[OSM-talk] OpenStreetMap Future Look
Russ Nelson
nelson at crynwr.com
Wed Jan 9 06:19:57 GMT 2013
Richard Fairhurst writes:
> Something has gone wrong with the OSM community and I wish I knew how to fix
> it. Writing code for OSM has become a really thankless, unpleasant business.
Thanks! (that's one less thankless).
> But really, why bother? You'll only get crap thrown at you for doing so.
> Every time there's even a modest layout improvement to the front page,
Go for it. I could possibly care less, but I don't know how.
> But for some reason, much of our community expects it, and vocally,
> without being prepared to lift a finger to help.
Fuck 'em.
> Thing is, if you actually look below the surface of the lists and the
> diaries and the chat snipers and all of that, there's a huge, silent layer
> of contributors new and old, just as there's always been, quietly getting on
> with mapping the world (when, that is, they're not being angry-messaged by
> "experienced" users to say YOU'RE DOING IT WRONG).
I've started a new project. I happy-message new editors when they edit
correctly, and simply don't say anything to the editors who edit
in a way that disappoints me.
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