[OSM-talk] Helping mappers feel comfortable about their contributions / quality control

[Gregory]

On 27 September 2011 12:36, Richard Fairhurst <richard at systemed.net> wrote:

> Tim Waters (chippy) wrote:
> > I also think that a voluntary opt-in review system would work - and
> > only really needs someone to write one, and a JOSM plugin, and a
> > Potlatch 2 patch.
>
> I'll very happily patch P2, assuming the "please review" functionality can
> be built into the core Rails site. (OSM doesn't, and P2 shouldn't, depend
> on
> third party-hosted services.)
>
> This would also fit in well with the proposed integration of OWL to give a
> better idea of which changesets affect which areas.
>
> (Suggest follow-ups to the rails-dev@ mailing list - sorry, would
> cross-post
> but Nabble doesn't give that option.)
>
> cheers
> Richard
>
>
> How would the reviewer be selected?

What about using part of the OSM system already. When you select the "I want
this reviewed" button, it could add a changeset tag review_request=yes.
It should then be easy to have a map of changeset bounding boxes where
review_request=yes, so you can pick one near to you.

I suppose you then need a way to mark that it has been reviewed, or the user
has been contacted. With OAuth can you post a user diary that could contain
a link to the changeset? (people already watch the diary to answer newbie
questions). But maybe now I'm trying to make too much use of the existing
systems.

-- 
Gregory
osm at livingwithdragons.com
http://www.livingwithdragons.com
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