[OSM-talk] Improving community within the OSM site

[Etienne]

Dan
Doesn't the wiki community portal give us most of what you are
suggesting already?

http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/index.php/OpenStreetMap:Community_Portal

How can what is already there (and working quite nicely and
oganically) be extended to address the deficiencies that you see?

Etienne


On 5/23/06, Dan Karran <dan at karran.net> wrote:
> All,
>
> I want to start putting together some requirements for improving the
> community aspect of OSM within the site itself - think Tom's 'Flickr
> of Maps'. One of the things that I see as being really important is
> helping people get in touch with others around them who are also
> interested in the area. I know there are the WikiProject pages and now
> the tagging of traces, but I think there should be something more
> central (incorporating the traces and some of the information from the
> wiki) that help people integrate with others mapping their
> surroundings.
>
> I've created a Wiki page with a basic starting list of what I would
> like to see as requirements, and welcome other peoples views on the
> ideas I've put forward. If people have further ideas, please share
> them on the wiki page too.
>
> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/index.php/Creating_Community
>
>
> Cheers,
> Dan
>
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> Dan Karran
> dan at karran.net
> www.dankarran.com
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