[OSM-talk] import of dataset for new zealand

[Richard Fairhurst]

Robin Paulson wrote:

> [adding attribution to the Mapnik layer]
> bear with me here, i'm not sure what you mean:
> what is the serious cartographic issue, and why is it a problem?

It looks pug ugly!

Not a lot more that I can say than that, but I'll try. It performs an  
interesting social function on the Osmarender layer. But a large part  
of the art of cartography is "decluttering" - conveying the maximum  
information with the minimum crowding. Having repeated "(c) LINZ" (or  
whatever) tags on every road effectively reduces the amount of other  
information you can convey, and the attractiveness of the map.

cheers
Richard