[OSM-talk] Welcome box on the new map page

[Lester Caine]

Simon Poole wrote:
>>> I really fail to see what you believe was better about the old layout,
>>> maybe if you could give an example?
>>
>> Just 5 examples to start with:
>
> I was not soliciting general input, just specific to Lesters complaint (which
> was not about functional issues for mappers).
>
> As to general complaints, I don't see any way forward without making somebody
> unhappy, we've already sunk multiple man weeks in to one re-design that didn't
> happen, no need to repeat that again. Functional defects that are not simply a
> matter of taste obviously should be documented and reported in an issue.

Which is why I simply ask that the old layout is made available again as that 
only requires access to pages that already exist. What is currently being 
offered is probably acceptable to users who are there with a view to 
contributing, and then requiring registration makes sense, but for the vast 
majority of visitors brought here by USERS of the data it's just not right.

I know that there is a lot of support for NOT providing services, but until a 
suitable replacement can be created for the many thousands of us using embeded 
maps, maintaining usable operation is important. The current changes are not 
compatible with using the embed function so THAT should have beendepricated 
first and time provided for us to make changes to existing usage!

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