[OSM-talk] Improving community within the OSM site

[Andy Robinson]

Erik Johansson wrote:
>Sent: 23 May 2006 09:09
>To: Talk Openstreetmap
>Subject: Re: [OSM-talk] Improving community within the OSM site
>
>On 5/23/06, Etienne <80n80n at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 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
>
>It would be very nice to be able to see who is logged in and mapping
>at the moment, and some kind of chat/webforum. I'm dying to know who
>made those segments 4 km from my house, but I can't.
>
>A "contact the users that edited this area" and "Messages for this
>area" box on the left side when you edit would be great.
>
>
>To create the community we have to expose ourselves more, and not
>protect our privacy. As Wikipedia shows all info on edits (time and
>who) so why shouldn't we. The biggest privacy concern is the GPX
>tracks, not where you edit.
>
>You can download all my GPX tracks, and you will know this of me:
>1. where I buy my tea (great shop)
>2. where I live
>3. where I buy my thai food (wonderful food)
>4. where I work
>5. where I study
>6. when I'm not doing what I should do.
>
>But that's because I choose not to edit my GPX files, and I don't
>really care about privacy.
>
>Am I alone thinking like this?
>

You are not alone, but for all those with a sirf star III based receiver it
might be telling the world a bit more about their "movements" than they
might wish ;-)



>--
>/Erik
>
>PS. this is a contra view of Steve's worries about privacy, sorry if
>it's offensive. DS.
>
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