent - cases like the one you link to.

What is the story behind this West Harrisburg vandalism situation by the
way?
-- 
Martijn van Exel
http://about.me/mvexel
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