[OSM-talk] Import guidelines proposal update

[David Groom]

> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Lucas Nussbaum" <lucas at lucas-nussbaum.net>
> To: "sly (sylvain letuffe)" <liste at letuffe.org>
> Cc: <talk at openstreetmap.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2012 5:59 PM
> Subject: Re: [OSM-talk] Import guidelines proposal update
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>> On 19/09/12 at 16:24 +0200, sly (sylvain letuffe) wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I've read the rather long thread "Import guidelines & OSMF/DWG 
>>> governance" and
>>                                           ^^^^^^^^^^
>> Note that the use of the term "guidelines" is problematic by itself.
>> Either they are *guidelines*, that is, things that people SHOULD follow,
>> but it's OK (but not recommended) not to follow them.
>> Or they are *rules*, that is, things that people MUST follow.
>>

Yes , except for the fact that some of the parts of that part do seem to 
relate to "guidelines", Therefore I suggest :

1) Page Title  "Import/Guidelines" this should be changed to 
"Import/Guidelines and Mandatory Requirements"

2) Opening sentences be reworded.  The current use of phrases such as "there 
are few hard and fast rules", "all this is open to discussion" could suggest 
that the text on the rest of the page are mere suggestions, rather than hard 
and fast rules.

3) be clear on the page which bits are "guidance" and which bits are 
"mandatory requirements"

David

>> If the DWG blocks accounts based on *guidelines*, I think that they 
>> should
>> be renamed to *rules*.
>>
>> Lucas
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