[OSM-talk] Gamification and OSM (Was: Upgraded map controls)

Bryce Nesbitt bryce2 at obviously.com
Mon Jul 29 01:42:11 UTC 2013


>
> > Personally,  I'd like a way to more easily scan what my friends are up
> to on
> > OSM. I can get a feed of their recent changesets, but even that is pretty
> > well hidden.
>

Yes, and "scocial interaction" goes well beyond previously established
"friends".

I might be interesting in following the activity of a few select mappers. I
might also interested in keeping up with mapping behaviors, no matter the
mapper.  Perhaps I'd want to see and keep abreast of this set of mapping
activity, regardless of user:

   - The same area (e.g. my neighborhood).
   - The same feature classes (e.g. toilets, drinking water, farm stands,
   car sharing) worldwide.
   - The same data sources (e.g. imports, UAV mapping).
   - The same style of mapping (e.g. "wiki gardening" cleaning up typos).

Today's OSM forums are places where only a fraction of active
editors interact.  They are difficult places for new users and established
users alike.
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