[OSM-talk] OSM TrustPoints

[Kevin Peat]

I don't realistically see an automated reputation system working given the
community we have but how about a mentoring type approach where experienced
mappers adopt one or more newbies.

When someone signs-up for the project (or maybe when they make their first
edit) they could be given a list of available mentors preferably in their
local area but failing that you only really need to speak the same
language.  The mentor could then informally review their first few edits,
answer questions, give them tips and point them in the direction of useful
resources, mailing lists, etc...

Might be something useful for people to do who have completed mapping their
own areas.

Kevin




On Fri, Jul 10, 2009 at 11:03 AM, John Smith <delta_foxtrot at yahoo.com>wrote:

>
> --- On Fri, 10/7/09, Jack Stringer <jack.ixion at googlemail.com> wrote:
>
> > As osm grows the chances that somone
> > will try to damage the map grows.
> > Maybe a new user should have their edits checked when
> > they first join and then build trust that way. Make it a
> > random check but put the priority on the new users. If
> > somone does a large edit then it can be flagged to be
> > checked etc.
>
> This sounds more like a slashdot type comment rating/anti-spam system, and
> why limit it to new users, edits could be randomly rated by other users for
> quality control in general, not just in the prevention of abuse.
>
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