[OSM-talk] Barriers of Entry

[John F. Eldredge]

Ian Sergeant <isergean at hih.com.au> wrote:

> I said:
> 
> > Training and skills acquisition before undertaking complex tasks is
> > a fairly commonplace activity in our society. 
>  
> Gert Gremmen" <g.gremmen at cetest.nl> wrote on 15/09/2011 04:50:11 PM:
> 
> > No but the difference between Stalinism and OSM is that we do not 
> *oblige*
> > people to follow a training process.
> 
> Easily solved.
> 
> A tickbox saying "I know what I am doing, leave me alone" and you get
> full 
> access.
> 
> The idea here is to make people more comfortable with contributing to
> OSM, 
> not less.  By putting a "safety barrier" around what is easy,
> beginners 
> will feel more comfortable contributing.  A graduated system hopefully
> 
> ensures that their first experience is a positive one, not an "I've 
> stuffed everything up" one, and there is a clear track to
> understanding 
> the more complex elements of OSM.
> 
> Ian

Speaking of barriers, your messages would be much easier to read if you used a larger font, or else used plain text mode.
-- 
John F. Eldredge -- john at jfeldredge.com
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