[OSM-talk] Using OpenStreetMap on a daily basis

[osm at k3v.eu]

On Thu, 11 Jul 2013 19:12:06 +1000, Ian Sergeant <inas66+osm at gmail.com>
wrote:
>
>In my opinion, it was an unfortunate decision taken when
>openstreetmap.orgmoved from being the wiki site, to the being our own
>map rendering.
>
>Sure, we need to have a rendered map as part of OSM, but I have a
>feeling that if we'd stayed with the wiki front end, we could be
>linking to off to the main map, bicycle and car routing maps, free
>garmin maps, public transport maps, apps, and showcasing a greater
>diversity of all the different OSM uses.
>
>The problem being when people from outside the project hit the main map
>first, is it isn't as capable as other sites, and that can be
>discouraging, they bounce off back to google to get their routing
>engine.
>
>To users inside the project, it seems to be equally discouraging when
>their feature isn't rendered or supported by *the* main map.
>...

Couldn't agree more. If there is no appetite for a gmaps style site
then it would be way better to have something similar to
openstreetmap.de which I think gives a much better idea of what the 
project is about.

Kevin