[OSM-talk] Moderating / Quality checking OSM contributions -- was: Re: OSmosa.net run now.., contribution model

[Martijn van Exel]

On Tue, Dec 6, 2011 at 9:45 AM, Frederik Ramm <frederik at remote.org> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> On Tue, 6 Dec 2011 14:37:32 +0000
> "Jaakko Helleranta.com" <jaakko at helleranta.com> wrote:
>> That is: as the contributors' tech-savvyness decreases we see a clear
>> hike in various sorts of data problems.
>
> ...
>
>> Not having _something_ like this is a major problem.
>
> There is an obvious alternative solution - if OpenStreetMap is too
> complex for non-tech-savvy users, then don't bring them.
>
[...]

That is obviously not an alternative. Whether we're actively
recruiting less tech-savvy users or not, and educating them
sufficiently well or not, people of very different backgrounds will
continue to be attracted to the project, and we should embrace that
diversity and not engage in a policy of passive or active exclusion.
We will need more solutions to deal with assessing quality of
contributions, and I think the changeset assessment tools Serge was
referring to are a very good and feasible step in that direction.

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