[OSM-talk] OpenStreetBugs silliness

[Ed Avis]

I've noticed some bug reports on OpenStreetBugs being closed without being
fixed, for example this exchange:

    Cannonbury biz centre is missing
    [Nickb via OffMaps, 2009-09-19 16:42:42 CEST]

    If it is missing, then please add it.Marked as "fixed".
    [NoName, 2010-04-10 22:54:46 CEST]

I thought the idea of OSB was to provide a way for everyone to contribute small
details and fixes to the map without having to be a full OSM contributor and
learn about tagging and Potlatch.  'Fix it yourself' is a reasonable attitude,
but in that case surely you shouldn't use OSB at all.

Worse, there is no feedback to the original bug reporter, who won't even get
a message saying that his bug has been rejected.  The bug is then deleted after
seven days, so the information is lost.  I wonder how many other contributions
have been lost in this way?

Surely a bug in OSB should not be marked as 'resolved' until the map has been
updated.

-- 
Ed Avis <eda at waniasset.com>