[OSM-talk] More wiki links on the OSM front page?

[Petter Reinholdtsen]

[Oliver White]
> As a way of explaining the OSM project to newcomers, would it be
> useful to add more of a toolbar to the http://www.openstreetmap.org/
> page?

Yes, I believe so.

> e.g. instead of just one "help and wiki" link,
> * "Introduction" to [[Portal:Users]] or [[About]]
> * "Discussion" to http://forum.openstreetmap.org

I would rather send them to the mailing list archive or
<URL:http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/index.php/MailingLists>.

> * "Download existing maps" to [[Category:Rendered OSM data]]
> * "Press" to [[Portal:Press]]
> * "Get involved" to [[Current events]] or [[OpenStreetMap:Community Portal]]

I believe the latter is the better link to send them to.

> * "Bugs" to trak (or a wiki page saying how to get a username for trak) 
> * "Contact" to [[Contact]]
>
> ...that sort of thing?

Very good idea.  I got no idea how to implement it. :)

Friendly,
-- 
Petter Reinholdtsen