[OSM-talk] What is 'Attic Data'? or 'Why can't wiki writers use plain language'.

[Paul Johnson]

I suspect you're onto something here; it's not a phrase that's even in my
GIS vernacular.  Don't even recall it from college experience (though I
took French and majored in civil engineering; amazing I'm not mapping
professionally)...

On Wed, Feb 3, 2016 at 10:18 PM, Marc Gemis <marc.gemis at gmail.com> wrote:

> I wonder whether this some expression in German that is translated
> literally in English.
>
> m.
>
> On Wed, Feb 3, 2016 at 11:06 PM, Dave F <davefoxfac63 at btinternet.com>
> wrote:
> > Hi
> >
> > So often I'm put off from delving further into OSM & its uses by the
> > confusing nature of it's wiki pages.
> >
> > A simple example:
> >
> >
> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Overpass_API/Overpass_QL#Attic_data_.28.22date.22.29
> >
> > Why is it headed as 'Attic Data'? Why is there no explanation of it's
> > meaning? After too much time using google I find it means old
> information.
> > Why not say that? Wouldn't 'historical snapshot' be a bit clearer?
> >
> > Please remember wiki/help pages are mainly read by inexperienced users
> who
> > aren't fully aware of all the latest hip language (that often goes out of
> > fashion 6 months later).
> >
> > Please keep all wiki pages plain & simple.
> >
> > Cheers
> > Dave F
> >
> >
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