[OSM-talk] Barriers of Entry

[Peter Wendorff]

Hi.
I don't think that would help - at least as you miss the distinction 
between data and information.
(Especially) for beginners the problem isn't the reliability of the 
information they have (most beginners do not start armchair-mapping, at 
least not without introduction of others, I think), but the reliability 
of correct editor and tag usage.

But a system like "I'm not sure about the correctness of tagging, please 
look at this changeset" would be a good idea anyway, independent of 
entrance barriers to OSM and not to be obliged to use.

regards
Peter


Am 15.09.2011 09:40, schrieb Kay Drangmeister:
> Hi,
>
>> If a novice wants to start with JOSM , so be it, but we want
>> him to be attracted to something he understands right now
>> and prefer that before understanding the power of a real
>> editor.
>
> A simple idea: Why can't a user give (for each edit, but default
> being preferencable) the level of confidence in his data for
> each changeset?
>
> Data could then be marked as
> * "Newbie, please some guy may revise my edits"
> * "armchair or 'I remembered this' edit"
> * "survey, this data may seem odd, but I verified it"
>
> Similar to the fixme or openstreetbugs system.
>
> This has the following advantage:
>
> * Newbies can feel more confident that their edits will not
>   damage the map because they can be revised.
> * Everything is voluntary -> building community
> * Everything is a bit anonymous in a sense that a newbie
>   doesn't need an explicit "mentor" to consult before an edit
> * "Experts" like myself are doing stupid edits when they
>   are doing new things for the first time (transport relations,
>   etc.), I would like to be able to mark some of my edits as
>   "Please some local guy, check this", or "Please some relation
>   expert, check this"
>
> Cheers,
> Kay
>
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