[OSM-talk] Storing extensive notes on points of interest in OSM?

[Robin Paulson]

On 10/12/2007, Gregory <nomoregrapes at googlemail.com> wrote:
> Personally I prefer the additional information appearing on the left (like
> you have for walking routes) than a popup.
>
> Sometimes I think it may also be nice to have something like this happening
> if you were just viewing something on the map. Only examples I can think of
> are "Note: this area is not completed to the East" and "Note: The towns in
> this area are also known by Turkish names, view the map at www.... to see an
> alternative version".
>
> ...What about also "See how complete the area of this map is by reading
> wiki.osm/area_project"
> then would "Someone is living here only using this map and mapping the city
> on his own see LivingwithDragons.com to track progress" be acceptable and
> not just an advert?
>
> I'm doing a lot of thinking on the spot while typing, I'll leave it there.

maybe this would be a good location for storing more info on items?

http://wikimapia.org/

we could have a new tag, something like:
key=wm value=<wikimapia id number>

where wikimapia id number is the 6-digit number corresponding to the
item in question? and clicking on the link icon for the item opens it
somewhere - a new tab, window, sidebar or a small overlay popup