[OSM-talk] National borders in the British Islands

[Richard Fairhurst]

elvin ibbotson wrote:

> I for one do not want to have to be flicking backwards and forwards
> between wiki pages looking up the correct tagging convention when I  am
> trying to edit the map. I much prefer simply choosing from the  options
> Potlatch or JOSM present to me. Unfortunately, all to often,  you need
> to consult the wiki [...]
> I just  think there
> could be improvements to the way the core tags are  handled in the
> database and editor software, is all :-)

Well, one of the big things planned for Potlatch 1.0 is exactly that -  
an (optional) property editing system that abstracts the tags away  
from the novice user. These things don't happen overnight but they  
_do_ happen! :)

cheers
Richard